Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
13.7%
Libya
Lowest
-7.2%
Sudan
Median
1.6%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
6,226
What the numbers show
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 13.7% in Libya; the lowest is -7.2% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.6%, and the mean is 1.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 11,700.0%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 1,275.0%).
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 13.7% | 2025 | up 744.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Guyana | 9.7% | 2025 | up 2,111.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 8.5% | 2025 | up 2,022.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Ireland | 8.1% | 2025 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Georgia | 7.5% | 2025 | up 153.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Armenia | 6.7% | 2025 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.9% | 2025 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 5.7% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 5.7% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 5.7% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 11 | Bhutan | 5.4% | 2025 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 5.4% | 2021 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 13 | India | 5.1% | 2025 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 5.0% | 2025 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 15 | China | 4.9% | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 16 | Montenegro | 4.8% | 2025 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 4.7% | 2025 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.7% | 2025 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea | 4.5% | 2025 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Mongolia | 4.5% | 2025 | up 319.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Djibouti | 4.2% | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 4.1% | 2025 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 4.0% | 2025 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Rwanda | 4.0% | 2025 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Croatia | 4.0% | 2025 | up 291.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 4.0% | 2025 | up 882.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.9% | 2025 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 3.9% | 2025 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 3.8% | 2025 | up 296.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 3.7% | 2025 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Albania | 3.7% | 2025 | up 226.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 3.7% | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Cabo Verde | 3.6% | 2025 | up 519.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Maldives | 3.5% | 2025 | up 259.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Indonesia | 3.4% | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritius | 3.4% | 2025 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | 3.2% | 2025 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.2% | 2025 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Tonga | 3.2% | 2025 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.2% | 2025 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 3.2% | 2025 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Morocco | 3.2% | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Cambodia | 3.1% | 2025 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Guam | 3.1% | 2025 | up 1,960.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Belarus | 3.0% | 2025 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Barbados | 3.0% | 2025 | up 212.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Serbia | 2.9% | 2025 | up 254.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Gambia | 2.9% | 2025 | up 2,763.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Samoa | 2.9% | 2025 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 2.9% | 2025 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Malta | 2.7% | 2025 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Uganda | 2.7% | 2025 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 52 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.7% | 2025 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 55 | Ghana | 2.6% | 2025 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 2.6% | 2025 | up 187.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 2.6% | 2025 | up 187.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Polynesia | 2.6% | 2025 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Malaysia | 2.5% | 2025 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Estonia | 2.5% | 2025 | up 1,108.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 2.5% | 2025 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Togo | 2.5% | 2025 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Fiji | 2.4% | 2025 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Senegal | 2.4% | 2025 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 2.4% | 2025 | up 365.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Cyprus | 2.4% | 2025 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 2.4% | 2025 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 67 | Thailand | 2.4% | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Algeria | 2.3% | 2025 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Niger | 2.3% | 2025 | up 242.6% | volatile |
| 71 | French Polynesia | 2.3% | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Romania | 2.2% | 2025 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Spain | 2.2% | 2025 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Panama | 2.1% | 2025 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Papua New Guinea | 2.1% | 2025 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Zambia | 2.1% | 2025 | up 261.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Türkiye | 2.0% | 2025 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Türkiye | 2.0% | 2025 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Egypt | 2.0% | 2025 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Portugal | 2.0% | 2025 | up 576.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 2.0% | 2025 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.0% | 2025 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Eswatini | 2.0% | 2025 | up 458.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.0% | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 2.0% | 2025 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2025 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Latvia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Paraguay | 1.9% | 2025 | up 291.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Kenya | 1.9% | 2025 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 90 | United States of America | 1.8% | 2025 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Bahamas | 1.8% | 2025 | up 175.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Chile | 1.8% | 2025 | up 368.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 1.7% | 2025 | up 251.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 1.7% | 2025 | up 251.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Greece | 1.7% | 2025 | up 188.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Suriname | 1.7% | 2025 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Honduras | 1.7% | 2025 | up 5,633.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Liberia | 1.7% | 2025 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Germany | 1.6% | 2025 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Jamaica | 1.6% | 2025 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Denmark | 1.6% | 2025 | up 387.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 1.6% | 2025 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Guatemala | 1.6% | 2025 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Tunisia | 1.6% | 2025 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 105 | United Arab Emirates | 1.5% | 2025 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Ecuador | 1.5% | 2025 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Finland | 1.5% | 2025 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | 1.5% | 2025 | up 494.