List of countries by nominal GDP growth rate
This list of GDP growth is based on the data for GDP obtained from the International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook Database, April 2009. No adjustments for inflation or money supply are applied. For a list with such adjustments see the list of countries by GDP (real) growth rate. The raw GDP growth is calculated by the following formula:
The list
Country(Region) |
GDP 2007 (Billions USD) |
GDP 2008 (Billions USD) |
GDP growth |
Rank |
Azerbaijan |
31.287 |
46.378 |
48.23% |
1 |
Equatorial Guinea |
12.576 |
18.525 |
47.30% |
2 |
Iraq |
62.383 |
90.907 |
45.72% |
3 |
United Arab Emirates |
180.180 |
260.141 |
44.38% |
4 |
Qatar |
71.041 |
102.302 |
44.00% |
5 |
Libya |
69.869 |
100.071 |
43.23% |
6 |
Kuwait |
111.755 |
158.089 |
41.46% |
7 |
Republic of the Congo |
7.657 |
10.774 |
40.71% |
8 |
Angola |
59.263 |
83.384 |
40.70% |
9 |
Venezuela |
227.753 |
319.443 |
40.26% |
10 |
Moldova |
4.395 |
6.124 |
39.34% |
11 |
Myanmar |
19.618 |
27.182 |
38.56% |
12 |
Tajikistan |
3.712 |
5.135 |
38.34% |
13 |
Syria |
40.556 |
54.803 |
35.13% |
14 |
Mongolia |
3.930 |
5.258 |
33.79% |
15 |
Belarus |
45.276 |
60.288 |
33.16% |
16 |
Kyrgyzstan |
3.806 |
5.049 |
32.66% |
17 |
Uruguay |
24.432 |
32.262 |
32.05% |
18 |
Ethiopia |
19.431 |
25.658 |
32.05% |
19 |
Bulgaria |
39.609 |
51.989 |
31.26% |
20 |
Bolivia |
13.292 |
17.413 |
31.00% |
21 |
Paraguay |
12.222 |
16.006 |
30.96% |
22 |
Rwanda |
3.412 |
4.459 |
30.69% |
23 |
Oman |
40.391 |
52.584 |
30.19% |
24 |
People's Republic of China |
3,382.445 |
4,401.614 |
30.13% |
25 |
Armenia |
9.204 |
11.928 |
29.60% |
26 |
Russia |
1,294.383 |
1,676.586 |
29.53% |
27 |
Cambodia |
8.690 |
11.182 |
28.68% |
28 |
Nigeria |
167.435 |
214.403 |
28.05% |
29 |
Laos |
4.142 |
5.260 |
26.99% |
30 |
Slovakia |
75.206 |
95.404 |
26.86% |
31 |
Papua New Guinea |
6.388 |
8.092 |
26.68% |
32 |
Niger |
4.252 |
5.379 |
26.51% |
33 |
Vietnam |
71.130 |
89.829 |
26.29% |
34 |
Mauritius |
6.927 |
8.738 |
26.14% |
35 |
Kazakhstan |
104.850 |
132.229 |
26.11% |
36 |
Saudi Arabia |
381.938 |
481.631 |
26.10% |
37 |
Georgia |
10.227 |
12.870 |
25.84% |
38 |
Madagascar |
7.354 |
9.254 |
25.84% |
39 |
Zambia |
11.411 |
14.323 |
25.52% |
40 |
Ukraine |
143.190 |
179.725 |
25.52% |
41 |
Gabon |
11.571 |
14.519 |
25.48% |
42 |
Montenegro |
3.845 |
4.822 |
25.41% |
43 |
Yemen |
21.652 |
27.151 |
25.40% |
44 |
Timor-Leste |
0.398 |
0.499 |
25.38% |
45 |
Argentina |
260.402 |
326.474 |
25.37% |
46 |
Uzbekistan |
22.307 |
27.918 |
25.15% |
47 |
Benin |
5.554 |
6.940 |
24.95% |
48 |
Afghanistan |
9.658 |
12.061 |
24.88% |
49 |
Czech Republic |
173.958 |
217.077 |
24.79% |
50 |
Sudan |
46.531 |
57.911 |
24.46% |
51 |
Egypt |
130.346 |
162.164 |
24.41% |
52 |
Tanzania |
16.691 |
20.721 |
24.14% |
53 |
Gambia |
0.651 |
0.808 |
24.12% |
54 |
Serbia |
40.426 |
50.061 |
23.83% |
55 |
Poland |
424.790 |
525.735 |
23.76% |
56 |
