Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Asia
Asia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Asia stood at 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Asia peaked at 6.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Asia ranks 6th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -58.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +79.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +32.1% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -42.9% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -50.6% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +275.4% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -27.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -68.9% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +364.7% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -52.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +37.1% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 0.8% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More economy & growth data for Asia
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.9 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 33.73 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 12.58 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 13.40 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.88 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 7,873 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 39.74 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 8,307 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Asia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Asia was 3.2% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Asia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Asia ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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 employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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