Countries by real GDP growth
Guyana had the highest real GDP growth of 208 countries in 2020, at 43.5%. Macao had the lowest, at -54.4%. The median was -3.8% and the figure for the World was -2.9%. Source: the World Bank.
Top 40 countries, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2020 (%) | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 43.5 | +38.1 pts |
| 2 | Timor-Leste | 31.7 | +7.5 pts |
| 3 | Ireland | 7.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 6.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 5.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 6 | Guinea | 4.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 7 | Niger | 4.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 8 | Iran | 4.4 | +6.8 pts |
| 9 | American Samoa | 4.4 | +4.9 pts |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 4.4 | -3 pts |
| 11 | Benin | 3.8 | -3 pts |
| 12 | Egypt | 3.6 | -2 pts |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 3.4 | -4.4 pts |
| 14 | Uganda | 3 | -3.5 pts |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.9 | -2.4 pts |
| 16 | Vietnam | 2.9 | -4.5 pts |
| 17 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 18 | China | 2.3 | -3.7 pts |
| 19 | Togo | 2.2 | -2.8 pts |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 2 | -3.9 pts |
| 21 | Tanzania | 2 | -3.8 pts |
| 22 | Tonga | 1.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 23 | Türkiye | 1.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 1.6 | -5.2 pts |
| 25 | Nauru | 1.6 | -7 pts |
| 26 | Senegal | 1.3 | -3.3 pts |
| 27 | Djibouti | 1.2 | -4.3 pts |
| 28 | Brunei | 1.1 | -2.7 pts |
| 29 | Syria | 1 | -0.3 pts |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 0.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 31 | Malawi | 0.8 | -4.9 pts |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 33 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.7 | -6 pts |
| 34 | Gambia | 0.6 | -5.6 pts |
| 35 | Ghana | 0.5 | -6 pts |
| 36 | Laos | 0.5 | -5 pts |
| 37 | Burundi | 0.3 | -4.2 pts |
| 38 | Cameroon | 0.3 | -3.2 pts |
| 39 | Greenland | 0.3 | -2.6 pts |
| 40 | Lithuania | 0 | -4.6 pts |
| 41 | Australia | -0.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 42 | Comoros | -0.2 | -2 pts |
| 43 | New Zealand | -0.2 | -2.6 pts |
| 44 | Kenya | -0.3 | -5.4 pts |
| 45 | Mauritania | -0.4 | -3.5 pts |
| 46 | Chad | -0.4 | -5.8 pts |
| 47 | Luxembourg | -0.5 | -3.3 pts |
| 48 | Belarus | -0.7 | -2.1 pts |
| 49 | South Korea | -0.7 | -3 pts |
| 50 | Paraguay | -0.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 51 | Serbia | -1 | -5.7 pts |
| 52 | Jordan | -1.2 | -3 pts |
| 53 | Mali | -1.2 | -6.2 pts |
| 54 | Mozambique | -1.2 | -3.5 pts |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | -1.3 | -6.8 pts |
| 56 | Pakistan | -1.3 | -3.8 pts |
| 57 | Kiribati | -1.3 | -4.6 pts |
| 58 | Norway | -1.4 | -2.8 pts |
| 59 | U.S. Virgin Islands | -1.6 | -4.5 pts |
| 60 | Faroe Islands | -1.6 | -6.2 pts |
| 61 | Denmark | -1.8 | -3.5 pts |
| 62 | Guatemala | -1.8 | -5.8 pts |
| 63 | Israel | -1.8 | -5.4 pts |
| 64 | Gabon | -1.8 | -5.8 pts |
| 65 | Sweden | -1.9 | -4.5 pts |
| 66 | Poland | -2 | -6.6 pts |
| 67 | Micronesia | -2.1 | -5.7 pts |
