GDP per capita growth in World
World: GDP per capita growth was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in World, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
World recorded 2.0% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in World peaked at 5.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -3.8%, in 2020.
World ranks 27th of 45 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 in World, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5% | — |
| 1962 | 3.5% | +38.3% |
| 1963 | 2.8% | -18.9% |
| 1964 | 4.4% | +57.0% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | -21.5% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | -49.3% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | +131.3% |
| 1969 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | -57.0% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +19.6% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | +77.2% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | +26.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -99.0% |
| 1975 | -1.0% | -2571.1% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | -421.4% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -36.2% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -98.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +173.6% |
| 1982 | -1.4% | -1507.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -154.0% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +286.4% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -36.3% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -19.7% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +28.4% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | +40.9% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | -31.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -49.2% |
| 1991 | -0.5% | -148.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -191.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -38.4% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +625.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +25.5% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -47.1% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +62.9% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +47.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -78.7% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +47.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +77.8% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +80.3% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -74.2% |
| 2009 | -2.6% | -417.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -227.1% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -36.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +42.8% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -26.1% |
| 2020 | -3.8% | -338.0% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -246.1% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -54.5% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | -1.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | -1.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -0.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -3.8% | 5.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7598 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 10,422 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 14,406 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8421 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,131 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in World?
- Gdp per capita growth in World was 2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.8% in 2020.
- How does World rank for gdp per capita growth?
- World ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.