GDP growth in Low income
Low income: GDP growth was 5.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Low income, 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Low income is 5.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 56.7% on the previous year and up 1,362.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Low income peaked at 7.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.2%, in 2012.
Low income ranks 6th of 45 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3.4% | — |
| 1969 | 5.6% | +64.5% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | -48.9% |
| 1971 | 4.7% | +64.1% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -65.1% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | +298.3% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | -54.3% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +26.1% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -17.8% |
| 1978 | -0.4% | -113.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -268.2% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +312.3% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +21.5% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -60.3% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +31.5% |
| 1984 | -0.9% | -158.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -168.2% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +301.4% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +103.0% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -29.1% |
| 1989 | -0.2% | -104.3% |
| 1990 | -3.0% | +1834.4% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -147.3% |
| 1992 | -0.2% | -112.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -806.1% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +31.5% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | +210.1% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | -29.2% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -38.5% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +23.3% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +48.7% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +46.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +89.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -95.0% |
| 2012 | -3.2% | -985.2% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -230.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | -111.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -524.5% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +76.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -93.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +652.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +83.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -67.5% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +180.4% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | +56.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | -0.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | -0.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | -3.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -3.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 0.3% | 5.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More economy & growth data for Low income
- Gross fixed capital formation 19.9% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 130.27 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 13.9% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 23.6% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 127.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 157.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 0.9% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 5.3% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 217.97 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 20.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Low income?
- Gdp growth in Low income was 5.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.2% in 2012.
- How does Low income rank for gdp growth?
- Low income ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,362.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low 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.