GDP in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: GDP was 1.65 trillion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 1.65 trillion current US$ for gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 1.65 trillion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.08 billion current US$, in 1960.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.10 billion current US$ | 28.08 billion current US$ | 48.79 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.73 billion current US$ | 47.22 billion current US$ | 122.43 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 144.74 billion current US$ | 133.83 billion current US$ | 167.64 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 183.85 billion current US$ | 165.22 billion current US$ | 208.82 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 384.50 billion current US$ | 216.59 billion current US$ | 635.50 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 952.06 billion current US$ | 711.18 billion current US$ | 1.17 trillion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 trillion current US$ | 1.18 trillion current US$ | 1.65 trillion current 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 1.65 trillion current 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 1.65 trillion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.08 billion current US$ in 1960.
- Is gdp rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. 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 (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.