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Countries by GDP per capita growth

Timor-Leste had the highest GDP per capita growth of 208 countries in 2019, at 21.83%. Venezuela had the lowest, at -25.44%. The median was 1.73% and the figure for the World was 1.61%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest21.83Timor-Leste
Lowest-25.44Venezuela
Median1.73208 countries
World1.61History

Map of countries, 2019

United Arab Emirates: 0.21 %Afghanistan: 0.86 %Antigua and Barbuda: 2.68 %Albania: 3.65 %Armenia: 7.84 %Angola: -4.35 %Argentina: -2.7 %Austria: 1.3 %Australia: 0.7 %Azerbaijan: 1.62 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.16 %Bangladesh: 6.97 %Belgium: 1.89 %Burkina Faso: 3.24 %Bulgaria: 5.27 %Burundi: 1.08 %Benin: 3.98 %Brunei: 2.73 %Bolivia: 0.09 %Brazil: 0.56 %Bahamas: -1.33 %Bhutan: 5.05 %Botswana: 1.58 %Belarus: 1.65 %Belize: 2.74 %Canada: 0.43 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: -2.58 %Central African Republic: 1.72 %Republic of the Congo: -1.28 %Switzerland: 0.4 %Côte d’Ivoire: 3.96 %Chile: -0.95 %Cameroon: 0.64 %China: 5.69 %Colombia: 1.36 %Costa Rica: 1.85 %Cuba: 0.05 %Cape Verde: 6.8 %Cyprus: 4.47 %Czechia: 3.16 %Germany: 0.75 %Djibouti: 3.91 %Denmark: 1.35 %Dominican Republic: 3.82 %Algeria: -0.94 %Ecuador: -1.51 %Estonia: 3.34 %Egypt: 3.72 %Spain: 1.23 %Ethiopia: 5.49 %Finland: 1.24 %Fiji: -0.33 %Faroe Islands: 2.94 %France: 1.69 %Gabon: 1.38 %United Kingdom: 0.74 %Georgia: 5.56 %Ghana: 4.39 %Greenland: 2.46 %Gambia: 3.75 %Guinea: 2.95 %Equatorial Guinea: -8.52 %Greece: 2.38 %Guatemala: 2.45 %Guinea-Bissau: 2.89 %Guyana: 3.25 %Hong Kong: -2.4 %Honduras: 0.72 %Croatia: 4.13 %Haiti: -2.99 %Hungary: 5.21 %Indonesia: 4.04 %Ireland: 3.32 %Israel: 1.62 %Isle of Man: 0.07 %India: 2.8 %Iraq: 3.14 %Iran: -3.41 %Iceland: -1.06 %Italy: 0.68 %Jamaica: 1.69 %Jordan: -0.14 %Japan: -0.17 %Kenya: 3.07 %Kyrgyzstan: 2.28 %Cambodia: 6.58 %Kiribati: 1.78 %South Korea: 1.96 %Kuwait: -0.47 %Cayman Islands: 1.78 %Kazakhstan: 2.99 %Laos: 3.86 %Lebanon: -3.87 %Sri Lanka: -0.83 %Liberia: -4.38 %Lesotho: -2.57 %Lithuania: 4.98 %Luxembourg: 0.75 %Latvia: 1.38 %Libya: -12.5 %Morocco: 1.82 %Moldova: 5.22 %Montenegro: 4.34 %Madagascar: 1.73 %North Macedonia: 4.62 %Mali: 1.88 %Myanmar: 5.83 %Mongolia: 3.68 %Mauritania: 0.14 %Mauritius: 2.83 %Malawi: 2.95 %Mexico: -1.33 %Malaysia: 2.76 %Mozambique: -0.65 %Namibia: -3.58 %New Caledonia: -1.42 %Niger: 2.57 %Nigeria: -0.01 %Nicaragua: -4.15 %Netherlands: 1.63 %Norway: 0.79 %Nepal: 5.4 %New Zealand: 0.89 %Oman: -0.99 %Panama: 1.48 %Peru: 0.5 %French Polynesia: 2.98 %Papua New Guinea: 2.15 %Philippines: 4.84 %Pakistan: 0.78 %Poland: 4.61 %Puerto Rico: 1.31 %Palestine: -1.15 %Portugal: 2.72 %Palau: 0.39 %Paraguay: -1.74 %Qatar: -1.52 %Romania: 4.51 %Serbia: 5.31 %Russia: 2.14 %Rwanda: 6.82 %Saudi Arabia: 2.1 %Solomon Islands: -0.91 %Sudan: -5.01 %Sweden: 1.57 %Singapore: 0.01 %Slovenia: 2.79 %Slovakia: 2.14 %Sierra Leone: 3.08 %Senegal: 1.81 %Somalia: -0.91 %Suriname: 0.12 %El Salvador: 2.4 %Syria: -2.64 %Eswatini: 5.44 %Chad: 2.04 %Togo: 2.69 %Thailand: 1.91 %Tajikistan: 4.89 %Timor-Leste: 21.83 %Turkmenistan: 4.01 %Tunisia: 0.61 %Türkiye: -0.14 %Trinidad and Tobago: 0.11 %Tanzania: 2.71 %Ukraine: 3.87 %Uganda: 2.89 %United States: 2.06 %Uruguay: 0.85 %Uzbekistan: 4.88 %Venezuela: -25.44 %Vietnam: 6.32 %Vanuatu: 0.9 %Samoa: 3.36 %South Africa: -1.38 %Zambia: -1.52 %Zimbabwe: -7.79 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Timor-Leste: 21.83 %Timor-Leste21.83Tuvalu: 15.27 %Tuvalu15.27Marshall Islands: 13.66 %Marshall Islands13.66Saint Martin: 11.92 %Saint Martin11.92Sint Maarten: 9.12 %Sint Maarten9.12Armenia: 7.84 %Armenia7.84Nauru: 7.52 %Nauru7.52Monaco: 7.25 %Monaco7.25Bangladesh: 6.97 %Bangladesh6.97Rwanda: 6.82 %Rwanda6.82Cape Verde: 6.8 %Cape Verde6.8Cambodia: 6.58 %Cambodia6.58Vietnam: 6.32 %Vietnam6.32Myanmar: 5.83 %Myanmar5.83China: 5.69 %China5.69Georgia: 5.56 %Georgia5.56Ethiopia: 5.49 %Ethiopia5.49Eswatini: 5.44 %Eswatini5.44Nepal: 5.4 %Nepal5.4Serbia: 5.31 %Serbia5.31Bulgaria: 5.27 %Bulgaria5.27Moldova: 5.22 %Moldova5.22Hungary: 5.21 %Hungary5.21Bhutan: 5.05 %Bhutan5.05Lithuania: 4.98 %Lithuania4.98Tajikistan: 4.89 %Tajikistan4.89Uzbekistan: 4.88 %Uzbekistan4.88Philippines: 4.84 %Philippines4.84North Macedonia: 4.62 %North Macedonia4.62Poland: 4.61 %Poland4.61Seychelles: 4.58 %Seychelles4.58Romania: 4.51 %Romania4.51Cyprus: 4.47 %Cyprus4.47Dominica: 4.4 %Dominica4.4Ghana: 4.39 %Ghana4.39Montenegro: 4.34 %Montenegro4.34Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.16 %Bosnia and Herzegovina4.16Croatia: 4.13 %Croatia4.13Indonesia: 4.04 %Indonesia4.04Turkmenistan: 4.01 %Turkmenistan4.01Timor-Leste: 21.83 %Timor-Leste21.83Tuvalu: 15.27 %Tuvalu15.27Marshall Islands: 13.66 %Marshall Islands13.66Saint Martin: 11.92 %Saint Martin11.92Sint Maarten: 9.12 %Sint Maarten9.12Armenia: 7.84 %Armenia7.84Nauru: 7.52 %Nauru7.52Monaco: 7.25 %Monaco7.25Bangladesh: 6.97 %Bangladesh6.97Rwanda: 6.82 %Rwanda6.82Cape Verde: 6.8 %Cape Verde6.8Cambodia: 6.58 %Cambodia6.58Vietnam: 6.32 %Vietnam6.32Myanmar: 5.83 %Myanmar5.83China: 5.69 %China5.69Georgia: 5.56 %Georgia5.56Ethiopia: 5.49 %Ethiopia5.49Eswatini: 5.44 %Eswatini5.44Nepal: 5.4 %Nepal5.4Serbia: 5.31 %Serbia5.31Bulgaria: 5.27 %Bulgaria5.27Moldova: 5.22 %Moldova5.22Hungary: 5.21 %Hungary5.21Bhutan: 5.05 %Bhutan5.05Lithuania: 4.98 %Lithuania4.98Tajikistan: 4.89 %Tajikistan4.89Uzbekistan: 4.88 %Uzbekistan4.88Philippines: 4.84 %Philippines4.84North Macedonia: 4.62 %North Macedonia4.62Poland: 4.61 %Poland4.61Seychelles: 4.58 %Seychelles4.58Romania: 4.51 %Romania4.51Cyprus: 4.47 %Cyprus4.47Dominica: 4.4 %Dominica4.4Ghana: 4.39 %Ghana4.39Montenegro: 4.34 %Montenegro4.34Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.16 %Bosnia and Herzegovina4.16Croatia: 4.13 %Croatia4.13Indonesia: 4.04 %Indonesia4.04Turkmenistan: 4.01 %Turkmenistan4.01
