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Countries by GDP per capita growth

Turks and Caicos Islands had the highest GDP per capita growth of 208 countries in 2017, at 67.6%. Venezuela had the lowest, at -15.15%. The median was 2.19% and the figure for the World was 2.28%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest67.6Turks and Caicos Islands
Lowest-15.15Venezuela
Median2.19208 countries
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Map of countries, 2017

United Arab Emirates: -4.15 %Afghanistan: -0.2 %Antigua and Barbuda: 2.15 %Albania: 4.89 %Armenia: 7.97 %Angola: -3.64 %Argentina: 1.92 %Austria: 1.56 %Australia: 0.62 %Azerbaijan: -0.82 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.58 %Bangladesh: 5.69 %Belgium: 1.08 %Burkina Faso: 3.22 %Bulgaria: 4.12 %Burundi: 1.42 %Benin: 2.67 %Brunei: 0.11 %Bolivia: 2.68 %Brazil: 0.59 %Bahamas: 2.73 %Bhutan: 1.21 %Botswana: 2.65 %Belarus: 2.64 %Belize: -4.07 %Canada: 1.81 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 0.5 %Central African Republic: 2.79 %Republic of the Congo: -7.86 %Switzerland: 0.48 %Côte d’Ivoire: 4.42 %Chile: -0.24 %Cameroon: 0.65 %China: 6.25 %Colombia: -0.1 %Costa Rica: 3.18 %Cuba: 1.97 %Cape Verde: 4.48 %Cyprus: 4.85 %Czechia: 4.89 %Germany: 2.41 %Djibouti: 3.74 %Denmark: 2.4 %Dominican Republic: 2.81 %Algeria: -0.54 %Ecuador: 4.36 %Estonia: 5.51 %Egypt: 2.12 %Spain: 2.65 %Ethiopia: 6.62 %Finland: 3.06 %Fiji: 5.4 %Faroe Islands: 2.04 %France: 1.79 %Gabon: -2.16 %United Kingdom: 2.46 %Georgia: 5.15 %Ghana: 5.78 %Greenland: 0.08 %Gambia: 2.21 %Guinea: 7.52 %Equatorial Guinea: -8.94 %Greece: 1.67 %Guatemala: 1.22 %Guinea-Bissau: 2.14 %Guyana: 3.07 %Hong Kong: 3 %Honduras: 2.92 %Croatia: 4.96 %Haiti: 1.12 %Hungary: 4.48 %Indonesia: 4 %Ireland: 8.63 %Israel: 2.34 %Isle of Man: 2.66 %India: 5.56 %Iraq: -3.99 %Iran: 1.56 %Iceland: 1.09 %Italy: 1.79 %Jamaica: 2.08 %Jordan: 0.23 %Japan: 1.71 %Kenya: 1.6 %Kyrgyzstan: 2.56 %Cambodia: 6.59 %Kiribati: 2.16 %South Korea: 3.14 %Kuwait: -8.17 %Cayman Islands: 0.89 %Kazakhstan: 2.49 %Laos: 5.23 %Lebanon: 3.57 %Sri Lanka: 5.25 %Liberia: 0.48 %Lesotho: -4.34 %Lithuania: 5.89 %Luxembourg: -1.12 %Latvia: 4.32 %Libya: 30.4 %Morocco: 3.78 %Moldova: 5.99 %Montenegro: 3.11 %Madagascar: 1.26 %North Macedonia: 1.49 %Mali: 2.07 %Myanmar: 5.32 %Mongolia: 3.62 %Mauritania: 3.14 %Mauritius: 3.86 %Malawi: 1.22 %Mexico: 0.92 %Malaysia: 3.96 %Mozambique: -0.38 %Namibia: -3.7 %Niger: 1.84 %Nigeria: -1.62 %Nicaragua: 3.25 %Netherlands: 2.18 %Norway: 1.84 %Nepal: 8.76 %New Zealand: 1.18 %Oman: -2.93 %Panama: 3.95 %Peru: 1.02 %French Polynesia: 3.95 %Papua New Guinea: 1.09 %Philippines: 5.56 %Pakistan: 2.97 %Poland: 5.14 %Puerto Rico: -0.9 %Palestine: -0.58 %Portugal: 3.57 %Palau: -3.5 %Paraguay: 3.33 %Qatar: -4.16 %Romania: 8.82 %Serbia: 2.91 %Russia: 1.61 %Rwanda: 