Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 1.4%.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 4.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 2020.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 25th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +49.8% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -61.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +122.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -76.9% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +201.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +47.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -76.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +82.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +34.8% |
| 2020 | -1.5% | -158.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -152.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +97.0% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -1.5% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More economy & growth data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 380,646 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 6.33 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.46 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 31.16 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 25.21 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 437,904 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 1.51 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,271 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.41 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.8908 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.4% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 2020.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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