GDP in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: GDP was 1.35 trillion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 1.35 trillion constant 2015 US$. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 1.35 trillion constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 159.16 billion constant 2015 US$, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.88 billion constant 2015 US$ | 159.16 billion constant 2015 US$ | 212.78 billion constant 2015 US$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 229.81 billion constant 2015 US$ | 211.50 billion constant 2015 US$ | 252.18 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 283.67 billion constant 2015 US$ | 257.18 billion constant 2015 US$ | 317.00 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 350.18 billion constant 2015 US$ | 316.64 billion constant 2015 US$ | 412.42 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 565.52 billion constant 2015 US$ | 430.03 billion constant 2015 US$ | 727.73 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 934.36 billion constant 2015 US$ | 774.06 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.13 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 1.12 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 1.35 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 71.8% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 843.26 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 260.34 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.16 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.8% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 4.7% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.35 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Gdp in Least developed countries: UN classification was 1.35 trillion constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 trillion constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 159.16 billion constant 2015 US$ in 1961.
- Is gdp rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.