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	Eritrea	17.2
3	Ghana	13.5
4	Mongolia	11.5
5	Turkmenistan	9.9
6	Iraq	9.6
7	China	9.5
8	Papua New Guinea	9
9	Laos	8.3
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	South Korea	3.9
97	Benin	3.8
98	Cameroon	3.8
99	Mexico	3.8
100	Poland	3.8
101	Togo	3.8
102	Vanuatu	3.8
103	Angola	3.7
104	World average	3.7
105	Luxembourg	3.6
106	Namibia	3.6
107	Honduras	3.5
108	Nepal	3.5
109	South Africa	3.4
110	Austria	3.3
111	Slovakia	3.3
112	United Arab Emirates	3.3
113	Kiribati	3
114	Macedonia	3
115	Algeria	2.9
116	Brazil	2.8
117	Brunei	2.8
118	Guatemala	2.8
119	Venezuela	2.8
120	Finland	2.7
121	Germany	2.7
122	Albania	2.5
123	Belize	2.5
124	Chad	2.5
125	Iran	2.5
126	Jordan	2.5
127	Malta	2.5
128	Iceland	2.4
129	Pakistan	2.4
130	Serbia	2.3
131	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.2
132	Bulgaria	2.2
133	Canada	2.2
134	Comoros	2.2
135	Switzerland	2.1
136	Antigua and Barbuda	2
137	The Bahamas	2
138	Belgium	2
139	El Salvador	2
140	New Zealand	2
141	Saint Lucia	2
142	Samoa	2
143	Australia	1.8
144	Barbados	1.8
145	Czech Republic	1.8
146	Hungary	1.8
147	Montenegro	1.8
148	France	1.7
149	Norway	1.7
150	European Union	1.6
151	Netherlands	1.6
152	Bahrain	1.5
153	Denmark	1.5
154	Fiji	1.5
155	Jamaica	1.5
156	Lebanon	1.5
157	Romania	1.5
158	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.5
159	Thailand	1.5
160	United States	1.5
161	Tonga	1.4
162	Egypt	1.2
163	Ireland	1.1
164	Slovenia	1.1
165	Trinidad and Tobago	1.1
166	United Kingdom	1.1
167	Madagascar	1
168	Tuvalu	1
169	Dominica	0.9
170	Croatia	0.8
171	San Marino	0.8
172	Spain	0.8
173	Italy	0.6
174	Azerbaijan	0.2
175	Cyprus	0
176	Tunisia	0
177	Sudan	-0.2
178	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.4
179	Japan	-0.5
180	Andorra	-1.8
181	Syria	-2
182	Swaziland	-2.1
183	Portugal	-2.2
184	Yemen	-2.5
185	Cote d'Ivoire	-5.8
186	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
Dominican Republic	7.9%	2010	23	1
Panama	7.5%	2010	28	2
Mexico	5.5%	2010	59	3
Nicaragua	4.5%	2010	78	4
Costa Rica	4.2%	2010	86	5

South America

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Continent Rank
Brazil	15.3	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
Eritrea	17.2%	2011	2	1
Congo, Republic of	9.1%	2010	10	2
Zimbabwe	9.0%	2010	11	3
Botswana	8.6%	2010	13	4
Nigeria	8.4%	2010	16	5

Europe

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Continent Rank
Turkey	8.2%	2000	10	1
Belarus	7.6%	2000	26	2
Moldova	6.9%	2000	37	3
Georgia	6.9%	2010	45	4
Bulgaria	6.0%	2011	53	5

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