GDP per capita growth in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): GDP per capita growth was 6.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 6.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 8.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.9%, in 2020.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.5% | — |
| 1962 | 0.8% | -45.9% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | +195.5% |
| 1964 | 5.2% | +116.9% |
| 1965 | -4.1% | -178.6% |
| 1966 | -1.6% | -61.4% |
| 1967 | 3.9% | -343.5% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | -50.2% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | +82.7% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | -21.2% |
| 1971 | -1.5% | -154.6% |
| 1972 | -4.2% | +180.7% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -124.1% |
| 1974 | -0.1% | -106.5% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | -7304.4% |
| 1976 | -0.2% | -103.8% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | -2330.1% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | -16.8% |
| 1979 | -5.8% | -268.8% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | -158.7% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -74.4% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | +340.8% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -59.4% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +57.4% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -34.9% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | +305.1% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -48.3% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | -0.6% | -118.6% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -619.6% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +58.8% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +19.8% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -55.9% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +80.5% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | +55.9% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -65.0% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +189.9% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -65.4% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +186.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -39.7% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -42.4% |
| 2020 | -5.9% | -294.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -241.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | -4.1% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | -5.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | -0.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | -5.9% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 1 Northern Mariana Islands 18.9% compare
- 2 Guyana 18.6% compare
- 3 Libya 12.2% compare
- 4 Saint Martin (French Part) 11.3% compare
- 5 Ireland 10.5% compare
More economy & growth data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 569.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2104 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,521 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,779 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,724 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Gdp per capita growth in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 6.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.9% in 2020.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for gdp per capita growth?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.