Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Central America
Central America: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate was 3.99 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Central America, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Central America is 3.99 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 80.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Central America peaked at 36.07 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -28.05 % change on previous year, in 1982.
That places Central America 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Central America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.91 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 14.46 % change on previous year | +45.9% |
| 1973 | 22.03 % change on previous year | +52.3% |
| 1974 | 29 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 1975 | 21.18 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1976 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 1977 | -4.33 % change on previous year | -258.7% |
| 1978 | 23.04 % change on previous year | -632.3% |
| 1979 | 27.93 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 36.07 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 1981 | 25.24 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 1982 | -28.05 % change on previous year | -211.1% |
| 1983 | -11.92 % change on previous year | -57.5% |
| 1984 | 16.66 % change on previous year | -239.8% |
| 1985 | 5.83 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 1986 | -27.08 % change on previous year | -564.3% |
| 1987 | 7.13 % change on previous year | -126.3% |
| 1988 | 19.64 % change on previous year | +175.4% |
| 1989 | 20.11 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 14.76 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1991 | 18.61 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 1992 | 15.38 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1993 | 20.66 % change on previous year | +34.3% |
| 1994 | 4.7 % change on previous year | -77.3% |
| 1995 | -28.05 % change on previous year | -696.9% |
| 1996 | 12.58 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1997 | 19.77 % change on previous year | +57.2% |
| 1998 | 6.69 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 1999 | 12.02 % change on previous year | +79.6% |
| 2000 | 16.39 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 2001 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 2003 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -322.7% |
| 2004 | 7.12 % change on previous year | -252.2% |
| 2005 | 11.76 % change on previous year | +65.1% |
| 2006 | 11.17 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.64 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 6.19 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 2009 | -16.75 % change on previous year | -370.7% |
| 2010 | 16.43 % change on previous year | -198.1% |
| 2011 | 11.53 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 2012 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -74.1% |
| 2013 | 5.95 % change on previous year | +99.0% |
| 2014 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 2015 | -8.53 % change on previous year | -359.2% |
| 2016 | -6.12 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 6.86 % change on previous year | -211.9% |
| 2018 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 3.77 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 2020 | -12.7 % change on previous year | -436.7% |
| 2021 | 16.5 % change on previous year | -229.9% |
| 2022 | 11.22 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 20.54 % change on previous year | +83.1% |
| 2024 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Central America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -696.9% | 4.7 % change on previous year | -28.05 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +632.3% | -4.33 % change on previous year | 23.04 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.22 % change on previous year | -4.33 % change on previous year | 29 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.36 % change on previous year | -28.05 % change on previous year | 36.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.71 % change on previous year | -28.05 % change on previous year | 20.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.91 % change on previous year | -16.75 % change on previous year | 16.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 % change on previous year | -8.53 % change on previous year | 16.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.91 % change on previous year | -12.7 % change on previous year | 20.54 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 21 Sierra Leone 14.64 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Belize 14.64 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 14.39 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Colombia 14.26 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Samoa 14.26 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Somalia 14.01 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Nicaragua 13.93 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Central America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.8466 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 389,960 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.84 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.98 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.99 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 12,233 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.24 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,068 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Central America?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Central America was 3.99 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 36.07 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.05 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Central America rank for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.