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Countries by GDP per capita growth

The Marshall Islands had the highest GDP per capita growth of 209 countries in 2018, at 8.38%. Northern Mariana Islands had the lowest, at -18.05%. The median was 2.03% and the figure for the World was 2.18%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest8.38Marshall Islands
Lowest-18.05Northern Mariana Islands
Median2.03209 countries
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Map of countries, 2018

United Arab Emirates: 0.2 %Afghanistan: -1.71 %Antigua and Barbuda: 6.17 %Albania: 5.28 %Armenia: 5.57 %Angola: -3.88 %Argentina: -3.42 %Austria: 1.99 %Australia: 1.35 %Azerbaijan: 0.62 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.11 %Bangladesh: 6.44 %Belgium: 1.42 %Burkina Faso: 3.77 %Bulgaria: 3.74 %Burundi: 2.21 %Benin: 3.74 %Brunei: -1.1 %Bolivia: 1.4 %Brazil: 1.09 %Bahamas: 1.82 %Bhutan: 2.76 %Botswana: 2.72 %Belarus: 3.37 %Belize: -1.04 %Canada: 1.28 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2.58 %Central African Republic: 1.98 %Republic of the Congo: -4.66 %Switzerland: 2.57 %Côte d’Ivoire: 2.05 %Chile: 2.15 %Cameroon: 1.12 %China: 6.26 %Colombia: 0.7 %Costa Rica: 1.93 %Cuba: 2.44 %Cape Verde: 3.6 %Cyprus: 5.05 %Czechia: 2.49 %Germany: 0.83 %Djibouti: 3.11 %Denmark: 1.36 %Dominican Republic: 5.95 %Algeria: -0.55 %Ecuador: -0.67 %Estonia: 3.34 %Egypt: 3.35 %Spain: 1.93 %Ethiopia: 3.97 %Finland: 1.06 %Fiji: 3.99 %Faroe Islands: 1.12 %France: 1.28 %Gabon: -1.69 %United Kingdom: 1.06 %Georgia: 6.1 %Ghana: 4.02 %Greenland: 0.89 %Gambia: 4.67 %Guinea: 3.69 %Equatorial Guinea: -9.37 %Greece: 2.27 %Guatemala: 1.7 %Guinea-Bissau: 1.33 %Guyana: 1.4 %Hong Kong: 2.03 %Honduras: 1.96 %Croatia: 4.27 %Haiti: 0.33 %Hungary: 5.82 %Indonesia: 4.16 %Ireland: 6.14 %Israel: 2.07 %Isle of Man: 1.97 %India: 5.29 %Iraq: 0.27 %Iran: -4.97 %Iceland: 1.9 %Italy: 1.04 %Jamaica: 2.36 %Jordan: -0.37 %Japan: 0.96 %Kenya: 3.52 %Kyrgyzstan: 1.55 %Cambodia: 7.43 %Kiribati: 1.89 %South Korea: 2.73 %Kuwait: -1.27 %Cayman Islands: 2.04 %Kazakhstan: 2.56 %Laos: 4.61 %Lebanon: 1 %Sri Lanka: 1.29 %Liberia: -0.8 %Lesotho: -2.68 %Lithuania: 5.79 %Luxembourg: -0.33 %Latvia: 5.13 %Libya: 6.2 %Morocco: 1.91 %Moldova: 5.92 %Montenegro: 4.66 %Madagascar: 0.54 %North Macedonia: 3.4 %Mali: 1.64 %Myanmar: 5.5 %Mongolia: 5.75 %Mauritania: 1.7 %Mauritius: 4.06 %Malawi: 1.6 %Mexico: 1.01 %Malaysia: 3.07 %Mozambique: 0.45 %Namibia: -1.7 %New Caledonia: 0.4 %Niger: 3.27 %Nigeria: -0.41 %Nicaragua: -4.63 %Netherlands: 1.66 %Norway: 0.45 %Nepal: 7.36 %New Zealand: 1.49 %Oman: -0.05 %Panama: 2.19 %Peru: 2.1 %French Polynesia: 1.91 %Papua New Guinea: -2.57 %Philippines: 5.03 %Pakistan: 4.44 %Poland: 6.25 %Puerto Rico: -0.87 %Palestine: -1.3 %Portugal: 3.11 %Palau: -0.43 %Paraguay: 1.78 %Qatar: -0.13 %Romania: 6.02 %Serbia: 5.22 %Russia: 2.72 %Rwanda: 5.6 %Saudi Arabia: 