Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Asia
Asia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Asia is 3.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Asia peaked at 6.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.7%, in 2020.
That places Asia 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -60.0% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +62.5% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +46.2% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +36.8% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -49.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -58.1% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +400.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -23.7% |
| 2020 | -1.7% | -158.6% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -458.8% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -49.2% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +22.6% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +458.8% | -1.7% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | +400.0% | 1.3% | 6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 1.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -1.7% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 6 Comoros 8.6% compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 7.3% compare
- 8 Bhutan 6.8% compare
- 8 Cabo Verde 6.8% compare
- 10 Aruba 6.7% compare
- 10 Guinea 6.7% compare
- 12 Marshall Islands 6.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Asia
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 7,873 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.69 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 33.42 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 33.73 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 39.74 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 8,307 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 13.40 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.88 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Asia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Asia was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7% in 2020.
- How does Asia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Asia ranks 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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