GDP per capita growth in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: GDP per capita growth was 3.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Low & middle income, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Low & middle income is 3.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Low & middle income peaked at 7.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.3%, in 2020.
Low & middle income ranks 13th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.4% | — |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -526.1% |
| 1963 | 2.2% | +33.5% |
| 1964 | 5.3% | +141.9% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | -34.5% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -35.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | -70.2% |
| 1968 | 3.5% | +425.8% |
| 1969 | 5.3% | +51.9% |
| 1970 | 5.3% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | -33.8% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | -18.8% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -44.8% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | +104.9% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | -39.2% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -37.9% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | +55.0% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | -0.2% | -109.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -384.9% |
| 1983 | -0.7% | -207.5% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | -446.0% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -30.6% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | +59.2% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -19.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -63.6% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +47.0% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +139.7% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +31.8% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +56.3% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -59.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +102.0% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -46.8% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +50.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +36.5% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +45.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -39.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -43.5% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +161.7% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -21.4% |
| 2020 | -2.3% | -179.5% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -376.2% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -51.8% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | -0.4% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | -0.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -2.3% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- GDP growth 4.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.3% (2025)
- Trade in services 8.2% (2025)
- Services, value added 22.45 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 57.6% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 4.3% (2025)
- GDP 41.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 38.93 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GNI 40.95 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 41.63 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Low & middle income?
- Gdp per capita growth in Low & middle income was 3.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3% in 2020.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Low & middle income ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.