| 68 | Indonesia | -2.1 | -7.1 pts |
| 69 | United States | -2.1 | -4.7 pts |
| 70 | Nicaragua | -2.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 71 | Switzerland | -2.3 | -3.4 pts |
| 72 | Afghanistan | -2.4 | -6.3 pts |
| 73 | Nepal | -2.4 | -9 pts |
| 74 | New Caledonia | -2.4 | -1 pts |
| 75 | Finland | -2.5 | -3.8 pts |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | -2.5 | -7 pts |
| 77 | Slovakia | -2.6 | -4.9 pts |
| 78 | Russia | -2.7 | -4.9 pts |
| 79 | Somalia | -2.8 | -5.6 pts |
| 80 | Marshall Islands | -2.8 | -13.2 pts |
| 81 | Rwanda | -2.8 | -12.1 pts |
| 82 | Zambia | -2.8 | -4.2 pts |
| 83 | Estonia | -2.9 | -6.6 pts |
| 84 | Eswatini | -3 | -9.4 pts |
| 85 | Liberia | -3 | -0.5 pts |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3 | -5.9 pts |
| 87 | Tuvalu | -3 | -16.5 pts |
| 88 | Samoa | -3.1 | -7.6 pts |
| 89 | Bulgaria | -3.1 | -6.9 pts |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | -3.2 | -7.6 pts |
| 91 | Cyprus | -3.2 | -9.1 pts |
| 92 | Brazil | -3.3 | -4.5 pts |
| 93 | Haiti | -3.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 94 | Albania | -3.3 | -5.4 pts |
| 95 | Oman | -3.4 | -2.3 pts |
| 96 | Solomon Islands | -3.4 | -5.1 pts |
| 97 | Malta | -3.5 | -7.5 pts |
| 98 | Latvia | -3.5 | -4.1 pts |
| 99 | Cambodia | -3.6 | -11.5 pts |
| 100 | Qatar | -3.6 | -4.2 pts |
| 101 | Romania | -3.6 | -7.6 pts |
| 102 | Singapore | -3.6 | -4.8 pts |
| 103 | Sudan | -3.6 | -1.5 pts |
| 104 | Ukraine | -3.8 | -7 pts |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | -3.8 | -5.5 pts |
| 106 | Netherlands | -3.9 | -6.2 pts |
| 107 | Slovenia | -4.1 | -7.6 pts |
| 108 | Germany | -4.1 | -5.1 pts |
| 109 | Costa Rica | -4.1 | -6.8 pts |
| 110 | Puerto Rico | -4.2 | -5.9 pts |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | -4.2 | -6.7 pts |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -4.3 | -4.9 pts |
| 113 | Japan | -4.3 | -4 pts |
| 114 | Hungary | -4.3 | -9.4 pts |
| 115 | Mongolia | -4.6 | -10.2 pts |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | -4.6 | -4.4 pts |
| 117 | North Macedonia | -4.7 | -8.6 pts |
| 118 | Equatorial Guinea | -4.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 119 | Belgium | -4.8 | -7.2 pts |
| 120 | Kuwait | -4.8 | -7.1 pts |
| 121 | Cayman Islands | -5 | -8.9 pts |
| 122 | Algeria | -5 | -5.9 pts |
| 123 | Canada | -5 | -6.9 pts |
| 124 | Angola | -5.3 | -4.2 pts |
| 125 | Czechia | -5.3 | -8.9 pts |
| 126 | Malaysia | -5.5 | -9.9 pts |
| 127 | Vanuatu | -5.7 | -9 pts |
| 128 | India | -5.8 | -9.6 pts |
| 129 | Bahrain | -5.9 | -8 pts |
| 130 | Palau | -6 | -6.3 pts |
| 131 | Thailand | -6.1 | -8.2 pts |
| 132 | Chile | -6.1 | -6.8 pts |
| 133 | South Africa | -6.2 | -6.4 pts |
| 134 | Republic of the Congo | -6.3 | -7.4 pts |
| 135 | Georgia | -6.3 | -11.7 pts |
| 136 | Austria | -6.3 | -8.1 pts |
| 137 | Nigeria | -6.4 | -8.6 pts |
| 138 | Hong Kong | -6.5 | -4.9 pts |
| 139 | Iceland | -6.6 | -7.8 pts |
| 140 | San Marino | -6.6 | -8.7 pts |
| 141 | Bermuda | -7 | -7.3 pts |
| 142 | Madagascar | -7.1 | -11.5 pts |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | -7.1 | -11.7 pts |
| 144 | Morocco | -7.2 | -10.1 pts |
| 145 | Colombia | -7.2 | -10.4 pts |
