Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 4.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Central and Southern Asia stood at 4.6%.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 7.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 2020.
Central and Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -69.4% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +147.4% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -35.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -44.2% |
| 2020 | -4.8% | -300.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -250.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -27.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Central and Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -300.0% | 2.4% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | +250.0% | -4.8% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 1.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | -4.8% | 7.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Central and Southern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 37,496 million current US$ (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 14.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 31.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 5.7% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 0.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 4.3% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -1.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of the gross capital formation 5.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Central and Southern Asia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Central and Southern Asia was 4.6% 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 Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 2020.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central and Southern 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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