Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate was 62.86 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 62.86 % change on previous year for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 531.2% on the previous year and up 357.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa peaked at 62.86 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -9.45 % change on previous year, in 1993.
That places Eastern Africa 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.88 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 13.99 % change on previous year | +41.6% |
| 1973 | 18.78 % change on previous year | +34.2% |
| 1974 | 16.61 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 8.09 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 1976 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1977 | 10.12 % change on previous year | +224.8% |
| 1978 | 11.08 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 12.2 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 13.27 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 1982 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1983 | -1.75 % change on previous year | -154.5% |
| 1984 | -2.65 % change on previous year | +51.7% |
| 1985 | 8.89 % change on previous year | -435.0% |
| 1986 | 5.76 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 1987 | -8.44 % change on previous year | -246.6% |
| 1988 | 8.5 % change on previous year | -200.7% |
| 1989 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 1990 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1991 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -182.0% |
| 1992 | -8.22 % change on previous year | +309.6% |
| 1993 | -9.45 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 6.02 % change on previous year | -163.7% |
| 1995 | 12.21 % change on previous year | +102.8% |
| 1996 | 11.58 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 7.95 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 1998 | -2.16 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 1999 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7255 % change on previous year | -134.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6516 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +142.9% |
| 2003 | 9.94 % change on previous year | +528.1% |
| 2004 | 10.57 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 14.21 % change on previous year | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 14.84 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 17.89 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 29.48 % change on previous year | +64.8% |
| 2009 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 2010 | 10.64 % change on previous year | +183.4% |
| 2011 | 10.25 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 10.43 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 6.6 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 13.74 % change on previous year | +108.3% |
| 2015 | -4.69 % change on previous year | -134.1% |
| 2016 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -167.5% |
| 2017 | 9.06 % change on previous year | +186.0% |
| 2018 | 6.63 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 7.11 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2020 | -0.4746 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 2021 | 8.06 % change on previous year | -1799.3% |
| 2022 | 11.84 % change on previous year | +46.9% |
| 2023 | 9.96 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 62.86 % change on previous year | +531.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1799.3% | -0.4746 % change on previous year | 8.06 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +531.2% | 9.96 % change on previous year | 62.86 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +528.1% | 1.58 % change on previous year | 9.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.54 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | 18.78 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.37 % change on previous year | -8.44 % change on previous year | 13.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 % change on previous year | -9.45 % change on previous year | 12.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.36 % change on previous year | 0.6516 % change on previous year | 29.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.29 % change on previous year | -4.69 % change on previous year | 13.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.45 % change on previous year | -0.4746 % change on previous year | 62.86 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More economy & growth data for Eastern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.86 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.08 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 127,870 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.78 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 58.67 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 62.86 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,842 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 920,068 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 504,851 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,011 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa was 62.86 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.86 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.45 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 357.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.