GDP per person growth
%. Ranking of 209 countries with data from 2022 to 2025. Series code NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG.
Medians
| World | 2.4% |
|---|---|
| Low income | 2.4% |
| Upper middle income | 3.2% |
| High income | 1.7% |
| Lower middle income | 2.7% |
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9% |
| Europe & Central Asia | 1.9% |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.5% |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 2.2% |
| East Asia & Pacific | 3.4% |
| South Asia | 5.8% |
| North America | 1.6% |
Ranking
Rank 1 is the highest value. It does not mean best or worst.
| Rank | Country | Value | Year | 5-yr change | Z-score | Region | Income group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 18.9% | 2022 | −6.3 pp | +0.9 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 2 | Guyana | 18.6% | 2025 | −24.9 pp | −0.1 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 3 | Libya | 12.2% | 2025 | +42.6 pp | +0.6 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Upper middle income |
| 4 | Ireland | 10.5% | 2025 | +4.7 pp | +0.5 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 5 | Monaco | 9.4% | 2024 | +2.2 pp | +0.6 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 6 | Kyrgyz Republic | 9.3% | 2025 | +18.3 pp | +1.3 | Europe & Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 7.4% | 2025 | +5.5 pp | +1.2 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 8 | Bhutan | 7.3% | 2025 | +18.1 pp | +0.8 | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| 9 | Rwanda | 7.0% | 2025 | +12.0 pp | +0.7 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 7.0% | 2025 | +3.8 pp | +1.3 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 11 | India | 6.6% | 2025 | +13.3 pp | +0.4 | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| 12 | Palau | 6.5% | 2025 | +12.5 pp | +0.9 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 6.4% | 2025 | +4.4 pp | +1.0 | Europe & Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| 14 | Aruba | 6.2% | 2024 | +5.2 pp | +0.4 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 6.1% | 2025 | +15.4 pp | +1.1 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 16 | Maldives | 5.9% | 2025 | +40.8 pp | +0.2 | South Asia | Upper middle income |
| 17 | Marshall Islands | 5.9% | 2025 | +5.7 pp | +0.2 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 18 | Cabo Verde | 5.8% | 2025 | +26.7 pp | +0.3 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 5.7% | 2025 | +10.9 pp | +1.1 | South Asia | Upper middle income |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 5.7% | 2025 | +5.9 pp | +0.9 | Europe & Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 5.6% | 2025 | −23.6 pp | +0.4 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| 22 | Mongolia | 5.5% | 2025 | +11.8 pp | +1.0 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 23 | Benin | 5.5% | 2025 | +4.4 pp | +1.4 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 24 | Paraguay | 5.4% | 2025 | +7.5 pp | +1.7 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 25 | Armenia | 5.4% | 2025 | +12.5 pp | +0.1 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 5.2% | 2025 | +9.1 pp | +1.6 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 27 | China | 5.1% | 2025 | +3.0 pp | −0.2 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 28 | Djibouti | 5.1% | 2025 | +5.4 pp | +0.7 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Lower middle income |
| 29 | Albania | 5.0% | 2025 | +6.8 pp | 0.0 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 30 | Guinea | 5.0% | 2025 | +2.9 pp | +0.6 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 31 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.9% | 2024 | +3.8 pp | −0.2 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 32 | Macao SAR, China | 4.8% | 2025 | +60.1 pp | +0.1 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 33 | Kosovo | 4.7% | 2025 | +10.1 pp | −0.2 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 34 | Seychelles | 4.6% | 2025 | +17.1 pp | +0.4 | Sub-Saharan Africa | High income |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 4.6% | 2025 | +0.9 pp | +2.1 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 36 | Nepal | 4.5% | 2025 | +8.8 pp | +0.3 | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| 37 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.5% | 2025 | +23.8 pp | +0.4 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 38 | Grenada | 4.3% | 2025 | +18.4 pp | +0.4 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 39 | Indonesia | 4.3% | 2025 | +7.2 pp | +0.5 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 40 | Senegal | 4.3% | 2025 | +5.6 pp | +1.0 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 41 | Moldova | 4.2% | 2025 | +11.5 pp | +0.1 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 42 | Guam | 4.2% | 2022 | +2.8 pp | +1.0 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 43 | Curacao | 4.1% | 2024 | +6.2 pp | +0.8 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 44 | Cambodia | 4.1% | 2025 | +9.1 pp | 0.0 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| 45 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.1% | 2025 | +7.8 pp | +0.4 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 46 | Georgia | 4.1% | 2025 | +10.5 pp | −0.3 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 4.1% | 2025 | +8.9 pp | +0.4 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 48 | Ghana | 4.0% | 2025 | +5.5 pp | +0.7 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 49 | Togo | 4.0% | 2025 | +4.1 pp | +0.8 