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Countries by GDP per capita growth

Ireland had the highest GDP per capita growth of 209 countries in 2015, at 23.45%. Yemen had the lowest, at -30.15%. The median was 1.53% and the figure for the World was 1.91%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest23.45Ireland
Lowest-30.15Yemen
Median1.53209 countries
World1.91History

Map of countries, 2015

United Arab Emirates: 1.47 %Afghanistan: -1.67 %Antigua and Barbuda: 0.69 %Albania: 3.82 %Armenia: 3.52 %Angola: -2.8 %Argentina: 1.66 %Austria: 0.17 %Australia: 0.7 %Azerbaijan: -0.15 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.66 %Bangladesh: 5.6 %Belgium: 0.89 %Burkina Faso: 0.89 %Bulgaria: 4.72 %Burundi: -2.64 %Benin: -1.18 %Brunei: -1.68 %Bolivia: 3.28 %Brazil: -4.31 %Bahamas: 0.2 %Bhutan: 5.58 %Botswana: -6.2 %Belarus: -3.96 %Belize: 0.62 %Canada: -0.11 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2.9 %Central African Republic: 4.2 %Republic of the Congo: -1.98 %Switzerland: 0.31 %Côte d’Ivoire: 4.14 %Chile: 1.11 %Cameroon: 2.4 %China: 6.36 %Colombia: 2.07 %Costa Rica: 2.56 %Cuba: 4.54 %Cape Verde: 0.92 %Cyprus: 3.2 %Czechia: 4.75 %Germany: 0.79 %Djibouti: 5.46 %Denmark: 1.39 %Dominican Republic: 5.76 %Algeria: 1.1 %Ecuador: -1.3 %Estonia: 1.77 %Egypt: 2.2 %Spain: 4.15 %Ethiopia: 7.47 %Finland: 0.14 %Fiji: 4.39 %Faroe Islands: -0.01 %France: 0.71 %Gabon: 0.69 %United Kingdom: 1.41 %Georgia: 3.19 %Ghana: -0.21 %Greenland: -2.21 %Gambia: 1.25 %Guinea: 1.23 %Equatorial Guinea: -12.49 %Greece: 0.43 %Guatemala: 2.2 %Guinea-Bissau: 3.44 %Guyana: 0.08 %Hong Kong: 1.52 %Honduras: 1.88 %Croatia: 3.55 %Haiti: -0.05 %Hungary: 4.03 %Indonesia: 3.71 %Ireland: 23.45 %Israel: 0.23 %Isle of Man: -0.03 %India: 6.72 %Iraq: -0.15 %Iran: -2.76 %Iceland: 2.69 %Italy: 1.04 %Jamaica: 0.61 %Jordan: -5.57 %Japan: 1.91 %Kenya: 2.66 %Kyrgyzstan: 1.57 %Cambodia: 5.65 %Kiribati: 9.85 %South Korea: 2.38 %Kuwait: -3.83 %Cayman Islands: 0.36 %Kazakhstan: -0.3 %Laos: 5.72 %Lebanon: -1.49 %Sri Lanka: 3.25 %Liberia: -2.06 %Lesotho: 1.92 %Lithuania: 3.76 %Luxembourg: -0.12 %Latvia: 4.64 %Libya: -2.43 %Morocco: 3.11 %Moldova: 0.43 %Montenegro: 2.37 %Madagascar: 0.45 %North Macedonia: 4.13 %Mali: 2.97 %Myanmar: 6.14 %Mongolia: 0.22 %Mauritania: 2.26 %Mauritius: 3.58 %Malawi: 0.01 %Mexico: 1.61 %Malaysia: 3.29 %Mozambique: 4.32 %Namibia: 1.53 %Niger: 0.6 %Nigeria: 0.08 %Nicaragua: 3.38 %Netherlands: 1.67 %Norway: 1.03 %Nepal: 3.41 %New Zealand: 1.64 %Oman: 0.44 %Panama: 3.46 %Peru: 2.09 %French Polynesia: 1.26 %Papua New Guinea: 3.9 %Philippines: 4.79 %Pakistan: 2.77 %Poland: 4.5 %Puerto Rico: 0.35 %Palestine: 1.37 %Portugal: 2.01 %Palau: 8.23 %Paraguay: 1.46 %Qatar: -3.86 %Romania: 3.64 %Serbia: 1.82 %Russia: -2.28 %Rwanda: 6.3 %Saudi Arabia: -0.63 %Solomon Islands: -1.9 %Sudan: -1.15 %Sweden: 3.29 %Singapore: 1.76 %Slovenia: 2.32 %Slovakia: 5.08 %Sierra Leone: -6.55 %Senegal: 