GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate was 2.86 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Faroe Islands, 2009–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Faroe Islands is 2.86 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 53.9% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Faroe Islands peaked at 9.99 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.03 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Faroe Islands 187th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -3.03 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -315.8% |
| 2011 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -60.6% |
| 2012 | 4.51 % change on previous year | +74.8% |
| 2013 | 7.46 % change on previous year | +65.4% |
| 2014 | 8.25 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 9.36 % change on previous year | +59.1% |
| 2017 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 2018 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 2019 | 8.2 % change on previous year | +252.3% |
| 2020 | -1.75 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 2021 | 8.67 % change on previous year | -596.0% |
| 2022 | 9.99 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 2024 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 2.86 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.01 % change on previous year, 57% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 2.86 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.88 % change on previous year, 49% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +596.0% | -1.75 % change on previous year | 8.67 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.03 % change on previous year | -3.03 % change on previous year | -3.03 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.9 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 9.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.19 % change on previous year | -1.75 % change on previous year | 9.99 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 184 Singapore 3.14 % change on previous year compare
- 185 French Polynesia 3 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Botswana 2.87 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Sweden 2.79 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Greenland 2.75 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Puerto Rico 2.65 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Faroe Islands
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.512 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -6.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 144,061 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -7.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 20,895 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 37,975 current US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 207,672 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Faroe Islands?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Faroe Islands was 2.86 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.99 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.03 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Faroe Islands ranks 187th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.