2.28 %Saudi Arabia: 1.11 %Solomon Islands: -0.43 %Sudan: -2.72 %Sweden: 0.52 %Singapore: 4.23 %Slovenia: 5.11 %Slovakia: 2.72 %Sierra Leone: 0.77 %Senegal: 4.35 %Somalia: 10.37 %Suriname: 0.55 %El Salvador: 2.04 %Syria: -0.88 %Eswatini: 2.74 %Chad: -4.82 %Togo: 2.25 %Thailand: 3.74 %Tajikistan: 4.5 %Timor-Leste: -4.99 %Turkmenistan: 4.05 %Tunisia: 1.18 %Türkiye: 6.44 %Trinidad and Tobago: -5.06 %Tanzania: 3.24 %Ukraine: 2.86 %Uganda: -0.41 %United States: 1.75 %Uruguay: 1.47 %Uzbekistan: 2.94 %Venezuela: -15.15 %Vietnam: 5.62 %Vanuatu: 1.82 %Samoa: 0.46 %Yemen: -7.89 %South Africa: 0.5 %Zambia: 0.4 %Zimbabwe: 3.23 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Turks and Caicos Islands: 67.6 %Turks and Caicos Islands67.6Libya: 30.4 %Libya30.4Northern Mariana Islands: 25.18 %Northern Mariana Islands25.18Macao: 10.61 %Macao10.61Somalia: 10.37 %Somalia10.37Malta: 9.92 %Malta9.92Romania: 8.82 %Romania8.82Nepal: 8.76 %Nepal8.76Ireland: 8.63 %Ireland8.63Armenia: 7.97 %Armenia7.97Guinea: 7.52 %Guinea7.52Ethiopia: 6.62 %Ethiopia6.62Cambodia: 6.59 %Cambodia6.59Türkiye: 6.44 %Türkiye6.44China: 6.25 %China6.25Marshall Islands: 6.18 %Marshall Islands6.18Moldova: 5.99 %Moldova5.99Lithuania: 5.89 %Lithuania5.89Ghana: 5.78 %Ghana5.78Bangladesh: 5.69 %Bangladesh5.69Seychelles: 5.65 %Seychelles5.65Vietnam: 5.62 %Vietnam5.62Philippines: 5.56 %Philippines5.56India: 5.56 %India5.56Estonia: 5.51 %Estonia5.51Fiji: 5.4 %Fiji5.4Myanmar: 5.32 %Myanmar5.32Sri Lanka: 5.25 %Sri Lanka5.25Laos: 5.23 %Laos5.23Georgia: 5.15 %Georgia5.15Poland: 5.14 %Poland5.14Slovenia: 5.11 %Slovenia5.11Croatia: 4.96 %Croatia4.96Czechia: 4.89 %Czechia4.89Albania: 4.89 %Albania4.89Cyprus: 4.85 %Cyprus4.85Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.58 %Bosnia and Herzegovina4.58Tajikistan: 4.5 %Tajikistan4.5Cape Verde: 4.48 %Cape Verde4.48Hungary: 4.48 %Hungary4.48Turks and Caicos Islands: 67.6 %Turks and Caicos Islands67.6Libya: 30.4 %Libya30.4Northern Mariana Islands: 25.18 %Northern Mariana Islands25.18Macao: 10.61 %Macao10.61Somalia: 10.37 %Somalia10.37Malta: 9.92 %Malta9.92Romania: 8.82 %Romania8.82Nepal: 8.76 %Nepal8.76Ireland: 8.63 %Ireland8.63Armenia: 7.97 %Armenia7.97Guinea: 7.52 %Guinea7.52Ethiopia: 6.62 %Ethiopia6.62Cambodia: 6.59 %Cambodia6.59Türkiye: 6.44 %Türkiye6.44China: 6.25 %China6.25Marshall Islands: 6.18 %Marshall Islands6.18Moldova: 5.99 %Moldova5.99Lithuania: 5.89 %Lithuania5.89Ghana: 5.78 %Ghana5.78Bangladesh: 5.69 %Bangladesh5.69Seychelles: 5.65 %Seychelles5.65Vietnam: 5.62 %Vietnam5.62Philippines: 5.56 %Philippines5.56India: 5.56 %India5.56Estonia: 5.51 %Estonia5.51Fiji: 5.4 %Fiji5.4Myanmar: 5.32 %Myanmar5.32Sri Lanka: 5.25 %Sri Lanka5.25Laos: 5.23 %Laos5.23Georgia: 5.15 %Georgia5.15Poland: 5.14 %Poland5.14Slovenia: 5.11 %Slovenia5.11Croatia: 4.96 %Croatia4.96Czechia: 4.89 %Czechia4.89Albania: 4.89 %Albania4.89Cyprus: 4.85 %Cyprus4.85Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.58 %Bosnia and Herzegovina4.58Tajikistan: 4.5 %Tajikistan4.5Cape Verde: 4.48 %Cape Verde4.48Hungary: 4.48 %Hungary4.48
