List of countries by GDP (real) growth rate

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World map showing GDP real growth rates for 2007.

This article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (real) growth rate, the increase in value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year -- not taking into account Purchasing power parity and taking into account the inflation. It is a measure of economic development.

All figures are from the CIA World Factbook unless otherwise specified.

Top ten economies (PPP) are listed in bold. Data not available for: Nauru and Vatican City.

Rank	Country	GDP (real) growth rate (%)	Year.
1	Azerbaijan	31.00	2007 est.
2	Timor-Leste	24.00	2007 est.
3	Macau	16.60	2005
4	Angola	16.30	2007 est.
5	Armenia	13.70	2007 est.
6	Sudan	12.80	2007 est.
7	Equatorial Guinea	12.70	2007 est.
8	Georgia	12.00	2007 est.
9	People's Republic of China	11.40	2007 est.
10	Liechtenstein	11.00	1999 est.
11	Cyprus	10.60	2007 est.
12	Latvia	10.30	2007
13	Anguilla	10.20	2004 est.
14	Ethiopia	9.80	2007 est.
15	India	9.60 ^[1]	2007 est.
16	Kazakhstan	9.50	2007 est.
17	Cambodia	9.10	2007 est.
18	Slovakia	9.00 ^[2]	2007
19	Bhutan	8.80	2005 est.
20	Argentina	8.70 ^[3]	2007
21	Liberia	8.50	2007 est.
22	Vietnam	8.50	2007 est.
23	United Arab Emirates	8.50	2007 est
24	Mongolia	8.40	2006 est.
25	Venezuela	8.30	2007 est.
26	Russia	8.10	2007 est.
27	Uzbekistan	8.10	2007 est.
28	Lithuania	8.00	2007 est.
29	Panama	7.80	2007 est.
30	Qatar	7.80	2007 est.
31	Afghanistan	7.50	2007 est.
32	Mozambique	7.50	2007 est
33	Peru	7.50	2007 est.
34	Singapore	7.40	2007 est.
35	Estonia	7.30	2007 est.
36	Philippines	7.30	2007 est.
37	Dominican Republic	7.20	2007 est.
38	Egypt	7.20	2007 est.
39	Tajikistan	7.20	2007 est.
40	Uruguay	7.20	2007 est.
41	Ukraine	7.10 ^[4]	2007
42	Cape Verde	7.00	2007 est.
43	Democratic Republic of the Congo	7.00	2007 est.
44	Gambia	7.00	2007 est.
45	Gibraltar	7.00	2007 est.
46	Laos	7.00	2007 est.
47	Turkmenistan	7.00	2007 est.
48	Belarus	6.90	2007 est.
49	Tanzania	6.90	2007 est.
50	Sierra Leone	6.80	2007 est.
51	Vanuatu	6.80	2005 est.
52	Bahrain	6.60	2007 est.
53	Colombia	6.50	2007 est.
54	Cuba	6.50 ^[5]	2007
55	Poland	6.50	2007 est.
56	Kyrgyzstan	6.50	2007 est.
57	São Tomé and Príncipe	6.50	2007 est.
58	Sri Lanka	6.50 ^[6]	2007
59	Kenya	6.30	2007 est.
60	Madagascar	6.30	2007 est.
61	Pakistan	6.30	2007 est.
62	Tunisia	6.30	2007 est.
63	Niue	6.20	2003 est.
64	Bulgaria	6.10	2007 est.
65	Costa Rica	6.10	2007 est.
66	Indonesia	6.10	2007 est.
67	Nigeria	6.10	2007 est.
68	Bangladesh	6.00	2007 est.
69	Czech Republic	6.00 ^[7]	2007
70	Honduras	6.00	2007 est.
71	Moldova	6.00	2007 est.
72	Montenegro	6.00	2007 est.
73	Rwanda	6.00	2007 est.
74	Saint Kitts and Nevis	6.00	2007 est.
75	Uganda	6.00	2007 est.
76	Romania	5.90	2007 est.
77	Serbia	5.90	2007 est.
78	Ghana	5.80	2007 est.
79	Hong Kong	5.80	2007 est.
80	Seychelles	5.80	2007 est.
81	Trinidad and Tobago	5.80	2007 est.
82	Jordan	5.70	2007 est.
83	Malaysia	5.70	2007 est.
84	Malawi	5.70	2007 est.
85	Croatia	5.60	2007 est.
86	Guatemala	5.60	2007 est.
87	Kuwait	5.60	2007 est.
88	Slovenia	5.60	2007 est.
89	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.50	2007 est.
90	Burundi	5.50	2007 est.
91	Maldives	5.50	2007 est.
92	Mauritius	5.50	2007 est.
93	Palau	5.50	2005 est.
94	Samoa	5.50	2005 est.
95	Brazil	5.40 ^[8]	2007 est.
96	Iran	5.40 ^[9]	2007 est.
97	Libya	5.40	2007 est.
98	Oman	5.30	2007 est.
99	Ireland	5.30	2007 est.