%. Source: World Bank, GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Timor-Leste21.83+24.19 pts
2Tuvalu15.27+12.77 pts
3Marshall Islands13.66+5.27 pts
4Saint Martin11.92+17.82 pts
5Sint Maarten9.12+17.65 pts
6Armenia7.84+2.27 pts
7Nauru7.52+9.69 pts
8Monaco7.25+2.87 pts
9Bangladesh6.97+0.53 pts
10Rwanda6.82+1.23 pts
11Cape Verde6.8+3.2 pts
12Cambodia6.58-0.85 pts
13Vietnam6.32+0.04 pts
14Myanmar5.83+0.33 pts
15China5.69-0.57 pts
16Georgia5.56-0.54 pts
17Ethiopia5.49+1.51 pts
18Eswatini5.44+6.3 pts
19Nepal5.4-1.96 pts
20Serbia5.31+0.09 pts
21Bulgaria5.27+1.53 pts
22Moldova5.22-0.7 pts
23Hungary5.21-0.61 pts
24Bhutan5.05+2.29 pts
25Lithuania4.98-0.81 pts
26Tajikistan4.89-0.15 pts
27Uzbekistan4.88+0.96 pts
28Philippines4.84-0.2 pts
29North Macedonia4.62+1.21 pts
30Poland4.61-1.64 pts
31Seychelles4.58+0.64 pts
32Romania4.51-1.51 pts
33Cyprus4.47-0.58 pts
34Dominica4.4+0.95 pts
35Ghana4.39+0.37 pts
36Montenegro4.34-0.32 pts
37Bosnia and Herzegovina4.16-0.95 pts
38Croatia4.13-0.14 pts
39Indonesia4.04-0.12 pts
40Turkmenistan4.01+0.18 pts
41Benin3.98+0.25 pts
42Côte d’Ivoire3.96+1.91 pts
43Djibouti3.91+0.81 pts
44Ukraine3.87-0.23 pts
45Laos3.86-0.75 pts
46Dominican Republic3.82-2.14 pts
47Gambia3.75-0.92 pts
48Egypt3.72+0.36 pts
49Maldives3.72-1.45 pts
50Mongolia3.68-2.07 pts
51Albania3.65-1.63 pts
52Bahrain3.38+1.46 pts
53Samoa3.36+5 pts
54Estonia3.340 pts
55Ireland3.32-2.82 pts
56Micronesia3.29+3.28 pts
57Guyana3.25+1.86 pts
58Burkina Faso3.24-0.52 pts
59U.S. Virgin Islands3.23+1.08 pts
60Czechia3.16+0.67 pts
61Iraq3.14+2.87 pts
62Sierra Leone3.08+2.57 pts
63Guam3.08+3.41 pts
64Kenya3.07-0.45 pts
65Saint Kitts and Nevis3.06+0.97 pts
66Kazakhstan2.99+0.44 pts
67French Polynesia2.98+1.07 pts
68Malawi2.95+1.35 pts
69Guinea2.95-0.74 pts
70Faroe Islands2.94+1.82 pts
71Guinea-Bissau2.89+1.56 pts
72Uganda2.89+0.14 pts
73Mauritius2.83-1.23 pts
74India2.8-2.5 pts
75Slovenia2.79-1.21 pts
76Malaysia2.76-0.31 pts
77Belize2.74+3.78 pts
78Brunei2.73+3.83 pts
79Portugal2.72-0.39 pts
80Tanzania2.71+0.47 pts
81Togo2.69-0.22 pts
82Antigua and Barbuda2.68-3.5 pts
83Niger2.57-0.7 pts
84Greenland2.46+1.57 pts
85Guatemala2.45+0.75 pts
86El Salvador2.4+0.09 pts
87Greece2.38+0.11 pts
88Kyrgyzstan2.28+0.74 pts
89Papua New Guinea2.15+4.72 pts
90Russia2.14-0.57 pts
91Slovakia2.14-1.78 pts
92Saudi Arabia2.1-3.8 pts
93United States2.06-0.31 pts
94Chad2.04-0.2 pts
95South Korea1.96-0.77 pts
96Thailand1.91-2 pts
97Belgium1.89+0.48 pts
98Mali1.88+0.24 pts
99Costa Rica1.85-0.08 pts
100Morocco1.82-0.1 pts
101Senegal1.81-1.47 pts
102Kiribati1.78-0.11 pts
103Cayman Islands1.78-0.27 pts
104Madagascar1.73+1.19 pts
105Central African Republic1.72-0.26 pts
106Jamaica1.69-0.66 pts
107France1.69+0.41 pts
108Belarus1.65-1.72 pts