| 146 | Armenia | -7.2 | -14.8 pts |
| 147 | Uruguay | -7.4 | -8.3 pts |
| 148 | France | -7.4 | -9.5 pts |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | -7.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 150 | El Salvador | -7.9 | -10.3 pts |
| 151 | Dominican Republic | -7.9 | -12.8 pts |
| 152 | Namibia | -8.1 | -7.3 pts |
| 153 | Lesotho | -8.2 | -6.7 pts |
| 154 | Portugal | -8.2 | -11 pts |
| 155 | Moldova | -8.3 | -11.8 pts |
| 156 | Jamaica | -8.3 | -10.1 pts |
| 157 | Croatia | -8.3 | -11.4 pts |
| 158 | Mexico | -8.4 | -8 pts |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | -8.7 | -10 pts |
| 160 | Botswana | -8.7 | -11.8 pts |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | -8.8 | -9.3 pts |
| 162 | Isle of Man | -8.8 | -9.1 pts |
| 163 | Italy | -8.9 | -9.3 pts |
| 164 | Honduras | -9 | -11.5 pts |
| 165 | Tunisia | -9 | -10.5 pts |
| 166 | Myanmar | -9 | -15.6 pts |
| 167 | Greece | -9.2 | -11.5 pts |
| 168 | Ecuador | -9.2 | -9.4 pts |
| 169 | Philippines | -9.5 | -15.6 pts |
| 170 | Argentina | -9.9 | -7.9 pts |
| 171 | United Kingdom | -10 | -11.3 pts |
| 172 | Bhutan | -10.2 | -16 pts |
| 173 | Guam | -10.5 | -13 pts |
| 174 | French Polynesia | -10.6 | -13.3 pts |
| 175 | Peru | -10.9 | -13.2 pts |
| 176 | Spain | -10.9 | -12.9 pts |
| 177 | Cuba | -10.9 | -10.8 pts |
| 178 | Andorra | -11.2 | -13.2 pts |
| 179 | Palestine | -11.3 | -12.7 pts |
| 180 | Seychelles | -11.7 | -17.3 pts |
| 181 | Iraq | -12 | -17.6 pts |
| 182 | Saint Martin | -12.5 | -19 pts |
| 183 | Bolivia | -12.7 | -14.2 pts |
| 184 | Monaco | -13.2 | -20.4 pts |
| 185 | Sint Maarten | -13.3 | -24.3 pts |
| 186 | Belize | -13.5 | -17.8 pts |
| 187 | Grenada | -13.8 | -14.4 pts |
| 188 | Mauritius | -14.2 | -17.1 pts |
| 189 | Montenegro | -15 | -19.4 pts |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -15.3 | -18.2 pts |
| 191 | Dominica | -15.7 | -19.7 pts |
| 192 | Suriname | -16 | -17.1 pts |
| 193 | Fiji | -17.2 | -16.6 pts |
| 194 | Barbados | -17.4 | -17.6 pts |
| 195 | Panama | -17.8 | -20.9 pts |
| 196 | Curaçao | -18.4 | -15.2 pts |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | -18.9 | -22 pts |
| 198 | Bahamas | -20.1 | -19.3 pts |
| 199 | Cape Verde | -20.8 | -27.8 pts |
| 200 | Lebanon | -21.4 | -14.5 pts |
| 201 | Saint Lucia | -22.9 | -21.9 pts |
| 202 | Aruba | -23.9 | -25.2 pts |
| 203 | Northern Mariana Islands | -29.1 | -17.6 pts |
| 204 | Libya | -29.5 | -18.3 pts |
| 205 | Venezuela | -29.8 | -2.2 pts |
| 206 | Maldives | -32.9 | -39.8 pts |
| 207 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -33.8 | -38.8 pts |
| 208 | Macao | -54.4 | -51.9 pts |
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About this ranking
Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.
Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 4 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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Which country has the highest real GDP growth?
Guyana, with 43.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
Which country has the lowest real GDP growth?
Macao, with -54.4% in 2020.
Where does this ranking come from?
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