100	Zambia	5.30	2007 est.
101	Chile	5.20	2007 est.
102	Isle of Man	5.20	2005
103	French Polynesia	5.10	2002
104	Israel	5.10	2007 est.
105	Saint Lucia	5.10	2005 est.
106	Suriname	5.10	2007 est.
107	Turkey	5.10	2007 est.
108	Albania	5.00	2007 est.
109	Iraq	5.00	2007 est.
110	Luxembourg	5.00	2007 est.
111	South Africa	5.00	2007 est.
112	Turks and Caicos Islands	4.90	2000 est.
113	Lesotho	4.80	2007 est.
114	South Korea	4.80	2007 est.
115	Botswana	4.70	2007 est.
116	Algeria	4.60	2007 est.
117	Bermuda	4.60	2004 est.
118	Macedonia	5.10 ^[10]	2007 est.
119	San Marino	4.60	2004 est.
120	Senegal	4.60	2007 est.
121	Taiwan	4.60	2007 est.
122	Benin	4.50	2007 est.
123	Gabon	4.50	2007 est.
124	Guyana	4.50	2007 est.
125	Namibia	4.50	2007 est.
126	Niger	4.50	2007 est.
127	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4.40	2007 est.
128	Solomon Islands	4.40	2005 est.
129	Mali	4.30	2007 est.
130	Thailand	4.30	2007 est.
131	Burkina Faso	4.20	2007 est.
132	Australia	4.00	2007 est.
133	Barbados	4.00	2007 est.
134	Bolivia	4.00	2007 est.
135	Central African Republic	4.00	2007 est.
136	Paraguay	4.00	2007 est.
137	Papua New Guinea	4.00	2007 est.
138	Finland	3.90	2007 est.
139	Antigua and Barbuda	3.80	2007 est.
140	Spain	3.80	2007 est.
141	Greece	3.70	2007 est.
142	Guinea-Bissau	3.70	2007 est.
143	Andorra	3.50	2007 est.
144	Burma	3.50	2007 est.
145	Haiti	3.50	2007 est.
146	Marshall Islands	3.50	2007 est.
147	Netherlands	3.50 ^[11]	2007
148	Saudi Arabia	3.50 ^[12]	2007
149	Syria	3.50	2007 est.
150	El Salvador	3.40	2007 est.
151	Malta	3.40	2007 est.
152	Sweden	3.40	2007 est.
153	Austria	3.30	2007 est.
154	Cameroon	3.20	2007 est.
155	Djibouti	3.20	2005 est.
156	Dominica	3.20	2007 est.
157	Yemen	3.20	2007 est.
158	Norway	3.10 ^[13]	2007 est.
159	American Samoa	3.00	2003
160	Belize	3.00	2007 est.
161	European Union	3.00	2007 est.
162	Guernsey	3.00	2005 est.
163	Mexico	3.00	2007 est.
164	New Zealand	3.00	2007 est.
165	Nicaragua	2.90	2007 est.
166	United Kingdom	2.90	2007
167	Bahamas	2.80	2007 est.
168	Republic of the Congo	2.80	2007 est.
169	Belgium	2.70	2007 est.
170	Canada	2.70	2007 est.
171	Germany	2.60	2007 est.
172	Somalia	2.60	2007 est.
173	Switzerland	2.60	2007 est.
174	Nepal	2.50	2007 est.
175	Togo	2.50	2007 est.
176	Aruba	2.40	2005 est.
177	Faroe Islands	2.40	2005 est..
178	Tonga	2.40	2005 est.
179	United States	2.20	2007 est.
180	Morocco	2.10	2007 est.
181	Eritrea	2.00	2007 est.
182	Greenland	2.00	2005 est.
183	United States Virgin Islands	2.00	2002 est.
184	Italy	1.90	2007 est.
185	Japan	1.90	2007 est.
186	Ecuador	1.80	2007 est.
187	France	1.80	2007 est.
188	Iceland	1.80	2007 est.
189	Denmark	1.70	2007 est.
190	Hungary	1.70 ^[14]	2007 est.
191	Portugal	1.70	2007 est.
192	North Korea	1.60	2006 est.
193	Swaziland	1.60	2007 est.
194	Guinea	1.50	2007 est.
195	Jamaica	1.50	2007 est.
196	Mauritania	1.50	2007 est.
197	Côte d'Ivoire	1.40	2007 est.
198	Tuvalu	1.20	2002 est.
199	British Virgin Islands	1.00	2002 est.
200	Netherlands Antilles	1.00	2004 est.
201	Cayman Islands	0.90	2004 est.
202	Grenada	0.90	2005 est.
203	Monaco	0.90	2000 est.
204	Brunei	0.40	2005 est.
205	Federated States of Micronesia	0.30	2005 est.
206	Kiribati	0.30	2005
207	Lebanon	0.30	2007 est.
208	Cook Islands	0.10	2005 est.
209	Comoros	-1.00	2007 est.
210	Montserrat	-1.00	2002 est.
211	Puerto Rico	-1.20	2007 est.
212	Chad	-1.30	2007 est.
213	Fiji	-3.10	2007 est.
214	Zimbabwe	-6.00	2007 est.
215	West Bank	-8.00	2006 est.
216	Gaza Strip	-8.00	2006 est.