Suriname |
2.415 |
2.984 |
23.56% |
57 |
Israel |
164.103 |
201.761 |
22.95% |
58 |
Mali |
7.156 |
8.783 |
22.74% |
59 |
Sri Lanka |
32.349 |
39.604 |
22.43% |
60 |
Uganda |
11.906 |
14.529 |
22.03% |
61 |
Solomon Islands |
0.388 |
0.473 |
21.91% |
62 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
15.165 |
18.469 |
21.79% |
63 |
Lithuania |
38.886 |
47.304 |
21.65% |
64 |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
0.145 |
0.176 |
21.38% |
65 |
Jordan |
16.532 |
20.030 |
21.16% |
66 |
Guinea-Bissau |
0.382 |
0.461 |
20.68% |
67 |
Iran |
285.932 |
344.820 |
20.60% |
68 |
Macedonia |
7.938 |
9.569 |
20.55% |
69 |
Burkina Faso |
6.769 |
8.103 |
19.71% |
70 |
Mozambique |
8.069 |
9.654 |
19.64% |
71 |
Chad |
7.018 |
8.390 |
19.55% |
72 |
Maldives |
1.054 |
1.259 |
19.45% |
73 |
Albania |
10.865 |
12.964 |
19.32% |
74 |
Malawi |
3.586 |
4.268 |
19.02% |
75 |
Malaysia |
186.718 |
222.219 |
19.01% |
76 |
Peru |
107.399 |
127.598 |
18.81% |
77 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
19.824 |
23.508 |
18.58% |
78 |
Panama |
19.485 |
23.088 |
18.49% |
79 |
Brunei |
12.284 |
14.553 |
18.47% |
80 |
Indonesia |
432.060 |
511.765 |
18.45% |
81 |
Croatia |
58.558 |
69.332 |
18.40% |
82 |
Latvia |
28.766 |
34.054 |
18.38% |
83 |
Senegal |
11.300 |
13.350 |
18.14% |
84 |
Cape Verde |
1.459 |
1.723 |
18.09% |
85 |
Algeria |
135.343 |
159.669 |
17.97% |
86 |
Romania |
169.286 |
199.673 |
17.95% |
87 |
Brazil |
1,333.502 |
1,572.839 |
17.95% |
88 |
Central African Republic |
1.700 |
1.997 |
17.47% |
89 |
Sierra Leone |
1.665 |
1.955 |
17.42% |
90 |
Norway |
389.517 |
456.226 |
17.13% |
91 |
Philippines |
144.062 |
168.580 |
17.02% |
92 |
Jamaica |
12.350 |
14.397 |
16.57% |
93 |
Pakistan |
144.032 |
167.640 |
16.39% |
94 |
Cyprus |
21.449 |
24.943 |
16.29% |
95 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
9.969 |
11.589 |
16.25% |
96 |
Djibouti |
0.848 |
0.982 |
15.80% |
97 |
Colombia |
207.991 |
240.654 |
15.70% |
98 |
Slovenia |
47.247 |
54.639 |
15.65% |
99 |
Lebanon |
25.044 |
28.939 |
15.55% |
100 |
Togo |
2.503 |
2.890 |
15.46% |
101 |
Switzerland |
427.074 |
492.595 |
15.34% |
102 |
Bahrain |
18.443 |
21.236 |
15.14% |
103 |
Morocco |
75.116 |
86.394 |
15.01% |
104 |
Tunisia |
35.109 |
40.348 |
14.92% |
105 |
Ecuador |
45.789 |
52.572 |
14.81% |
106 |
Guatemala |
34.024 |
38.956 |
14.50% |
107 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
21.671 |
24.806 |
14.47% |
108 |
Greece |
312.752 |
357.549 |
14.32% |
109 |
Bhutan |
1.197 |
1.368 |
14.29% |
110 |
Comoros |
0.466 |
0.532 |
14.16% |
111 |
Honduras |
12.374 |
14.126 |
14.16% |
112 |
Liberia |
0.735 |
0.836 |
13.74% |
113 |
Costa Rica |
26.269 |
29.828 |
13.55% |
114 |
Haiti |
6.137 |
6.952 |
13.28% |
115 |
Vanuatu |
0.507 |
0.573 |
13.02% |
116 |
Hungary |
138.429 |
156.284 |
12.90% |
117 |
Samoa |
0.476 |
0.537 |
12.82% |
118 |
Nepal |
11.282 |
12.698 |
12.55% |
119 |
Burundi |
0.975 |
1.097 |
