GDP growth in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: GDP growth was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
GDP growth in Upper middle income, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 4.2% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Upper middle income peaked at 9.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2020.
That places Upper middle income 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
GDP growth in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5% | — |
| 1962 | 3.2% | +499.9% |
| 1963 | 4.6% | +43.9% |
| 1964 | 8.6% | +88.0% |
| 1965 | 7.6% | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 6.2% | -18.4% |
| 1967 | 3.8% | -38.1% |
| 1968 | 6.9% | +79.4% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | -19.9% |
| 1972 | 7.6% | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 6.3% | -19.3% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | -27.3% |
| 1976 | 6.6% | +44.6% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | -33.9% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 5.6% | +46.2% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -57.7% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +58.9% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -53.6% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +246.2% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 4.9% | +33.6% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -29.2% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +47.1% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +29.8% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -18.7% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -51.7% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +82.7% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -42.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +39.9% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -43.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +140.2% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | -111.8% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -1608.9% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -53.4% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +29.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 0.5% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 3.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 1.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 2.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | -0.5% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Final consumption expenditure 20.18 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 4.7% (2025)
- Services, value added 17.72 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 48.8% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 20.74 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 31.54 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 8.68 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 30.33 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 4.1% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Upper middle income?
- Gdp growth in Upper middle income was 4.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2020.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gdp growth?
- Upper middle income ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.