Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Americas

Americas: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.0%
Change on year
down 29.0%
Rank
30th
of 39 groups
All-time high
4.0%
in 2020
All-time low
-1.8%
in 2009
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Americas, 2000–2025

-20242000201220252000: 2.32001: -0.542002: 0.462003: 0.832004: 1.82005: 1.12006: 0.82007: 1.12008: -0.332009: -1.82010: 2.42011: 0.812012: 0.332013: 12014: 0.72015: 0.792016: 0.312017: 0.682018: 0.882019: 0.42020: 42021: 12022: -1.22023: 12024: 1.42025: 1

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Americas is 1.0%, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 29.0% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Americas peaked at 4.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2009.

Americas ranks 30th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Americas, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 2.3%
2001 -0.5% -123.9%
2002 0.5% -185.2%
2003 0.8% +80.4%
2004 1.8% +118.1%
2005 1.1% -38.1%
2006 0.8% -28.6%
2007 1.1% +32.5%
2008 -0.3% -131.1%
2009 -1.8% +451.5%
2010 2.4% -234.1%
2011 0.8% -66.8%
2012 0.3% -59.3%
2013 1.0% +206.1%
2014 0.7% -30.7%
2015 0.8% +12.9%
2016 0.3% -60.8%
2017 0.7% +119.4%
2018 0.9% +29.4%
2019 0.4% -54.5%
2020 4.0% +900.0%
2021 1.0% -75.0%
2022 -1.2% -219.0%
2023 1.0% -184.0%
2024 1.4% +45.0%
2025 1.0% -29.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Americas 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +900.0% 0.4% 4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% -1.8% 2.3% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.3% 2.4% 10
2020s 1.2% -1.2% 4.0% 6

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.9% compare
  2. 29 Czechia 3.9% compare
  3. 30 Benin 3.8% compare
  4. 31 Lithuania 3.7% compare
  5. 32 Albania 3.7% compare
  6. 33 Philippines 3.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Americas?
Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Americas was 1.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2009.
How does Americas rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
Americas ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Americas 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 employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
240 places, 6,226 data points, 2000–2025
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