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Countries by GDP per capita growth

The Maldives had the highest GDP per capita growth of 208 countries in 2021, at 33.77%. Afghanistan had the lowest, at -22.58%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for the World was 5.6%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest33.77Maldives
Lowest-22.58Afghanistan
Median4.2208 countries
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Map of countries, 2021

United Arab Emirates: 2.65 %Afghanistan: -22.58 %Antigua and Barbuda: 7.58 %Albania: 10.66 %Armenia: 5.77 %Angola: -2.07 %Argentina: 10.15 %Austria: 4.47 %Australia: 1.86 %Azerbaijan: 5.15 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 9.19 %Bangladesh: 6.07 %Belgium: 5.82 %Burkina Faso: 4.43 %Bulgaria: 8.55 %Burundi: 0.46 %Benin: 4.41 %Brunei: -2.53 %Bolivia: 8.91 %Brazil: 4.32 %Bahamas: 17.43 %Bhutan: 3.69 %Botswana: 10.26 %Belarus: 3.29 %Belize: 16.64 %Canada: 5.37 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 3.04 %Central African Republic: -0.71 %Republic of the Congo: -1.37 %Switzerland: 5.37 %Côte d’Ivoire: 4.45 %Chile: 10.85 %Cameroon: 0.63 %China: 8.47 %Colombia: 9.59 %Costa Rica: 7.67 %Cuba: 1.75 %Cape Verde: 6.63 %Cyprus: 9.75 %Czechia: 5.93 %Germany: 3.87 %Djibouti: 2.91 %Denmark: 6.04 %Dominican Republic: 12.83 %Algeria: 2.13 %Ecuador: 8.58 %Estonia: 8.14 %Egypt: 1.76 %Spain: 6.49 %Ethiopia: 2.86 %Finland: 2.46 %Fiji: -4.53 %Faroe Islands: 3.63 %France: 6.5 %Gabon: -0.85 %United Kingdom: 8.16 %Georgia: 11.07 %Ghana: 3.04 %Greenland: 1.12 %Gambia: 2.79 %Guinea: 2.97 %Equatorial Guinea: -1.57 %Greece: 9.98 %Guatemala: 6.56 %Guinea-Bissau: 2.69 %Guyana: 18.88 %Hong Kong: 7.43 %Honduras: 10.7 %Croatia: 13.65 %Haiti: -2.93 %Hungary: 7.66 %Indonesia: 2.97 %Ireland: 14.65 %Israel: 7.51 %Isle of Man: 3.79 %India: 8.79 %Iraq: -0.75 %Iran: 3.27 %Iceland: 3.47 %Italy: 9.49 %Jamaica: 5.45 %Jordan: 1.87 %Japan: 4.04 %Kenya: 5.57 %Kyrgyzstan: 3.59 %Cambodia: 1.58 %Kiribati: 6.52 %South Korea: 4.75 %Kuwait: 2.59 %Cayman Islands: 2.74 %Kazakhstan: 2.92 %Laos: 1.06 %Lebanon: -7.26 %Sri Lanka: 3.09 %Liberia: 2.79 %Lesotho: 1.1 %Lithuania: 6.47 %Luxembourg: 5.32 %Latvia: 7.85 %Libya: 26.69 %Morocco: 7.06 %Moldova: 15.66 %Montenegro: 13.32 %Madagascar: 2.05 %North Macedonia: 5.59 %Mali: -0.01 %Myanmar: -12.63 %Mongolia: -0.06 %Mauritania: -2.12 %Mauritius: 3.31 %Malawi: 1.88 %Mexico: 5.34 %Malaysia: 2.13 %Mozambique: -0.61 %Namibia: 0.59 %New Caledonia: -2.46 %Niger: -2.12 %Nigeria: -0.99 %Nicaragua: 9.13 %Netherlands: 5.72 %Norway: 3.59 %Nepal: 3.03 %New Zealand: 4.05 %Oman: 3.09 %Panama: 15.07 %Peru: 12.33 %French Polynesia: 3.15 %Papua New Guinea: -2.47 %Philippines: 4.76 %Pakistan: 4.52 %Poland: 8.47 %Puerto Rico: 0.97 %Palestine: 4.41 %Portugal: 4.9 %Palau: -11.87 %Paraguay: 2.74 %Qatar: 13.36 %Romania: 6.38 %Serbia: 8.97 %Russia: 6.22 %Rwanda: 