Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Southern Asia stood at 3.8%.
That represents a change of up 25.7% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Southern Asia peaked at 6.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.6%, in 2020.
Southern Asia ranks 4th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +43.5% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +117.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -67.9% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +141.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +59.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +44.6% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -84.7% |
| 2020 | -2.6% | -533.3% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -235.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -38.2% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +62.2% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -13.6% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +25.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in 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 | -533.3% | 0.6% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 1.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 0.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -2.6% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Southern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 22.60 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 5.31 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.03 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,420 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.00 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 9.45 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.34 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 28.95 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 29.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Southern Asia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Southern Asia was 3.8% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.6% in 2020.
- How does Southern Asia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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