Countries with the highest
GDP growth (annual %)

In 2020, Guyana leads GDP growth (annual %) with 43.48%. Timor-Leste follows at 31.73%, and the gap between the top two positions is 11.75%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.010.921.732.643.5GuyanaGuyana: 43.48%43.5Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 31.73%31.7IrelandIreland: 7.15%7.2EthiopiaEthiopia: 6.06%6.1TurkmenistanTurkmenistan: 5.87%5.9GuineaGuinea: 4.70%4.7NigerNiger: 4.45%4.5Iran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 4.44%4.4American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 4.41%4.4TajikistanTajikistan: 4.40%4.4BeninBenin: 3.85%3.8Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 3.55%3.6

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Guyana 43.48%
2 Timor-Leste 31.73%
3 Ireland 7.15%
4 Ethiopia 6.06%
5 Turkmenistan 5.87%
6 Guinea 4.70%
7 Niger 4.45%
8 Iran, Islamic Rep. 4.44%
9 American Samoa 4.41%
10 Tajikistan 4.40%
11 Benin 3.85%
12 Egypt, Arab Rep. 3.55%
13 Bangladesh 3.45%
14 Uganda 2.95%
15 Guinea-Bissau 2.89%
16 Viet Nam 2.87%
17 Sao Tome and Principe 2.62%
18 China 2.34%
19 Togo 2.16%
20 Burkina Faso 2.01%
21 Tanzania 1.99%
22 Tonga 1.81%
23 Turkiye 1.80%
24 Uzbekistan 1.62%
25 Naoero 1.57%
26 Senegal 1.34%
27 Djibouti 1.20%
28 Brunei Darussalam 1.13%
29 Syrian Arab Republic 0.95%
30 Central African Republic 0.90%
31 Malawi 0.79%
32 Congo, Dem. Rep. 0.78%
33 Cote d'Ivoire 0.70%
34 Gambia, The 0.59%
35 Ghana 0.51%
36 Lao PDR 0.50%
37 Burundi 0.31%
38 Cameroon 0.26%
39 Greenland 0.25%
40 Lithuania 0.04%
41 Australia -0.13%
42 Comoros -0.20%
43 New Zealand -0.24%
44 Kenya -0.27%
45 Mauritania -0.36%
46 Chad -0.39%
47 Luxembourg -0.51%
48 Belarus -0.67%
49 Korea, Rep. -0.70%
50 Paraguay -0.82%

Analytical takeaways

  • Guyana leads the global ranking for GDP growth (annual %) in 2020, with a lead of 11.75% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Egypt, Arab Rep. at 3.55%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.