Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Central America
Central America: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was -0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Central America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central America stood at -0.0%.
The figure is down 105.9% on the previous year and down 101.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central America peaked at 2.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -6.0%, in 2009.
Central America ranks 37th 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | -1.6% | -155.3% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | -28.8% |
| 2003 | -0.9% | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -319.8% |
| 2005 | -1.1% | -159.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -271.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -76.0% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | -139.1% |
| 2009 | -6.0% | +3250.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -144.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -49.4% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -116.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -104.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +13200.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -47.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -54.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -142.3% |
| 2019 | -1.8% | +1500.0% |
| 2020 | -1.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | -0.6% | -63.4% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -261.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -78.5% |
| 2025 | -0.0% | -105.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.4% | -6.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -1.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -1.7% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More economy & growth data for Central America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.24 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 389,960 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 12,233 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,068 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.99 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.98 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.73 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 23.45 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central America?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central America was -0.0% 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.0% in 2009.
- How does Central America rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Central America ranks 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 101.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America 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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