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Countries by GDP per capita growth

Northern Mariana Islands had the highest GDP per capita growth of 208 countries in 2016, at 31.1%. Venezuela had the lowest, at -17.63%. The median was 1.95% and the figure for the World was 1.6%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest31.1Northern Mariana Islands
Lowest-17.63Venezuela
Median1.95208 countries
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Map of countries, 2016

United Arab Emirates: 0.57 %Afghanistan: -0.3 %Antigua and Barbuda: 3.47 %Albania: 5.52 %Armenia: 0.61 %Angola: -3.74 %Argentina: -3.02 %Austria: 1.02 %Australia: 1.16 %Azerbaijan: -4.14 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.6 %Bangladesh: 6.16 %Belgium: 0.68 %Burkina Faso: 2.9 %Bulgaria: 4.37 %Burundi: 1.44 %Benin: 0.36 %Brunei: -3.7 %Bolivia: 2.72 %Brazil: -4.01 %Bahamas: -1.85 %Bhutan: 7.42 %Botswana: 5.69 %Belarus: -2.61 %Belize: -2.31 %Canada: -0.1 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: -3.1 %Central African Republic: 2.88 %Republic of the Congo: -10.87 %Switzerland: 0.8 %Côte d’Ivoire: 4.11 %Chile: 0.53 %Cameroon: 1.46 %China: 6.16 %Colombia: 1.08 %Costa Rica: 3.16 %Cuba: 0.6 %Cape Verde: 4.25 %Cyprus: 6.02 %Czechia: 2.38 %Germany: 1.4 %Djibouti: 5.33 %Denmark: 2.27 %Dominican Republic: 5.54 %Algeria: 1.79 %Ecuador: -2.13 %Estonia: 3.06 %Egypt: 2.24 %Spain: 2.84 %Ethiopia: 6.51 %Finland: 2.28 %Fiji: 2.38 %Faroe Islands: 0.23 %France: 0.59 %Gabon: -0.79 %United Kingdom: 1.4 %Georgia: 3.39 %Ghana: 1.05 %Greenland: 4.55 %Gambia: -0.7 %Guinea: 8.01 %Equatorial Guinea: -12.1 %Greece: 0.38 %Guatemala: 0.8 %Guinea-Bissau: 2.82 %Guyana: 3.16 %Hong Kong: 1.54 %Honduras: 1.96 %Croatia: 4.6 %Haiti: 0.4 %Hungary: 2.84 %Indonesia: 3.91 %Ireland: -0.07 %Israel: 2.51 %Isle of Man: 7.12 %India: 6.97 %Iraq: 11.1 %Iran: 7.27 %Iceland: 4.75 %Italy: 1.43 %Jamaica: 2.49 %Jordan: -2.6 %Japan: 0.76 %Kenya: 1.94 %Kyrgyzstan: 2.05 %Cambodia: 6.34 %Kiribati: 5.58 %South Korea: 2.76 %Kuwait: -1.43 %Cayman Islands: 0.85 %Kazakhstan: -0.44 %Laos: 5.36 %Lebanon: 3.95 %Sri Lanka: 3.87 %Liberia: -3.55 %Lesotho: 2.35 %Lithuania: 3.88 %Luxembourg: 2.74 %Latvia: 3.49 %Libya: -2.98 %Morocco: -0.69 %Moldova: 5.87 %Montenegro: 3.32 %Madagascar: 1.31 %North Macedonia: 3.18 %Mali: 2.7 %Myanmar: 5.03 %Mongolia: -0.55 %Mauritania: -1.73 %Mauritius: 3.81 %Malawi: -0.26 %Mexico: 0.79 %Malaysia: 2.62 %Mozambique: 1.67 %Namibia: -2.63 %Niger: 0.52 %Nigeria: -4.02 %Nicaragua: 3.17 %Netherlands: 1.88 %Norway: 0.4 %Nepal: -0.04 %New Zealand: 1.44 %Oman: 0.12 %Panama: 2.78 %Peru: 2.58 %French Polynesia: 1.82 %Papua New Guinea: 2.92 %Philippines: 5.72 %Pakistan: 5.2 %Poland: 3.08 %Puerto Rico: 0.29 %Palestine: 6.45 %Portugal: 2.33 %Palau: 1.51 %Paraguay: 2.77 %Qatar: -2.45 %Romania: 3.45 %Serbia: 3.52 %Russia: -0.09 %Rwanda: 3.18 %Saudi Arabia: -2.03 %Solomon Islands: 1.9 %Sudan: 0.37 %Sweden: 0.86 %Singapore: 2.57 %Slovenia: 2.96 %Slovakia: 