GDP per capita growth in World
World: GDP per capita growth was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in World, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
World recorded 2.0% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in World peaked at 5.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -3.8%, in 2020.
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 | 3.2% | 1.6% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | -1.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | -1.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -0.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -3.8% | 5.6% | 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 per capita growth in World?
- Gdp per capita growth in World was 2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.8% in 2020.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 per capita 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.