GDP per capita growth in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: GDP per capita growth was 3.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Early-demographic dividend, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 3.2% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 6.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.4%, in 2020.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.1% | — |
| 1962 | 1.5% | -26.9% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | +70.9% |
| 1964 | 5.7% | +118.7% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | -39.2% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -50.0% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | +72.7% |
| 1968 | 4.6% | +54.1% |
| 1969 | 4.0% | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | +45.4% |
| 1971 | 2.8% | -50.8% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | +45.6% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 4.2% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -90.9% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | +1062.1% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -65.7% |
| 1978 | -0.3% | -117.5% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -679.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -58.7% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +51.4% |
| 1982 | -2.1% | -316.9% |
| 1983 | -2.2% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | -0.4% | -80.8% |
| 1985 | -1.5% | +243.5% |
| 1986 | -0.9% | -35.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -145.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +78.8% |
| 1989 | -0.4% | -153.5% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -712.0% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -20.5% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -27.1% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -61.7% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +608.1% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -19.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -85.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -27.2% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +729.3% |
| 2001 | -0.6% | -126.6% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | -95.7% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -11396.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +44.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -54.3% |
| 2009 | -0.9% | -149.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -618.4% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -29.6% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -56.3% |
| 2020 | -5.4% | -628.2% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -217.3% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -40.0% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | +19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | -0.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5% | -2.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | -0.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -5.4% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.46 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.4% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.534 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.63 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,439 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 5.20 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.53 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added 58.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Early-demographic dividend?
- Gdp per capita growth in Early-demographic dividend was 3.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.4% in 2020.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.