GDP per capita growth
Annual percentage change in real GDP per person, from GDP at constant 2015 US dollars divided by mid-year population. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.
Below gdp_growth when the population grows, above it when the population shrinks. Wars and oil shocks move it by tens of points in a year.
Key facts
- GDP per capita growth in the World was 1.99% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- GDP per capita growth in the United States was 1.63% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- Guyana had the highest GDP per capita growth of 199 countries in 2024, at 43%, and Palestine the lowest, at -24.66%. Source: the World Bank.
- Published for 213 places, with figures from 1961 to 2025.
Rankings
Countries by GDP per capita growth, 2024
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Ireland
- Niger
- Estonia
- Kyrgyzstan
- Egypt
- Togo
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest GDP per capita growth? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"gdp_per_capita_growth","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=gdp_per_capita_growth&level=country