12.51% |
120 |
Turkey |
649.125 |
729.443 |
12.37% |
121 |
Cameroon |
20.691 |
23.243 |
12.33% |
122 |
Japan |
4,384.380 |
4,923.761 |
12.30% |
123 |
Eritrea |
1.316 |
1.476 |
12.16% |
124 |
Mauritania |
2.819 |
3.161 |
12.13% |
125 |
Spain |
1,439.983 |
1,611.767 |
11.93% |
126 |
Austria |
371.219 |
415.321 |
11.88% |
127 |
Kenya |
27.026 |
30.236 |
11.88% |
128 |
Netherlands |
777.241 |
868.940 |
11.80% |
129 |
Nicaragua |
5.692 |
6.350 |
11.56% |
130 |
Finland |
246.247 |
273.980 |
11.26% |
131 |
Dominican Republic |
40.988 |
45.597 |
11.24% |
132 |
Bangladesh |
73.689 |
81.938 |
11.19% |
133 |
Estonia |
20.900 |
23.232 |
11.16% |
134 |
Australia |
909.743 |
1,010.699 |
11.10% |
135 |
Thailand |
246.053 |
273.248 |
11.05% |
136 |
Malta |
7.513 |
8.338 |
10.98% |
137 |
Luxembourg |
49.724 |
54.973 |
10.56% |
138 |
France |
2,593.777 |
2,865.737 |
10.49% |
139 |
Denmark |
310.502 |
342.925 |
10.44% |
140 |
Germany |
3,320.913 |
3,667.513 |
10.44% |
141 |
Belgium |
459.029 |
506.392 |
10.32% |
142 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
0.546 |
0.601 |
10.07% |
143 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
1.143 |
1.256 |
9.89% |
144 |
India |
1,102.351 |
1,209.686 |
9.74% |
145 |
Portugal |
223.739 |
244.492 |
9.28% |
146 |
Italy |
2,117.516 |
2,313.893 |
9.27% |
147 |
Guinea |
4.157 |
4.542 |
9.26% |
148 |
Botswana |
12.339 |
13.461 |
9.09% |
149 |
Singapore |
166.950 |
181.939 |
8.98% |
150 |
El Salvador |
20.373 |
22.115 |
8.55% |
151 |
Dominica |
0.336 |
0.364 |
8.33% |
152 |
Belize |
1.277 |
1.381 |
8.14% |
153 |
Barbados |
3.409 |
3.682 |
8.01% |
154 |
Kiribati |
0.127 |
0.137 |
7.87% |
155 |
Ghana |
15.031 |
16.124 |
7.27% |
156 |
Saint Lucia |
0.960 |
1.025 |
6.77% |
157 |
Sweden |
453.844 |
484.550 |
6.77% |
158 |
Guyana |
1.062 |
1.130 |
6.40% |
159 |
Fiji |
3.376 |
3.590 |
6.34% |
160 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0.522 |
0.555 |
6.32% |
161 |
Mexico |
1,025.428 |
1,088.128 |
6.11% |
162 |
Canada |
1,436.086 |
1,510.957 |
5.21% |
163 |
Grenada |
0.608 |
0.639 |
5.10% |
164 |
Tonga |
0.246 |
0.258 |
4.88% |
165 |
Ireland |
261.247 |
273.328 |
4.62% |
166 |
Hong Kong |
207.017 |
215.559 |
4.13% |
167 |
Chile |
163.877 |
169.573 |
3.48% |
168 |
United States |
13,807.550 |
14,264.600 |
3.31% |
169 |
Bahamas |
7.234 |
7.463 |
3.17% |
170 |
Republic of China (Taiwan) |
384.772 |
392.552 |
2.02% |
171 |
New Zealand |
128.906 |
128.492 |
-0.32% |
172 |
Swaziland |
2.890 |
2.843 |
-1.63% |
173 |
South Africa |
283.381 |
277.188 |
-2.19% |
174 |
Namibia |
8.711 |
8.456 |
-2.93% |
175 |
Lesotho |
1.672 |
1.620 |
-3.11% |
176 |
United Kingdom |
2,803.404 |
2,674.085 |
-4.61% |
177 |
Seychelles |
0.912 |
0.834 |
-8.55% |
178 |
South Korea |
1,049.322 |
947.010 |
-9.75% |
179 |
Iceland |
20.357 |
17.549 |
-13.79% |
180 |
Turkmenistan |
26.201 |
n/a |
n/a |
181 |
Zimbabwe |
11.977 |
n/a |
n/a |
182 |
Total |
54,999.068 |
60,863.149 |
10.66% |