Field Listing :: GDP - real growth rate
This entry gives GDP growth on an annual basis adjusted for inflation and expressed as a percent.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
GDP - real growth rate(%)
Afghanistan 3.4% (2009 est.)
3.4% (2008 est.)
12.1% (2007 est.)
Albania 3.7% (2009 est.)
6.1% (2008 est.)
6% (2007 est.)
Algeria 2.6% (2009 est.)
2.8% (2008 est.)
3.1% (2007 est.)
American Samoa 3% (2003)
Andorra 2.6% (2008 est.)
2% (2007 est.)
3.5% (2005 est.)
Angola -0.6% (2009 est.)
13.2% (2008 est.)
21.1% (2007 est.)
Anguilla -8.5% (2009 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda -6.5% (2009 est.)
2.8% (2008 est.)
6.9% (2007 est.)
Argentina -2.5% (2009 est.)
5% (2008 est.)
7.5% (2007 est.)
note: data are based on private estimates. Official estimates put growth at 0.5% in 2009, 6.8% in 2008, and 8.7% in 2007, but the official figures lack credibility
Armenia -15% (2009 est.)
6.8% (2008 est.)
13.8% (2007 est.)
Aruba 2.4% (2005 est.)
Australia 1% (2009 est.)
2.2% (2008 est.)
4.8% (2007 est.)
Austria -3.5% (2009 est.)
2% (2008 est.)
3.5% (2007 est.)
Azerbaijan 9.3% (2009 est.)
10.8% (2008 est.)
25% (2007 est.)
Bahamas, The -4% (2009 est.)
-1.5% (2008 est.)
2.8% (2007 est.)
Bahrain 2.9% (2009 est.)
6.3% (2008 est.)
8.4% (2007 est.)
Bangladesh 5.6% (2009 est.)
6% (2008 est.)
6.2% (2007 est.)
Barbados -2.8% (2009 est.)
0.7% (2008 est.)
3.3% (2007 est.)
Belarus -0.2% (2009 est.)
10% (2008 est.)
8.6% (2007 est.)
Belgium -3.1% (2009 est.)
0.8% (2008 est.)
2.8% (2007 est.)
Belize -1.5% (2009 est.)
2.1% (2008 est.)
1.2% (2007 est.)
Benin 2.5% (2009 est.)
5% (2008 est.)
4.6% (2007 est.)
Bermuda 4.6% (2004 est.)
Bhutan 5% (2009 est.)
19.7% (2008 est.)
6.4% (2007 est.)
Bolivia 2.8% (2009 est.)
6.1% (2008 est.)
4.6% (2007 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina -3.4% (2009 est.)
5.4% (2008 est.)
6% (2007 est.)
Botswana -5.2% (2009 est.)
2.9% (2008 est.)
4.4% (2007 est.)
Brazil -0.2% (2009 est.)
5.1% (2008 est.)
6.1% (2007 est.)
British Virgin Islands -0.6% (2008 est.)
Brunei -1.9% (2009 est.)
-1.9% (2008 est.)
0.2% (2007 est.)
Bulgaria -4.9% (2009 est.)
6.1% (2008 est.)
6.2% (2007 est.)
Burkina Faso 3.3% (2009 est.)
5.2% (2008 est.)
3.6% (2007 est.)
Burma 1.8% (2009 est.)
1.1% (2008 est.)
3.4% (2007 est.)
Burundi 3.2% (2009 est.)
4.5% (2008 est.)
3.6% (2007 est.)
Cambodia -0.9% (2009 est.)
6.7% (2008 est.)
10.2% (2007 est.)
Cameroon -1% (2009 est.)
3.3% (2008 est.)
3.5% (2007 est.)
Canada -2.5% (2009 est.)
0.4% (2008 est.)
2.5% (2007 est.)
Cape Verde 1.8% (2009 est.)
5.9% (2008 est.)
7.8% (2007 est.)
Cayman Islands 1.1% (2008 est.)
0.9% (2004 est.)
Central African Republic 2.4% (2009 est.)
2.2% (2008 est.)
4.2% (2007 est.)
Chad -1% (2009 est.)
-0.2% (2008 est.)
0.6% (2007 est.)
Chile -1.7% (2009 est.)
