GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 3.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 3.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Upper middle income peaked at 8.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2020.
That places Upper middle income 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.1% | — |
| 1962 | 1.5% | -1257.3% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +31.7% |
| 1964 | 5.9% | +206.7% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | -15.4% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | -31.3% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | -63.8% |
| 1968 | 4.2% | +237.9% |
| 1969 | 5.5% | +30.4% |
| 1970 | 5.5% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.9% | -28.8% |
| 1972 | 5.1% | +29.4% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | -24.9% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -37.8% |
| 1976 | 4.6% | +84.4% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | -45.6% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -19.5% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | +87.7% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | -23.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -93.3% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +540.5% |
| 1983 | -0.4% | -129.8% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -971.2% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -19.3% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -29.3% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | +63.6% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -45.9% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -23.6% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +39.3% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +103.6% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +47.4% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | -23.6% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +53.5% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -63.9% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +128.3% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +59.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +38.4% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -36.5% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -50.8% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +186.9% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | -130.5% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -761.9% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -54.5% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +1257.3% | -0.1% | 1.5% |
| 1984 | +971.2% | -0.4% | 3.2% |
| 2021 | +761.9% | -1.1% | 7.1% |
| 1982 | +540.5% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | -0.1% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -0.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | -1.1% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,587 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,522 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3068 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,341 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2376 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Upper middle income?
- Gdp per capita growth in Upper middle income was 3.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2020.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.