3.15 %Somalia: 6.72 %Suriname: -4.45 %South Sudan: -9.77 %El Salvador: 2.06 %Syria: 0.01 %Eswatini: 1.12 %Chad: 0.07 %Togo: 3.47 %Thailand: 2.66 %Tajikistan: 3.34 %Timor-Leste: 0.5 %Turkmenistan: 4.05 %Tunisia: -0.17 %Türkiye: 4.4 %Trinidad and Tobago: -0.73 %Tanzania: 2.77 %Ukraine: -9.28 %Uganda: 2 %United States: 2.13 %Uruguay: 0.02 %Uzbekistan: 6.1 %Venezuela: -7.17 %Vietnam: 5.67 %Vanuatu: 1.22 %Samoa: 2.95 %Yemen: -30.15 %South Africa: -0.69 %Zambia: -0.24 %Zimbabwe: 0.43 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Ireland: 23.45 %Ireland23.45Kiribati: 9.85 %Kiribati9.85Tuvalu: 9.59 %Tuvalu9.59Palau: 8.23 %Palau8.23Ethiopia: 7.47 %Ethiopia7.47Malta: 6.97 %Malta6.97Somalia: 6.72 %Somalia6.72India: 6.72 %India6.72Turks and Caicos Islands: 6.59 %Turks and Caicos Islands6.59Seychelles: 6.51 %Seychelles6.51China: 6.36 %China6.36Rwanda: 6.3 %Rwanda6.3Myanmar: 6.14 %Myanmar6.14Uzbekistan: 6.1 %Uzbekistan6.1Grenada: 5.94 %Grenada5.94Dominican Republic: 5.76 %Dominican Republic5.76Laos: 5.72 %Laos5.72Vietnam: 5.67 %Vietnam5.67Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.66 %Bosnia and Herzegovina5.66Cambodia: 5.65 %Cambodia5.65Bangladesh: 5.6 %Bangladesh5.6Bhutan: 5.58 %Bhutan5.58Djibouti: 5.46 %Djibouti5.46Slovakia: 5.08 %Slovakia5.08Philippines: 4.79 %Philippines4.79Czechia: 4.75 %Czechia4.75Bulgaria: 4.72 %Bulgaria4.72Northern Mariana Islands: 4.72 %Northern Mariana Islands4.72Latvia: 4.64 %Latvia4.64Cuba: 4.54 %Cuba4.54Poland: 4.5 %Poland4.5Türkiye: 4.4 %Türkiye4.4Fiji: 4.39 %Fiji4.39Mozambique: 4.32 %Mozambique4.32American Samoa: 4.3 %American Samoa4.3Central African Republic: 4.2 %Central African Republic4.2Spain: 4.15 %Spain4.15Côte d’Ivoire: 4.14 %Côte d’Ivoire4.14North Macedonia: 4.13 %North Macedonia4.13Micronesia: 4.08 %Micronesia4.08Ireland: 23.45 %Ireland23.45Kiribati: 9.85 %Kiribati9.85Tuvalu: 9.59 %Tuvalu9.59Palau: 8.23 %Palau8.23Ethiopia: 7.47 %Ethiopia7.47Malta: 6.97 %Malta6.97Somalia: 6.72 %Somalia6.72India: 6.72 %India6.72Turks and Caicos Islands: 6.59 %Turks and Caicos Islands6.59Seychelles: 6.51 %Seychelles6.51China: 6.36 %China6.36Rwanda: 6.3 %Rwanda6.3Myanmar: 6.14 %Myanmar6.14Uzbekistan: 6.1 %Uzbekistan6.1Grenada: 5.94 %Grenada5.94Dominican Republic: 5.76 %Dominican Republic5.76Laos: 5.72 %Laos5.72Vietnam: 5.67 %Vietnam5.67Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.66 %Bosnia and Herzegovina5.66Cambodia: 5.65 %Cambodia5.65Bangladesh: 5.6 %Bangladesh5.6Bhutan: 5.58 %Bhutan5.58Djibouti: 5.46 %Djibouti5.46Slovakia: 5.08 %Slovakia5.08Philippines: 4.79 %Philippines4.79Czechia: 4.75 %Czechia4.75Bulgaria: 4.72 %Bulgaria4.72Northern Mariana Islands: 4.72 %Northern Mariana Islands4.72Latvia: 4.64 %Latvia4.64Cuba: 4.54 %Cuba4.54Poland: 4.5 %Poland4.5Türkiye: 4.4 %Türkiye4.4Fiji: 4.39 %Fiji4.39Mozambique: 4.32 %Mozambique4.32American Samoa: 4.3 %American Samoa4.3Central African Republic: 4.2 %Central African Republic4.2Spain: 4.15 %Spain4.15Côte d’Ivoire: 4.14 %Côte d’Ivoire4.14North Macedonia: 4.13 %North Macedonia4.13Micronesia: 4.08 %Micronesia4.08
