List of countries by real GDP growth rate (latest year)

World map showing the CIA estimate of GDP growth rates for 2010

This list shows the increase in value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year, taking into account inflation.

2011 list

The figures are estimates from the CIA World Factbook
(only countries whose 2011 results were determined as of February 2012)

Rank	Country	Rate
1	Qatar	18.7
2	Ghana	13.5
3	Mongolia	11.5
4	Turkmenistan	9.9
5	Iraq	9.6
6	China	9.5
7	Papua New Guinea	9
8	Laos	8.3
9	Eritrea	8.2
10	Bhutan	8.1
11	Argentina	8
12	India	7.8
13	Ethiopia	7.5
14	Panama	7.4
15	Timor-Leste	7.3
16	Mozambique	7.2
17	Afghanistan	7.1
18	Equatorial Guinea	7.1
19	Uzbekistan	7.1
20	Kyrgyzstan	7
21	Moldova	7
22	Rwanda	7
23	Sri Lanka	7
24	Liberia	6.9
25	Nigeria	6.9
26	Cambodia	6.7
27	Zambia	6.7
28	Turkey	6.6
29	Chile	6.5
30	Democratic Republic of the Congo	6.5
31	Estonia	6.5
32	Kazakhstan	6.5
33	Maldives	6.5
34	Saudi Arabia	6.5
35	Indonesia	6.4
36	Paraguay	6.4
37	Uganda	6.4
38	Bangladesh	6.3
39	Botswana	6.2
40	Peru	6.2
41	Haiti	6.1
42	Tanzania	6.1
43	Hong Kong	6
44	Lithuania	6
45	Tajikistan	6
46	Uruguay	6
47	Zimbabwe	6
48	Ecuador	5.8
49	Vietnam	5.8
50	Kuwait	5.7
51	Solomon Islands	5.7
52	Cape Verde	5.6
53	Gabon	5.6
54	Burma	5.5
55	The Gambia	5.5
56	Georgia	5.5
57	Niger	5.5
58	Guyana	5.3
59	Kenya	5.3
60	Kosovo	5.3
61	Mali	5.3
62	Singapore	5.3
63	Lesotho	5.2
64	Malaysia	5.2
65	Taiwan	5.2
66	Mauritania	5.1
67	Sierra Leone	5.1
68	Belarus	5
69	Bolivia	5
70	Republic of the Congo	5
71	Sao Tome and Principe	5
72	Seychelles	5
73	Suriname	5
74	Burkina Faso	4.9
75	Colombia	4.9
76	Djibouti	4.8
77	Guinea-Bissau	4.8
78	Israel	4.8
79	Philippines	4.7
80	Ukraine	4.7
81	Armenia	4.6
82	Malawi	4.6
83	Morocco	4.6
84	Dominican Republic	4.5
85	Oman	4.4
86	Sweden	4.4
87	Russia	4.3
88	Burundi	4.2
89	Mauritius	4.2
90	Central African Republic	4.1
91	Costa Rica	4
92	Guinea	4
93	Latvia	4
94	Nicaragua	4
95	Senegal	4
96	Mexico	3.9
97	South Korea	3.9
98	Benin	3.8
99	Cameroon	3.8
100	Poland	3.8
101	Togo	3.8
102	Vanuatu	3.8
103	Angola	3.7
—	World average	3.7
104	Luxembourg	3.6
105	Namibia	3.6
106	Honduras	3.5
107	Nepal	3.5
108	South Africa	3.4
109	Austria	3.3
110	Slovakia	3.3
111	United Arab Emirates	3.3
112	Kiribati	3
113	Macedonia	3
114	Algeria	2.9
115	Brazil	2.8
116	Brunei	2.8
117	Guatemala	2.8
118	Venezuela	2.8
119	Finland	2.7
120	Germany	2.7
121	Albania	2.5
122	Belize	2.5
123	Chad	2.5
124	Iran	2.5
125	Jordan	2.5
126	Malta	2.5
127	Iceland	2.4
128	Pakistan	2.4
129	Serbia	2.3
130	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.2
131	Bulgaria	2.2
132	Canada	2.2
133	Comoros	2.2
134	Switzerland	2.1
135	Antigua and Barbuda	2
136	The Bahamas	2
137	Belgium	2
138	El Salvador	2
139	New Zealand	2
140	Saint Lucia	2
141	Samoa	2
142	Australia	1.8
143	Barbados	1.8
144	Czech Republic	1.8
145	Hungary	1.8
146	Montenegro	1.8
147	France	1.7
148	Norway	1.7
149	European Union	1.6
150	Netherlands	1.6
151	Bahrain	1.5
152	Denmark	1.5
153	Fiji	1.5
154	Jamaica	1.5
155	Lebanon	1.5
156	Romania	1.5
157	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.5
158	Thailand	1.5
159	United States	1.5
160	Tonga	1.4
161	Egypt	1.2
162	Ireland	1.1
163	Slovenia	1.1
164	Trinidad and Tobago	1.1
165	United Kingdom	1.1
166	Madagascar	1
167	Tuvalu	1
168	Dominica	0.9
169	Croatia	0.8
170	San Marino	0.8
171	Spain	0.8
172	Italy	0.6
173	Azerbaijan	0.2
174	Cyprus	0
175	Tunisia	0
176	Sudan	-0.2
177	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.4
178	Japan	-0.5
179	Andorra	-1.8
180	Syria	-2
181	Swaziland	-2.1
182	Portugal	-2.2
183	Yemen	-2.5
184	Cote d'Ivoire	-5.8
185	Greece	-6

