GDP per capita growth in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): GDP per capita growth was 4.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 4.8% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 11.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -13.4%, in 1961.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -13.4% | — |
| 1962 | -2.0% | -85.3% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | -292.9% |
| 1964 | 8.2% | +115.3% |
| 1965 | 8.2% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 5.1% | -37.1% |
| 1967 | -4.0% | -177.1% |
| 1968 | -0.9% | -77.7% |
| 1969 | 8.5% | -1058.0% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 4.0% | -62.2% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | -40.6% |
| 1973 | 5.8% | +146.1% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -70.2% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +174.2% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -78.9% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | +479.0% |
| 1978 | 7.5% | +29.6% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 3.9% | -32.4% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +17.4% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +27.4% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +40.1% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | -24.9% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 7.3% | +36.0% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | -50.1% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +86.7% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +49.8% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -70.6% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +197.2% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +25.3% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -83.3% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +734.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -55.2% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +53.2% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | -13.4% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 1.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 1.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.0% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 0.9% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 5 Ireland 10.5% compare
- 6 Monaco 9.4% compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 9.3% compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 23.22 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.0% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3766 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 22.73 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gdp per capita growth in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.4% in 1961.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gdp per capita growth?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.