GDP growth in Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands: GDP growth was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.8%
Change on year
down 73.3%
World rank
178th
of 213 countries
All-time high
7.1%
in 2012
All-time low
-4.6%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2009–2024

GDP growth in Faroe Islands, 2009–2024

-5-2.502.557.52009201620242009: -4.6 annual %2010: -0.38 annual %2011: 3.6 annual %2012: 7.1 annual %2013: 5.9 annual %2014: 5.4 annual %2015: 0.958 annual %2016: 1.4 annual %2017: 3.5 annual %2018: 2.8 annual %2019: 4.5 annual %2020: -1.6 annual %2021: 5.1 annual %2022: 3.9 annual %2023: 3.2 annual %2024: 0.844 annual %

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.

Analysis

In 2024, gdp growth in Faroe Islands stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.3% on the previous year and down 84.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp growth in Faroe Islands peaked at 7.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -4.6%, in 2009.

Faroe Islands ranks 178th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

GDP growth in Faroe Islands, year by year

Annual values for GDP growth (annual %) in Faroe Islands, 2009 to 2024.
Year annual % Change
2009 -4.6%
2010 -0.4% -91.7%
2011 3.6% -1039.0%
2012 7.1% +98.6%
2013 5.9% -17.3%
2014 5.4% -7.2%
2015 1.0% -82.4%
2016 1.4% +44.7%
2017 3.5% +153.3%
2018 2.8% -21.3%
2019 4.5% +64.2%
2020 -1.6% -136.1%
2021 5.1% -409.4%
2022 3.9% -23.8%
2023 3.2% -18.2%
2024 0.8% -73.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -4.6% -4.6% -4.6% 1
2010s 3.5% -0.4% 7.1% 10
2020s 2.3% -1.6% 5.1% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp growth in Faroe Islands?
Gdp growth in Faroe Islands was 0.8% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Faroe Islands?
The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Faroe Islands?
The lowest recorded value was -4.6% in 2009.
How does Faroe Islands rank for gdp growth?
Faroe Islands ranks 178th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is gdp growth rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Faroe Islands 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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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
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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.