%. Source: World Bank, GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Ireland23.45+14.86 pts
2Kiribati9.85+9.89 pts
3Tuvalu9.59+7.76 pts
4Palau8.23+4.41 pts
5Ethiopia7.47+0.13 pts
6Malta6.97+1.49 pts
7Somalia6.72+1.58 pts
8India6.72+0.65 pts
9Turks and Caicos Islands6.59+2.21 pts
10Seychelles6.51+4.05 pts
11China6.36-0.42 pts
12Rwanda6.3+3.15 pts
13Myanmar6.14-1.14 pts
14Uzbekistan6.1+0.16 pts
15Grenada5.94-0.8 pts
16Dominican Republic5.76-0.08 pts
17Laos5.72-0.42 pts
18Vietnam5.67+0.53 pts
19Bosnia and Herzegovina5.66+3.2 pts
20Cambodia5.65-0.76 pts
21Bangladesh5.6+0.51 pts
22Bhutan5.58+0.84 pts
23Djibouti5.46+0.18 pts
24Slovakia5.08+2.47 pts
25Philippines4.79+0.17 pts
26Czechia4.75+2.61 pts
27Bulgaria4.72+2.54 pts
28Northern Mariana Islands4.72-0.62 pts
29Latvia4.64+1.58 pts
30Cuba4.54+3.38 pts
31Poland4.5+0.5 pts
32Türkiye4.4+1.2 pts
33Fiji4.39-1.07 pts
34Mozambique4.32-0.3 pts
35American Samoa4.3+1.51 pts
36Central African Republic4.2+3.7 pts
37Spain4.15+2.31 pts
38Côte d’Ivoire4.14-2.61 pts
39North Macedonia4.13+0.23 pts
40Micronesia4.08+6.89 pts
41Turkmenistan4.05-3.83 pts
42Hungary4.03-0.72 pts
43Marshall Islands3.97+3.47 pts
44Papua New Guinea3.9-6.7 pts
45Albania3.82-0.01 pts
46Lithuania3.76-0.86 pts
47Indonesia3.71-0.07 pts
48Romania3.64-0.86 pts
49Andorra3.63-0.9 pts
50Mauritius3.58-0.09 pts
51Croatia3.55+3.34 pts
52Armenia3.52-0.37 pts
53Togo3.47-0.05 pts
54Panama3.46+0.63 pts
55Guinea-Bissau3.44+5.09 pts
56Nepal3.41-2.29 pts
57Nicaragua3.38+0.02 pts
58Tajikistan3.34-0.71 pts
59Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3.34+1.63 pts
60Sweden3.29+2 pts
61Malaysia3.29-0.92 pts
62Bolivia3.28-0.57 pts
63Sri Lanka3.25-2.14 pts
64Cyprus3.2+4.68 pts
65Georgia3.19-0.85 pts
66Senegal3.15+0.24 pts
67Monaco3.12-2.05 pts
68Morocco3.11+1.67 pts
69Mali2.97-0.22 pts
70Samoa2.95+3.18 pts
71Democratic Republic of the Congo2.9-0.82 pts
72Tanzania2.77-0.74 pts
73Pakistan2.77+0.2 pts
74Iceland2.69+1.91 pts
75Thailand2.66+2.21 pts
76Kenya2.66+0.06 pts
77Costa Rica2.56+0.12 pts
78Aruba2.56+2.21 pts
79Cameroon2.4-0.17 pts
80South Korea2.38-0.19 pts
81Montenegro2.37+0.19 pts
82Slovenia2.32-0.35 pts
83Mauritania2.26+1.08 pts
84Egypt2.2+1.6 pts
85Guatemala2.2-0.28 pts
86United States2.13+0.42 pts
87Peru2.09+0.72 pts
88Colombia2.07-1.5 pts
89El Salvador2.06+0.75 pts
90Portugal2.01+0.73 pts
91Uganda2-0.05 pts
92Lesotho1.92+1.37 pts
93Japan1.91+0.87 pts
94Honduras1.88+0.8 pts
95Serbia1.82+3.14 pts
96Estonia1.77-1.82 pts
97Singapore1.76-0.83 pts
98Netherlands1.67+0.42 pts
99Argentina1.66+5.17 pts
100New Zealand1.64-0.47 pts
101Mexico1.61+0.34 pts
102Tonga1.6-0.84 pts
103Kyrgyzstan1.57-0.19 pts
104San Marino1.54+1.07 pts
105Namibia1.53-1.82 pts
106Hong Kong1.52-0.52 pts
107United Arab Emirates1.47+1.6 pts
108Paraguay1.46-2.32 pts
109Nauru1.42-12 pts
