GDP per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): GDP per capita growth was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 2.3%.
The figure is down 39.0% on the previous year and up 136.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 7.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -9.9%, in 1992.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -2.1% | — |
| 1991 | -6.4% | +206.2% |
| 1992 | -9.9% | +55.8% |
| 1993 | -4.9% | -50.2% |
| 1994 | -8.6% | +74.9% |
| 1995 | -0.2% | -97.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -554.4% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +228.9% |
| 1998 | -0.7% | -125.4% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -447.6% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +195.6% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -63.2% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +85.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -44.4% |
| 2009 | -5.0% | -218.3% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -185.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -45.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -37.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -46.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +44.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +180.3% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -29.3% |
| 2020 | -1.6% | -168.6% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -559.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -67.5% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +78.1% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -14.7% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -39.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +554.4% | -0.2% | 0.9% |
| 2021 | +559.9% | -1.6% | 7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.7% | -9.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | -5.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | -1.6% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 20 Cape Verde 5.8% compare
- 21 Sri Lanka 5.7% compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 5.7% compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 5.6% compare
- 24 Mongolia 5.5% compare
- 25 Benin 5.5% compare
- 26 Paraguay 5.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8,599 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,688 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,789 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gdp per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.9% in 1992.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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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About this data
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.