3.2% (2008 est.)
4.7% (2007 est.)
China 8.7% (2009 est.)
9% (2008 est.)
13% (2007 est.)
Colombia -0.1% (2009 est.)
2.6% (2008 est.)
7.7% (2007 est.)
Comoros 1% (2009 est.)
1% (2008 est.)
-1% (2007 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.7% (2009 est.)
6.2% (2008 est.)
6.3% (2007 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 6.6% (2009 est.)
5.2% (2008 est.)
-1.6% (2007 est.)
Cook Islands 0.1% (2005 est.)
Costa Rica -1.6% (2009 est.)
2.6% (2008 est.)
7.8% (2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 3.8% (2009 est.)
2.3% (2008 est.)
1.7% (2007 est.)
Croatia -5.2% (2009 est.)
2.4% (2008 est.)
5.5% (2007 est.)
Cuba 1.4% (2009 est.)
4.3% (2008 est.)
7.3% (2007 est.)
Cyprus -0.8% (2009 est.)
3.6% (2008 est.)
5.1% (2007 est.)
Czech Republic -4.1% (2009 est.)
2.5% (2008 est.)
6.1% (2007 est.)
Denmark -4.3% (2009 est.)
-0.9% (2008 est.)
1.7% (2007 est.)
Djibouti 6.4% (2009 est.)
5.9% (2008 est.)
4% (2007 est.)
Dominica 1.1% (2009 est.)
3.2% (2008 est.)
1.8% (2007 est.)
Dominican Republic 1.8% (2009 est.)
5.3% (2008 est.)
8.5% (2007 est.)
Ecuador -1% (2009 est.)
6.5% (2008 est.)
2.5% (2007 est.)
Egypt 4.7% (2009 est.)
7.2% (2008 est.)
7.1% (2007 est.)
El Salvador -3% (2009 est.)
2.5% (2008 est.)
4.7% (2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea -1.8% (2009 est.)
12.3% (2008 est.)
22.5% (2007 est.)
Eritrea 2.5% (2009 est.)
2% (2008 est.)
1.3% (2007 est.)
Estonia -14.1% (2009 est.)
-3.6% (2008 est.)
7.2% (2007 est.)
Ethiopia 8% (2009 est.)
11.6% (2008 est.)
11.1% (2007 est.)
European Union -4% (2009 est.)
0.8% (2008 est.)
3% (2007 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA%
Faroe Islands 0.5% (2008 est.)
Fiji -2.5% (2009 est.)
-0.1% (2008 est.)
-0.5% (2007 est.)
Finland -7.6% (2009 est.)
1.2% (2008 est.)
4.9% (2007 est.)
France -2.2% (2009 est.)
0.3% (2008 est.)
2.3% (2007 est.)
French Polynesia 2.7% (2005)
5.1% (2002)
Gabon -1% (2009 est.)
1.1% (2008 est.)
5.6% (2007 est.)
Gambia, The 4.5% (2009 est.)
5.9% (2008 est.)
6.3% (2007 est.)
Gaza Strip See entry for West Bank
Georgia -7% (2009 est.)
2.1% (2008 est.)
12.3% (2007 est.)
Germany -5% (2009 est.)
1.3% (2008 est.)
2.5% (2007 est.)
Ghana 4.7% (2009 est.)
7.3% (2008 est.)
6.3% (2007 est.)
Gibraltar 3.7% (2006 est.)
7% (2005 est.)
Greece -2% (2009 est.)
2% (2008 est.)
4% (2007 est.)
Greenland 1.5% (2008 est.)
4% (2007 est.)
2.6% (2006 est.)
Grenada -4% (2009 est.)
2.2% (2008 est.)
4.9% (2007 est.)
Guam NA%
Guatemala -0.5% (2009 est.)
4% (2008 est.)
6.3% (2007 est.)
Guernsey 3% (2005 est.)
Guinea -2.5% (2009 est.)
4.5% (2008 est.)
1.5% (2007 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 2.9% (2009 est.)
3.3% (2008 est.)
2.7% (2007 est.)
Guyana -1.7% (2009 est.)
3% (2008 est.)
9.1% (2007 est.)
Haiti 2% (2009 est.)
1.3% (2008 est.)
