GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in World
World: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 47 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 (annual %) (Country official) 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -2571.1% | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | -1507.2% | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | +625.2% | 0.3% | 1.8% |
| 1976 | +421.4% | -1.0% | 3.3% |
| 2009 | -417.9% | 0.8% | -2.6% |
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 110.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0002 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 80.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (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 47 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.