GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 3.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
GDP per capita growth in East Asia & Pacific, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 3.9% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 8.7% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 1974.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.6% | — |
| 1962 | 4.0% | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 5.2% | +29.3% |
| 1964 | 7.9% | +51.4% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | -42.8% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | +30.8% |
| 1967 | 4.8% | -18.4% |
| 1968 | 6.7% | +39.0% |
| 1969 | 8.7% | +29.7% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | -85.5% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | +103.8% |
| 1972 | 4.7% | +82.9% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | +13.3% |
| 1974 | -1.1% | -120.0% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -257.4% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | +47.7% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +45.9% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 4.3% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -48.6% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +37.0% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -18.2% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | +70.8% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -20.2% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | +38.9% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | +29.1% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -41.4% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +36.2% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -29.9% |
| 1998 | -0.8% | -127.8% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -424.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +65.5% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -48.5% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +52.5% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -45.9% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -50.7% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +282.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -32.8% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | -114.2% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -1350.2% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -54.1% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +35.1% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +9.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in East Asia & Pacific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1350.2% | -0.5% | 6.2% |
| 1999 | +424.2% | -0.8% | 2.7% |
| 2010 | +282.5% | 1.8% | 6.9% |
| 1975 | +257.4% | -1.1% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | -1.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | -0.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 1.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -0.5% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,601 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7658 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3478 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,689 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,646 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in East Asia & Pacific?
- Gdp per capita growth in East Asia & Pacific was 3.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1969.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for gdp per capita growth?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.