6.06 %Saudi Arabia: 9.18 %Solomon Islands: -2.6 %Sudan: -4.48 %Sweden: 4.6 %Singapore: 14.83 %Slovenia: 8.13 %Slovakia: 5.88 %Sierra Leone: 3.52 %Senegal: 3.87 %Somalia: -0.27 %Suriname: -3.32 %El Salvador: 11.53 %Syria: -0.94 %Eswatini: 3.04 %Chad: -3.1 %Togo: 3.17 %Thailand: 1.44 %Tajikistan: 7.01 %Timor-Leste: 3.49 %Turkmenistan: 4.02 %Tunisia: 4.09 %Türkiye: 10.8 %Trinidad and Tobago: -0.78 %Tanzania: 1.25 %Ukraine: 4.41 %Uganda: 0.26 %United States: 5.99 %Uruguay: 5.92 %Uzbekistan: 6.13 %Venezuela: 1.36 %Vietnam: 1.67 %Vanuatu: -3.43 %Samoa: -5.86 %South Africa: 3.26 %Zambia: 3.29 %Zimbabwe: 6.61 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Maldives: 33.77 %Maldives33.77Turks and Caicos Islands: 27.17 %Turks and Caicos Islands27.17Libya: 26.69 %Libya26.69Macao: 22.98 %Macao22.98Monaco: 20.72 %Monaco20.72Guyana: 18.88 %Guyana18.88Bahamas: 17.43 %Bahamas17.43Belize: 16.64 %Belize16.64Aruba: 15.78 %Aruba15.78Moldova: 15.66 %Moldova15.66San Marino: 15.62 %San Marino15.62Panama: 15.07 %Panama15.07Singapore: 14.83 %Singapore14.83Ireland: 14.65 %Ireland14.65Croatia: 13.65 %Croatia13.65Qatar: 13.36 %Qatar13.36Montenegro: 13.32 %Montenegro13.32Dominican Republic: 12.83 %Dominican Republic12.83Malta: 12.77 %Malta12.77Peru: 12.33 %Peru12.33El Salvador: 11.53 %El Salvador11.53Saint Martin: 11.29 %Saint Martin11.29Georgia: 11.07 %Georgia11.07Saint Lucia: 10.98 %Saint Lucia10.98Chile: 10.85 %Chile10.85Türkiye: 10.8 %Türkiye10.8Honduras: 10.7 %Honduras10.7Albania: 10.66 %Albania10.66Botswana: 10.26 %Botswana10.26Argentina: 10.15 %Argentina10.15Greece: 9.98 %Greece9.98Cyprus: 9.75 %Cyprus9.75Colombia: 9.59 %Colombia9.59Italy: 9.49 %Italy9.49Bosnia and Herzegovina: 9.19 %Bosnia and Herzegovina9.19Saudi Arabia: 9.18 %Saudi Arabia9.18Nicaragua: 9.13 %Nicaragua9.13Serbia: 8.97 %Serbia8.97Bolivia: 8.91 %Bolivia8.91India: 8.79 %India8.79Maldives: 33.77 %Maldives33.77Turks and Caicos Islands: 27.17 %Turks and Caicos Islands27.17Libya: 26.69 %Libya26.69Macao: 22.98 %Macao22.98Monaco: 20.72 %Monaco20.72Guyana: 18.88 %Guyana18.88Bahamas: 17.43 %Bahamas17.43Belize: 16.64 %Belize16.64Aruba: 15.78 %Aruba15.78Moldova: 15.66 %Moldova15.66San Marino: 15.62 %San Marino15.62Panama: 15.07 %Panama15.07Singapore: 14.83 %Singapore14.83Ireland: 14.65 %Ireland14.65Croatia: 13.65 %Croatia13.65Qatar: 13.36 %Qatar13.36Montenegro: 13.32 %Montenegro13.32Dominican Republic: 12.83 %Dominican Republic12.83Malta: 12.77 %Malta12.77Peru: 12.33 %Peru12.33El Salvador: 11.53 %El Salvador11.53Saint Martin: 11.29 %Saint Martin11.29Georgia: 11.07 %Georgia11.07Saint Lucia: 10.98 %Saint Lucia10.98Chile: 10.85 %Chile10.85Türkiye: 10.8 %Türkiye10.8Honduras: 10.7 %Honduras10.7Albania: 10.66 %Albania10.66Botswana: 10.26 %Botswana10.26Argentina: 10.15 %Argentina10.15Greece: 9.98 %Greece9.98Cyprus: 9.75 %Cyprus9.75Colombia: 9.59 %Colombia9.59Italy: 9.49 %Italy9.49Bosnia and Herzegovina: 9.19 %Bosnia and Herzegovina9.19Saudi Arabia: 9.18 %Saudi Arabia9.18Nicaragua: 9.13 %Nicaragua9.13Serbia: 8.97 %Serbia8.97Bolivia: 8.91 %Bolivia8.91India: 8.79 %India8.79
