List of countries by real GDP growth rate

This is a list of estimates of real gross domestic product growth rate for the latest years recorded in the CIA World Factbook. The estimates are for the year 2012 unless otherwise indicated. The list contains some non-sovereign territories.

List

Rank	Country	Real GDP growth rate
1	Libya	121.9
2	Sierra Leone	21.3
3	Niger	14.5
4	Mongolia	12.3
5	Turks and Caicos Islands	11.2
6	Afghanistan	11.0
7	Panama	10.5
8	Iraq	10.2
9	Macau	10.0
9	Timor-Leste	10.0
11	Bhutan	9.9
12	Liberia	9.0
13	Laos	8.3
14	Uzbekistan	8.2
14	Ghana	8.2
16	Cote d'Ivoire	8.1
17	Turkmenistan	8.0
18	China	7.8
19	Botswana	7.7
19	Rwanda	7.7
19	Papua New Guinea	7.7
22	Mozambique	7.5
22	Eritrea	7.5
22	Tajikistan	7.5
25	Solomon Islands	7.4
26	Chad	7.3
27	Nigeria	7.1
27	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	7.1
29	Ethiopia	7.0
29	Burkina Faso	7.0
31	Angola	6.8
32	Philippines	6.6
32	Cambodia	6.6
34	India	6.5
34	Zambia	6.5
34	Tanzania	6.5
37	Qatar	6.3
38	Kuwait	6.3
39	Burma	6.2
39	Niue	6.2 (2003 est.)
41	Georgia	6.1
41	Gabon	6.1
41	Bangladesh	6.1
44	Sri Lanka	6.0
44	Saudi Arabia	6.0
44	Indonesia	6.0
44	Peru	6.0
44	Gibraltar	6.0 (2008 est.)
49	Palau	5.8 (2011 est.)
50	West Bank	5.7 (2011 est.)
50	Venezuela	5.7
50	Equatorial Guinea	5.7
53	Thailand	5.5
53	Mauritania	5.3
55	Isle of Man	5.2 (2005 est.)
55	Bolivia	5.2
57	Kenya	5.1
58	Chile	5.0
58	Oman	5.0
58	Kazakhstan	5.0
58	Zimbabwe	5.0
58	Vietnam	5.0
58	Togo	5.0
64	Congo, Republic of the	4.9
65	Djibouti	4.8
65	Costa Rica	4.8
65	Guinea	4.8
65	Cape Verde	4.8
69	Cameroon	4.7
70	Namibia	4.6
70	Nepal	4.6
72	Malaysia	4.5
72	Latvia	4.5
72	Sao Tome and Principe	4.5
75	Colombia	4.3
75	Lesotho	4.3
75	Belarus	4.3
75	Malawi	4.3
79	Burundi	4.2
79	Uganda	4.2
81	Central African Republic	4.1
82	Ecuador	4.0
82	Dominican Republic	4.0
82	Nicaragua	4.0
82	Mexico	4.0
82	United Arab Emirates	4.0
82	Sint Maarten	4.0
82	Suriname	4.0
89	Honduras	3.8
89	Azerbaijan	3.8
89	Armenia	3.8
89	Kosovo	3.8
93	Pakistan	3.7
93	Senegal	3.7
93	Guyana	3.7
96	Uruguay	3.5
96	Benin	3.5
96	Montserrat	3.5 (2008 est.)
96	Lithuania	3.5
100	Mauritius	3.4
100	Maldives	3.4
100	Russia	3.4
103	Australia	3.3
104	Guatemala	3.1
104	Norway	3.1
104	Cuba	3.1
107	Jordan	3.0
107	Greenland	3.0 (2011 est.)
107	American Samoa	3.0 (2003 est.)
107	Seychelles	3.0
107	Guernsey	3.0 (2005 est.)
112	Turkey	2.9
112	Morocco	2.9
112	Faroe Islands	2.9 (2010 est.)
112	Israel	2.9
116	Haiti	2.8
117	Iceland	2.7
117	Tunisia	2.7
117	Brunei	2.7
120	Somalia	2.6 (2010 est.)
120	Vanuatu	2.6
120	Slovakia	2.6
120	Argentina	2.6
120	Algeria	2.6
120	South Africa	2.6
126	Monaco	2.5 (2010 est.)
126	Bahamas, The	2.5
126	Comoros	2.5
126	Kiribati	2.5
130	Aruba	2.4 (2005 est.)
130	Estonia	2.4
132	Belize	2.3
133	New Zealand	2.2
133	United States	2.2
135	Poland	2.0
135	Fiji	2.0
135	Lebanon	2.0
135	Egypt	2.0
135	Korea, South	2.0
135	U.S. Virgin Islands	2.0 (2002 est.)
135	Bahrain	2.0
142	Madagascar	1.9
142	Canada	1.9
144	Hong Kong	1.8
145	Samoa	1.5
146	Tonga	1.4
147	Singapore	1.3
147	Taiwan	1.3
147	British Virgin Islands	1.3 (2010 est.)
147	Brazil	1.3
147	Guam	1.3 (2002 est.)
152	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.2
152	Malta	1.2
152	Tuvalu	1.2
152	Sweden	1.2
156	Cayman Islands	1.1 (2008 est.)
157	Bulgaria	1.0
157	Luxembourg	1.0
157	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	1.0
157	Kyrgyzstan	1.0
157	Antigua and Barbuda	1.0
162	Jamaica	0.9
162	Romania	0.9
164	Switzerland	0.8
164	Korea, North	0.8 (2011 est.)
166	Barbados	0.7
166	Trinidad and Tobago	0.7
166	Saint Lucia	0.7
166	Ireland	0.7
166	Germany	0.7
166	New Caledonia	0.6 (2008 est.)
166	Austria	0.6
173	Albania	0.5
173	Montenegro	0.5
173	Grenada	0.5
176	Dominica	0.4
177	Moldova	0.3
177	Finland	0.3
177	Micronesia, Federated States of	0.3 (2005 est.)
180	Japan	0.2
180	Ukraine	0.2
182	France	0.1
182	Cook Islands	0.1 (2005 est.)
184	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.0
184	Curacao	0.0
184	Macedonia	0.0
184	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.0 (2012 est.)
188	United Kingdom	-0.1
189	Belgium	-0.2
190	European Union	-0.3
191	Denmark	-0.4
191	French Polynesia	-0.4 (2006 est.)
193	Paraguay	-0.5
193	Netherlands	-0.5
193	Liechtenstein	-0.5 (2009 est.)
196	Iran	-0.9
197	Czech Republic	-1.0
198	Marshall Islands	-1.3 (2001 est.)
199	Spain	-1.4
200	Gambia, The	-1.6
200	Andorra	-1.6
202	Hungary	-1.7
203	Croatia	-1.8
204	Yemen	-1.9
205	Slovenia	-2.0
205	Serbia	-2.0
205	San Marino	-2.0
208	Italy	-2.3
208	Cyprus	-2.3
210	Guinea Bissau	-2.8
211	Swaziland	-2.9
212	Portugal	-3.0
213	Bermuda	-3.5 (2011 est.)
214	Mali	-4.5
215	Puerto Rico	-5.8 (2010 est.)
216	Greece	-6.0
217	Anguilla	-8.5 (2009 est.)
218	Sudan	-11.2
219	South Sudan	-55.0

Cumulative real growth

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

See also

• GDP
• Economic growth

External links

• Economic information by country
• 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