GDP growth in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: GDP growth was 4.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
GDP growth in Low & middle income, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Low & middle income stood at 4.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Low & middle income peaked at 8.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 2020.
That places Low & middle income 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
GDP growth in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.0% | — |
| 1962 | 3.7% | +257.7% |
| 1963 | 4.8% | +29.5% |
| 1964 | 7.9% | +65.8% |
| 1965 | 6.0% | -23.9% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | -19.5% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | -34.3% |
| 1968 | 6.1% | +91.7% |
| 1969 | 8.0% | +31.0% |
| 1970 | 7.9% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 6.1% | -23.5% |
| 1972 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.9% | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 6.0% | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | -28.9% |
| 1976 | 6.3% | +47.6% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | -26.6% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | -20.6% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 4.6% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -58.8% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +52.5% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -49.6% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | +221.8% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -15.5% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | +25.5% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -32.1% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +44.6% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +34.3% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -42.1% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +54.3% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -33.9% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -33.2% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +104.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | -1.2% | -128.1% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -740.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -45.6% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 1.0% | 8.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | -1.2% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Gross national expenditure 38.54 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 52.9% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 26.76 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 26.18 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.4% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 39.85 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 25.3% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 32.0% (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation 12.63 trillion current US$ (2024)
- GDP 41.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Low & middle income?
- Gdp growth in Low & middle income was 4.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 2020.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gdp growth?
- Low & middle income ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.