Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 3.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central and Southern Asia stood at 3.9%.
The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 6.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.4%, in 2020.
That places Central and Southern Asia 2nd out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +23.9% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +101.2% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +31.3% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -64.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +104.4% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -33.6% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +45.9% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +42.6% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -78.3% |
| 2020 | -2.4% | -385.7% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -242.9% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -42.6% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +75.1% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -11.9% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +28.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Central and Southern Asia 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 | -385.7% | 0.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 1.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 0.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -2.4% | 3.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Central and Southern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 37,496 million current US$ (2024)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 14.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 14.3% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 31.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 5.7% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 0.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 4.3% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -1.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of the gross capital formation 5.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central and Southern Asia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central and Southern Asia was 3.9% 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 and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4% in 2020.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central and Southern 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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