GDP per Capita Growth

Annual growth of GDP per capita. Gapminder, 2012–2019.

Source: Gapminder (open data, ddf) Licence: CC BY 4.0 Unit: % YoY Parsed: 2026-08-03 Open source ↗

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Avg (2019)
2.8
-0.10pp vs 2018
Improving
7
of 184 tracked
Declining
14
period over period
Stable
163
±0.5pp band

GDP/capita growth

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Trend over time

Group average by period, 2012–2019.

0.11.12.23.24.2 20122013201420152016201720182019
AsiaAfricaEuropeAmericas

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Movers

Biggest period-over-period changes.

Top risers

EntityNowChange
🇲🇷 Mauritania 8.1 +5.1pp
🇲🇳 Mongolia 6.9 +2.1pp
🇵🇦 Panama 5.8 +1.8pp
🇼🇸 Samoa 1.6 +1.5pp
🇷🇸 Serbia 4 +1.0pp

Top fallers

EntityNowChange
🇱🇾 Libya 1.9 -6.5pp
🇧🇹 Bhutan 7.8 -3.5pp
🇬🇭 Ghana 1.2 -2.9pp
🇧🇳 Brunei 1.9 -2.1pp
🇨🇬 Congo, Rep. 0.5 -2.0pp

By group

Change by group, latest period.

Asia 0.00pp
Europe 0.00pp
Americas 0.00pp
Africa -0.20pp
GroupMembersAvgChange
Asia 54 3.2 0.00pp
Africa 53 3 -0.20pp
Europe 43 2.5 0.00pp
Americas 34 2.2 0.00pp

