Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) in USSR
USSR: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) was -3.17 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
-3.17 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 158.9%
World rank
157th
of 166 countries
All-time high
28.65 % change on previous year
in 1924
All-time low
-13.28 % change on previous year
in 1992
Years of data
96
1921–2022
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate in USSR, 1921–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2022, gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in USSR stood at -3.17 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 158.9% on the previous year and down 185.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in USSR peaked at 28.65 % change on previous year in 1924 and was at its lowest, -13.28 % change on previous year, in 1992.
USSR ranks 157th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) in USSR, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | -9.66 % change on previous year | — |
| 1922 | 15.9 % change on previous year | -264.6% |
| 1923 | 15.69 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1924 | 28.65 % change on previous year | +82.6% |
| 1925 | 27.81 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1926 | 14.84 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 1927 | 6.4 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 1928 | 7.15 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 1929 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 1930 | 5.81 % change on previous year | +108.6% |
| 1931 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 1932 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -154.8% |
| 1933 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -477.1% |
| 1934 | 9.81 % change on previous year | +139.3% |
| 1935 | 15.12 % change on previous year | +54.1% |
| 1936 | 7.94 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 1937 | 10.15 % change on previous year | +27.8% |
| 1938 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 1939 | 6.2 % change on previous year | +244.3% |
| 1940 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
| 1947 | 11.22 % change on previous year | -569.3% |
| 1948 | 13.7 % change on previous year | +22.1% |
| 1949 | 10.69 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 1950 | 9.59 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1951 | 0.4718 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 1952 | 6.49 % change on previous year | +1276.5% |
| 1953 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1954 | 4.83 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1955 | 8.58 % change on previous year | +77.5% |
| 1956 | 9.55 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1957 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 1958 | 7.49 % change on previous year | +266.3% |
| 1959 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -114.7% |
| 1960 | 9.5 % change on previous year | -962.4% |
| 1961 | 5.75 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 1962 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 1963 | -2.28 % change on previous year | -184.5% |
| 1964 | 12.94 % change on previous year | -667.1% |
| 1965 | 5.69 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 1966 | 4.84 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 5.86 % change on previous year | +32.6% |
| 1969 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 1970 | 7.68 % change on previous year | +446.6% |
| 1971 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -65.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5782 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 1973 | 8.4 % change on previous year | +1352.7% |
| 1974 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2885 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 1976 | 4.69 % change on previous year | +1524.1% |
| 1977 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 1978 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1979 | -0.4894 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1305 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9147 % change on previous year | +601.1% |
| 1982 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +168.8% |
| 1983 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +29.9% |
| 1984 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8827 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1986 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +368.0% |
| 1987 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 1988 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +66.1% |
| 1989 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1990 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -262.2% |
| 1991 | -4.94 % change on previous year | +104.4% |
| 1992 | -13.28 % change on previous year | +168.7% |
| 1993 | -8.59 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1994 | -12.66 % change on previous year | +47.3% |
| 1995 | -3.96 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 1996 | -1.55 % change on previous year | -60.8% |
| 1997 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -324.7% |
| 1998 | -0.9169 % change on previous year | -126.3% |
| 1999 | 6.18 % change on previous year | -774.2% |
| 2000 | 10.2 % change on previous year | +64.9% |
| 2001 | 7.78 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 6.97 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 9.3 % change on previous year | +33.6% |
| 2004 | 9.82 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 8.61 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 10.59 % change on previous year | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 10.7 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.77 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 2009 | -4.81 % change on previous year | -171.1% |
| 2010 | 6.23 % change on previous year | -229.5% |
| 2011 | 6.63 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2013 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7459 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 2015 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -341.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6309 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 2017 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +273.1% |
| 2018 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 2020 | -2.57 % change on previous year | -196.2% |
| 2021 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -309.3% |
| 2022 | -3.17 % change on previous year | -158.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) in USSR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +1524.1% | 0.2885 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | +1352.7% | 0.5782 % change on previous year | 8.4 % change on previous year |
| 1952 | +1276.5% | 0.4718 % change on previous year | 6.49 % change on previous year |
| 1960 | +962.4% | -1.1 % change on previous year | 9.5 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +774.2% | -0.9169 % change on previous year | 6.18 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +667.1% | -2.28 % change on previous year | 12.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 12.17 % change on previous year | -9.66 % change on previous year | 28.65 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1930s | 6.18 % change on previous year | -1.09 % change on previous year | 15.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.3 % change on previous year | -2.39 % change on previous year | 13.7 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1950s | 5.22 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 9.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.08 % change on previous year | -2.28 % change on previous year | 12.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.16 % change on previous year | -0.4894 % change on previous year | 8.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.1305 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.87 % change on previous year | -13.28 % change on previous year | 6.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.59 % change on previous year | -4.81 % change on previous year | 10.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year | 6.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1204 % change on previous year | -3.17 % change on previous year | 5.37 % change on previous year | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for USSR
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 28.74 % (1990)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 48.49 USD (1990)
- Imports by region of origin 4.57 billion current US$ (1990)
- Share of imports by region of origin 4.57 billion current US$ (1990)
- Where China ranks among a country’s import partners 10 rank (1990)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 28.74 % (1990)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 1.02 million million SLC (1990)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 37.94 % (1990)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 29.43 USD (1990)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 47.36 % (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in USSR?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in USSR was -3.17 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 28.65 % change on previous year in 1924.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.28 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does USSR rank for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
- USSR ranks 157th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 185.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP) Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.