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 50 | Argentina | 4.0% | 2025 | +14.4 pp | +0.8 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.0% | 2025 | +5.8 pp | +0.4 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 52 | Malaysia | 3.9% | 2025 | +10.7 pp | +0.4 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 53 | Poland | 3.9% | 2025 | +4.8 pp | −0.1 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 54 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 3.8% | 2025 | +10.0 pp | +0.8 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 3.8% | 2025 | +9.0 pp | +1.0 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| 56 | Singapore | 3.7% | 2025 | +7.1 pp | +0.3 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 3.7% | 2025 | +7.3 pp | +0.4 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 58 | Morocco | 3.6% | 2025 | +11.8 pp | +0.5 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Lower middle income |
| 59 | Niger | 3.6% | 2025 | +2.6 pp | +0.5 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 60 | American Samoa | 3.6% | 2022 | +9.4 pp | +0.8 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 61 | Samoa | 3.6% | 2025 | +7.7 pp | +0.2 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 62 | Dominica | 3.6% | 2025 | +18.9 pp | +0.4 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 63 | Gambia, The | 3.6% | 2025 | +5.3 pp | +0.7 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 64 | Philippines | 3.6% | 2025 | +14.1 pp | 0.0 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 3.6% | 2025 | +7.0 pp | +0.5 | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.6% | 2025 | +3.0 pp | +1.4 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 67 | Uganda | 3.5% | 2025 | +3.9 pp | +1.5 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 68 | El Salvador | 3.5% | 2025 | +11.5 pp | +0.3 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 69 | Channel Islands | 3.4% | 2023 | +2.7 pp | +0.5 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 70 | Kuwait | 3.4% | 2025 | +7.3 pp | +1.7 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | High income |
| 71 | Mauritius | 3.3% | 2025 | +17.5 pp | +0.1 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| 72 | Tuvalu | 3.3% | 2025 | +4.6 pp | −0.1 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 73 | Tonga | 3.2% | 2025 | +1.5 pp | +0.6 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 3.2% | 2025 | +5.4 pp | −0.2 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 75 | Turkiye | 3.2% | 2025 | +2.4 pp | −0.2 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 76 | Lao PDR | 3.2% | 2025 | +4.2 pp | 0.0 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| 77 | Latvia | 3.2% | 2025 | +5.9 pp | +0.2 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 78 | Croatia | 3.1% | 2025 | +10.6 pp | −0.2 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 79 | Jordan | 3.1% | 2025 | +6.0 pp | +1.5 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Upper middle income |
| 80 | Eswatini | 3.1% | 2025 | +7.1 pp | +0.7 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 81 | Panama | 3.1% | 2025 | +22.0 pp | +0.1 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 3.0% | 2025 | +3.4 pp | +0.5 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.9% | 2025 | +4.6 pp | −0.5 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 84 | Bahamas, The | 2.9% | 2024 | +4.2 pp | +0.2 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 85 | Lithuania | 2.9% | 2025 | +2.8 pp | −0.2 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 86 | Tanzania | 2.9% | 2025 | +3.9 pp | +0.7 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 87 | Ecuador | 2.9% | 2025 | +13.2 pp | +0.6 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 88 | Liberia | 2.8% | 2025 | +7.8 pp | +1.1 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 89 | Montenegro | 2.8% | 2025 | +17.8 pp | −0.1 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 90 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 2.8% | 2025 | +0.9 pp | +0.2 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Lower middle income |
| 91 | Czechia | 2.8% | 2025 | +8.3 pp | +0.3 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 92 | Bahrain | 2.7% | 2025 | +7.9 pp | +0.7 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | High income |
| 93 | Kiribati | 2.7% | 2025 | +5.7 pp | −0.2 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| 94 | Fiji | 2.7% | 2025 | +19.9 pp | 0.0 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 95 | Guatemala | 2.7% | 2025 | +5.9 pp | +0.4 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 96 | Andorra | 2.7% | 2025 | +14.9 pp | +0.3 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 97 | Barbados | 2.6% | 2025 | +20.2 pp | +0.2 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 98 | Kenya | 2.6% | 2025 | +4.8 pp | +0.1 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 99 | Serbia | 2.6% | 2025 | +2.9 pp | −0.6 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 100 | Mali | 2.6% | 2025 | +6.7 pp | +0.7 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 101 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.5% | 2025 | +17.7 pp | +0.3 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 102 | Thailand | 2.5% | 2025 | +8.8 pp | +0.2 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 2.5% | 2025 | +6.0 pp | +0.4 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 104 | Algeria | 2.5% | 2025 | +9.1 pp | +0.8 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Upper middle income |
