GDP growth in High income
High income: GDP growth was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in High income, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in High income stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in High income peaked at 6.4% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -3.9%, in 2020.
That places High income 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in High income, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.4% | — |
| 1962 | 5.6% | +26.8% |
| 1963 | 5.1% | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 6.4% | +26.8% |
| 1965 | 5.6% | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 5.5% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.8% | -30.5% |
| 1968 | 5.9% | +54.5% |
| 1969 | 5.6% | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | -45.8% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | +23.3% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +45.2% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -80.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -88.8% |
| 1976 | 5.0% | +3502.6% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | -24.0% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 4.1% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | -69.6% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +52.7% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -106.7% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -2341.8% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | +67.6% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -26.4% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +30.4% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | -32.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -68.0% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +86.3% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +169.5% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +35.2% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -63.4% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +38.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +54.1% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -76.3% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | -585.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -190.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -34.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +35.5% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -21.0% |
| 2020 | -3.9% | -303.4% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -254.4% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -48.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -42.2% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 0.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | -0.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | -3.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -3.9% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 39 Seychelles 5.8% compare
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.8% compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 5.6% compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
- 43 Mali 5.6% compare
- 44 Chad 5.6% compare
- 45 Cambodia 5.3% compare
More economy & growth data for High income
- Gross fixed capital formation 1.4% (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 19.91 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 4.4% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 31.7% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 16.03 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation 13.45 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Gross capital formation 16.34 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross capital formation 1.1% (2024)
- Gross capital formation 13.68 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 24.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in High income?
- Gdp growth in High income was 1.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1964.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.9% in 2020.
- How does High income rank for gdp growth?
- High income ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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About this data
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.