Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 2.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS), 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 Small island developing States (SIDS) is 2.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 222.2% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 6.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.2%, in 2020.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 10th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -83.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +85.7% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +38.5% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +133.3% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +44.1% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -97.5% |
| 2009 | -1.5% | -1600.0% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -453.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -56.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -34.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -53.8% |
| 2020 | -7.2% | -1300.0% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -183.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -38.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -75.7% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +222.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1600.0% | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | -1300.0% | 0.6% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | -1.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -7.2% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
More economy & growth data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 7.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 181,575 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 233,566 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3.79 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.62 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 911,879 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 17,586 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 12,595 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 8 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 2.9% 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.2% in 2020.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 10th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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