GDP per capita growth in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: GDP per capita growth 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 45 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 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% |
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
- Imports of goods and services 1.92 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 6.3% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 28.9% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 2.27 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 2.01 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 6.2% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 31.1% (2025)
- Trade 46.6% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -3.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 26.3% (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 45 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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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.