GDP per capita growth in Nauru
Nauru: GDP per capita growth was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Nauru, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Nauru stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Nauru peaked at 22.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -22.0%, in 2007.
Nauru ranks 133rd of 213 countries 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.1% | — |
| 1972 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -4.6% |
| 1976 | -3.9% | -298.2% |
| 1977 | -4.2% | +7.3% |
| 1978 | -4.6% | +10.9% |
| 1979 | -5.0% | +9.0% |
| 1980 | -5.1% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | -5.2% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | -5.2% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | -4.9% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | -4.7% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | -4.8% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | -4.9% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | -5.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | -5.1% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | -5.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | -5.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | -20.9% | +304.4% |
| 1992 | -17.7% | -15.2% |
| 1993 | -16.8% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | -4.2% | -75.0% |
| 1995 | -8.2% | +94.8% |
| 1996 | -12.0% | +46.9% |
| 1997 | -9.1% | -24.4% |
| 1998 | -11.8% | +29.9% |
| 1999 | -6.5% | -45.2% |
| 2000 | -6.7% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | -6.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | -9.5% | +48.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -105.4% |
| 2004 | -4.3% | -941.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -102.5% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +7768.2% |
| 2007 | -22.0% | -355.1% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | -191.6% |
| 2009 | -5.6% | -127.9% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | -95.2% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -5337.6% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +58.5% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -92.6% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +713.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -89.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +62.4% |
| 2017 | -7.8% | -438.4% |
| 2018 | -2.2% | -72.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -446.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -85.5% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +557.7% |
| 2022 | -0.8% | -110.9% |
| 2023 | -1.3% | +71.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -162.6% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +76.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.8% | -5.0% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | -5.0% | -5.2% | -4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -11.2% | -20.9% | -4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.5% | -22.0% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | -7.8% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -1.3% | 7.1% | 6 |
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- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 2.05 (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 20,829 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 32,183 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -16.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -15.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.5697 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Nauru?
- Gdp per capita growth in Nauru was 1.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.0% in 2007.
- How does Nauru rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Nauru ranks 133rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.