%. Source: World Bank, GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Maldives33.77+68.6 pts
2Turks and Caicos Islands27.17+62.81 pts
3Libya26.69+57.09 pts
4Macao22.98+78.28 pts
5Monaco20.72+33.82 pts
6Guyana18.88-24.63 pts
7Bahamas17.43+37.76 pts
8Belize16.64+31.26 pts
9Aruba15.78+39.29 pts
10Moldova15.66+22.92 pts
11San Marino15.62+22.56 pts
12Panama15.07+34.01 pts
13Singapore14.83+18.14 pts
14Ireland14.65+8.84 pts
15Croatia13.65+21.14 pts
16Qatar13.36+22.29 pts
17Montenegro13.32+28.29 pts
18Dominican Republic12.83+21.72 pts
19Malta12.77+18.39 pts
20Peru12.33+24.32 pts
21El Salvador11.53+19.6 pts
22Saint Martin11.29+16.96 pts
23Georgia11.07+17.42 pts
24Saint Lucia10.98+34.13 pts
25Chile10.85+17.82 pts
26Türkiye10.8+9.98 pts
27Honduras10.7+21.25 pts
28Albania10.66+12.47 pts
29Botswana10.26+20.29 pts
30Argentina10.15+20.48 pts
31Greece9.98+18.98 pts
32Cyprus9.75+14.26 pts
33Colombia9.59+18.1 pts
34Italy9.49+17.92 pts
35Bosnia and Herzegovina9.19+10.85 pts
36Saudi Arabia9.18+17.52 pts
37Nicaragua9.13+12.59 pts
38Serbia8.97+9.26 pts
39Bolivia8.91+22.7 pts
40India8.79+15.48 pts
41Ecuador8.58+18.89 pts
42Bulgaria8.55+10.7 pts
43China8.47+6.38 pts
44Poland8.47+9.33 pts
45United Kingdom8.16+18.36 pts
46Estonia8.14+11.22 pts
47Slovenia8.13+12.85 pts
48Latvia7.85+10.64 pts
49Barbados7.85+25.4 pts
50Costa Rica7.67+12.47 pts
51Hungary7.66+11.76 pts
52Antigua and Barbuda7.58+26.88 pts
53Israel7.51+11.03 pts
54Hong Kong7.43+13.64 pts
55Nauru7.14+6.06 pts
56Morocco7.06+15.2 pts
57Tajikistan7.01+4.96 pts
58Andorra6.93+19.15 pts
59Cape Verde6.63+27.52 pts
60Zimbabwe6.61+15.95 pts
61Guatemala6.56+9.78 pts
62Kiribati6.52+9.5 pts
63France6.5+14.24 pts
64Spain6.49+17.89 pts
65Lithuania6.47+6.4 pts
66Romania6.38+9.44 pts
67Russia6.22+8.75 pts
68Northern Mariana Islands6.2+34.36 pts
69Uzbekistan6.13+6.39 pts
70Bangladesh6.07+3.48 pts
71Rwanda6.06+11 pts
72Denmark6.04+8.11 pts
73United States5.99+8.47 pts
74Dominica5.96+21.29 pts
75Czechia5.93+11.47 pts
76Uruguay5.92+13.32 pts
77Slovakia5.88+8.55 pts
78Belgium5.82+11.02 pts
79Armenia5.77+12.94 pts
80Netherlands5.72+10.12 pts
81North Macedonia5.59+9.25 pts
82Kenya5.57+7.78 pts
83Marshall Islands5.47+5.28 pts
84Jamaica5.45+13.99 pts
85Switzerland5.37+8.33 pts
86Canada5.37+11.43 pts
87Mexico5.34+14.45 pts
88Luxembourg5.32+7.47 pts
89Curaçao5.22+22.63 pts
90Azerbaijan5.15+10 pts
91Portugal4.9+13.2 pts
92Philippines4.76+15.31 pts
93South Korea4.75+5.58 pts
94Sweden4.6+7.24 pts
95Pakistan4.52+7.56 pts
96Austria4.47+11.17 pts
97Côte d’Ivoire4.45+6.26 pts
98Burkina Faso4.43+4.87 pts
99Palestine4.41+17.91 pts
100Benin4.41+3.29 pts
101Ukraine4.41+7.5 pts
102Grenada4.39+18.41 pts
103Bermuda4.33+11.7 pts
104Brazil4.32+8.15 pts