| 105 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2.4% | 2025 | +4.8 pp | +0.3 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 106 | Denmark | 2.4% | 2025 | +4.4 pp | +0.4 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 107 | Peru | 2.4% | 2025 | +14.3 pp | +0.2 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 108 | Cyprus | 2.3% | 2025 | +6.9 pp | −0.4 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 2.2% | 2025 | −0.3 pp | −2.1 | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| 110 | Pakistan | 2.1% | 2025 | +5.1 pp | 0.0 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Lower middle income |
| 111 | Honduras | 2.1% | 2025 | +12.6 pp | +0.1 | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| 112 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.1% | 2025 | +16.7 pp | +0.3 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 113 | Chad | 2.0% | 2025 | +5.6 pp | +1.1 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 114 | Malta | 2.0% | 2025 | +7.6 pp | −0.4 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | High income |
| 115 | Greece | 2.0% | 2025 | +11.0 pp | 0.0 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 116 | Bermuda | 2.0% | 2024 | +2.1 pp | +0.3 | North America | High income |
| 117 | Chile | 2.0% | 2025 | +8.9 pp | +0.2 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 118 | West Bank and Gaza | 1.9% | 2025 | +15.4 pp | +0.5 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Lower middle income |
| 119 | Tunisia | 1.9% | 2025 | +11.6 pp | +0.5 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Lower middle income |
| 120 | Brazil | 1.9% | 2025 | +5.7 pp | +0.5 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 121 | Nigeria | 1.9% | 2025 | +10.2 pp | +0.9 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 122 | Comoros | 1.8% | 2025 | +4.0 pp | +1.1 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 123 | Uruguay | 1.8% | 2025 | +9.2 pp | +0.2 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 124 | Belarus | 1.8% | 2025 | +2.1 pp | +0.2 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 125 | Cayman Islands | 1.8% | 2024 | 0.0 pp | +0.3 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 126 | Spain | 1.8% | 2025 | +13.2 pp | 0.0 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 127 | Burundi | 1.8% | 2025 | +4.3 pp | +0.9 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 128 | Israel | 1.7% | 2025 | +5.2 pp | +0.1 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | High income |
| 129 | Japan | 1.7% | 2025 | +5.7 pp | +0.4 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 130 | United States | 1.6% | 2025 | +4.1 pp | −0.1 | North America | High income |
| 131 | Colombia | 1.6% | 2025 | +10.1 pp | +0.1 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 132 | Naoero | 1.5% | 2025 | +0.4 pp | +0.2 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 133 | Belize | 1.3% | 2025 | +16.0 pp | +0.1 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 1.3% | 2025 | +10.2 pp | −0.5 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 135 | Sweden | 1.3% | 2025 | +3.9 pp | +0.2 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 136 | Netherlands | 1.3% | 2025 | +5.7 pp | 0.0 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 1.2% | 2025 | +6.7 pp | +1.1 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| 138 | Mauritania | 1.2% | 2025 | +4.4 pp | 0.0 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 139 | Venezuela, RB | 1.2% | 2025 | +29.8 pp | +0.8 | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| 140 | Korea, Rep. | 1.1% | 2025 | +2.0 pp | −0.8 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 141 | Russian Federation | 1.1% | 2025 | +3.6 pp | −0.2 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 142 | United Kingdom | 1.1% | 2025 | +11.3 pp | +0.1 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 143 | Central African Republic | 1.0% | 2025 | +1.8 pp | 0.0 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 144 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2025 | +4.1 pp | −0.1 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 145 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2025 | +5.1 pp | −0.6 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 1.0% | 2025 | +5.9 pp | +0.1 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 147 | Slovak Republic | 1.0% | 2025 | +3.6 pp | −0.6 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 148 | Suriname | 0.9% | 2025 | +17.8 pp | +0.5 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 149 | Zambia | 0.9% | 2025 | +6.5 pp | +0.2 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 150 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2025 | +5.6 pp | −0.5 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 151 | French Polynesia | 0.9% | 2024 | −2.1 pp | 0.0 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 152 | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.9% | 2025 | +4.4 pp | +0.1 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 153 | Lesotho | 0.9% | 2025 | +10.1 pp | +0.4 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 154 | Romania | 0.8% | 2025 | +3.9 pp | −0.9 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 155 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2025 | +9.1 pp | −0.3 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 156 | Canada | 0.8% | 2025 | +6.9 pp | +0.2 | North America | High income |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 0.8% | 2025 | +8.7 pp | +0.2 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| 158 | Congo, Rep. | 0.7% | 2025 | +9.2 pp | +1.2 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 159 | Sudan | 0.6% | 2025 | +6.8 pp | +0.9 