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Countries by GDP per capita growth

Guyana had the highest GDP per capita growth of 208 countries in 2020, at 43.51%. Macao had the lowest, at -55.29%. The median was -4.89% and the figure for the World was -3.83%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest43.51Guyana
Lowest-55.29Macao
Median-4.89208 countries
World-3.83History

Map of countries, 2020

United Arab Emirates: -8.26 %Afghanistan: -5.38 %Antigua and Barbuda: -19.29 %Albania: -1.81 %Armenia: -7.17 %Angola: -8.32 %Argentina: -10.34 %Austria: -6.71 %Australia: -1.36 %Azerbaijan: -4.85 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: -1.66 %Bangladesh: 2.59 %Belgium: -5.2 %Burkina Faso: -0.44 %Bulgaria: -2.16 %Burundi: -2.57 %Benin: 1.12 %Brunei: 0.07 %Bolivia: -13.79 %Brazil: -3.84 %Bahamas: -20.33 %Bhutan: -10.82 %Botswana: -10.03 %Belarus: -0.25 %Belize: -14.63 %Canada: -6.06 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: -2.42 %Central African Republic: -0.74 %Republic of the Congo: -8.49 %Switzerland: -2.97 %Côte d’Ivoire: -1.82 %Chile: -6.98 %Cameroon: -2.43 %China: 2.1 %Colombia: -8.51 %Costa Rica: -4.8 %Cuba: -10.74 %Cape Verde: -20.89 %Cyprus: -4.51 %Czechia: -5.53 %Germany: -4.21 %Djibouti: -0.31 %Denmark: -2.07 %Dominican Republic: -8.88 %Algeria: -6.61 %Ecuador: -10.31 %Estonia: -3.08 %Egypt: 1.88 %Spain: -11.39 %Ethiopia: 3.22 %Finland: -2.63 %Fiji: -17.19 %Faroe Islands: -3.08 %France: -7.74 %Gabon: -4.16 %United Kingdom: -10.2 %Georgia: -6.35 %Ghana: -1.47 %Greenland: -0 %Gambia: -1.76 %Guinea: 2.07 %Equatorial Guinea: -7.36 %Greece: -9 %Guatemala: -3.22 %Guinea-Bissau: 0.56 %Guyana: 43.51 %Hong Kong: -6.21 %Honduras: -10.55 %Croatia: -7.49 %Haiti: -4.5 %Hungary: -4.1 %Indonesia: -2.89 %Ireland: 5.81 %Israel: -3.52 %Isle of Man: -8.95 %India: -6.69 %Iraq: -13.97 %Iran: 3.64 %Iceland: -8.15 %Italy: -8.42 %Jamaica: -8.55 %Jordan: -2.91 %Japan: -4 %Kenya: -2.21 %Kyrgyzstan: -9.03 %Cambodia: -4.96 %Kiribati: -2.99 %South Korea: -0.84 %Kuwait: -3.91 %Cayman Islands: -6.83 %Kazakhstan: -3.86 %Laos: -0.99 %Lebanon: -20.13 %Sri Lanka: -5.13 %Liberia: -4.97 %Lesotho: -9.24 %Lithuania: 0.07 %Luxembourg: -2.15 %Latvia: -2.79 %Libya: -30.4 %Morocco: -8.14 %Moldova: -7.26 %Montenegro: -14.97 %Madagascar: -9.49 %North Macedonia: -3.65 %Mali: -4.11 %Myanmar: -9.69 %Mongolia: -6.27 %Mauritania: -3.23 %Mauritius: -14.2 %Malawi: -1.83 %Mexico: -9.1 %Malaysia: -6.71 %Mozambique: -4.11 %Namibia: -10.74 %New Caledonia: -2.6 %Niger: 1.06 %Nigeria: -8.34 %Nicaragua: -3.45 %Netherlands: -4.4 %Norway: -1.94 %Nepal: -4.23 %New Zealand: -2.25 %Oman: -1.91 %Panama: -18.94 %Peru: -11.99 %French Polynesia: -10.63 %Papua New Guinea: -5.21 %Philippines: -10.55 %Pakistan: -3.04 %Poland: -0.86 %Puerto Rico: -3.56 %Palestine: -13.5 %Portugal: -8.3 %Palau: -5.98 %Paraguay: -2.15 %Qatar: -8.92 %Romania: -3.07 %Serbia: -0.29 %Russia: -2.53 %Rwanda: -4.93 %Saudi Arabia: -8.34 %Solomon Islands: -5.5 %Sudan: -6.19 %Sweden: -2.64 %Singapore: -3.31 %Slovenia: -4.73 %Slovakia: -2.67 %Sierra Leone: -3.51 %Senegal: -1.29 %Somalia: -6.39 %Suriname: -16.87 %El Salvador: -8.08 %Syria: -2.38 %Eswatini: -4 %Chad: -3.51 %Togo: -0.05 %Thailand: -6.25 %Tajikistan: 2.05 %Timor-Leste: 29.23 %Turkmenistan: 3.65 %Tunisia: -9.73 %Türkiye: 0.82 %Trinidad and Tobago: -8.97 %Tanzania: -1 %Ukraine: -3.08 %Uganda: -0.42 %United States: -2.48 %Uruguay: -7.41 %Uzbekistan: -0.26 %Venezuela: -28.61 %Vietnam: 1.92 %Vanuatu: -7.89 %Samoa: -4.1 %South Africa: -7.68 %Zambia: -5.57 %Zimbabwe: -9.33 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Guyana: 43.51 %Guyana43.51Timor-Leste: 29.23 %Timor-Leste29.23Ireland: 5.81 %Ireland5.81American Samoa: 5.35 %American Samoa5.35Turkmenistan: 3.65 %Turkmenistan3.65Iran: 3.64 %Iran3.64Ethiopia: 3.22 %Ethiopia3.22Bangladesh: 2.59 %Bangladesh2.59China: 2.1 %China2.1Guinea: 2.07 %Guinea2.07Tajikistan: 2.05 %Tajikistan2.05Vietnam: 1.92 %Vietnam1.92Egypt: 1.88 %Egypt1.88Tonga: 1.77 %Tonga1.77Benin: 1.12 %Benin1.12Nauru: 1.09 %Nauru1.09Niger: 1.06 %Niger1.06Türkiye: 0.82 %Türkiye0.82São Tomé and Príncipe: 0.72 %São Tomé and Príncipe0.72Guinea-Bissau: 0.56 %Guinea-Bissau0.56Marshall Islands: 0.19 %Marshall Islands0.19Lithuania: 0.07 %Lithuania0.07Brunei: 0.07 %Brunei0.07Greenland: -0 %Greenland-0Togo: -0.05 %Togo-0.05Belarus: -0.25 %Belarus-0.25Uzbekistan: -0.26 %Uzbekistan-0.26Serbia: -0.29 %Serbia-0.29Djibouti: -0.31 %Djibouti-0.31Uganda: -0.42 %Uganda-0.42Burkina Faso: -0.44 %Burkina Faso-0.44Central African Republic: -0.74 %Central African Republic-0.74South Korea: -0.84 %South Korea-0.84Poland: -0.86 %Poland-0.86Laos: -0.99 %Laos-0.99Tanzania: -1 %Tanzania-1U.S. Virgin Islands: -1.26 %U.S. Virgin Islands-1.26Senegal: -1.29 %Senegal-1.29Tuvalu: -1.33 %Tuvalu-1.33Australia: -1.36 %Australia-1.36Guyana: 43.51 %Guyana43.51Timor-Leste: 29.23 %Timor-Leste29.23Ireland: 5.81 %Ireland5.81American Samoa: 5.35 %American Samoa5.35Turkmenistan: 3.65 %Turkmenistan3.65Iran: 3.64 %Iran3.64Ethiopia: 3.22 %Ethiopia3.22Bangladesh: 2.59 %Bangladesh2.59China: 2.1 %China2.1Guinea: 2.07 %Guinea2.07Tajikistan: 2.05 %Tajikistan2.05Vietnam: 1.92 %Vietnam1.92Egypt: 1.88 %Egypt1.88Tonga: 1.77 %Tonga1.77Benin: 1.12 %Benin1.12Nauru: 1.09 %Nauru1.09Niger: 1.06 %Niger1.06Türkiye: 0.82 %Türkiye0.82São Tomé and Príncipe: 0.72 %São Tomé and Príncipe0.72Guinea-Bissau: 0.56 %Guinea-Bissau0.56Marshall Islands: 0.19 %Marshall Islands0.19Lithuania: 0.07 %Lithuania0.07Brunei: 0.07 %Brunei0.07Greenland: -0 %Greenland-0Togo: -0.05 %Togo-0.05Belarus: -0.25 %Belarus-0.25Uzbekistan: -0.26 %Uzbekistan-0.26Serbia: -0.29 %Serbia-0.29Djibouti: -0.31 %Djibouti-0.31Uganda: -0.42 %Uganda-0.42Burkina Faso: -0.44 %Burkina Faso-0.44Central African Republic: -0.74 %Central African Republic-0.74South Korea: -0.84 %South Korea-0.84Poland: -0.86 %Poland-0.86Laos: -0.99 %Laos-0.99Tanzania: -1 %Tanzania-1U.S. Virgin Islands: -1.26 %U.S. Virgin Islands-1.26Senegal: -1.29 %Senegal-1.29Tuvalu: -1.33 %Tuvalu-1.33Australia: -1.36 %Australia-1.36