Five fastest growing in each region

Asia

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Region Rank
Singapore	14.5%	2010	2	1
India	11.1%	2010	4	2
Republic of China (Taiwan)	10.8%	2011	5	3
China	10.3%	2010	6	4
Sri Lanka	8%	2010	9	5

North America

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Continent Rank
Mexico	5.5%	2010	59	3

South America

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Continent Rank
Brazil	2.7	2011	3	1
Argentina	9.2	2011	8	2
Chile	8.8	2011	12	3
Peru	8.5	2011	15	4
Venezuela	7.5	2011	31	5

Sub-Saharan Africa

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Region Rank
Congo, Republic of	9.1%	2010	10	1
Zimbabwe	9.0%	2010	11	2
Botswana	8.7%	2010	13	3
Nigeria	8.4%	2010	16	4
Ethiopia	8.0%	2010	20	5

Europe

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Continent Rank
Belarus	7.6%	2000	26	1
Moldova	6.9%	2000	37	2
Georgia	6.9%	2010	45	3
Bulgaria	6.0%	2011	53	4

Central Asia

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Region Rank
Turkmenistan	9.2%	2010	7	1
Uzbekistan	8.5%	2010	14	2
Kazakhstan	7.0%	2010	36	3
Tajikistan	6.5%	2010	43	4
Kyrgyzstan	-1.4%	2010	173	5

Middle East and North Africa

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Region Rank
Qatar	16.3%	2010	1	1
Afghanistan	8.3%	2010	17	2
Yemen	8.0%	2010	24	3
Lebanon	7.5%	2010	29	4
Egypt	5.1%	2010	64	5

Oceania

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Continent Rank
Papua New Guinea	7.0%	2010	34	1
Solomon Islands	5.6%	2010	57	2
Australia	2.7%	2010	120	3
Vanuatu	2.2%	2010	128	4
New Zealand	1.5%	2010	142	5

Long range data

For the comparison of economies long range data is more useful than one-year rates.

GDP real growth rates, 1990-1998 and 1990-2006, in selected countries.

See also

• GDP
• Economic growth

Sources

• GDP (real) growth rate list by the CIA World Factbook
• Economic information by country

External links

• Economics focus: Grossly distorted picture From Mar 13th 2008, The Economist print edition. Sub-title "If you look at GDP per head, the world is a different—and, by and large, a better—place"
• World Map and Chart of GDP Annual Growth % by lebanese-economy-forum, World Bank data