GDP per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: GDP per capita growth was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia, 1961–2025
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 stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 6.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.6%, in 2020.
That places Europe & Central Asia 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.9% | — |
| 1962 | 3.5% | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 3.7% | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 4.7% | +28.5% |
| 1965 | 3.4% | -27.8% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | +79.3% |
| 1969 | 5.0% | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | -39.7% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | +44.3% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | +42.9% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -68.6% |
| 1975 | -0.9% | -156.3% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | -507.1% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -47.6% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | +25.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -77.9% |
| 1981 | -0.3% | -139.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -288.9% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +172.9% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | +63.6% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -19.1% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -39.8% |
| 1991 | -0.3% | -118.5% |
| 1992 | -1.0% | +237.3% |
| 1993 | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -219.6% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +80.5% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +80.3% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +53.2% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -51.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -33.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +85.7% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +46.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -81.9% |
| 2009 | -4.8% | -875.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -147.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -103.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -789.4% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +208.7% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +76.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -29.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -20.2% |
| 2020 | -5.6% | -484.7% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -221.4% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -49.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -71.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +21.4% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | -0.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | -0.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -1.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -4.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -0.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -5.6% | 6.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 37 Seychelles 4.6% compare
- 38 Turkmenistan 4.6% compare
- 39 Nepal 4.5% compare
- 40 Antigua and Barbuda 4.5% compare
- 41 Grenada 4.3% compare
- 42 Indonesia 4.3% compare
- 43 Senegal 4.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 25,327 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7319 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 33,645 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,960 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 8,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia?
- Gdp per capita growth in Europe & Central Asia was 1.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.6% in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.