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
101 Romania -3.60%
102 Singapore -3.61%
103 Sudan -3.63%
104 Ukraine -3.75%
105 Saudi Arabia -3.80%
106 Netherlands -3.87%
107 Slovenia -4.09%
108 Germany -4.13%
109 Costa Rica -4.14%
110 Puerto Rico (US) -4.18%
111 Azerbaijan -4.20%
112 St. Vincent and the Grenadines -4.27%
113 Japan -4.28%
114 Hungary -4.34%
115 Mongolia -4.56%
116 Sri Lanka -4.62%
117 North Macedonia -4.69%
118 Equatorial Guinea -4.79%
119 Belgium -4.79%
120 Kuwait -4.82%
121 Cayman Islands -4.95%
122 Algeria -5.00%
123 Canada -5.04%
124 Angola -5.27%
125 Czechia -5.30%
126 Kosovo -5.34%
127 Malaysia -5.46%
128 Vanuatu -5.73%
129 India -5.78%
130 Bahrain -5.91%
131 Palau -6.01%
132 Thailand -6.09%
133 Chile -6.14%
134 South Africa -6.17%
135 Congo, Rep. -6.27%
136 Georgia -6.29%
137 Austria -6.32%
138 Nigeria -6.37%
139 Hong Kong SAR, China -6.54%
140 Iceland -6.65%
141 San Marino -6.65%
142 Bermuda -6.97%
143 Madagascar -7.14%
144 Kyrgyz Republic -7.15%
145 Morocco -7.18%
146 Colombia -7.19%
147 Armenia -7.20%
148 Uruguay -7.36%
149 France -7.44%
150 Zimbabwe -7.82%

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.