1 5 Fastest Growing On each Continent
2 See also
3 Lists of countries by their GDP
4 Sources
5 External links
6 References

[edit] 5 Fastest Growing On each Continent

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[edit] North America

North America, even though one of the slowest growing continents, has stable growth. Most of the faster growing economies are in the Caribbean.

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Continent Rank
Anguilla	10.20%	2004 est.	13	1
Panama	7.80%	2007 est.	29	2
Dominican Republic	7.20%	2007 est.	37	3
Honduras	6.00%	2007 est.	70	4
Saint Kitts and Nevis	6.00%	2007 est.	74	5

[edit] South America

South America has a Boom and Bust growth with high followed by recession growth, most notable in Brazil, however growth has been stabilizing and the whole continent is growing.

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Continent Rank
Argentina	8.70%	2007 est.	20	1
Venezuela	8.30%	2007 est.	25	2
Peru	7.50%	2007 est.	33	3
Uruguay	7.20%	2007 est.	40	4
Colombia	6.50%	2007 est.	53	5

[edit] Africa

Africa has seen the fastest growing but also the slowest growing/declining. From the oil fields which made Angola the 3nd fastest country in the world, to Zimbabwe the slowest growing and declining country in the world. Oil in Africa has create 'wealth spots' were a few countries have exceeded their neighbors in wealth. Out of the 10 fastest growing countries in the world: 3 were African. Some countries have in the past been the fastest growing in the world. Equatorial Guinea reached 75% growth in 2004 because of oil reserves.

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Continent Rank
Angola	16.30%	2007 est.	4	1
Sudan	12.80%	2007 est.	6	2
Equatorial Guinea	12.70%	2007 est.	7	3
Ethiopia	9.80%	2007 est.	14	4
Liberia	8.50%	2007 est.	21	5

[edit] Europe

Europe has one of the most stable growth. The east especially has seen an increase in GDP after the fall of Communism. If the Causacus were included, Europe would be one of the fastest growing coninents in the world. Most countries are growing at a medium speed however many smaller countries exceed 7% and grow exceptionally faster than their neighbors. Out of the 10 fastest growing countries in the world, one is in Europe.

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Continent Rank
Liechtenstein	11.00%	2007 est.	10	1
Cyprus (if considered part of Europe: part of EU)	10.60%	2007 est.	11	2
Latvia	10.30%	2007 est.	12	3
Russia	8.10%	2007 est.	26	4
Lithuania	8.00%	2007 est.	28	5

[edit] Asia and Oceania

Overall in the 20th century, Asia was seen as the area with most growth. However, in the 21st century, most of this has been dominated by China and India, with significant growth occurring in certain parts of South, South-East and especially East Asia. The only exceptional growth in Oceania has been on Vanuatu. Out of the 10 fastest growing countries in the world : Half (5) are in Asia.

Country	% Growth	Date of information	World Rank	Continent Rank
Azerbaijan	31.00%	2007 est.	1	1
Timor-Leste (East Timor)	24.00%	2007 est.	2	2
Armenia	13.70%	2007 est.	5	3
Georgia	12.00%	2007 est.	8	4
People's Republic of China	11.40%	2007 est.	9	5

[edit] Declining

Some countries have negative growth, most often due to ongoing wars, political problems or hyperinflation. These countries include Palestinean territories, Zimbabwe, Fiji, Chad and Puerto Rico.

Country	% Decline	Date of information	World Rank	Reason(s)
Palestinian territories	-8.0%	2007 est.	215	Palestinian Terrorism, Hamas, Iranian influence, sanctions and migration of skilled labour
Zimbabwe	-6.0%	2007 est.	214	Irresponsible leadership, land reforms and extreme hyperinflation (160,000%)
Fiji	-3.1%	2007 est.	213	Coups, unstable government
Chad	-1.3%	2007 est.	212	Ongoing conflicts in east of Chad/Darfur
Puerto Rico (Territory under U.S.A)	-1.2%	2007 est.	211	Problems in economy from lack of investment, shortages in cash flows and migration of skilled labour.
Montserrat	-1.0%	2002 est.	210	Volcanic eruption since the 1990s caused southern 2/3 of island to be uninhabitable and unsafe.
Comoros	-1.0%	2007 est.	209	Disputes with France and unstable government.

[edit] See also

[edit] Lists of countries by their GDP

[edit] Sources

[edit] External links

Economics focus: Grossly distorted picture From Mar 13th 2008, The Economist print edition. Sub-title "If you look at GDP per head, the world is a different—and, by and large, a better—place"

[edit] References

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