GDP growth in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: GDP growth was 3.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Pacific island small states, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 3.3% for gdp growth in 2025.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Pacific island small states peaked at 11.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -10.2%, in 2020.
Pacific island small states ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.3% | — |
| 1972 | 5.4% | -14.2% |
| 1973 | 11.0% | +101.8% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | -71.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -86.4% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +141.2% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | +229.4% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -36.5% |
| 1979 | 8.5% | +305.7% |
| 1980 | -3.5% | -140.4% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | -187.2% |
| 1982 | -3.2% | -206.1% |
| 1983 | -1.1% | -65.0% |
| 1984 | 5.3% | -577.5% |
| 1985 | -1.7% | -131.6% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -410.3% |
| 1987 | -2.0% | -138.8% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -155.0% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +302.1% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | -17.2% |
| 1991 | -0.5% | -113.4% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | -1054.9% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -61.1% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +158.9% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -32.1% |
| 1997 | -1.2% | -141.5% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -215.5% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +196.3% |
| 2000 | -1.5% | -134.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -158.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +126.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +107.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -37.8% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -94.4% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +1387.9% |
| 2009 | -0.5% | -125.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -823.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -72.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +211.6% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -57.3% |
| 2020 | -10.2% | -980.9% |
| 2021 | -2.6% | -74.4% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -418.1% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -49.3% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 0.4% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -3.5% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | -1.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -1.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -10.2% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More economy & growth data for Pacific island small states
- GDP per capita growth 2.1% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.0% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 10.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 9.11 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 13.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 11.21 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 4,720 current US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 4,066 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 4,738 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 13.23 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Pacific island small states?
- Gdp growth in Pacific island small states was 3.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.2% in 2020.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for gdp growth?
- Pacific island small states ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.