GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Small states
Small states: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Small states, 1975–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Small states stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.9% on the previous year and up 201.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Small states peaked at 9.6% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -7.8%, in 2020.
Small states ranks 12th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -1.5% | — |
| 1976 | 8.9% | -677.5% |
| 1977 | 6.6% | -26.0% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | +77.2% |
| 1980 | -1.1% | -111.9% |
| 1981 | -5.1% | +341.0% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -98.6% |
| 1983 | -2.6% | +3528.1% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -140.6% |
| 1985 | -0.2% | -121.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -252.0% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +329.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -43.2% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +76.9% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -13.9% |
| 1991 | -1.9% | -253.3% |
| 1992 | -1.9% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | -89.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -1208.0% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +40.6% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +47.4% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -36.3% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +79.4% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -77.1% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +70.0% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +68.7% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +44.6% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -34.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -95.8% |
| 2009 | -5.3% | -3647.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -120.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -86.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +736.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -38.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +191.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | -7.8% | -492.3% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -181.0% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -35.2% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +27.5% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -30.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -3647.5% | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | -3528.1% | -0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | +1208.0% | -0.2% | 2.2% |
| 2014 | +736.7% | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| 1976 | +677.5% | -1.5% | 8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | -1.5% | 9.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | -0.4% | -5.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -1.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | -5.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | -7.8% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More economy & growth data for Small states
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2,363 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,407 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Small states?
- Gdp per capita growth in Small states was 3.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1979.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.8% in 2020.
- How does Small states rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Small states ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.