GNI growth in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: GNI growth was 6.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
6.5%
Change on year
up 10.2%
Rank
3rd
of 24 groups
All-time high
8.2%
in 2021
All-time low
-5.0%
in 2020
Years of data
39
1987–2025

GNI growth in Lower middle income, 1987–2025

-505101987200620251987: 5 annual %1988: 6.3 annual %1989: 5 annual %1990: 4.8 annual %1991: 3.3 annual %1992: 5.9 annual %1993: 3.3 annual %1994: 5.1 annual %1995: 6.1 annual %1996: 6.7 annual %1997: 3.7 annual %1998: 5.6 annual %1999: 6.8 annual %2000: 3.7 annual %2001: 4.6 annual %2002: 3.3 annual %2003: 6 annual %2004: 7.7 annual %2005: 7.5 annual %2006: 7.8 annual %2007: 6.6 annual %2008: 3.7 annual %2009: 4.7 annual %2010: 6.9 annual %2011: 5.1 annual %2012: 4.4 annual %2013: 4.7 annual %2014: 6.4 annual %2015: 5.2 annual %2016: 5.9 annual %2017: 5.3 annual %2018: 5.6 annual %2019: 3 annual %2020: -5 annual %2021: 8.2 annual %2022: 6.2 annual %2023: 5.7 annual %2024: 5.9 annual %2025: 6.5 annual %

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 6.5% for gni growth in 2025.

That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gni growth in Lower middle income peaked at 8.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.0%, in 2020.

That places Lower middle income 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

GNI growth in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for GNI growth (annual %) in Lower middle income, 1987 to 2025.
Year annual % Change
1987 5.0%
1988 6.3% +24.0%
1989 5.0% -20.2%
1990 4.8% -4.3%
1991 3.3% -31.5%
1992 5.9% +80.1%
1993 3.3% -44.7%
1994 5.1% +55.9%
1995 6.1% +19.2%
1996 6.7% +11.2%
1997 3.7% -45.3%
1998 5.6% +52.2%
1999 6.8% +21.4%
2000 3.7% -45.5%
2001 4.6% +24.0%
2002 3.3% -27.9%
2003 6.0% +82.2%
2004 7.7% +28.4%
2005 7.5% -3.0%
2006 7.8% +3.6%
2007 6.6% -15.0%
2008 3.7% -43.5%
2009 4.7% +25.2%
2010 6.9% +48.3%
2011 5.1% -27.1%
2012 4.4% -14.1%
2013 4.7% +7.7%
2014 6.4% +36.4%
2015 5.2% -18.9%
2016 5.9% +14.3%
2017 5.3% -10.0%
2018 5.6% +5.3%
2019 3.0% -46.0%
2020 -5.0% -265.9%
2021 8.2% -263.2%
2022 6.2% -24.3%
2023 5.7% -8.3%
2024 5.9% +2.8%
2025 6.5% +10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.4% 5.0% 6.3% 3
1990s 5.1% 3.3% 6.8% 10
2000s 5.6% 3.3% 7.8% 10
2010s 5.3% 3.0% 6.9% 10
2020s 4.6% -5.0% 8.2% 6

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 1 Tajikistan 44.3% compare
  2. 2 Norway 26.3% compare
  3. 3 Guinea 16.5% compare
  4. 4 Russia 14.9% compare
  5. 5 Burkina Faso 14.8% compare
  6. 6 Laos 13.6% compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gni growth in Lower middle income?
Gni growth in Lower middle income was 6.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gni growth recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest gni growth recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was -5.0% in 2020.
How does Lower middle income rank for gni growth?
Lower middle income ranks 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2025.
Is gni growth rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GNI growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GNI growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 7,095 data points, 1961–2025
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Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.