GDP per capita growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): GDP per capita growth was 3.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 3.1%.
The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 4.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 1992.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.6% | — |
| 1962 | 4.7% | -281.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | -82.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 1.2% | +58.8% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | -0.4% | -129.7% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | -583.7% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | +9.6% |
| 1970 | -2.7% | -242.2% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -165.6% |
| 1972 | -0.6% | -135.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -148.6% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | +719.8% |
| 1975 | -0.7% | -127.4% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -241.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -26.0% |
| 1978 | -0.4% | -162.4% |
| 1979 | -2.3% | +420.0% |
| 1980 | -1.7% | -24.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -144.3% |
| 1982 | -1.9% | -344.9% |
| 1983 | -2.4% | +28.1% |
| 1984 | -1.6% | -31.8% |
| 1985 | -1.3% | -20.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -116.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +52.3% |
| 1988 | -1.4% | -510.1% |
| 1989 | -1.3% | -5.3% |
| 1990 | -3.7% | +190.5% |
| 1991 | -1.7% | -53.4% |
| 1992 | -4.3% | +144.5% |
| 1993 | -2.8% | -34.0% |
| 1994 | -2.6% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -184.1% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -71.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -32.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -78.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +634.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +173.3% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -78.6% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +466.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -60.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +174.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +51.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -38.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | -2.7% | -301.9% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -158.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +39.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -61.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +187.0% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | -2.6% | 4.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.1% | -2.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.0% | -2.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6% | -4.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -2.7% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Industry (including construction), value added 7.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 211.88 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.2% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3452 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 106.03 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 459.71 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 364.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 286.56 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gdp per capita growth in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 1992.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.