GDP per Capita Growth — full ranking

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184 entities, 2019, change vs 2018. Highest first.
#EntityGDP/capita growthChange
1🇬🇳 Guinea14.8+0.20pp
2🇲🇷 Mauritania8.1+5.1pp
3🇧🇹 Bhutan7.8-3.5pp
4🇲🇳 Mongolia6.9+2.1pp
5🇹🇲 Turkmenistan6.6+0.50pp
6🇰🇭 Cambodia6.40.00pp
7🇮🇶 Iraq6.1-0.20pp
8🇨🇳 China6-0.10pp
9🇧🇩 Bangladesh5.90.00pp
10🇹🇱 Timor-Leste5.9-1.3pp
11🇬🇪 Georgia5.8+0.50pp
12🇱🇰 Sri Lanka5.80.00pp
13🇵🇦 Panama5.8+1.8pp
14🇲🇲 Myanmar5.6-0.10pp
15🇱🇦 Lao5.50.00pp
16🇮🇳 India5.4+0.10pp
17🇲🇿 Mozambique5.30.00pp
18🇷🇼 Rwanda5.30.00pp
19🇦🇱 Albania5.2+0.20pp
20🇳🇪 Niger5-1.5pp
21🇱🇷 Liberia4.9-0.10pp
22🇻🇳 Vietnam4.90.00pp
23🇦🇲 Armenia4.80.00pp
24🇧🇫 Burkina Faso4.8+0.70pp
25🇱🇸 Lesotho4.8-0.50pp
26🇲🇦 Morocco4.60.00pp
27🇮🇩 Indonesia4.50.00pp
28🇪🇹 Ethiopia4.4-0.50pp
29🇬🇦 Gabon4.4-0.30pp
30🇱🇹 Lithuania4.30.00pp
31🇱🇻 Latvia4.30.00pp
32🇶🇦 Qatar4.3-0.20pp
33🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina4.20.00pp
34🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic4.2+0.10pp
35🇵🇪 Peru4.20.00pp
36🇹🇼 Taiwan4.20.00pp
37🇺🇿 Uzbekistan4.20.00pp
38🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe4.10.00pp
39🇹🇭 Thailand4.10.00pp
40🇲🇩 Moldova40.00pp
41🇷🇸 Serbia4+1.0pp
42🇰🇿 Kazakhstan3.90.00pp
43🇵🇭 Philippines3.90.00pp
44🇺🇬 Uganda3.9+0.10pp
45🇪🇪 Estonia3.8+0.10pp
46🇰🇪 Kenya3.80.00pp
47🇲🇰 North Macedonia3.80.00pp
48🇳🇦 Namibia3.80.00pp
49🇳🇬 Nigeria3.8+0.10pp
50🇹🇿 Tanzania3.8+0.10pp
51🇨🇫 Central African Republic3.7-0.10pp
52🇨🇱 Chile3.70.00pp
53🇵🇱 Poland3.7+0.10pp
54🇷🇴 Romania3.70.00pp
55🇸🇸 South Sudan3.7+0.40pp
56🇲🇺 Mauritius3.6+0.10pp
57🇹🇯 Tajikistan3.60.00pp
58🇦🇴 Angola3.50.00pp
59🇧🇬 Bulgaria3.50.00pp
60🇳🇵 Nepal3.5+0.10pp
61🇸🇷 Suriname3.5-0.30pp
62🇸🇰 Slovak Republic3.50.00pp
63🇺🇾 Uruguay3.50.00pp
64🇦🇫 Afghanistan3.4+0.40pp
65🇦🇿 Azerbaijan3.4+0.20pp
66🇧🇾 Belarus3.30.00pp
67🇨🇴 Colombia3.30.00pp
68🇰🇷 South Korea3.30.00pp
69🇲🇾 Malaysia3.20.00pp
70🇹🇳 Tunisia3.20.00pp
71🇻🇨 St. Vincent and the Grenadines3.20.00pp
72🇭🇰 Hong Kong, China3.1+0.10pp
73🇵🇰 Pakistan3.10.00pp
74🇸🇱 Sierra Leone3.1-0.30pp
75🇧🇴 Bolivia30.00pp
76🇱🇧 Lebanon30.00pp
77🇲🇻 Maldives30.00pp
78🇧🇮 Burundi2.90.00pp
79🇩🇯 Djibouti2.9-0.20pp
80🇬🇷 Greece2.9-0.60pp
81🇬🇾 Guyana2.9-1.0pp
82🇲🇪 Montenegro2.9+0.20pp
83🇲🇼 Malawi2.9-0.40pp
84🇿🇼 Zimbabwe2.90.00pp
85🇧🇷 Brazil2.8+0.20pp
86🇨🇲 Cameroon2.80.00pp
87🇨🇻 Cape Verde2.8+0.10pp
88🇲🇬 Madagascar2.8+0.10pp
89🇸🇬 Singapore2.8+0.10pp
90🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire2.7-1.1pp
91🇩🇿 Algeria2.7+0.10pp
92🇬🇲 Gambia2.70.00pp
93🇭🇹 Haiti2.70.00pp
94🇲🇽 Mexico2.70.00pp
95🇳🇮 Nicaragua2.70.00pp
96🇵🇾 Paraguay2.70.00pp
97🇧🇼 Botswana2.6-0.20pp
98🇷🇺 Russia2.60.00pp
99🇿🇲 Zambia2.6-0.30pp
100🇧🇯 Benin2.5+0.10pp
101🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep.2.5-0.90pp
102🇹🇬 Togo2.5-0.30pp
103🇹🇷 Turkey2.50.00pp
104🇨🇿 Czech Republic2.4+0.10pp
105🇸🇨 Seychelles2.3-0.10pp
106🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda2.20.00pp
107🇨🇷 Costa Rica2.20.00pp
108🇩🇴 Dominican Republic2.20.00pp
109🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau2.2+0.20pp
110🇬🇩 Grenada2.2+0.10pp
111🇯🇲 Jamaica2.2+0.10pp
112🇯🇴 Jordan2.20.00pp
113🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia2.20.00pp
114🇸🇳 Senegal2.2+0.10pp
115🇧🇧 Barbados2.10.00pp
116🇪🇨 Ecuador20.00pp
117🇪🇬 Egypt20.00pp
118🇭🇷 Croatia2-0.10pp
119🇧🇳 Brunei1.9-2.1pp
120🇰🇲 Comoros1.90.00pp
121🇩🇲 Dominica1.9-0.50pp
122🇫🇯 Fiji1.9+0.10pp
123🇭🇺 Hungary1.90.00pp
124🇮🇸 Iceland1.90.00pp
125🇱🇾 Libya1.9-6.5pp
126🇾🇪 Yemen1.9+0.60pp
127🇦🇺 Australia1.8+0.10pp
128🇬🇧 UK1.8+0.10pp
129🇳🇱 Netherlands1.8+0.10pp
130🇵🇹 Portugal1.80.00pp
131🇳🇿 New Zealand1.70.00pp
132🇸🇩 Sudan1.7-1.1pp
133🇸🇮 Slovenia1.70.00pp
134🇸🇪 Sweden1.70.00pp
135🇻🇺 Vanuatu1.7-0.20pp
136🇿🇦 South Africa1.70.00pp
137🇮🇪 Ireland1.60.00pp
138🇯🇵 Japan1.6+0.20pp
139🇱🇨 St. Lucia1.6+0.20pp
140🇸🇻 El Salvador1.60.00pp
141🇼🇸 Samoa1.6+1.5pp
142🇧🇭 Bahrain1.50.00pp
143🇪🇸 Spain1.50.00pp
144🇫🇷 France1.50.00pp
145🇹🇴 Tonga1.50.00pp
146🇩🇰 Denmark1.40.00pp
147🇫🇮 Finland1.40.00pp
148🇺🇸 USA1.4-0.40pp
149🇩🇪 Germany1.30.00pp
150🇲🇱 Mali1.3-0.30pp
151🇸🇧 Solomon Islands1.30.00pp
152🇧🇸 Bahamas1.2-0.10pp
153🇬🇭 Ghana1.2-2.9pp
154🇮🇱 Israel1.20.00pp
155🇵🇼 Palau1.20.00pp
156🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea1.2+0.30pp
157🇦🇪 UAE1.1-0.10pp
158🇨🇦 Canada1.10.00pp
159🇨🇭 Switzerland1.1-0.10pp
160🇨🇾 Cyprus1.1-0.20pp
161🇮🇷 Iran1.1+0.10pp
162🇰🇼 Kuwait1.10.00pp
163🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago1.10.00pp
164🇦🇹 Austria10.00pp
165🇬🇹 Guatemala10.00pp
166🇰🇳 St. Kitts and Nevis10.00pp
167🇳🇴 Norway10.00pp
168🇹🇩 Chad1+0.20pp
169🇦🇷 Argentina0.90.00pp
170🇧🇪 Belgium0.9+0.10pp
171🇭🇳 Honduras0.90.00pp
172🇸🇿 Eswatini0.80.00pp
173🇧🇿 Belize0.70.00pp
174🇮🇹 Italy0.60.00pp
175🇴🇲 Oman0.60.00pp
176🇨🇬 Congo, Rep.0.5-2.0pp
177🇫🇲 Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.5-0.10pp
178🇲🇹 Malta0.5-1.0pp
179🇪🇷 Eritrea0.3+0.40pp
180🇱🇺 Luxembourg0.3+0.10pp
181🇰🇮 Kiribati00.00pp
182🇲🇭 Marshall Islands-0.1+0.50pp
183🇻🇪 Venezuela-0.60.00pp
184🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea-11.7-1.6pp