GDP growth in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: GDP growth was 4.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 4.3%.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 7.5% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 1972.
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 | 3.7% | 1.0% | 7.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | -1.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -0.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.2% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | -0.2% | 4.7% | 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 growth in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Gdp growth in Least developed countries: UN classification was 4.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1962.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 1972.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. 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 growth (annual %). 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.