Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Central Asia
Central Asia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Central Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central Asia stood at 5.7%.
The figure is up 70.7% on the previous year and up 179.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central Asia peaked at 7.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2020.
Central Asia ranks 1st of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -34.6% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +34.0% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -38.7% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -56.1% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +198.9% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +30.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -50.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +112.8% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -22.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +25.2% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | -113.1% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -890.2% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | -100.7% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -12833.3% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | +70.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 1.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 1.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | -0.5% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More economy & growth data for Central Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.56 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 486,459 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 31.96 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,916 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,720 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 470,301 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 10.28 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.38 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 10.77 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 36.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central Asia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Central Asia was 5.7% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2020.
- How does Central Asia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Central Asia ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central 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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