GDP growth in Middle income

Middle income: GDP growth was 4.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
4.5%
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
14th
of 45 groups
All-time high
8.9%
in 2007
All-time low
-1.2%
in 2020
Years of data
65
1961–2025

GDP growth in Middle income, 1961–2025

02.557.510196119932025

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

Analysis

Middle income recorded 4.5% for gdp growth in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp growth in Middle income peaked at 8.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 2020.

Middle income ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

GDP growth in Middle income, year by year

Annual values for GDP growth (annual %) in Middle income, 1961 to 2025.
Year annual % Change
1961 1.2%
1962 3.4% +189.9%
1963 4.9% +43.9%
1964 8.2% +67.5%
1965 6.1% -25.5%
1966 4.9% -19.7%
1967 3.2% -34.4%
1968 6.2% +92.5%
1969 8.1% +30.3%
1970 8.1% +0.3%
1971 6.1% -24.6%
1972 6.2% +1.1%
1973 7.0% +13.5%
1974 6.0% -15.1%
1975 4.3% -28.2%
1976 6.3% +48.0%
1977 4.6% -26.8%
1978 3.7% -19.2%
1979 4.6% +22.8%
1980 4.6% +0.3%
1981 1.9% -59.8%
1982 2.9% +57.0%
1983 1.4% -50.4%
1984 4.8% +232.1%
1985 4.5% -6.3%
1986 3.7% -16.6%
1987 4.7% +24.3%
1988 4.2% -10.7%
1989 2.9% -30.7%
1990 3.3% +14.4%
1991 3.0% -9.6%
1992 4.4% +46.3%
1993 5.0% +15.7%
1994 5.1% +1.9%
1995 4.6% -10.4%
1996 6.2% +34.7%
1997 5.7% -8.6%
1998 3.3% -42.3%
1999 3.6% +10.5%
2000 5.6% +54.8%
2001 3.7% -34.8%
2002 4.7% +28.0%
2003 5.8% +24.9%
2004 7.8% +33.6%
2005 7.4% -4.9%
2006 8.3% +11.8%
2007 8.9% +7.4%
2008 6.0% -33.1%
2009 4.0% -33.2%
2010 8.1% +104.2%
2011 6.5% -20.5%
2012 5.7% -12.4%
2013 5.6% -0.3%
2014 5.2% -8.6%
2015 4.7% -8.2%
2016 4.7% -0.9%
2017 5.3% +12.8%
2018 4.9% -6.7%
2019 4.1% -17.2%
2020 -1.2% -128.6%
2021 7.5% -735.9%
2022 4.0% -46.2%
2023 4.7% +17.2%
2024 4.4% -5.6%
2025 4.5% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.1% 1.2% 8.2% 9
1970s 5.7% 3.7% 8.1% 10
1980s 3.6% 1.4% 4.8% 10
1990s 4.4% 3.0% 6.2% 10
2000s 6.2% 3.7% 8.9% 10
2010s 5.5% 4.1% 8.1% 10
2020s 4.0% -1.2% 7.5% 6

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 11 Zimbabwe 8.1% compare
  2. 12 Benin 8.1% compare
  3. 13 Vietnam 8.0% compare
  4. 14 Bhutan 8.0% compare
  5. 15 Uzbekistan 7.7% compare
  6. 16 India 7.6% compare
  7. 17 Georgia 7.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp growth in Middle income?
Gdp growth in 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 Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 2020.
How does Middle income rank for gdp growth?
Middle income ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
Is gdp growth rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this 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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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.