1.82 %Sierra Leone: 3.96 %Senegal: 3.24 %Somalia: 2.99 %Suriname: -5.9 %El Salvador: 2.26 %Syria: -5.28 %Eswatini: 2.35 %Chad: -7.09 %Togo: 2.34 %Thailand: 2.97 %Tajikistan: 4.23 %Timor-Leste: 1.07 %Turkmenistan: 3.82 %Tunisia: 0.01 %Türkiye: 1.94 %Trinidad and Tobago: -7.83 %Tanzania: 3.3 %Ukraine: 2.94 %Uganda: 1.36 %United States: 1.02 %Uruguay: 1.35 %Uzbekistan: 4.89 %Venezuela: -17.63 %Vietnam: 5.35 %Vanuatu: 1.34 %Samoa: 7.07 %Yemen: -12.06 %South Africa: -0.28 %Zambia: 0.59 %Zimbabwe: -0.63 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Northern Mariana Islands: 31.1 %Northern Mariana Islands31.1Iraq: 11.1 %Iraq11.1Seychelles: 10.63 %Seychelles10.63Guinea: 8.01 %Guinea8.01Bhutan: 7.42 %Bhutan7.42Iran: 7.27 %Iran7.27Tonga: 7.18 %Tonga7.18Isle of Man: 7.12 %Isle of Man7.12Samoa: 7.07 %Samoa7.07India: 6.97 %India6.97Ethiopia: 6.51 %Ethiopia6.51Palestine: 6.45 %Palestine6.45Cambodia: 6.34 %Cambodia6.34China: 6.16 %China6.16Bangladesh: 6.16 %Bangladesh6.16Cyprus: 6.02 %Cyprus6.02Moldova: 5.87 %Moldova5.87Philippines: 5.72 %Philippines5.72Botswana: 5.69 %Botswana5.69Kiribati: 5.58 %Kiribati5.58Saint Martin: 5.55 %Saint Martin5.55Dominican Republic: 5.54 %Dominican Republic5.54Albania: 5.52 %Albania5.52Laos: 5.36 %Laos5.36Vietnam: 5.35 %Vietnam5.35Djibouti: 5.33 %Djibouti5.33Pakistan: 5.2 %Pakistan5.2Tuvalu: 5.09 %Tuvalu5.09Myanmar: 5.03 %Myanmar5.03Uzbekistan: 4.89 %Uzbekistan4.89Marshall Islands: 4.85 %Marshall Islands4.85Iceland: 4.75 %Iceland4.75Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 4.75 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.75Croatia: 4.6 %Croatia4.6Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.6 %Bosnia and Herzegovina4.6Greenland: 4.55 %Greenland4.55Bulgaria: 4.37 %Bulgaria4.37Cape Verde: 4.25 %Cape Verde4.25Tajikistan: 4.23 %Tajikistan4.23Côte d’Ivoire: 4.11 %Côte d’Ivoire4.11Northern Mariana Islands: 31.1 %Northern Mariana Islands31.1Iraq: 11.1 %Iraq11.1Seychelles: 10.63 %Seychelles10.63Guinea: 8.01 %Guinea8.01Bhutan: 7.42 %Bhutan7.42Iran: 7.27 %Iran7.27Tonga: 7.18 %Tonga7.18Isle of Man: 7.12 %Isle of Man7.12Samoa: 7.07 %Samoa7.07India: 6.97 %India6.97Ethiopia: 6.51 %Ethiopia6.51Palestine: 6.45 %Palestine6.45Cambodia: 6.34 %Cambodia6.34China: 6.16 %China6.16Bangladesh: 6.16 %Bangladesh6.16Cyprus: 6.02 %Cyprus6.02Moldova: 5.87 %Moldova5.87Philippines: 5.72 %Philippines5.72Botswana: 5.69 %Botswana5.69Kiribati: 5.58 %Kiribati5.58Saint Martin: 5.55 %Saint Martin5.55Dominican Republic: 5.54 %Dominican Republic5.54Albania: 5.52 %Albania5.52Laos: 5.36 %Laos5.36Vietnam: 5.35 %Vietnam5.35Djibouti: 5.33 %Djibouti5.33Pakistan: 5.2 %Pakistan5.2Tuvalu: 5.09 %Tuvalu5.09Myanmar: 5.03 %Myanmar5.03Uzbekistan: 4.89 %Uzbekistan4.89Marshall Islands: 4.85 %Marshall Islands4.85Iceland: 4.75 %Iceland4.75Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 4.75 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.75Croatia: 4.6 %Croatia4.6Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.6 %Bosnia and Herzegovina4.6Greenland: 4.55 %Greenland4.55Bulgaria: 4.37 %Bulgaria4.37Cape Verde: 4.25 %Cape Verde4.25Tajikistan: 4.23 %Tajikistan4.23Côte d’Ivoire: 4.11 %Côte d’Ivoire4.11