105Tunisia4.09+13.82 pts
106U.S. Virgin Islands4.08+5.34 pts
107New Zealand4.05+6.3 pts
108Japan4.04+8.04 pts
109Turkmenistan4.02+0.38 pts
110Senegal3.87+5.16 pts
111Germany3.87+8.08 pts
112Isle of Man3.79+12.74 pts
113Bhutan3.69+14.51 pts
114Faroe Islands3.63+6.71 pts
115Kyrgyzstan3.59+12.62 pts
116Norway3.59+5.53 pts
117Sierra Leone3.52+7.02 pts
118Timor-Leste3.49-25.74 pts
119Iceland3.47+11.62 pts
120Mauritius3.31+17.51 pts
121Belarus3.29+3.54 pts
122Zambia3.29+8.85 pts
123Iran3.27-0.37 pts
124South Africa3.26+10.93 pts
125Togo3.17+3.22 pts
126Sint Maarten3.16+17.79 pts
127French Polynesia3.15+13.78 pts
128Sri Lanka3.09+8.22 pts
129Oman3.09+5 pts
130Democratic Republic of the Congo3.04+5.46 pts
131Eswatini3.04+7.04 pts
132Ghana3.04+4.51 pts
133Nepal3.03+7.26 pts
134Indonesia2.97+5.87 pts
135Guinea2.97+0.9 pts
136Kazakhstan2.92+6.78 pts
137Djibouti2.91+3.22 pts
138Ethiopia2.86-0.37 pts
139Liberia2.79+7.77 pts
140Gambia2.79+4.56 pts
141Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.77+6.45 pts
142Paraguay2.74+4.89 pts
143Cayman Islands2.74+9.57 pts
144Guinea-Bissau2.69+2.13 pts
145United Arab Emirates2.65+10.91 pts
146Kuwait2.59+6.5 pts
147Finland2.46+5.09 pts
148Micronesia2.45+5.06 pts
149Algeria2.13+8.75 pts
150Malaysia2.13+8.84 pts
151Bahrain2.12+7.29 pts
152Madagascar2.05+11.54 pts
153Tuvalu2.01+3.34 pts
154Malawi1.88+3.71 pts
155Jordan1.87+4.78 pts
156Australia1.86+3.22 pts
157Egypt1.76-0.12 pts
158Cuba1.75+12.49 pts
159Vietnam1.67-0.25 pts
160Cambodia1.58+6.54 pts
161Thailand1.44+7.69 pts
162Venezuela1.36+29.97 pts
163Tanzania1.25+2.25 pts
164Greenland1.12+1.12 pts
165Lesotho1.1+10.34 pts
166Guam1.08+11.79 pts
167Laos1.06+2.05 pts
168Puerto Rico0.97+4.53 pts
169Cameroon0.63+3.07 pts
170Saint Kitts and Nevis0.6+15.75 pts
171Namibia0.59+11.33 pts
172Burundi0.46+3.03 pts
173American Samoa0.3-5.05 pts
174Uganda0.26+0.68 pts
175Comoros0.05+2.18 pts
176Mali-0.01+4.1 pts
177Mongolia-0.06+6.2 pts
178São Tomé and Príncipe-0.18-0.9 pts
179Seychelles-0.25+12.24 pts
180Somalia-0.27+6.12 pts
181Mozambique-0.61+3.5 pts
182Central African Republic-0.71+0.04 pts
183Tonga-0.73-2.51 pts
184Iraq-0.75+13.22 pts
185Trinidad and Tobago-0.78+8.19 pts
186Gabon-0.85+3.31 pts
187Syria-0.94+1.45 pts
188Nigeria-0.99+7.35 pts
189Republic of the Congo-1.37+7.11 pts
190Equatorial Guinea-1.57+5.79 pts
191Angola-2.07+6.24 pts
192Niger-2.12-3.19 pts
193Mauritania-2.12+1.1 pts
194New Caledonia-2.46+0.14 pts
195Papua New Guinea-2.47+2.74 pts
196Brunei-2.53-2.6 pts
197Solomon Islands-2.6+2.91 pts
198Haiti-2.93+1.57 pts
199Chad-3.1+0.41 pts
200Suriname-3.32+13.56 pts
201Vanuatu-3.43+4.46 pts
202Sudan-4.48+1.71 pts
203Fiji-4.53+12.66 pts
204Samoa-5.86-1.76 pts
205Lebanon-7.26+12.87 pts
206Palau-11.87-5.89 pts
207Myanmar-12.63-2.93 pts
208Afghanistan-22.58-17.2 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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