This statistic shows the 20 countries with the highest growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024. In 2024, Guyana ranked 1st with an estimated GDP growth of approximately 43.57 percent compared to the previous year. GDP around the world Gross domestic product (GDP) is an indicator of the monetary value of all goods and services produced by a nation in a specific time period. GDP is a strong index of a country’s economic strength - the higher the GDP of a nation, the stronger that country’s economy. The countries in the world with the highest GDP or GDP per capita are mainly developed and emerging countries, with global gross domestic product amounting to nearly 75 trillion U.S. dollars. As of 2016, the United States is the nation in the world with the highest GDP with more than 18.56 trillion U.S. dollars, which makes up more than 15.7 percent of the global GDP. The countries with the lowest gross domestic product per capita in 2014 were mainly African nations. The country in the world with the lowest GDP per capita in 2016 was South Sudan, followed by Malawi, and Burundi. However, several economically struggling African and Asian countries such as Myanmar, Côte d'Ivoire, Bhutan, and India reported the highest growth of the gross domestic product in 2016. Also in the top 20 nations with the highest growth of the GDP is China. In 2016, the GDP in China was the second highest GDP in the world. It is estimated that by 2019 the GDP in China will grow by 6 percent. Based on this estimate, GDP in China will be at around 14.6 trillion U.S. dollars by 2019.

The average for 2024 based on 177 countries was 3.2 percent. The highest value was in Guyana: 43.37 percent and the lowest value was in Palestine: -26.56 percent. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Guyana had the highest real gross domestic product (GDP) in the Americas in 2023, reaching ** percent. Panama followed behind with *** percent. On the other hand, the GDP of Haiti decreased by *** percent in 2023.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United States expanded 3.80 percent in the second quarter of 2025 over the previous quarter. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States GDP Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2024 the real gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States increased by 2.8 percent compared to 2023.
What does GDP growth mean? Essentially, the annual GDP of the U.S. is the monetary value of all goods and services produced within the country over a given year. On the surface, an increase in GDP therefore means that more goods and services have been produced between one period than another. In the case of annualized GDP, it is compared to the previous year. In 2023, for example, the U.S. GDP grew 2.5 percent compared to 2022. Countries with highest GDP growth rate Although the United States has by far the largest GDP of any country, it does not have the highest GDP growth, nor the highest GDP at purchasing power parity. In 2021, Libya had the highest growth in GDP, growing more than 177 percent compared to 2020. Furthermore, Luxembourg had the highest GDP per capita at purchasing power parity, a better measure of living standards than nominal or real GDP.

This dataset provides values for GDP ANNUAL GROWTH RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

🧾 About Dataset

🌍 Global GDP by Country — 2024 Edition

📖 Overview

The Global GDP by Country (2024) dataset provides an up-to-date snapshot of worldwide economic performance, summarizing each country’s nominal GDP, growth rate, population, and global economic contribution.

This dataset is ideal for economic analysis, data visualization, policy modeling, and machine learning applications related to global development and financial forecasting.

📊 Dataset Information

• Total Records: 181 countries
• Time Period: 2024 (latest available global data)
• Geographic Coverage: Worldwide
• File Format: CSV
• File Size: ~10 KB
• Missing Values: None (100% complete dataset)

🎯 Target Use-Cases:
- Economic growth trend analysis
- GDP-based country clustering
- Per capita wealth comparison
- Share of world economy visualization

🧩 Key Features

Feature Name	Description
Country	Official country name
GDP (nominal, 2023)	Total nominal GDP in USD
GDP (abbrev.)	Simplified GDP format (e.g., “$25.46 Trillion”)
GDP Growth	Annual GDP growth rate (%)
Population 2023	Estimated population for 2023
GDP per capita	Average income per person (USD)
Share of World GDP	Percentage contribution to global GDP

📈 Statistical Summary

Population Overview

• Mean Population: 43.6 million
• Standard Deviation: 155.5 million
• Minimum Population: 9,816 (small island nations)
• Median Population: 9.1 million
• Maximum Population: 1.43 billion (China)

🌟 Highlights

💰 Top Economies (Nominal GDP):
United States, China, Japan, Germany, India

📈 Fastest Growing Economies:
India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Rwanda

🌐 Global Insights:
- The dataset covers 181 countries representing 100% of global GDP.
- Suitable for data visualization dashboards, AI-driven economic forecasting, and educational research.

