GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 2.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Pacific island small states, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 2.1% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Pacific island small states peaked at 8.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -11.2%, in 2020.
That places Pacific island small states 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.2% | — |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -19.0% |
| 1973 | 8.9% | +162.1% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -87.6% |
| 1975 | -1.6% | -243.6% |
| 1976 | -1.1% | -30.7% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -199.2% |
| 1978 | -0.1% | -110.1% |
| 1979 | 6.1% | -5652.7% |
| 1980 | -5.6% | -191.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -112.8% |
| 1982 | -5.3% | -844.4% |
| 1983 | -3.3% | -38.5% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -192.5% |
| 1985 | -3.8% | -226.5% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -178.7% |
| 1987 | -3.9% | -228.1% |
| 1988 | -0.6% | -84.9% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -586.6% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -23.9% |
| 1991 | -1.9% | -189.4% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -270.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -86.6% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +674.6% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -46.0% |
| 1997 | -2.7% | -261.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | -95.3% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -2235.2% |
| 2000 | -2.8% | -205.0% |
| 2001 | -0.5% | -83.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -242.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +294.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -52.5% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | -0.9% | -174.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -201.8% |
| 2009 | -1.5% | -250.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -264.7% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | -0.3% | -111.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -757.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -44.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -92.0% |
| 2020 | -11.2% | -9922.0% |
| 2021 | -3.7% | -66.6% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -290.0% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -59.4% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -13.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Pacific island small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -9922.0% | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 1979 | +5652.7% | -0.1% | 6.1% |
| 1999 | +2235.2% | -0.1% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | -1.6% | 8.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.3% | -5.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | -2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -2.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -0.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -11.2% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 22 Uzbekistan 5.7% compare
- 23 East Timor 5.6% compare
- 24 Mongolia 5.5% compare
- 25 Benin 5.5% compare
- 26 Paraguay 5.4% compare
- 27 Armenia 5.4% compare
- 28 Kazakhstan 5.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Pacific island small states
- GNI (current US$), per capita 4,800 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 4,738 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Trade in services 44.9% (2024)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI 13.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 1.0% (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method 13.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Pacific island small states?
- Gdp per capita growth in Pacific island small states was 2.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.2% in 2020.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Pacific island small states ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.