GDP growth in World
World: GDP growth was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
GDP growth in World, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
World recorded 2.9% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in World peaked at 6.6% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -2.9%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 0.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 0.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | -1.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -2.9% | 6.5% | 6 |
More economy & growth data for World
- Final consumption expenditure 70.92 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 14.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 17.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 56.6% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 81.66 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 111.01 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 34.89 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 96.34 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 2.0% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in World?
- Gdp growth in World was 2.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1964.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9% in 2020.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.