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Countries by GDP per capita growth

Nauru had the highest GDP per capita growth of 208 countries in 2014, at 13.42%. Libya had the lowest, at -24.51%. The median was 1.83% and the figure for the World was 1.93%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest13.42Nauru
Lowest-24.51Libya
Median1.83208 countries
World1.93History

Map of countries, 2014

United Arab Emirates: -0.12 %Afghanistan: -0.94 %Antigua and Barbuda: 1.39 %Albania: 3.83 %Armenia: 3.88 %Angola: 0.82 %Argentina: -3.51 %Austria: -0.03 %Australia: 1.08 %Azerbaijan: 1.52 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.46 %Bangladesh: 5.1 %Belgium: 1.31 %Burkina Faso: 1.27 %Bulgaria: 2.18 %Burundi: 0.77 %Benin: 3.26 %Brunei: -3.81 %Bolivia: 3.84 %Brazil: -0.3 %Bahamas: 0.96 %Bhutan: 4.75 %Botswana: 4.17 %Belarus: 1.59 %Belize: 1.72 %Canada: 1.85 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 3.72 %Central African Republic: 0.5 %Republic of the Congo: 4.1 %Switzerland: 1.3 %Côte d’Ivoire: 6.75 %Chile: 0.78 %Cameroon: 2.57 %China: 6.79 %Colombia: 3.57 %Costa Rica: 2.43 %Cuba: 1.16 %Cape Verde: 0.68 %Cyprus: -1.49 %Czechia: 2.14 %Germany: 1.76 %Djibouti: 5.28 %Denmark: 0.77 %Dominican Republic: 5.85 %Algeria: 2 %Ecuador: 2.74 %Estonia: 3.59 %Egypt: 0.6 %Spain: 1.83 %Ethiopia: 7.34 %Finland: -0.89 %Fiji: 5.46 %Faroe Islands: 5.04 %France: 0.52 %Gabon: 0.87 %United Kingdom: 2.39 %Georgia: 4.04 %Ghana: 0.45 %Greenland: 5.09 %Gambia: -4.17 %Guinea: 1.16 %Equatorial Guinea: -3.43 %Greece: 1.47 %Guatemala: 2.48 %Guinea-Bissau: -1.65 %Guyana: 1.12 %Hong Kong: 2.04 %Honduras: 1.08 %Croatia: 0.21 %Haiti: 1.39 %Hungary: 4.76 %Indonesia: 3.78 %Ireland: 8.59 %Israel: 1.75 %Isle of Man: 5.47 %India: 6.06 %Iraq: -1.28 %Iran: 3.58 %Iceland: 0.79 %Italy: -0.02 %Jamaica: 0.33 %Jordan: -6.08 %Japan: 1.04 %Kenya: 2.59 %Kyrgyzstan: 1.76 %Cambodia: 6.41 %Kiribati: -0.04 %South Korea: 2.57 %Kuwait: -3.83 %Cayman Islands: 0.09 %Kazakhstan: 2.68 %Laos: 6.14 %Lebanon: -7.26 %Sri Lanka: 5.39 %Liberia: -1.37 %Lesotho: 0.56 %Lithuania: 4.62 %Luxembourg: 0.23 %Latvia: 3.06 %Libya: -24.51 %Morocco: 1.44 %Moldova: 5.06 %Montenegro: 2.18 %Madagascar: 0.61 %North Macedonia: 3.91 %Mali: 3.19 %Myanmar: 7.28 %Mongolia: 5.55 %Mauritania: 1.18 %Mauritius: 3.67 %Malawi: 2.7 %Mexico: 1.27 %Malaysia: 4.2 %Mozambique: 4.63 %Namibia: 3.36 %Niger: 2.78 %Nigeria: 3.54 %Nicaragua: 3.36 %Netherlands: 1.25 %Norway: 0.95 %Nepal: 5.7 %New Zealand: 2.11 %Oman: -2.97 %Panama: 2.83 %Peru: 1.37 %French Polynesia: -0.01 %Papua New Guinea: 10.6 %Philippines: 4.62 %Pakistan: 2.57 %Poland: 4 %Puerto Rico: 0.09 %Palestine: -2.47 %Portugal: 1.29 %Palau: 3.82 %Paraguay: 3.79 %Qatar: -7.27 %Romania: 4.51 %Serbia: -1.33 %Russia: -1.12 %Rwanda: 3.14 %Saudi Arabia: 1.51 %Solomon Islands: -2.41 %Sudan: 1.86 %Sweden: 1.29 %Singapore: 2.59 %Slovenia: 2.66 %Slovakia: 2.61 %Sierra Leone: -9.99 %Senegal: 2.91 %Somalia: 5.14 %Suriname: -0.85 %South Sudan: 2.74 %El Salvador: 1.31 %Syria: -4.15 %Eswatini: 1.49 %Chad: -1.52 %Togo: 3.52 %Thailand: 0.45 %Tajikistan: 4.06 %Timor-Leste: 2.42 %Turkmenistan: 7.88 %Tunisia: 1.87 %Türkiye: 3.2 %Trinidad and Tobago: 3.3 %Tanzania: 3.51 %Ukraine: -5.09 %Uganda: 2.05 %United States: 1.71 %Uruguay: 2.9 %Uzbekistan: 5.94 %Venezuela: -4.94 %Vietnam: 5.14 %Vanuatu: 0.82 %Samoa: -0.23 %Yemen: -3.2 %South Africa: -0.26 %Zambia: 1.42 %Zimbabwe: 0.98 %
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%, 2014. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank, GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2014

