GDP growth in Middle income
Middle income: GDP growth was 4.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
GDP growth in Middle income, 1961–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Final consumption expenditure 25.71 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Services, value added 22.22 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 52.5% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 26.22 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 39.19 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 10.34 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 37.88 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 3.9% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.4% (2025)
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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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.