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
151 El Salvador -7.89%
152 Dominican Republic -7.93%
153 Namibia -8.10%
154 Lesotho -8.16%
155 Portugal -8.20%
156 Moldova -8.28%
157 Jamaica -8.30%
158 Croatia -8.31%
159 Mexico -8.35%
160 United Arab Emirates -8.69%
161 Botswana -8.73%
162 Trinidad and Tobago -8.79%
163 Isle of Man -8.84%
164 Italy -8.87%
165 Channel Islands -8.90%
166 Honduras -8.97%
167 Tunisia -8.98%
168 Myanmar -9.05%
169 Greece -9.20%
170 Ecuador -9.25%
171 Philippines -9.52%
172 Argentina -9.90%
173 United Kingdom -10.05%
174 Bhutan -10.22%
175 Guam -10.52%
176 French Polynesia -10.57%
177 Peru -10.93%
178 Spain -10.94%
179 Cuba -10.95%
180 Andorra -11.18%
181 West Bank and Gaza -11.32%
182 Seychelles -11.74%
183 Iraq -12.04%
184 St. Martin (French part) -12.50%
185 Bolivia -12.72%
186 Monaco -13.24%
187 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -13.32%
188 Belize -13.52%
189 Grenada -13.76%
190 Mauritius -14.20%
191 Montenegro -14.99%
192 St. Kitts and Nevis -15.30%
193 Dominica -15.71%
194 Suriname -15.98%
195 Fiji -17.18%
196 Barbados -17.41%
197 Panama -17.82%
198 Curacao -18.44%
199 Antigua and Barbuda -18.87%
200 Bahamas, The -20.09%

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.