GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Arab World
Arab World: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Arab World, 1967–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 1.5% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 959.6% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Arab World peaked at 19.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -8.8%, in 1982.
That places Arab World 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3.8% | — |
| 1968 | 7.6% | +101.1% |
| 1969 | 4.4% | -42.6% |
| 1970 | 19.5% | +343.4% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | -77.0% |
| 1972 | 10.7% | +140.4% |
| 1973 | 10.0% | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | -27.2% |
| 1975 | -3.1% | -142.0% |
| 1976 | 10.7% | -450.7% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | -69.2% |
| 1978 | -0.4% | -111.4% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | -1911.0% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | -61.0% |
| 1981 | -2.3% | -186.9% |
| 1982 | -8.8% | +282.4% |
| 1983 | -6.7% | -23.8% |
| 1984 | -1.9% | -72.1% |
| 1985 | -3.8% | +104.9% |
| 1986 | -3.7% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | -2.7% | -28.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -117.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +130.5% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +312.3% |
| 1991 | -3.0% | -168.2% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -231.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -89.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +31.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -57.0% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +851.7% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +29.4% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -84.7% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +992.6% |
| 2001 | -0.3% | -108.0% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | +264.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -261.6% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +269.4% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -52.8% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -46.1% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +45.0% |
| 2009 | -1.8% | -160.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -250.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -44.5% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +102.5% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -100.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1239.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +300.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +42.7% |
| 2017 | -0.7% | -156.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -226.4% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -117.1% |
| 2020 | -7.3% | +4818.9% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -139.4% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +59.6% |
| 2023 | -0.6% | -113.5% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | -72.5% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -959.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -4818.9% | -0.1% | -7.3% |
| 1979 | +1911.0% | -0.4% | 6.8% |
| 2014 | +1239.8% | -0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 1970s | 6.9% | -3.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.6% | -8.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | -3.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -1.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -0.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -7.3% | 4.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,228 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -0.4924 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,308 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 69.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Arab World?
- Gdp per capita growth in Arab World was 1.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.8% in 1982.
- How does Arab World rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Arab World ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.