GDP growth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): GDP growth was 4.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 4.9% for gdp growth in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 13.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -13.4%, in 1961.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -13.4% | — |
| 1962 | -0.7% | -95.0% |
| 1963 | 6.5% | -1061.9% |
| 1964 | 10.8% | +67.6% |
| 1965 | 10.8% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 8.0% | -25.9% |
| 1967 | -1.5% | -118.1% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | -219.3% |
| 1969 | 11.4% | +559.1% |
| 1970 | 13.5% | +18.0% |
| 1971 | 6.8% | -49.7% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | -27.7% |
| 1973 | 8.3% | +68.8% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | -52.6% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | +71.5% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | -59.0% |
| 1977 | 7.5% | +171.1% |
| 1978 | 9.2% | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | -25.4% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +19.9% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | +29.8% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | +28.6% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | -41.8% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +57.6% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +38.8% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | -18.7% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -59.4% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +114.8% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -30.6% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -77.2% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +474.7% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -54.0% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +48.2% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | -13.4% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 2.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 5.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 3.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.9% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 1.3% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 798.6 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added 12.49 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 56.5% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,905 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2184 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,368 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0736 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gdp growth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 4.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.4% in 1961.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gdp growth?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.