Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita was 4.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Southern Asia is 4.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Southern Asia peaked at 7.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 2020.
Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 37 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +111.5% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -73.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +212.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -39.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +37.5% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -27.9% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -47.7% |
| 2020 | -4.9% | -313.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -251.0% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -27.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in 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 | -313.0% | 2.3% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | +251.0% | -4.9% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 1.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | -4.9% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Southern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 22.60 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 5.31 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.03 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,420 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.00 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 9.45 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.34 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 28.95 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 29.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Southern Asia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Southern Asia was 4.7% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 2020.
- How does Southern Asia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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