💡 Example Use-Cases

• Build a choropleth map showing GDP distribution across continents.
• Train a regression model to predict GDP per capita based on population and growth.
• Compare economic inequality using population vs GDP share.

📚 Dataset Citation

Source: Worldometers — GDP by Country (2024)
Dataset compiled and cleaned by: Asadullah Shehbaz
For open research and data analysis.

Key information about US Nominal GDP Growth

• United States Nominal GDP Growth was reported at 4.593 % in Jun 2025.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.647 % for Mar 2025.
• US Nominal GDP Growth data is updated quarterly, averaging 5.036 % from Mar 1948 to Jun 2025, with 310 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 19.646 % in Mar 1951 and a record low of -6.728 % in Jun 2020.
• US Nominal GDP Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Nominal GDP: Y-o-Y Growth: Quarterly: Seasonally Adjusted.

CEIC calculates quarterly Nominal GDP Growth from quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides Nominal GDP in USD.

The statistic shows 20 countries with the lowest growth in real GDP in 2024. In 2024, South Sudan's real gross domestic product had decreased by 27.61 percent compared to the previous year.

The dataset contains GDP growth data for 30+ African Countries, spanning from 1960 to 2023. The indicator name is GDP (current US$), and the corresponding indicator code is NY.GDP.MKTP.CD.

This dataset is made possible with Collabration of @Batros Jamali

Historical dataset showing U.S. gdp growth rate by year from 1961 to 2023.

The dataset contains GDP growth data for 15+ European Countries, spanning from 1960 to 2023. The indicator name is GDP (current US$), and the corresponding indicator code is NY.GDP.MKTP.CD.

This dataset is made possible with Collaboration of @Batros Jamali

From 2013 to 2019, the gross domestic product (GDP) of all five Nordic countries except Finland grew every year. Finland had a negative growth rate between 2012 and 2014. However, after the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, GDP growth rates in all five countries were negative. Relatively speaking, Iceland's economy was hit the hardest, whereas Norway's decrease was least dramatic. As of October 2023, the GDP of Sweden and Finland were forecast to decline, while it was forecast to increase in the other three countries. This must be seen in relation with the high inflation rates in 2022 and 2023.

This dataset provides values for GDP ANNUAL GROWTH RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Historical dataset showing North America gdp growth rate by year from 1961 to 2023.

View economic output, reported as the nominal value of all new goods and services produced by labor and property located in the U.S.

Historical dataset showing OECD members gdp growth rate by year from 1961 to 2023.

Key information about Russia Real GDP Growth

• The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Russia expanded 1.3 % YoY in Jun 2025, following a growth of 1.5 % in the previous quarter.
• Real GDP Growth YoY data in Russia is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1996 to Jun 2025, with an average rate of 0.8 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 12.0 % in Dec 1981 and a record low of -0.2 % in Dec 2015.

CEIC calculates quarterly Real GDP Growth from quarterly Real GDP. The Federal State Statistics Service provides Real GDP in local currency at 2021 prices, based on SNA 2008. Real GDP Growth prior to Q1 2012 is calculated from Real GDP at 2008 prices and prior to Q1 2004 from Real GDP at 2003 prices, both based on SNA 1993.


Related information about Russia Real GDP Growth

• In the latest reports, Nominal GDP of Russia reached 612.6 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 3.6 % in Jun 2025.
• GDP Per Capita in Russia reached 13,817.0 USD in Dec 2023.
• Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 26.1 % in Jun 2025.
• For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 25.1 % in Jun 2025.
• Public Consumption accounted for 20.1 % in Jun 2025.
• Private Consumption accounted for 53.8 % in Jun 2025.

Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates for ADB's developing member countries. Figures and forecasts are as of ADB's Asian Development Outlook Update (ADO) 2023, released in September 2023.

Note: The newly industrialized economies are Hong Kong, China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taipei,China.

The 'GDP Growth Rate YoY' in Norway measures the annual percentage change in the value of all goods and services produced within the country, adjusted for inflation.-2023-08-21