Nauru: 13.42 %Nauru13.42Papua New Guinea: 10.6 %Papua New Guinea10.6Ireland: 8.59 %Ireland8.59Turkmenistan: 7.88 %Turkmenistan7.88Saint Kitts and Nevis: 7.53 %Saint Kitts and Nevis7.53Ethiopia: 7.34 %Ethiopia7.34Myanmar: 7.28 %Myanmar7.28China: 6.79 %China6.79Côte d’Ivoire: 6.75 %Côte d’Ivoire6.75Grenada: 6.74 %Grenada6.74Cambodia: 6.41 %Cambodia6.41Laos: 6.14 %Laos6.14India: 6.06 %India6.06Uzbekistan: 5.94 %Uzbekistan5.94Dominican Republic: 5.85 %Dominican Republic5.85Nepal: 5.7 %Nepal5.7Mongolia: 5.55 %Mongolia5.55Malta: 5.48 %Malta5.48Isle of Man: 5.47 %Isle of Man5.47Fiji: 5.46 %Fiji5.46Sri Lanka: 5.39 %Sri Lanka5.39Northern Mariana Islands: 5.34 %Northern Mariana Islands5.34Djibouti: 5.28 %Djibouti5.28Monaco: 5.17 %Monaco5.17Somalia: 5.14 %Somalia5.14Vietnam: 5.14 %Vietnam5.14Bangladesh: 5.1 %Bangladesh5.1Greenland: 5.09 %Greenland5.09Moldova: 5.06 %Moldova5.06Faroe Islands: 5.04 %Faroe Islands5.04Hungary: 4.76 %Hungary4.76Bhutan: 4.75 %Bhutan4.75Mozambique: 4.63 %Mozambique4.63Lithuania: 4.62 %Lithuania4.62Philippines: 4.62 %Philippines4.62Andorra: 4.53 %Andorra4.53Romania: 4.51 %Romania4.51Turks and Caicos Islands: 4.38 %Turks and Caicos Islands4.38Maldives: 4.33 %Maldives4.33Malaysia: 4.2 %Malaysia4.2Nauru: 13.42 %Nauru13.42Papua New Guinea: 10.6 %Papua New Guinea10.6Ireland: 8.59 %Ireland8.59Turkmenistan: 7.88 %Turkmenistan7.88Saint Kitts and Nevis: 7.53 %Saint Kitts and Nevis7.53Ethiopia: 7.34 %Ethiopia7.34Myanmar: 7.28 %Myanmar7.28China: 6.79 %China6.79Côte d’Ivoire: 6.75 %Côte d’Ivoire6.75Grenada: 6.74 %Grenada6.74Cambodia: 6.41 %Cambodia6.41Laos: 6.14 %Laos6.14India: 6.06 %India6.06Uzbekistan: 5.94 %Uzbekistan5.94Dominican Republic: 5.85 %Dominican Republic5.85Nepal: 5.7 %Nepal5.7Mongolia: 5.55 %Mongolia5.55Malta: 5.48 %Malta5.48Isle of Man: 5.47 %Isle of Man5.47Fiji: 5.46 %Fiji5.46Sri Lanka: 5.39 %Sri Lanka5.39Northern Mariana Islands: 5.34 %Northern Mariana Islands5.34Djibouti: 5.28 %Djibouti5.28Monaco: 5.17 %Monaco5.17Somalia: 5.14 %Somalia5.14Vietnam: 5.14 %Vietnam5.14Bangladesh: 5.1 %Bangladesh5.1Greenland: 5.09 %Greenland5.09Moldova: 5.06 %Moldova5.06Faroe Islands: 5.04 %Faroe Islands5.04Hungary: 4.76 %Hungary4.76Bhutan: 4.75 %Bhutan4.75Mozambique: 4.63 %Mozambique4.63Lithuania: 4.62 %Lithuania4.62Philippines: 4.62 %Philippines4.62Andorra: 4.53 %Andorra4.53Romania: 4.51 %Romania4.51Turks and Caicos Islands: 4.38 %Turks and Caicos Islands4.38Maldives: 4.33 %Maldives4.33Malaysia: 4.2 %Malaysia4.2
%. Source: World Bank, GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Nauru13.42+11.77 pts
2Papua New Guinea10.6+9.55 pts
3Ireland8.59+6.93 pts
4Turkmenistan7.88+0.14 pts
5Saint Kitts and Nevis7.53+1.88 pts
6Ethiopia7.34-0.28 pts
7Myanmar7.28-0.23 pts
8China6.79-0.28 pts