3.4% (2007 est.)
Honduras -3% (2009 est.)
4% (2008 est.)
6.3% (2007 est.)
Hong Kong -3% (2009 est.)
2.4% (2008 est.)
6.4% (2007 est.)
Hungary -6.7% (2009 est.)
0.6% (2008 est.)
1.2% (2007 est.)
Iceland -6.6% (2009 est.)
1.3% (2008 est.)
5.6% (2007 est.)
India 6.5% (2009 est.)
7.4% (2008 est.)
9% (2007 est.)
Indonesia 4.5% (2009 est.)
6.1% (2008 est.)
6.3% (2007 est.)
Iran 2.6% (2009 est.)
3.5% (2008)
6.5% (2007)
Iraq 4.3% (2009 est.)
9.5% (2008 est.)
1.5% (2007 est.)
Ireland -7.5% (2009 est.)
-3% (2008 est.)
6% (2007 est.)
Isle of Man 5.2% (2005)
Israel 0.5% (2009 est.)
4.2% (2008 est.)
5.2% (2007 est.)
Italy -4.8% (2009 est.)
-1% (2008 est.)
1.5% (2007 est.)
Jamaica -4.2% (2009 est.)
-0.9% (2008 est.)
1.5% (2007 est.)
Japan -5.3% (2009 est.)
-1.2% (2008 est.)
2.3% (2007 est.)
Jersey NA%
Jordan 3.1% (2009 est.)
5.6% (2008 est.)
6.6% (2007 est.)
Kazakhstan 1% (2009 est.)
3.3% (2008 est.)
8.9% (2007 est.)
Kenya 2% (2009 est.)
1.7% (2008 est.)
7.1% (2007 est.)
Kiribati 1.5% (2009 est.)
3.4% (2008 est.)
-0.5% (2007 est.)
Korea, North 3.7% (2009 est.)
3.7% (2008 est.)
-2.3% (2007 est.)
Korea, South 0.2% (2009 est.)
2.2% (2008 est.)
5.1% (2007 est.)
Kosovo
Kuwait -1.7% (2009 est.)
8.5% (2008 est.)
4.4% (2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan -1% (2009 est.)
7.6% (2008 est.)
8.5% (2007 est.)
Laos 6.4% (2009 est.)
7.2% (2008 est.)
7.8% (2007 est.)
Latvia -17.8% (2009 est.)
-4.6% (2008 est.)
10% (2007 est.)
Lebanon 7% (2009 est.)
8% (2008 est.)
7.5% (2007 est.)
Lesotho -2% (2009 est.)
6.8% (2008 est.)
4.8% (2007 est.)
Liberia 5% (2009 est.)
7.1% (2008 est.)
9.5% (2007 est.)
Libya 3.7% (2009 est.)
6% (2008 est.)
5.6% (2007 est.)
Liechtenstein 3.1% (2007 est.)
Lithuania -15% (2009 est.)
2.8% (2008 est.)
9.8% (2007 est.)
Luxembourg -3.9% (2009 est.)
-0.9% (2008 est.)
5.2% (2007 est.)
Macau 13.2% (2009 est.)
12.9% (2008)
26% (2007)
Macedonia -1.5% (2009 est.)
5% (2008 est.)
5.9% (2007 est.)
Madagascar 0.4% (2009 est.)
7% (2008 est.)
6.2% (2007 est.)
Malawi 5.9% (2009 est.)
9.7% (2008 est.)
7.9% (2007 est.)
Malaysia -2.2% (2009 est.)
4.6% (2008 est.)
6.2% (2007 est.)
Maldives -4% (2009 est.)
5.8% (2008 est.)
7.2% (2007 est.)
Mali 4% (2009 est.)
5.1% (2008 est.)
2.8% (2007 est.)
Malta -2.2% (2009 est.)
2.1% (2008 est.)
4% (2007 est.)
Marshall Islands -0.3% (2008 est.)
3.5% (2005 est.)
Mauritania 1.5% (2009 est.)
3.5% (2008 est.)
1.9% (2007 est.)
Mauritius 2.1% (2009 est.)
5.1% (2008 est.)
5.5% (2007 est.)
Mayotte NA%
Mexico -6.5% (2009 est.)
