GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in North America
North America: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in North America, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
North America recorded 1.6% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in North America peaked at 6.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2009.
North America ranks 34th 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 North America, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7% | — |
| 1962 | 4.5% | +598.2% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | -35.5% |
| 1964 | 4.4% | +48.6% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 5.2% | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -73.8% |
| 1968 | 3.7% | +170.8% |
| 1969 | 2.2% | -40.4% |
| 1970 | -0.8% | -134.0% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -351.6% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | +119.3% |
| 1973 | 4.7% | +13.4% |
| 1974 | -1.2% | -124.9% |
| 1975 | -1.1% | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | -507.6% |
| 1977 | 3.5% | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | +23.2% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -51.1% |
| 1980 | -1.0% | -149.3% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | -254.1% |
| 1982 | -2.9% | -281.3% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | -219.8% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | +79.4% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | -46.8% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -27.3% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | +26.4% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | -22.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -77.4% |
| 1991 | -1.6% | -381.6% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -220.1% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -25.5% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +97.7% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -47.1% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +63.0% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +32.4% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -99.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +3172.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +116.9% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +54.3% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -41.6% |
| 2008 | -0.8% | -174.5% |
| 2009 | -3.5% | +349.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -152.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -52.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +62.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -52.5% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +88.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | -2.8% | -245.8% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -313.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -66.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -15.1% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in North America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +3172.1% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | +598.2% | 0.7% | 4.5% |
| 1976 | +507.6% | -1.1% | 4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 0.7% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | -1.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | -2.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -1.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -3.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -2.8% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 31 Albania 5.0% compare
- 32 Guinea 5.0% compare
- 33 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.9% compare
- 34 Macao 4.8% compare
- 35 Kosovo 4.7% compare
- 35 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 4.7% compare
- 37 Seychelles 4.6% compare
More economy & growth data for North America
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 469.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 479.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9466 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 12,657 current US$ per person (2021)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.37 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in North America?
- Gdp per capita growth in North America was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1984.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2009.
- How does North America rank for gdp per capita growth?
- North America ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.