%. Source: World Bank, GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Turks and Caicos Islands67.6+65.13 pts
2Libya30.4+33.38 pts
3Northern Mariana Islands25.18-5.92 pts
4Macao10.61+12.78 pts
5Somalia10.37+7.37 pts
6Malta9.92+8.2 pts
7Romania8.82+5.37 pts
8Nepal8.76+8.8 pts
9Ireland8.63+8.7 pts
10Armenia7.97+7.35 pts
11Guinea7.52-0.5 pts
12Ethiopia6.62+0.11 pts
13Cambodia6.59+0.25 pts
14Türkiye6.44+4.49 pts
15China6.25+0.08 pts
16Marshall Islands6.18+1.34 pts
17Moldova5.99+0.12 pts
18Lithuania5.89+2.01 pts
19Ghana5.78+4.73 pts
20Bangladesh5.69-0.47 pts
21Seychelles5.65-4.97 pts
22Vietnam5.62+0.26 pts
23Philippines5.56-0.16 pts
24India5.56-1.41 pts
25Estonia5.51+2.44 pts
26Fiji5.4+3.02 pts
27Myanmar5.32+0.29 pts
28Sri Lanka5.25+1.38 pts
29Laos5.23-0.14 pts
30Georgia5.15+1.76 pts
31Poland5.14+2.06 pts
32Slovenia5.11+2.15 pts
33Croatia4.96+0.36 pts
34Czechia4.89+2.51 pts
35Albania4.89-0.64 pts
36Cyprus4.85-1.16 pts
37Bosnia and Herzegovina4.58-0.02 pts
38Tajikistan4.5+0.28 pts
39Cape Verde4.48+0.23 pts
40Hungary4.48+1.64 pts
41Côte d’Ivoire4.42+0.31 pts
42Ecuador4.36+6.49 pts
43Senegal4.35+1.12 pts
44Latvia4.32+0.83 pts
45Singapore4.23+1.66 pts
46Grenada4.16+0.83 pts
47Bulgaria4.12-0.26 pts
48Turkmenistan4.05+0.23 pts
49Indonesia4+0.09 pts
50Malaysia3.96+1.34 pts
51French Polynesia3.95+2.13 pts
52Panama3.95+1.17 pts
53Mauritius3.86+0.05 pts
54Tuvalu3.85-1.25 pts
55Morocco3.78+4.48 pts
56Djibouti3.74-1.59 pts
57Thailand3.74+0.77 pts
58Mongolia3.62+4.17 pts
59Maldives3.57+0.84 pts
60Lebanon3.57-0.38 pts
61Portugal3.57+1.24 pts
62Aruba3.49+3.02 pts
63Bermuda3.4+4.03 pts
64Tonga3.37-3.81 pts
65Paraguay3.33+0.56 pts
66Nicaragua3.25+0.08 pts
67Tanzania3.24-0.07 pts
68Zimbabwe3.23+3.87 pts
69Burkina Faso3.22+0.31 pts
70Costa Rica3.18+0.02 pts
71South Korea3.14+0.38 pts
72Mauritania3.14+4.87 pts
73Montenegro3.11-0.21 pts
74Guyana3.07-0.09 pts
75Finland3.06+0.78 pts
76Hong Kong3+1.46 pts
77Saint Lucia2.97-0.02 pts
78Pakistan2.97-2.23 pts
79Uzbekistan2.94-1.94 pts
80Honduras2.92+0.96 pts
81Serbia2.91-0.61 pts
82Ukraine2.86-0.08 pts
83Dominican Republic2.81-2.73 pts
84Central African Republic2.79-0.09 pts
85Eswatini2.74+0.39 pts
86Bahamas2.73+4.57 pts
87Slovakia2.72+0.9 pts
88Bolivia2.68-0.04 pts
89Benin2.67+2.31 pts
90Isle of Man2.66-4.45 pts
91Spain2.65-0.19 pts
92Botswana2.65-3.05 pts
93Belarus2.64+5.26 pts
94Kyrgyzstan2.56+0.51 pts
95Kazakhstan2.49+2.93 pts
96United Kingdom2.46+1.07 pts
97São Tomé and Príncipe2.46-0.96 pts
98Germany2.41+1.01 pts
99Denmark2.4+0.12 pts
100Israel2.34-0.17 pts
101Rwanda2.28-0.91 pts
102Togo2.25-0.09 pts
103Gambia2.21+2.91 pts
104Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.21-2.54 pts