5.9 %Solomon Islands: -0.65 %Sudan: -6.02 %Sweden: 0.59 %Singapore: 2.7 %Slovenia: 4 %Slovakia: 3.92 %Sierra Leone: 0.51 %Senegal: 3.28 %Somalia: -1.48 %Suriname: 3.93 %El Salvador: 2.31 %Syria: -0.44 %Eswatini: -0.85 %Chad: 2.25 %Togo: 2.91 %Thailand: 3.91 %Tajikistan: 5.04 %Timor-Leste: -2.36 %Turkmenistan: 3.84 %Tunisia: 1.6 %Türkiye: 2.08 %Trinidad and Tobago: -1.13 %Tanzania: 2.24 %Ukraine: 4.1 %Uganda: 2.75 %United States: 2.36 %Uruguay: -0.02 %Uzbekistan: 3.91 %Venezuela: -17.6 %Vietnam: 6.28 %Vanuatu: 0.09 %Samoa: -1.65 %Yemen: -2.19 %South Africa: -0.14 %Zambia: 0.95 %Zimbabwe: 3.46 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Marshall Islands: 8.38 %Marshall Islands8.38Cambodia: 7.43 %Cambodia7.43Nepal: 7.36 %Nepal7.36Bangladesh: 6.44 %Bangladesh6.44Vietnam: 6.28 %Vietnam6.28China: 6.26 %China6.26Poland: 6.25 %Poland6.25Libya: 6.2 %Libya6.2Antigua and Barbuda: 6.17 %Antigua and Barbuda6.17Ireland: 6.14 %Ireland6.14Georgia: 6.1 %Georgia6.1Romania: 6.02 %Romania6.02Dominican Republic: 5.95 %Dominican Republic5.95Moldova: 5.92 %Moldova5.92Saudi Arabia: 5.9 %Saudi Arabia5.9Hungary: 5.82 %Hungary5.82Lithuania: 5.79 %Lithuania5.79Mongolia: 5.75 %Mongolia5.75Rwanda: 5.6 %Rwanda5.6Armenia: 5.57 %Armenia5.57Myanmar: 5.5 %Myanmar5.5India: 5.29 %India5.29Albania: 5.28 %Albania5.28Serbia: 5.22 %Serbia5.22Maldives: 5.17 %Maldives5.17Latvia: 5.13 %Latvia5.13Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.11 %Bosnia and Herzegovina5.11Cyprus: 5.05 %Cyprus5.05Tajikistan: 5.04 %Tajikistan5.04Philippines: 5.03 %Philippines5.03Gambia: 4.67 %Gambia4.67Macao: 4.66 %Macao4.66Montenegro: 4.66 %Montenegro4.66Laos: 4.61 %Laos4.61Pakistan: 4.44 %Pakistan4.44Monaco: 4.38 %Monaco4.38Croatia: 4.27 %Croatia4.27Indonesia: 4.16 %Indonesia4.16Grenada: 4.13 %Grenada4.13Ukraine: 4.1 %Ukraine4.1Marshall Islands: 8.38 %Marshall Islands8.38Cambodia: 7.43 %Cambodia7.43Nepal: 7.36 %Nepal7.36Bangladesh: 6.44 %Bangladesh6.44Vietnam: 6.28 %Vietnam6.28China: 6.26 %China6.26Poland: 6.25 %Poland6.25Libya: 6.2 %Libya6.2Antigua and Barbuda: 6.17 %Antigua and Barbuda6.17Ireland: 6.14 %Ireland6.14Georgia: 6.1 %Georgia6.1Romania: 6.02 %Romania6.02Dominican Republic: 5.95 %Dominican Republic5.95Moldova: 5.92 %Moldova5.92Saudi Arabia: 5.9 %Saudi Arabia5.9Hungary: 5.82 %Hungary5.82Lithuania: 5.79 %Lithuania5.79Mongolia: 5.75 %Mongolia5.75Rwanda: 5.6 %Rwanda5.6Armenia: 5.57 %Armenia5.57Myanmar: 5.5 %Myanmar5.5India: 5.29 %India5.29Albania: 5.28 %Albania5.28Serbia: 5.22 %Serbia5.22Maldives: 5.17 %Maldives5.17Latvia: 5.13 %Latvia5.13Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.11 %Bosnia and Herzegovina5.11Cyprus: 5.05 %Cyprus5.05Tajikistan: 5.04 %Tajikistan5.04Philippines: 5.03 %Philippines5.03Gambia: 4.67 %Gambia4.67Macao: 4.66 %Macao4.66Montenegro: 4.66 %Montenegro4.66Laos: 4.61 %Laos4.61Pakistan: 4.44 %Pakistan4.44Monaco: 4.38 %Monaco4.38Croatia: 4.27 %Croatia4.27Indonesia: 4.16 %Indonesia4.16Grenada: 4.13 %Grenada4.13Ukraine: 4.1 %Ukraine4.1
