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. Measured in %.
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 38 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 | % | 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 — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 5.58 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 0.578 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 29.2 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.45 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 4.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.00 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (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 38 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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