105Netherlands2.18+0.3 pts
106Kiribati2.16-3.42 pts
107Antigua and Barbuda2.15-1.33 pts
108Guinea-Bissau2.14-0.67 pts
109Egypt2.12-0.12 pts
110Jamaica2.08-0.41 pts
111Mali2.07-0.63 pts
112El Salvador2.04-0.22 pts
113Faroe Islands2.04+1.81 pts
114Cuba1.97+1.37 pts
115Argentina1.92+4.94 pts
116Norway1.84+1.44 pts
117Niger1.84+1.32 pts
118Vanuatu1.82+0.48 pts
119Canada1.81+1.91 pts
120Italy1.79+0.37 pts
121France1.79+1.19 pts
122Comoros1.77+0.54 pts
123United States1.75+0.73 pts
124Japan1.71+0.95 pts
125Micronesia1.7+0.77 pts
126Greece1.67+1.29 pts
127Russia1.61+1.71 pts
128Kenya1.6-0.33 pts
129Austria1.56+0.55 pts
130Iran1.56-5.71 pts
131North Macedonia1.49-1.69 pts
132Uruguay1.47+0.11 pts
133Burundi1.42-0.02 pts
134Guam1.35+0.76 pts
135Madagascar1.26-0.05 pts
136Guatemala1.22+0.42 pts
137Malawi1.22+1.48 pts
138Bhutan1.21-6.21 pts
139Tunisia1.18+1.17 pts
140New Zealand1.18-0.26 pts
141Haiti1.12+0.73 pts
142Saudi Arabia1.11+3.14 pts
143Papua New Guinea1.09-1.83 pts
144Iceland1.09-3.67 pts
145Belgium1.08+0.4 pts
146Peru1.02-1.56 pts
147Mexico0.92+0.13 pts
148Cayman Islands0.89+0.04 pts
149Sierra Leone0.77-3.19 pts
150Cameroon0.65-0.81 pts
151Australia0.62-0.54 pts
152Brazil0.59+4.6 pts
153Suriname0.55+6.45 pts
154Sweden0.52-0.34 pts
155South Africa0.5+0.78 pts
156Democratic Republic of the Congo0.5+3.6 pts
157Liberia0.48+4.03 pts
158Switzerland0.48-0.33 pts
159Samoa0.46-6.61 pts
160Barbados0.45-0.75 pts
161Zambia0.4-0.2 pts
162Saint Kitts and Nevis0.27-3.69 pts
163Jordan0.23+2.82 pts
164Brunei0.11+3.81 pts
165Greenland0.08-4.47 pts
166Colombia-0.1-1.18 pts
167Afghanistan-0.2+0.1 pts
168Chile-0.24-0.76 pts
169Mozambique-0.38-2.06 pts
170Uganda-0.41-1.76 pts
171Solomon Islands-0.43-2.32 pts
172Bahrain-0.46-0.38 pts
173U.S. Virgin Islands-0.52-2.3 pts
174Algeria-0.54-2.33 pts
175Palestine-0.58-7.02 pts
176Azerbaijan-0.82+3.32 pts
177Syria-0.88+4.4 pts
178Puerto Rico-0.9-1.19 pts
179Luxembourg-1.12-3.86 pts
180Curaçao-1.59+0.52 pts
181Nigeria-1.62+2.4 pts
182Andorra-1.81-5.51 pts
183San Marino-1.89-3.6 pts
184Gabon-2.16-1.37 pts
185Sudan-2.72-3.09 pts
186Oman-2.93-3.05 pts
187Palau-3.5-5.02 pts
188Angola-3.64+0.1 pts
189Namibia-3.7-1.07 pts
190Iraq-3.99-15.08 pts
191Belize-4.07-1.75 pts
192United Arab Emirates-4.15-4.73 pts
193Qatar-4.16-1.7 pts
194Monaco-4.24-5.81 pts
195Lesotho-4.34-6.69 pts
196Chad-4.82+2.27 pts
197Timor-Leste-4.99-6.06 pts
198Trinidad and Tobago-5.06+2.76 pts
199American Samoa-5.8-5.31 pts
200Dominica-6.05-8.67 pts
201Saint Martin-7.16-12.7 pts
202Nauru-7.79-10.09 pts
203Republic of the Congo-7.86+3.01 pts
204Yemen-7.89+4.17 pts
205Kuwait-8.17-6.74 pts
206Equatorial Guinea-8.94+3.16 pts
207Sint Maarten-9.31-8.22 pts
208Venezuela-15.15+2.48 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.

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