GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Low income
Low income: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Low income, 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Low income stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 298.1% on the previous year and up 188.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Low income peaked at 4.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -5.7%, in 2012.
Low income ranks 22nd 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 (annual %) (Country official) in Low income, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.7% | — |
| 1969 | 2.9% | +295.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -92.8% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | +864.6% |
| 1972 | -0.9% | -145.1% |
| 1973 | -1.2% | +29.1% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | -351.0% |
| 1975 | -0.0% | -100.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -3434.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -73.9% |
| 1978 | -3.0% | -1854.8% |
| 1979 | -2.1% | -28.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -109.7% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +374.7% |
| 1982 | -1.2% | -222.7% |
| 1983 | -1.1% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | -3.5% | +209.8% |
| 1985 | -2.0% | -42.7% |
| 1986 | -0.2% | -92.5% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -1606.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -62.6% |
| 1989 | -2.8% | -428.1% |
| 1990 | -5.5% | +94.5% |
| 1991 | -1.2% | -78.1% |
| 1992 | -3.1% | +157.6% |
| 1993 | -2.0% | -34.7% |
| 1994 | -1.4% | -29.6% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -233.4% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +35.5% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -56.6% |
| 1999 | -0.3% | -123.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -237.5% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +357.4% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -42.9% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +157.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +387.8% |
| 2011 | -2.4% | -158.1% |
| 2012 | -5.7% | +137.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -126.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | -2.9% | -327.7% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | -71.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -148.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +62.2% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +58.0% |
| 2020 | -2.5% | -342.4% |
| 2021 | -0.7% | -72.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -247.3% |
| 2023 | -1.5% | -244.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -143.1% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | +298.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Low income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +3434.4% | -0.0% | 0.7% |
| 1978 | -1854.8% | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 1987 | +1606.4% | -0.2% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | -0.1% | -3.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6% | -3.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5% | -5.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -5.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -2.5% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 19 Marshall Islands 5.9% compare
- 20 Cape Verde 5.8% compare
- 21 Sri Lanka 5.7% compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 5.7% compare
- 23 East Timor 5.6% compare
- 24 Mongolia 5.5% compare
- 25 Benin 5.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 101.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Low income?
- Gdp per capita growth in Low income was 2.5% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.7% in 2012.
- How does Low income rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Low income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low 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.