Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Caribbean
Caribbean: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Caribbean is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 86.4% on the previous year and up 195.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Caribbean peaked at 3.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -4.2%, in 2020.
That places Caribbean 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -86.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +760.5% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -41.9% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +29.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -34.1% |
| 2008 | -0.6% | -129.9% |
| 2009 | -1.0% | +83.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -216.8% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -102.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -433.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +510.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -85.2% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -355.6% |
| 2016 | -0.6% | +147.8% |
| 2017 | -1.2% | +105.3% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -54.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -120.8% |
| 2020 | -4.2% | -3881.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -147.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -52.3% |
| 2023 | -1.0% | -210.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -255.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -86.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Caribbean 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 | -3881.8% | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | +760.5% | 0.4% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | -1.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -1.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -4.2% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 162 Luxembourg 0.4% compare
- 163 Pakistan 0.3% compare
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- 166 Lesotho 0.2% compare
- 167 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 828,667 (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.07 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 0.3236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 16.77 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 15.55 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 64,099 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 92,184 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 382,272 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Caribbean?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Caribbean was 0.2% 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.2% in 2020.
- How does Caribbean rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Caribbean ranks 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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