110United Kingdom1.41-0.99 pts
111Denmark1.39+0.62 pts
112Palestine1.37+3.84 pts
113French Polynesia1.26+1.27 pts
114Gambia1.25+5.42 pts
115Guinea1.23+0.07 pts
116Vanuatu1.22+0.4 pts
117Saint Martin1.22n/a
118Guam1.18-0.91 pts
119Eswatini1.12-0.37 pts
120Chile1.11+0.33 pts
121Algeria1.1-0.9 pts
122Italy1.04+1.05 pts
123Norway1.03+0.08 pts
124Cape Verde0.92+0.25 pts
125Burkina Faso0.89-0.38 pts
126Belgium0.89-0.43 pts
127Bermuda0.88+4.51 pts
128Germany0.79-0.97 pts
129France0.71+0.19 pts
130Australia0.7-0.38 pts
131Saint Kitts and Nevis0.7-6.83 pts
132Gabon0.69-0.18 pts
133Antigua and Barbuda0.69-0.7 pts
134Belize0.62-1.1 pts
135Jamaica0.61+0.28 pts
136Niger0.6-2.18 pts
137Timor-Leste0.5-1.92 pts
138Madagascar0.45-0.16 pts
139Oman0.44+3.41 pts
140Greece0.43-1.03 pts
141Moldova0.43-4.63 pts
142Zimbabwe0.43-0.56 pts
143Cayman Islands0.36+0.27 pts
144Puerto Rico0.35+0.26 pts
145Maldives0.34-3.99 pts
146Switzerland0.31-0.99 pts
147Israel0.23-1.52 pts
148Mongolia0.22-5.33 pts
149Bahamas0.2-0.76 pts
150Austria0.17+0.2 pts
151Finland0.14+1.02 pts
152Guyana0.08-1.04 pts
153Nigeria0.08-3.46 pts
154Chad0.07+1.58 pts
155Uruguay0.02-2.88 pts
156Syria0.01+4.16 pts
157Malawi0.01-2.7 pts
158Faroe Islands-0.01-5.05 pts
159Isle of Man-0.03-5.5 pts
160Haiti-0.05-1.44 pts
161Canada-0.11-1.96 pts
162Luxembourg-0.12-0.35 pts
163Azerbaijan-0.15-1.67 pts
164Iraq-0.15+1.13 pts
165Tunisia-0.17-2.04 pts
166Ghana-0.21-0.66 pts
167Zambia-0.24-1.67 pts
168São Tomé and Príncipe-0.25-3.22 pts
169U.S. Virgin Islands-0.27+1.36 pts
170Kazakhstan-0.3-2.98 pts
171Saint Lucia-0.34-1.22 pts
172Saudi Arabia-0.63-2.14 pts
173South Africa-0.69-0.44 pts
174Trinidad and Tobago-0.73-4.03 pts
175Curaçao-0.86+1.11 pts
176Comoros-0.97-0.87 pts
177Barbados-1-1.56 pts
178Sudan-1.15-3.01 pts
179Benin-1.18-4.45 pts
180Ecuador-1.3-4.05 pts
181Lebanon-1.49+5.78 pts
182Bahrain-1.66-1.1 pts
183Afghanistan-1.67-0.73 pts
184Brunei-1.68+2.12 pts
185Solomon Islands-1.9+0.51 pts
186Republic of the Congo-1.98-6.08 pts
187Sint Maarten-2.03-1.34 pts
188Liberia-2.06-0.69 pts
189Greenland-2.21-7.31 pts
190Russia-2.28-1.15 pts
191Libya-2.43+22.08 pts
192Burundi-2.64-3.4 pts
193Iran-2.76-6.34 pts
194Angola-2.8-3.63 pts
195Dominica-3.42-4.8 pts
196Kuwait-3.83-0 pts
197Qatar-3.86+3.41 pts
198Belarus-3.96-5.55 pts
199Brazil-4.31-4 pts
200Suriname-4.45-3.6 pts
201Jordan-5.57+0.51 pts
202Botswana-6.2-10.37 pts
203Sierra Leone-6.55+3.44 pts
204Venezuela-7.17-2.22 pts
205Ukraine-9.28-4.19 pts
206South Sudan-9.77-12.51 pts
207Equatorial Guinea-12.49-9.06 pts
208Macao-24.33-17.6 pts
209Yemen-30.15-26.95 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. 3 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Which country has the highest GDP per capita growth?

Ireland, with 23.45% in 2015, according to the World Bank.

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Yemen, with -30.15% in 2015.

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