%. Source: World Bank, GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Marshall Islands8.38+2.2 pts
2Cambodia7.43+0.84 pts
3Nepal7.36-1.4 pts
4Bangladesh6.44+0.75 pts
5Vietnam6.28+0.66 pts
6China6.26+0.01 pts
7Poland6.25+1.11 pts
8Libya6.2-24.19 pts
9Antigua and Barbuda6.17+4.03 pts
10Ireland6.14-2.5 pts
11Georgia6.1+0.96 pts
12Romania6.02-2.81 pts
13Dominican Republic5.95+3.14 pts
14Moldova5.92-0.07 pts
15Saudi Arabia5.9+4.79 pts
16Hungary5.82+1.34 pts
17Lithuania5.79-0.1 pts
18Mongolia5.75+2.13 pts
19Rwanda5.6+3.32 pts
20Armenia5.57-2.4 pts
21Myanmar5.5+0.18 pts
22India5.29-0.27 pts
23Albania5.28+0.39 pts
24Serbia5.22+2.31 pts
25Maldives5.17+1.6 pts
26Latvia5.13+0.81 pts
27Bosnia and Herzegovina5.11+0.53 pts
28Cyprus5.05+0.2 pts
29Tajikistan5.04+0.54 pts
30Philippines5.03-0.53 pts
31Gambia4.67+2.46 pts
32Macao4.66-5.95 pts
33Montenegro4.66+1.54 pts
34Laos4.61-0.62 pts
35Pakistan4.44+1.48 pts
36Monaco4.38+8.62 pts
37Croatia4.27-0.69 pts
38Indonesia4.16+0.16 pts
39Grenada4.13-0.03 pts
40Ukraine4.1+1.24 pts
41Mauritius4.06+0.2 pts
42American Samoa4.04+9.84 pts
43Ghana4.02-1.76 pts
44Slovenia4-1.1 pts
45Fiji3.99-1.41 pts
46Ethiopia3.97-2.64 pts
47Seychelles3.94-1.71 pts
48Suriname3.93+3.39 pts
49Slovakia3.92+1.2 pts
50Uzbekistan3.91+0.97 pts
51Thailand3.91+0.17 pts
52Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3.9+1.69 pts
53Turkmenistan3.84-0.21 pts
54Burkina Faso3.77+0.55 pts
55Bulgaria3.74-0.37 pts
56Benin3.74+1.07 pts
57Guinea3.69-3.83 pts
58Cape Verde3.6-0.88 pts
59Kenya3.52+1.92 pts
60Malta3.47-6.46 pts
61Zimbabwe3.46+0.23 pts
62Dominica3.45+9.5 pts
63North Macedonia3.4+1.91 pts
64Belarus3.37+0.73 pts
65Egypt3.35+1.23 pts
66Estonia3.34-2.17 pts
67Senegal3.28-1.07 pts
68Niger3.27+1.43 pts
69Portugal3.11-0.46 pts
70Djibouti3.11-0.63 pts
71Malaysia3.07-0.89 pts
72Aruba3.05-0.44 pts
73Togo2.91+0.66 pts
74São Tomé and Príncipe2.78+0.32 pts
75Bhutan2.76+1.55 pts
76Uganda2.75+3.16 pts
77South Korea2.73-0.41 pts
78Botswana2.72+0.07 pts
79Russia2.72+1.1 pts
80Singapore2.7-1.53 pts
81Democratic Republic of the Congo2.58+2.08 pts
82Switzerland2.57+2.09 pts
83Kazakhstan2.56+0.07 pts
84Turks and Caicos Islands2.52-65.07 pts
85Tuvalu2.5-1.35 pts
86Saint Lucia2.49-0.48 pts
87Czechia2.49-2.41 pts
88Cuba2.44+0.47 pts
89United States2.36+0.61 pts
90Jamaica2.36+0.28 pts
91El Salvador2.31+0.27 pts
92Greece2.27+0.6 pts
93Chad2.25+7.06 pts
94Tanzania2.24-0.99 pts
95Burundi2.21+0.79 pts
96Panama2.19-1.75 pts
97Chile2.15+2.38 pts
98U.S. Virgin Islands2.14+2.66 pts
99Peru2.1+1.08 pts
100Saint Kitts and Nevis2.09+1.82 pts
101Türkiye2.08-4.36 pts
102Israel2.07-0.27 pts
103Côte d’Ivoire2.05-2.37 pts
104Cayman Islands2.04+1.15 pts
105Hong Kong2.03-0.97 pts
106Austria1.99+0.42 pts
107Central African Republic1.98-0.81 pts
108Isle of Man1.97-0.69 pts
109Honduras1.96-0.96 pts
