GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 4.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Lower 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 Lower middle income is 4.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Lower middle income peaked at 5.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -5.5%, in 2020.
Lower middle income ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6% | — |
| 1962 | 1.6% | +173.0% |
| 1963 | 3.3% | +111.4% |
| 1964 | 4.7% | +40.5% |
| 1965 | -0.5% | -109.8% |
| 1966 | -1.3% | +177.9% |
| 1967 | -1.0% | -18.8% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | -258.3% |
| 1969 | 5.0% | +208.1% |
| 1970 | 5.1% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -58.6% |
| 1972 | -1.0% | -145.3% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | -291.7% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -68.5% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | +298.9% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -71.1% |
| 1979 | -1.7% | -286.4% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -198.4% |
| 1981 | -1.3% | -175.0% |
| 1982 | -0.6% | -52.2% |
| 1983 | -1.2% | +96.2% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -202.6% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +81.4% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | -34.0% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -21.6% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +282.2% |
| 1989 | -0.1% | -101.7% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -3843.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -91.5% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +498.1% |
| 1993 | -0.5% | -132.3% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -352.6% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +133.4% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +42.5% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -55.3% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +47.0% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -34.5% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +83.2% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +60.2% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -46.2% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +52.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -38.6% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -41.8% |
| 2020 | -5.5% | -373.8% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -199.0% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +14.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Lower middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +3843.2% | -0.1% | 2.7% |
| 1992 | +498.1% | 0.2% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | -1.3% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | -1.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | -1.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -0.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -5.5% | 5.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 80.81 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Lower middle income?
- Gdp per capita growth in Lower middle income was 4.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.5% in 2020.
- How does Lower middle income rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower 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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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.