1.3% (2008 est.)
3.3% (2007 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of NA%
0.3% (2005 est.)
Moldova -7.7% (2009 est.)
7.2% (2008 est.)
3% (2007 est.)
Monaco NA% (2000 est.)
Mongolia -1.6% (2009 est.)
9% (2008 est.)
9.9% (2007 est.)
Montenegro -4% (2009 est.)
7.5% (2008 est.)
10.7% (2007 est.)
Montserrat -1% (2002 est.)
Morocco 5.1% (2009 est.)
6.2% (2008 est.)
3.2% (2007 est.)
Mozambique 4.3% (2009 est.)
6.8% (2008 est.)
7.4% (2007 est.)
Namibia 0.7% (2009 est.)
3.3% (2008 est.)
5.5% (2007 est.)
Nauru NA%
Nepal 4.7% (2009 est.)
5.3% (2008 est.)
3.3% (2007 est.)
Netherlands -3.9% (2009 est.)
2% (2008 est.)
3.6% (2007 est.)
Netherlands Antilles 1% (2004 est.)
New Caledonia NA%
New Zealand -1.4% (2009 est.)
-0.1% (2008 est.)
2.9% (2007 est.)
Nicaragua -2.9% (2009 est.)
3.2% (2008 est.)
3.2% (2007 est.)
Niger 2% (2009 est.)
9.5% (2008 est.)
3.2% (2007 est.)
Nigeria 5% (2009 est.)
5.3% (2008 est.)
6.4% (2007 est.)
Niue 6.2% (2003 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands NA%
Norway -1% (2009 est.)
2.1% (2008 est.)
5.5% (2007 est.)
Oman 2.7% (2009 est.)
6.4% (2008 est.)
5.8% (2007 est.)
Pakistan 2.7% (2009 est.)
3.7% (2008 est.)
6% (2007 est.)
Palau NA% (2009)
5.5% (2005 est.)
Panama 2.4% (2009 est.)
9.2% (2008 est.)
11.5% (2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea 4% (2009 est.)
6.7% (2008 est.)
7.2% (2007 est.)
Paraguay -3.5% (2009 est.)
5.8% (2008 est.)
6.8% (2007 est.)
Peru 0.9% (2009 est.)
9.8% (2008 est.)
8.9% (2007 est.)
Philippines 0.9% (2009 est.)
3.8% (2008 est.)
7.1% (2007 est.)
Poland 1.7% (2009 est.)
5% (2008 est.)
6.8% (2007 est.)
Portugal -2.8% (2009 est.)
0% (2008 est.)
1.9% (2007 est.)
Puerto Rico -3.9% (2009 est.)
-2.5% (2008 est.)
-2% (2007 est.)
Qatar 9.5% (2009 est.)
13.4% (2008 est.)
17.3% (2007 est.)
Romania -7.2% (2009 est.)
7.1% (2008 est.)
6.3% (2007 est.)
Russia -7.9% (2009 est.)
5.6% (2008 est.)
8.1% (2007 est.)
Rwanda 5.5% (2009 est.)
11.2% (2008 est.)
6% (2007 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha NA%
Saint Kitts and Nevis -2% (2009 est.)
2.4% (2008 est.)
0.9% (2007 est.)
Saint Lucia -2.5% (2009 est.)
0.7% (2008 est.)
1.7% (2007 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon NA%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -6.5% (2009 est.)
2.8% (2008 est.)
6.9% (2007 est.)
Samoa -0.8% (2009 est.)
-3.4% (2008 est.)
6.1% (2007 est.)
San Marino 4.3% (2007 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 4.3% (2009 est.)
5.5% (2008 est.)
6% (2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia 0.2% (2009 est.)
4.4% (2008 est.)
3.3% (2007 est.)
Senegal 1.7% (2009 est.)
2.4% (2008 est.)
4.8% (2007 est.)
Serbia -3% (2009 est.)
5.5% (2008 est.)
6.9% (2007 est.)
Seychelles -8.7% (2009 est.)
-0.9% (2008 est.)
9.7% (2007 est.)
Sierra Leone 4% (2009 est.)
5.5% (2008 est.)
6.4% (2007 est.)
Singapore -2.1% (2009 est.)