110Spain1.93-0.71 pts
111Costa Rica1.93-1.25 pts
112Bahrain1.92+2.38 pts
113Morocco1.91-1.87 pts
114French Polynesia1.91-2.05 pts
115Iceland1.9+0.81 pts
116Kiribati1.89-0.27 pts
117Bahamas1.82-0.91 pts
118Paraguay1.78-1.55 pts
119Mauritania1.7-1.44 pts
120Guatemala1.7+0.48 pts
121Netherlands1.66-0.51 pts
122Mali1.64-0.43 pts
123Comoros1.64-0.13 pts
124Tunisia1.6+0.42 pts
125Malawi1.6+0.38 pts
126Kyrgyzstan1.55-1.01 pts
127New Zealand1.49+0.31 pts
128Belgium1.42+0.33 pts
129Bolivia1.4-1.28 pts
130Guyana1.4-1.67 pts
131Denmark1.36-1.04 pts
132Australia1.35+0.72 pts
133Guinea-Bissau1.33-0.82 pts
134Sri Lanka1.29-3.96 pts
135France1.28-0.51 pts
136Canada1.28-0.53 pts
137Faroe Islands1.12-0.92 pts
138Cameroon1.12+0.47 pts
139Brazil1.09+0.5 pts
140Finland1.06-2 pts
141United Kingdom1.06-1.41 pts
142Italy1.04-0.76 pts
143Mexico1.01+0.09 pts
144Lebanon1-2.57 pts
145Japan0.96-0.74 pts
146Zambia0.95+0.56 pts
147Greenland0.89+0.81 pts
148Germany0.83-1.58 pts
149Colombia0.7+0.8 pts
150Azerbaijan0.62+1.45 pts
151Sweden0.59+0.08 pts
152Madagascar0.54-0.72 pts
153Sierra Leone0.51-0.27 pts
154Mozambique0.45+0.83 pts
155Norway0.45-1.4 pts
156New Caledonia0.4n/a
157Tonga0.33-3.04 pts
158Haiti0.33-0.8 pts
159Iraq0.27+4.25 pts
160United Arab Emirates0.2+4.35 pts
161Vanuatu0.09-1.73 pts
162Micronesia0.02-1.68 pts
163Uruguay-0.02-1.48 pts
164Oman-0.05+2.89 pts
165Qatar-0.13+4.02 pts
166South Africa-0.14-0.64 pts
167Andorra-0.3+1.5 pts
168Luxembourg-0.33+0.79 pts
169Guam-0.33-1.68 pts
170Jordan-0.37-0.59 pts
171Nigeria-0.41+1.21 pts
172Palau-0.43+3.07 pts
173Syria-0.44+0.45 pts
174Barbados-0.44-0.89 pts
175Algeria-0.55-0 pts
176San Marino-0.56+1.33 pts
177Solomon Islands-0.65-0.22 pts
178Ecuador-0.67-5.04 pts
179Liberia-0.8-1.29 pts
180Bermuda-0.83-4.23 pts
181Eswatini-0.85-3.6 pts
182Puerto Rico-0.87+0.03 pts
183Belize-1.04+3.03 pts
184Brunei-1.1-1.21 pts
185Trinidad and Tobago-1.13+3.93 pts
186Kuwait-1.27+6.9 pts
187Palestine-1.3-0.73 pts
188Somalia-1.48-11.85 pts
189Curaçao-1.590 pts
190Samoa-1.65-2.11 pts
191Gabon-1.69+0.48 pts
192Namibia-1.7+1.99 pts
193Afghanistan-1.71-1.52 pts
194Nauru-2.17+5.62 pts
195Yemen-2.19+5.7 pts
196Timor-Leste-2.36+2.63 pts
197Papua New Guinea-2.57-3.66 pts
198Lesotho-2.68+1.66 pts
199Argentina-3.42-5.33 pts
200Angola-3.88-0.25 pts
201Nicaragua-4.63-7.88 pts
202Republic of the Congo-4.66+3.2 pts
203Iran-4.97-6.52 pts
204Saint Martin-5.89+1.26 pts
205Sudan-6.02-3.3 pts
206Sint Maarten-8.54+0.77 pts
207Equatorial Guinea-9.37-0.43 pts
208Venezuela-17.6-2.45 pts
209Northern Mariana Islands-18.05-43.23 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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The Marshall Islands, with 8.38% in 2018, according to the World Bank.

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Northern Mariana Islands, with -18.05% in 2018.

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