GDP growth in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): GDP growth was 4.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 4.9%.
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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 13.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -13.4%, in 1961.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 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% | -49.8% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | -27.7% |
| 1973 | 8.3% | +68.8% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | -52.5% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | +71.4% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | -59.0% |
| 1977 | 7.5% | +171.2% |
| 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% | +57.5% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +38.8% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | -18.7% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -59.4% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +114.7% |
| 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 10,966 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,735 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 4,323 current US$ per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gdp growth in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.4% in 1961.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gdp growth?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.