%. Source: World Bank, GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Guyana43.51+40.26 pts
2Timor-Leste29.23+7.4 pts
3Ireland5.81+2.49 pts
4American Samoa5.35+4.45 pts
5Turkmenistan3.65-0.37 pts
6Iran3.64+7.05 pts
7Ethiopia3.22-2.26 pts
8Bangladesh2.59-4.39 pts
9China2.1-3.6 pts
10Guinea2.07-0.88 pts
11Tajikistan2.05-2.84 pts
12Vietnam1.92-4.41 pts
13Egypt1.88-1.83 pts
14Tonga1.77+2.15 pts
15Benin1.12-2.86 pts
16Nauru1.09-6.43 pts
17Niger1.06-1.5 pts
18Türkiye0.82+0.96 pts
19São Tomé and Príncipe0.72+0.23 pts
20Guinea-Bissau0.56-2.33 pts
21Marshall Islands0.19-13.47 pts
22Lithuania0.07-4.91 pts
23Brunei0.07-2.66 pts
24Greenland-0-2.46 pts
25Togo-0.05-2.74 pts
26Belarus-0.25-1.9 pts
27Uzbekistan-0.26-5.14 pts
28Serbia-0.29-5.6 pts
29Djibouti-0.31-4.22 pts
30Uganda-0.42-3.31 pts
31Burkina Faso-0.44-3.69 pts
32Central African Republic-0.74-2.47 pts
33South Korea-0.84-2.8 pts
34Poland-0.86-5.47 pts
35Laos-0.99-4.85 pts
36Tanzania-1-3.71 pts
37U.S. Virgin Islands-1.26-4.49 pts
38Senegal-1.29-3.1 pts
39Tuvalu-1.33-16.6 pts
40Australia-1.36-2.05 pts
41Ghana-1.47-5.86 pts
42Bosnia and Herzegovina-1.66-5.82 pts
43Gambia-1.76-5.51 pts
44Albania-1.81-5.46 pts
45Côte d’Ivoire-1.82-5.78 pts
46Malawi-1.83-4.78 pts
47Oman-1.91-0.93 pts
48Norway-1.94-2.73 pts
49Denmark-2.07-3.41 pts
50Comoros-2.13-1.96 pts
51Paraguay-2.15-0.41 pts
52Luxembourg-2.15-2.91 pts
53Bulgaria-2.16-7.43 pts
54Kenya-2.21-5.28 pts
55New Zealand-2.25-3.14 pts
56Syria-2.38+0.25 pts
57Democratic Republic of the Congo-2.42+0.16 pts
58Cameroon-2.43-3.07 pts
59United States-2.48-4.54 pts
60Russia-2.53-4.67 pts
61Burundi-2.57-3.65 pts
62New Caledonia-2.6-1.17 pts
63Micronesia-2.62-5.91 pts
64Finland-2.63-3.87 pts
65Sweden-2.64-4.21 pts
66Slovakia-2.67-4.81 pts
67Latvia-2.79-4.17 pts
68Indonesia-2.89-6.94 pts
69Jordan-2.91-2.77 pts
70Switzerland-2.97-3.36 pts
71Kiribati-2.99-4.77 pts
72Pakistan-3.04-3.82 pts
73Romania-3.07-7.58 pts
74Estonia-3.08-6.42 pts
75Faroe Islands-3.08-6.02 pts
76Ukraine-3.08-6.96 pts
77Guatemala-3.22-5.67 pts
78Mauritania-3.23-3.37 pts
79Singapore-3.31-3.32 pts
80Nicaragua-3.45+0.7 pts
81Sierra Leone-3.51-6.59 pts
82Chad-3.51-5.56 pts
83Israel-3.52-5.14 pts
84Puerto Rico-3.56-4.87 pts
85North Macedonia-3.65-8.27 pts
86Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-3.68-5.08 pts
87Brazil-3.84-4.4 pts
88Kazakhstan-3.86-6.86 pts
89Kuwait-3.91-3.44 pts
90Eswatini-4-9.44 pts
91Japan-4-3.83 pts
92Hungary-4.1-9.31 pts
93Samoa-4.1-7.46 pts
94Mozambique-4.11-3.46 pts
95Mali-4.11-5.99 pts
96Gabon-4.16-5.54 pts
97Germany-4.21-4.96 pts
98Nepal-4.23-9.63 pts
99Netherlands-4.4-6.03 pts
100Haiti-4.5-1.51 pts
101Cyprus-4.51-8.98 pts
102Slovenia-4.73-7.51 pts
103Costa Rica-4.8-6.65 pts
104Azerbaijan-4.85-6.47 pts
105Rwanda-4.93-11.75 pts
106Cambodia-4.96-11.55 pts
107Liberia-4.97-0.59 pts
108Sri Lanka-5.13-4.3 pts
109Bahrain-5.17-8.56 pts
110Belgium-5.2-7.09 pts
111Papua New Guinea-5.21-7.36 pts