9Côte d’Ivoire6.75-1.82 pts
10Grenada6.74+5.03 pts
11Cambodia6.41+0.15 pts
12Laos6.14-0.38 pts
13India6.06+1.09 pts
14Uzbekistan5.94-0.31 pts
15Dominican Republic5.85+2.18 pts
16Nepal5.7+2.38 pts
17Mongolia5.55-3.81 pts
18Malta5.48+0.38 pts
19Isle of Man5.47+1.09 pts
20Fiji5.46+0.89 pts
21Sri Lanka5.39-1.62 pts
22Northern Mariana Islands5.34+1.73 pts
23Djibouti5.28n/a
24Monaco5.17-2.14 pts
25Somalia5.14-2.3 pts
26Vietnam5.14+0.82 pts
27Bangladesh5.1+0.08 pts
28Greenland5.09+5.82 pts
29Moldova5.06-4.01 pts
30Faroe Islands5.04-0.92 pts
31Hungary4.76+2.23 pts
32Bhutan4.75+4.13 pts
33Mozambique4.63+1.09 pts
34Lithuania4.62-0.41 pts
35Philippines4.62-0.15 pts
36Andorra4.53+5.97 pts
37Romania4.51+3.85 pts
38Turks and Caicos Islands4.38+7.89 pts
39Maldives4.33+0.9 pts
40Malaysia4.2+1.29 pts
41Botswana4.17-5.27 pts
42Republic of the Congo4.1+7.2 pts
43Tajikistan4.06-0.7 pts
44Georgia4.04-1.41 pts
45Poland4+3.25 pts
46North Macedonia3.91+0.6 pts
47Armenia3.88+0.51 pts
48Bolivia3.84-1.28 pts
49Albania3.83+0.54 pts
50Palau3.82+4.56 pts
51Paraguay3.79-2.96 pts
52Indonesia3.78-0.48 pts
53Democratic Republic of the Congo3.72-9.86 pts
54Mauritius3.67+0.52 pts
55Estonia3.59+1.47 pts
56Iran3.58+6.38 pts
57Colombia3.57-0.57 pts
58Nigeria3.54-0.28 pts
59Togo3.52-0.05 pts
60Tanzania3.51-0.12 pts
61Nicaragua3.36-0.12 pts
62Namibia3.36+0.45 pts
63Trinidad and Tobago3.3+0.35 pts
64Benin3.26-0.82 pts
65Türkiye3.2-3.9 pts
66Mali3.19+2.87 pts
67Rwanda3.14+0.91 pts
68Latvia3.06-0.13 pts
69São Tomé and Príncipe2.98-0.12 pts
70Senegal2.91+3.49 pts
71Uruguay2.9-1.43 pts
72Panama2.83-1.66 pts
73American Samoa2.79+4.42 pts
74Niger2.78+1.35 pts
75Ecuador2.74-2.87 pts
76South Sudan2.74-6.23 pts
77Malawi2.7+0.24 pts
78Kazakhstan2.68-1.81 pts
79Slovenia2.66+3.62 pts
80Slovakia2.61+2.01 pts
81Singapore2.59-0.54 pts
82Kenya2.59+1.33 pts
83Cameroon2.57+0.48 pts
84South Korea2.57-0.25 pts
85Pakistan2.57-0.12 pts
86Guatemala2.48+0.79 pts
87Bosnia and Herzegovina2.46-1.57 pts
88Seychelles2.46+3.06 pts
89Tonga2.44+1.69 pts
90Costa Rica2.43+1.07 pts
91Timor-Leste2.42+1.44 pts
92United Kingdom2.39+1.35 pts
93Bulgaria2.18+0.7 pts
94Montenegro2.18-1.01 pts
95Czechia2.14+2.21 pts
96New Zealand2.11+0.33 pts
97Guam2.09+0.17 pts
98Uganda2.05+1.39 pts
99Hong Kong2.04-0.64 pts
100Algeria2+1.45 pts
101Tunisia1.87+0.66 pts
102Sudan1.86+2.24 pts
103Canada1.85+0.59 pts
104Spain1.83+2.9 pts
105Tuvalu1.82-1.35 pts
106Kyrgyzstan1.76-6.76 pts
107Germany1.76+1.63 pts
108Israel1.75-0.42 pts
109Belize1.72-0.15 pts
110United States1.71+0.36 pts
111Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.71-1.32 pts
112Belarus1.59+0.56 pts
113Azerbaijan1.52-2.96 pts
114Saudi Arabia1.51+3.98 pts
115Eswatini1.49-2.04 pts
116Greece1.47+3.03 pts
117Morocco1.44-1.32 pts