%. Source: World Bank, GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Northern Mariana Islands31.1+26.38 pts
2Iraq11.1+11.25 pts
3Seychelles10.63+4.12 pts
4Guinea8.01+6.78 pts
5Bhutan7.42+1.84 pts
6Iran7.27+10.02 pts
7Tonga7.18+5.57 pts
8Isle of Man7.12+7.14 pts
9Samoa7.07+4.12 pts
10India6.97+0.26 pts
11Ethiopia6.51-0.96 pts
12Palestine6.45+5.07 pts
13Cambodia6.34+0.69 pts
14China6.16-0.2 pts
15Bangladesh6.16+0.56 pts
16Cyprus6.02+2.82 pts
17Moldova5.87+5.44 pts
18Philippines5.72+0.93 pts
19Botswana5.69+11.89 pts
20Kiribati5.58-4.26 pts
21Saint Martin5.55+4.33 pts
22Dominican Republic5.54-0.22 pts
23Albania5.52+1.71 pts
24Laos5.36-0.35 pts
25Vietnam5.35-0.31 pts
26Djibouti5.33-0.13 pts
27Pakistan5.2+2.43 pts
28Tuvalu5.09-4.5 pts
29Myanmar5.03-1.11 pts
30Uzbekistan4.89-1.21 pts
31Marshall Islands4.85+0.88 pts
32Iceland4.75+2.06 pts
33Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.75+1.41 pts
34Croatia4.6+1.05 pts
35Bosnia and Herzegovina4.6-1.06 pts
36Greenland4.55+6.76 pts
37Bulgaria4.37-0.35 pts
38Cape Verde4.25+3.33 pts
39Tajikistan4.23+0.88 pts
40Côte d’Ivoire4.11-0.03 pts
41Sierra Leone3.96+10.52 pts
42Saint Kitts and Nevis3.96+3.26 pts
43Lebanon3.95+5.44 pts
44Indonesia3.91+0.2 pts
45Lithuania3.88+0.12 pts
46Sri Lanka3.87+0.62 pts
47Turkmenistan3.82-0.23 pts
48Mauritius3.81+0.23 pts
49Andorra3.7+0.07 pts
50Serbia3.52+1.7 pts
51Latvia3.49-1.14 pts
52Antigua and Barbuda3.47+2.78 pts
53Romania3.45-0.19 pts
54São Tomé and Príncipe3.42+3.67 pts
55Georgia3.39+0.2 pts
56Grenada3.33-2.61 pts
57Montenegro3.32+0.95 pts
58Tanzania3.3+0.53 pts
59Senegal3.24+0.08 pts
60Rwanda3.18-3.11 pts
61North Macedonia3.18-0.96 pts
62Nicaragua3.17-0.21 pts
63Guyana3.16+3.08 pts
64Costa Rica3.16+0.6 pts
65Poland3.08-1.43 pts
66Estonia3.06+1.29 pts
67Somalia2.99-3.73 pts
68Saint Lucia2.99+3.33 pts
69Thailand2.97+0.31 pts
70Slovenia2.96+0.64 pts
71Ukraine2.94+12.22 pts
72Papua New Guinea2.92-0.98 pts
73Burkina Faso2.9+2.02 pts
74Central African Republic2.88-1.32 pts
75Hungary2.84-1.2 pts
76Spain2.84-1.31 pts
77Guinea-Bissau2.82-0.62 pts
78Panama2.78-0.68 pts
79Paraguay2.77+1.3 pts
80South Korea2.76+0.38 pts
81Luxembourg2.74+2.86 pts
82Maldives2.74+2.4 pts
83Bolivia2.72-0.56 pts
84Mali2.7-0.27 pts
85Malaysia2.62-0.67 pts
86Dominica2.62+6.04 pts
87Peru2.58+0.48 pts
88Singapore2.57+0.81 pts
89Israel2.51+2.28 pts
90Jamaica2.49+1.89 pts
91Turks and Caicos Islands2.46-4.12 pts
92Czechia2.38-2.37 pts
93Fiji2.38-2.01 pts
94Lesotho2.35+0.43 pts
95Eswatini2.35+1.23 pts
96Togo2.34-1.13 pts
97Portugal2.33+0.32 pts
98Nauru2.3+0.88 pts
99Finland2.28+2.14 pts
100Denmark2.27+0.89 pts
101El Salvador2.26+0.2 pts
102Egypt2.24+0.04 pts
103Kyrgyzstan2.05+0.48 pts
104Honduras1.96+0.08 pts
105Türkiye1.94-2.46 pts
106Kenya1.94-0.72 pts
