Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in World
World: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in World, 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 World stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in World peaked at 3.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2009.
That places World 22nd out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -79.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +63.3% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +78.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -65.8% |
| 2009 | -1.8% | -293.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -278.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -39.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +44.9% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -30.5% |
| 2020 | -0.9% | -162.8% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -491.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -75.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +150.0% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +491.9% | -0.9% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | -1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -0.9% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 110.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0002 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 80.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in World?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in World was 1.7% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2009.
- How does World rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- World ranks 22nd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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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