109San Marino1.65+2.21 pts
110Netherlands1.63-0.03 pts
111Israel1.62-0.45 pts
112Azerbaijan1.62+0.99 pts
113Botswana1.58-1.14 pts
114Sweden1.57+0.98 pts
115Panama1.48-0.72 pts
116Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.4-2.5 pts
117Gabon1.38+3.07 pts
118Latvia1.38-3.75 pts
119Colombia1.36+0.66 pts
120Denmark1.35-0.01 pts
121Puerto Rico1.31+2.18 pts
122Austria1.3-0.68 pts
123Finland1.24+0.18 pts
124Spain1.23-0.7 pts
125Burundi1.08-1.12 pts
126Turks and Caicos Islands1.07-1.45 pts
127Aruba0.96-2.09 pts
128Vanuatu0.9+0.81 pts
129American Samoa0.9-3.14 pts
130New Zealand0.89-0.6 pts
131Afghanistan0.86+2.57 pts
132Uruguay0.85+0.86 pts
133Norway0.79+0.34 pts
134Pakistan0.78-3.66 pts
135Luxembourg0.75+1.08 pts
136Germany0.75-0.08 pts
137United Kingdom0.74-0.32 pts
138Honduras0.72-1.24 pts
139Australia0.7-0.65 pts
140Italy0.68-0.36 pts
141Cameroon0.64-0.48 pts
142Tunisia0.61-0.99 pts
143Brazil0.56-0.53 pts
144Peru0.5-1.6 pts
145São Tomé and Príncipe0.48-2.3 pts
146Canada0.43-0.85 pts
147Grenada0.42-3.71 pts
148Switzerland0.4-2.17 pts
149Palau0.39+0.82 pts
150Andorra0.27+0.57 pts
151United Arab Emirates0.21+0.01 pts
152Mauritania0.14-1.56 pts
153Suriname0.12-3.81 pts
154Trinidad and Tobago0.11+1.25 pts
155Bolivia0.09-1.32 pts
156Isle of Man0.07-1.9 pts
157Barbados0.06+0.51 pts
158Cuba0.05-2.38 pts
159Singapore0.01-2.7 pts
160Nigeria-0.01+0.4 pts
161Malta-0.05-3.52 pts
162Bermuda-0.12+0.7 pts
163Türkiye-0.14-2.21 pts
164Jordan-0.14+0.22 pts
165Japan-0.17-1.13 pts
166Comoros-0.18-1.82 pts
167Fiji-0.33-4.33 pts
168Tonga-0.38-0.71 pts
169Kuwait-0.47+0.79 pts
170Mozambique-0.65-1.09 pts
171Sri Lanka-0.83-2.11 pts
172Somalia-0.91+0.58 pts
173Solomon Islands-0.91-0.26 pts
174Algeria-0.94-0.39 pts
175Chile-0.95-3.1 pts
176Oman-0.99-0.94 pts
177Iceland-1.06-2.96 pts
178Palestine-1.15+0.15 pts
179Republic of the Congo-1.28+3.38 pts
180Bahamas-1.33-3.15 pts
181Mexico-1.33-2.35 pts
182South Africa-1.38-1.24 pts
183Saint Lucia-1.39-3.88 pts
184New Caledonia-1.42-1.82 pts
185Ecuador-1.51-0.84 pts
186Zambia-1.52-2.47 pts
187Qatar-1.52-1.39 pts
188Paraguay-1.74-3.52 pts
189Curaçao-2.04-0.45 pts
190Hong Kong-2.4-4.42 pts
191Lesotho-2.57+0.11 pts
192Democratic Republic of the Congo-2.58-5.16 pts
193Syria-2.64-2.2 pts
194Argentina-2.7+0.72 pts
195Haiti-2.99-3.31 pts
196Iran-3.41+1.56 pts
197Namibia-3.58-1.87 pts
198Lebanon-3.87-4.87 pts
199Nicaragua-4.15+0.48 pts
200Angola-4.35-0.47 pts
201Macao-4.36-9.03 pts
202Liberia-4.38-3.58 pts
203Sudan-5.01+1.01 pts
204Zimbabwe-7.79-11.25 pts
205Equatorial Guinea-8.52+0.85 pts
206Northern Mariana Islands-9.7+8.35 pts
207Libya-12.5-18.7 pts
208Venezuela-25.44-7.84 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 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Timor-Leste, with 21.83% in 2019, according to the World Bank.

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