GDP per capita growth in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: GDP per capita growth was 2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 2.6%.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 7.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -10.7%, in 1991.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -10.7% | — |
| 1992 | -4.6% | -56.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -105.9% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | +1262.0% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +58.1% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -19.6% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -48.5% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -26.4% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +119.4% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +42.6% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +33.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -35.6% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | -179.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -155.5% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +101.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -72.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +249.1% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +73.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -18.7% |
| 2020 | -2.7% | -163.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -385.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -45.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -85.5% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +265.1% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | -10.7% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -3.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -2.7% | 7.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6187 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.375 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 10,378 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7671 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 21,232 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,185 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Gdp per capita growth in Central Europe and the Baltics was 2.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.7% in 1991.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.