118Zambia1.42-0.32 pts
119Haiti1.39-1.38 pts
120Antigua and Barbuda1.39+2.9 pts
121Dominica1.38+2.23 pts
122Peru1.37-3.53 pts
123Belgium1.31+1.48 pts
124El Salvador1.31-0.51 pts
125Switzerland1.3+0.63 pts
126Portugal1.29+1.73 pts
127Sweden1.29+1 pts
128Mexico1.27+1.72 pts
129Burkina Faso1.27-1.39 pts
130Netherlands1.25+1.57 pts
131Mauritania1.18+0.25 pts
132Cuba1.16-1.63 pts
133Guinea1.16-0.28 pts
134Guyana1.12-2.02 pts
135Australia1.08+0.18 pts
136Honduras1.08+0.3 pts
137Japan1.04-1.1 pts
138Zimbabwe0.98+0.42 pts
139Bahamas0.96+4.71 pts
140Norway0.95+0.89 pts
141Saint Lucia0.88+3.14 pts
142Gabon0.87-1.12 pts
143Vanuatu0.82+2.57 pts
144Angola0.82-0.1 pts
145Iceland0.79-1.84 pts
146Chile0.78-1.54 pts
147Denmark0.77-0.21 pts
148Burundi0.77-0.46 pts
149Cape Verde0.68+0.1 pts
150Madagascar0.61+1.05 pts
151Egypt0.6+0.74 pts
152Barbados0.56+0.63 pts
153Lesotho0.56-0.14 pts
154France0.52+0.26 pts
155Central African Republic0.5+37.32 pts
156Marshall Islands0.5-4.83 pts
157San Marino0.47-0.03 pts
158Ghana0.45-4.31 pts
159Thailand0.45-1.64 pts
160Aruba0.35-4.5 pts
161Jamaica0.33+0.22 pts
162Luxembourg0.23-0.58 pts
163Croatia0.21-0.29 pts
164Puerto Rico0.09-0.42 pts
165Cayman Islands0.09+1.43 pts
166French Polynesia-0.01+0.19 pts
167Italy-0.02+2 pts
168Austria-0.03+0.81 pts
169Kiribati-0.04-6.3 pts
170Comoros-0.09-2.37 pts
171United Arab Emirates-0.12-0.93 pts
172Samoa-0.23+0.56 pts
173South Africa-0.26-1.06 pts
174Brazil-0.3-2.48 pts
175Bahrain-0.56-2.14 pts
176Sint Maarten-0.69+0.36 pts
177Suriname-0.85-2.63 pts
178Finland-0.89+0.55 pts
179Afghanistan-0.94-2.99 pts
180Russia-1.12-2.58 pts
181Iraq-1.28-3.95 pts
182Serbia-1.33-2.27 pts
183Liberia-1.37-7.7 pts
184Cyprus-1.49+4.99 pts
185Chad-1.52-0.75 pts
186U.S. Virgin Islands-1.63+4.53 pts
187Guinea-Bissau-1.65-2.2 pts
188Curaçao-1.97-0.21 pts
189Solomon Islands-2.41-3.88 pts
190Palestine-2.47-4.69 pts
191Micronesia-2.81+1.1 pts
192Oman-2.97-0.33 pts
193Yemen-3.2-4.88 pts
194Equatorial Guinea-3.43+4.46 pts
195Argentina-3.51-4.91 pts
196Bermuda-3.63-3.47 pts
197Brunei-3.81-0.34 pts
198Kuwait-3.83-0.06 pts
199Syria-4.15+18.44 pts
200Gambia-4.17-4.08 pts
201Venezuela-4.94-5.03 pts
202Ukraine-5.09-5.31 pts
203Jordan-6.08-3.6 pts
204Macao-6.73-13.02 pts
205Lebanon-7.26-1.91 pts
206Qatar-7.27-1.13 pts
207Sierra Leone-9.99-21.87 pts
208Libya-24.51-4.88 pts

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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.

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 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Nauru, with 13.42% in 2014, according to the World Bank.

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Libya, with -24.51% in 2014.

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