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
51 Serbia -0.95%
52 Jordan -1.15%
53 Mali -1.17%
54 Mozambique -1.22%
55 Sierra Leone -1.25%
56 Pakistan -1.27%
57 Kiribati -1.28%
58 Norway -1.36%
59 Virgin Islands (U.S.) -1.61%
60 Faroe Islands -1.64%
61 Denmark -1.78%
62 Guatemala -1.79%
63 Israel -1.80%
64 Gabon -1.84%
65 Sweden -1.93%
66 Poland -2.04%
67 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. -2.06%
68 Indonesia -2.07%
69 United States -2.08%
70 Nicaragua -2.24%
71 Switzerland -2.26%
72 Afghanistan -2.35%
73 Nepal -2.37%
74 New Caledonia -2.40%
75 Finland -2.49%
76 Kazakhstan -2.50%
77 Slovak Republic -2.59%
78 Russian Federation -2.65%
79 Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.76%
80 Marshall Islands -2.77%
81 Rwanda -2.78%
82 Zambia -2.79%
83 Estonia -2.88%
84 Eswatini -2.95%
85 Liberia -2.98%
86 Bosnia and Herzegovina -3.02%
87 Tuvalu -3.03%
88 Samoa -3.11%
89 Bulgaria -3.13%
90 Papua New Guinea -3.17%
91 Cyprus -3.22%
92 Brazil -3.28%
93 Haiti -3.31%
94 Albania -3.31%
95 Oman -3.38%
96 Solomon Islands -3.38%
97 Malta -3.46%
98 Latvia -3.47%
99 Cambodia -3.56%
100 Qatar -3.56%

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.