GDP per capita growth in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: GDP per capita growth was 7.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Caribbean Small States, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Caribbean Small States is 7.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 41.2% on the previous year and up 1,173.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Caribbean Small States peaked at 14.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -9.6%, in 2020.
Caribbean Small States ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.3% | — |
| 1962 | 3.2% | -56.4% |
| 1963 | -0.1% | -101.8% |
| 1964 | 5.9% | -10201.5% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | -14.4% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 4.7% | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 4.1% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -85.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +58.7% |
| 1972 | -0.1% | -115.8% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -1137.5% |
| 1974 | -3.8% | -347.9% |
| 1975 | -2.5% | -32.9% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | -278.0% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | +30.3% |
| 1978 | 7.1% | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | -34.2% |
| 1981 | -0.4% | -109.5% |
| 1982 | -0.3% | -34.8% |
| 1983 | -4.3% | +1476.0% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -127.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -76.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +94.4% |
| 1987 | -0.6% | -206.3% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -282.5% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | +140.8% |
| 1990 | -0.9% | -136.0% |
| 1991 | -0.7% | -23.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -276.5% |
| 1993 | -0.3% | -125.0% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | -932.4% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +81.3% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -66.5% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +143.4% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +66.3% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +33.5% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +38.7% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -55.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -66.9% |
| 2009 | -3.9% | -471.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -113.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -54.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +1290.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -74.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +118.8% |
| 2015 | -0.7% | -136.9% |
| 2016 | -3.7% | +424.3% |
| 2017 | -1.3% | -64.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -127.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -83.2% |
| 2020 | -9.6% | -16174.3% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -170.4% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +111.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -42.1% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +55.5% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | -41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | -0.1% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | -3.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | -4.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | -0.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | -3.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -3.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | -9.6% | 14.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 1 Northern Mariana Islands 18.9% compare
- 2 Guyana 18.6% compare
- 3 Libya 12.2% compare
- 4 Saint Martin (French part) 11.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 19,403 current US$ (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 19,164 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9178 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 19,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 20,880 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Caribbean Small States?
- Gdp per capita growth in Caribbean Small States was 7.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.6% in 2020.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,173.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.