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 160 | Italy | 0.6% | 2025 | +9.0 pp | −0.2 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 161 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 0.6% | 2025 | +3.2 pp | −0.1 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| 162 | France | 0.6% | 2025 | +8.3 pp | −0.1 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 163 | Cameroon | 0.6% | 2025 | +3.0 pp | −0.1 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 164 | Madagascar | 0.6% | 2025 | +10.1 pp | +0.1 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 165 | Greenland | 0.5% | 2023 | −0.4 pp | −0.4 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 166 | Faroe Islands | 0.4% | 2024 | −2.5 pp | −0.6 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 167 | Norway | 0.4% | 2025 | +2.3 pp | −0.3 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 168 | Switzerland | 0.3% | 2025 | +3.3 pp | −0.3 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 169 | Gabon | 0.3% | 2025 | +4.5 pp | +0.5 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| 170 | Austria | 0.3% | 2025 | +7.0 pp | −0.1 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 171 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2025 | +5.5 pp | −0.3 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 172 | Germany | 0.3% | 2025 | +4.5 pp | −0.2 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 173 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2025 | +8.7 pp | −0.3 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 174 | San Marino | 0.1% | 2023 | +0.6 pp | −0.3 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 175 | Angola | 0.1% | 2025 | +8.4 pp | +1.1 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 176 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2025 | +7.6 pp | +0.2 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| 177 | Brunei Darussalam | −0.1% | 2025 | −0.2 pp | +0.2 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 178 | Australia | −0.2% | 2025 | +1.2 pp | −0.9 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 179 | New Zealand | −0.2% | 2025 | +2.1 pp | −0.5 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| 180 | Saudi Arabia | −0.2% | 2025 | +8.1 pp | −0.2 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | High income |
| 181 | Iceland | −0.2% | 2025 | +7.9 pp | −0.4 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 182 | Mexico | −0.3% | 2025 | +8.8 pp | −0.2 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 183 | Finland | −0.3% | 2025 | +2.3 pp | −0.5 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 184 | Namibia | −0.3% | 2025 | +10.4 pp | +0.3 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 185 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | −0.4% | 2025 | +6.0 pp | −0.4 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 186 | Malawi | −0.7% | 2025 | +1.1 pp | −0.6 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 187 | Cuba | −0.7% | 2024 | −0.8 pp | −0.2 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 188 | Trinidad and Tobago | −0.7% | 2025 | +8.2 pp | +0.3 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 189 | United Arab Emirates | −0.8% | 2024 | −1.0 pp | −0.1 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | High income |
| 190 | St. Lucia | −0.8% | 2025 | +22.4 pp | −0.3 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| 191 | Luxembourg | −0.8% | 2025 | +1.3 pp | −0.3 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 192 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | −0.9% | 2022 | −0.4 pp | +0.1 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 193 | Sao Tome and Principe | −1.0% | 2025 | −1.7 pp | −0.8 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 194 | Afghanistan | −1.0% | 2024 | −1.8 pp | +0.4 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Low income |
| 195 | Qatar | −1.1% | 2025 | +7.9 pp | 0.0 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | High income |
| 196 | Ukraine | −1.3% | 2025 | +1.8 pp | −0.1 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 197 | Oman | −1.6% | 2025 | +0.3 pp | −0.3 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | High income |
| 198 | Isle of Man | −2.1% | 2023 | −4.0 pp | −0.7 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 199 | Botswana | −2.3% | 2025 | +7.7 pp | −0.5 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| 200 | Myanmar | −2.6% | 2025 | +7.1 pp | −0.5 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| 201 | Bolivia | −2.9% | 2025 | +10.9 pp | −0.6 | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| 202 | Mozambique | −3.3% | 2025 | +0.8 pp | −1.6 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 203 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | −3.7% | 2025 | −7.4 pp | −1.3 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Upper middle income |
| 204 | Haiti | −3.8% | 2025 | +0.7 pp | −0.8 | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| 205 | Syrian Arab Republic | −3.9% | 2022 | −3.0 pp | +0.3 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Low income |
| 206 | Iraq | −4.2% | 2025 | +9.8 pp | −0.6 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Upper middle income |
| 207 | Lebanon | −7.6% | 2024 | −3.7 pp | −0.6 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Lower middle income |
| 208 | Equatorial Guinea | −8.1% | 2025 | −0.7 pp | −0.2 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| 209 | New Caledonia | −14.3% | 2024 | −12.9 pp | −6.2 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
5 further countries have data for this indicator but nothing recent enough to rank.