112Afghanistan-5.38-6.24 pts
113Solomon Islands-5.5-4.59 pts
114Czechia-5.53-8.69 pts
115Zambia-5.57-4.05 pts
116Malta-5.63-5.58 pts
117Saint Martin-5.67-17.59 pts
118Palau-5.98-6.37 pts
119Canada-6.06-6.49 pts
120Sudan-6.19-1.18 pts
121Hong Kong-6.21-3.81 pts
122Thailand-6.25-8.16 pts
123Mongolia-6.27-9.95 pts
124Georgia-6.35-11.92 pts
125Somalia-6.39-5.48 pts
126Algeria-6.61-5.67 pts
127India-6.69-9.49 pts
128Austria-6.71-8.01 pts
129Malaysia-6.71-9.47 pts
130Cayman Islands-6.83-8.61 pts
131San Marino-6.94-8.59 pts
132Chile-6.98-6.02 pts
133Armenia-7.17-15 pts
134Moldova-7.26-12.49 pts
135Equatorial Guinea-7.36+1.17 pts
136Bermuda-7.37-7.24 pts
137Uruguay-7.41-8.25 pts
138Croatia-7.49-11.62 pts
139South Africa-7.68-6.3 pts
140France-7.74-9.43 pts
141Vanuatu-7.89-8.79 pts
142El Salvador-8.08-10.47 pts
143Morocco-8.14-9.96 pts
144Iceland-8.15-7.09 pts
145United Arab Emirates-8.26-8.47 pts
146Portugal-8.3-11.02 pts
147Angola-8.32-3.97 pts
148Nigeria-8.34-8.33 pts
149Saudi Arabia-8.34-10.44 pts
150Italy-8.42-9.1 pts
151Republic of the Congo-8.49-7.21 pts
152Colombia-8.51-9.87 pts
153Jamaica-8.55-10.24 pts
154Dominican Republic-8.88-12.7 pts
155Qatar-8.92-7.4 pts
156Isle of Man-8.95-9.03 pts
157Trinidad and Tobago-8.97-9.09 pts
158Greece-9-11.39 pts
159Kyrgyzstan-9.03-11.31 pts
160Mexico-9.1-7.77 pts
161Lesotho-9.24-6.67 pts
162Zimbabwe-9.33-1.55 pts
163Madagascar-9.49-11.22 pts
164Myanmar-9.69-15.53 pts
165Tunisia-9.73-10.34 pts
166Botswana-10.03-11.61 pts
167United Kingdom-10.2-10.94 pts
168Ecuador-10.31-8.8 pts
169Argentina-10.34-7.64 pts
170Honduras-10.55-11.27 pts
171Philippines-10.55-15.38 pts
172French Polynesia-10.63-13.61 pts
173Guam-10.71-13.79 pts
174Namibia-10.74-7.16 pts
175Cuba-10.74-10.79 pts
176Bhutan-10.82-15.88 pts
177Spain-11.39-12.63 pts
178Peru-11.99-12.49 pts
179Andorra-12.22-12.49 pts
180Seychelles-12.49-17.07 pts
181Monaco-13.1-20.35 pts
182Palestine-13.5-12.34 pts
183Bolivia-13.79-13.88 pts
184Iraq-13.97-17.11 pts
185Grenada-14.02-14.45 pts
186Mauritius-14.2-17.03 pts
187Belize-14.63-17.37 pts
188Sint Maarten-14.63-23.75 pts
189Montenegro-14.97-19.31 pts
190Saint Kitts and Nevis-15.15-18.21 pts
191Dominica-15.32-19.72 pts
192Suriname-16.87-17 pts
193Fiji-17.19-16.86 pts
194Curaçao-17.41-15.37 pts
195Barbados-17.55-17.61 pts
196Panama-18.94-20.42 pts
197Antigua and Barbuda-19.29-21.97 pts
198Lebanon-20.13-16.26 pts
199Bahamas-20.33-19 pts
200Cape Verde-20.89-27.7 pts
201Saint Lucia-23.16-21.77 pts
202Aruba-23.51-24.46 pts
203Northern Mariana Islands-28.16-18.46 pts
204Venezuela-28.61-3.16 pts
205Libya-30.4-17.9 pts
206Maldives-34.83-38.55 pts
207Turks and Caicos Islands-35.64-36.71 pts
208Macao-55.29-50.93 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.

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Guyana, with 43.51% in 2020, according to the World Bank.

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Macao, with -55.29% in 2020.

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