1.1% (2008 est.)
7.8% (2007 est.)
Slovakia -4.7% (2009 est.)
6.2% (2008 est.)
10.6% (2007 est.)
Slovenia -7.3% (2009 est.)
3.5% (2008 est.)
6.8% (2007 est.)
Solomon Islands 0.4% (2009 est.)
7.3% (2008 est.)
10.3% (2007 est.)
Somalia 2.6% (2009 est.)
2.6% (2008 est.)
2.6% (2007 est.)
South Africa -1.8% (2009 est.)
3.7% (2008 est.)
5.5% (2007 est.)
Spain -3.6% (2009 est.)
0.9% (2008 est.)
3.6% (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka 3.5% (2009 est.)
6% (2008 est.)
6.8% (2007 est.)
Sudan 3.8% (2009 est.)
6.6% (2008 est.)
10.2% (2007 est.)
Suriname -2.2% (2009 est.)
6% (2008 est.)
5.3% (2007 est.)
Svalbard NA%
Swaziland -0.4% (2009 est.)
2.4% (2008 est.)
3.5% (2007 est.)
Sweden -4.4% (2009 est.)
-0.5% (2008 est.)
2.7% (2007 est.)
Switzerland -1.5% (2009 est.)
1.8% (2008 est.)
3.6% (2007 est.)
Syria 1.8% (2009 est.)
4.3% (2008 est.)
5.7% (2007 est.)
Taiwan -2.5% (2009 est.)
0.7% (2008 est.)
6% (2007 est.)
Tajikistan 3.4% (2009 est.)
7.9% (2008 est.)
7.8% (2007 est.)
Tanzania 4.9% (2009 est.)
7.4% (2008 est.)
7.1% (2007 est.)
Thailand -2.8% (2009 est.)
2.5% (2008 est.)
4.9% (2007 est.)
Timor-Leste 7.2% (2009 est.)
12.8% (2008 est.)
8.4% (2007 est.)
Togo 1.8% (2009 est.)
1.1% (2008 est.)
1.9% (2007 est.)
Tokelau NA%
Tonga -0.5% (2009 est.)
0.8% (2008 est.)
-0.3% (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago -3.5% (2009 est.)
3.5% (2008 est.)
5.5% (2007 est.)
Tunisia 0.3% (2009 est.)
4.6% (2008 est.)
6.3% (2007 est.)
Turkey -5.6% (2009 est.)
0.9% (2008 est.)
4.7% (2007 est.)
Turkmenistan 6.1% (2009 est.)
9.8% (2008 est.)
11.6% (2007 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 4.9% (2000 est.)
Tuvalu 3% (2006 est.)
Uganda 6.6% (2009 est.)
8.3% (2008 est.)
8.2% (2007 est.)
Ukraine -14.1% (2009 est.)
2.1% (2008 est.)
7.9% (2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates -3.5% (2009 est.)
7.4% (2008 est.)
6% (2007 est.)
United Kingdom -4.8% (2009 est.)
0.5% (2008 est.)
2.6% (2007 est.)
United States -2.4% (2009 est.)
0.4% (2008 est.)
2.1% (2007 est.)
Uruguay 1.7% (2009 est.)
8.9% (2008 est.)
7.4% (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan 6.7% (2009 est.)
9% (2008 est.)
9.5% (2007 est.)
Vanuatu 3.8% (2009 est.)
6.6% (2008 est.)
6.8% (2007 est.)
Venezuela -2.9% (2009 est.)
4.8% (2008 est.)
8.2% (2007 est.)
Vietnam 5.3% (2009 est.)
6.2% (2008 est.)
8.5% (2007 est.)
Virgin Islands 2% (2002 est.)
Wallis and Futuna NA%
West Bank 7% (2009 est.)
2.3% (2008 est.)
Western Sahara NA%
World -0.8% (2009 est.)
2.9% (2008 est.)
5% (2007 est.)
Yemen 3.8% (2009 est.)
3.2% (2008 est.)
3.5% (2007 est.)
Zambia 4.5% (2009 est.)
5.7% (2008 est.)
6.2% (2007 est.)
Zimbabwe 3.7% (2009 est.)
-14.4% (2008 est.)
-5.6% (2007 est.)