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | 1.5% | 2025 | up 494.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.5% | 2025 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Channel Islands | 1.5% | 2025 | up 242.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.5% | 2025 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Switzerland | 1.4% | 2025 | up 1,218.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Mali | 1.4% | 2025 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Western Sahara | 1.4% | 2025 | up 231.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Uruguay | 1.3% | 2025 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Austria | 1.3% | 2025 | up 465.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.3% | 2025 | up 231.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.3% | 2025 | up 231.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Belgium | 1.2% | 2025 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Peru | 1.2% | 2025 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 121 | El Salvador | 1.2% | 2025 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Cuba | 1.2% | 2025 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Namibia | 1.2% | 2025 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.2% | 2025 | up 11,700.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.2% | 2025 | up 265.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Cameroon | 1.2% | 2025 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 128 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.1% | 2025 | up 210.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Hungary | 1.1% | 2025 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 128 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.1% | 2025 | up 210.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Japan | 1.1% | 2025 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Brazil | 1.1% | 2025 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Italy | 1.1% | 2025 | up 390.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 1.1% | 2025 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Australia | 1.1% | 2025 | up 430.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Nigeria | 1.1% | 2025 | up 707.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Norway | 1.1% | 2025 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2025 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 1.0% | 2025 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.0% | 2025 | up 260.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Canada | 1.0% | 2025 | up 706.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Singapore | 1.0% | 2025 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Burundi | 0.9% | 2025 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 144 | France | 0.9% | 2025 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Mauritania | 0.9% | 2025 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 0.9% | 2025 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2025 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Qatar | 0.8% | 2025 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | 0.8% | 2025 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Comoros | 0.8% | 2025 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Burkina Faso | 0.7% | 2025 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Kuwait | 0.7% | 2025 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2025 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2025 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Israel | 0.7% | 2025 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6% | 2025 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Sweden | 0.5% | 2025 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 158 | New Zealand | 0.5% | 2025 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Bahrain | 0.5% | 2025 | up 125.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Melanesia | 0.4% | 2025 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.4% | 2025 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 0.4% | 2025 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2025 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Lesotho | 0.2% | 2025 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.1% | 2025 | up 102.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Gabon | -0.1% | 2025 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Chad | -0.1% | 2025 | down 105.0% | volatile |
| 169 | South Africa | -0.1% | 2025 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Colombia | -0.1% | 2025 | down 113.0% | volatile |
| 171 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.2% | 2025 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Somalia | -0.3% | 2025 | down 104.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Mexico | -0.4% | 2025 | down 183.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | -0.4% | 2025 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -0.5% | 2025 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Congo | -0.6% | 2025 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Malawi | -0.6% | 2025 | down 129.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Vanuatu | -0.7% | 2025 | down 121.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Mozambique | -0.9% | 2025 | down 117.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Central African Republic | -1.0% | 2025 | down 118.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Puerto Rico | -1.0% | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Angola | -1.1% | 2025 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Afghanistan | -1.2% | 2025 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Eritrea | -1.2% | 2025 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Oman | -1.7% | 2025 | down 169.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -1.9% | 2025 | down 146.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Lebanon | -2.0% | 2023 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Botswana | -2.2% | 2025 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Iraq | -2.2% | 2025 | down 335.3% | volatile |
| 190 | South Sudan | -2.8% | 2023 | down 131.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Myanmar | -3.4% | 2025 | down 156.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Equatorial Guinea | -3.6% | 2025 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 193 | New Caledonia | -3.8% | 2025 | down 1,275.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Yemen | -3.8% | 2025 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Belize | -4.0% | 2025 | down 146.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Haiti | -4.3% | 2025 | down 563.1% | volatile |
| 197 | State of Palestine | -5.0% | 2022 | down 220.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Syrian Arab Republic | -5.8% | 2025 | down 855.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Syrian Arab Republic | -5.8% | 2025 | down 855.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Sudan | -7.2% | 2022 | up 59.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Asia 5.7%
- Chagai 1.5%
- Central and Southern Asia 3.9%
- Eastern Asia 3.9%
- Southern Asia 3.8%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 3.6%
- Asia 3.2%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3.1%
- South-Eastern Asia 3.1%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2.8%
- Developing regions 2.8%
- Northern Africa 2.7%
- Eastern Africa 2.7%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 2.6%
- Eastern Europe 2.1%
- Northern Europe 1.9%
- Europe and Northern America 1.9%
- United States of America 1.8%
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 1.8%
- Northern America 1.7%
- Europe 1.7%
- Southern Europe 1.7%
- World 1.7%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 1.6%
- Western Africa 1.5%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.4%
- Western Europe 1.4%
- Africa 1.3%
- Western Asia 1.3%
- South America 1.2%
- Americas 1.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.0%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.9%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.8%
- Oceania 0.7%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 0.6%
- Caribbean 0.2%
- Central America -0.0%
- Middle Africa -0.1%
- Southern Africa -0.1%