GDP growth in World
World: GDP growth was 2.9% in 2025. βΌ Falling
GDP growth in World, 1961β2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
World recorded 2.9% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in World peaked at 6.6% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -2.9%, in 2020.
That places World 30th out of 46 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 0.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 0.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | -1.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -2.9% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 14,244 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 117.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 117.02 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 26.9% (2024)
- Gross domestic savings 30.01 trillion current US$ (2024)
- GDP per capita growth 2.0% (2025)
- GDP per capita 12,131 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 14,406 current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in World?
- Gdp growth in World was 2.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1964.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9% in 2020.
- How does World rank for gdp growth?
- World ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.