107Solomon Islands1.9+3.8 pts
108Netherlands1.88+0.21 pts
109French Polynesia1.82+0.56 pts
110Slovakia1.82-3.26 pts
111U.S. Virgin Islands1.79+2.05 pts
112Algeria1.79+0.69 pts
113Malta1.72-5.25 pts
114San Marino1.71+0.17 pts
115Mozambique1.67-2.65 pts
116Monaco1.57-1.54 pts
117Hong Kong1.54+0.02 pts
118Palau1.51-6.72 pts
119Cameroon1.46-0.94 pts
120New Zealand1.44-0.2 pts
121Burundi1.44+4.08 pts
122Italy1.43+0.39 pts
123Germany1.4+0.61 pts
124United Kingdom1.4-0.01 pts
125Uganda1.36-0.65 pts
126Uruguay1.35+1.33 pts
127Vanuatu1.34+0.12 pts
128Madagascar1.31+0.86 pts
129Comoros1.22+2.19 pts
130Barbados1.2+2.2 pts
131Australia1.16+0.46 pts
132Colombia1.08-0.99 pts
133Timor-Leste1.07+0.56 pts
134Ghana1.05+1.26 pts
135United States1.02-1.1 pts
136Austria1.02+0.84 pts
137Micronesia0.93-3.15 pts
138Sweden0.86-2.43 pts
139Cayman Islands0.85+0.49 pts
140Switzerland0.8+0.5 pts
141Guatemala0.8-1.4 pts
142Mexico0.79-0.82 pts
143Japan0.76-1.15 pts
144Belgium0.68-0.21 pts
145Armenia0.61-2.9 pts
146Cuba0.6-3.94 pts
147France0.59-0.11 pts
148Zambia0.59+0.84 pts
149Guam0.59-0.59 pts
150United Arab Emirates0.57-0.9 pts
151Chile0.53-0.58 pts
152Niger0.52-0.08 pts
153Aruba0.47-2.09 pts
154Norway0.4-0.63 pts
155Haiti0.4+0.44 pts
156Greece0.38-0.05 pts
157Sudan0.37+1.52 pts
158Benin0.36+1.55 pts
159Puerto Rico0.29-0.06 pts
160Faroe Islands0.23+0.24 pts
161Oman0.12-0.32 pts
162Tunisia0.01+0.17 pts
163Nepal-0.04-3.45 pts
164Ireland-0.07-23.52 pts
165Bahrain-0.08+1.58 pts
166Russia-0.09+2.19 pts
167Canada-0.1+0.01 pts
168Malawi-0.26-0.26 pts
169South Africa-0.28+0.42 pts
170Afghanistan-0.3+1.36 pts
171Kazakhstan-0.44-0.14 pts
172American Samoa-0.49-4.78 pts
173Mongolia-0.55-0.77 pts
174Zimbabwe-0.63-1.06 pts
175Bermuda-0.63-1.51 pts
176Morocco-0.69-3.8 pts
177Gambia-0.7-1.95 pts
178Gabon-0.79-1.49 pts
179Sint Maarten-1.09+0.94 pts
180Kuwait-1.43+2.4 pts
181Mauritania-1.73-3.99 pts
182Bahamas-1.85-2.05 pts
183Saudi Arabia-2.03-1.4 pts
184Curaçao-2.11-1.25 pts
185Ecuador-2.13-0.82 pts
186Macao-2.16+22.17 pts
187Belize-2.31-2.94 pts
188Qatar-2.45+1.41 pts
189Jordan-2.6+2.97 pts
190Belarus-2.61+1.35 pts
191Namibia-2.63-4.16 pts
192Libya-2.98-0.55 pts
193Argentina-3.02-4.69 pts
194Democratic Republic of the Congo-3.1-6 pts
195Liberia-3.55-1.49 pts
196Brunei-3.7-2.02 pts
197Angola-3.74-0.93 pts
198Brazil-4.01+0.3 pts
199Nigeria-4.02-4.1 pts
200Azerbaijan-4.14-3.99 pts
201Syria-5.28-5.29 pts
202Suriname-5.9-1.45 pts
203Chad-7.09-7.15 pts
204Trinidad and Tobago-7.83-7.1 pts
205Republic of the Congo-10.87-8.89 pts
206Yemen-12.06+18.1 pts
207Equatorial Guinea-12.1+0.39 pts
208Venezuela-17.63-10.46 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 2016 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?

Northern Mariana Islands, with 31.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.

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Venezuela, with -17.63% in 2016.

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