Countries in Asia Ranked by GDP growth rate (2025)
GDP growth rate: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Kyrgyz Republic ranks #1 with 11.1% per year. Tajikistan is second with 8.4% per year, 32.1% behind. The top five are Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Viet Nam, Bhutan and Uzbekistan. The median across all 47 is 4.4% per year; Lebanon is last at -7.08% per year. Kyrgyz Republic's figure has risen 109% since 2001 (5.32% per year to 11.1% per year in 2025).
- #1
- Kyrgyz Republic · 11.1% per year
- Median
- 4.4% per year
- Coverage
- 47 countries in Asia
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | GDP growth rate (% per year) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyz Republic | 11.1 | 2025 |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 8.4 | 2025 |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 8.02 | 2025 |
| 4 | Bhutan | 8.01 | 2025 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 7.7 | 2025 |
| 6 | India | 7.57 | 2025 |
| 7 | Georgia | 7.46 | 2025 |
| 8 | Armenia | 7.2 | 2025 |
| 9 | Timor-Leste | 6.98 | 2025 |
| 10 | Mongolia | 6.84 | 2025 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 6.5 | 2025 |
| 12 | Maldives | 6.31 | 2025 |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 6.3 | 2025 |
| 14 | Cambodia | 5.35 | 2025 |
| 15 | Malaysia | 5.17 | 2025 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 5.11 | 2025 |
| 17 | Singapore | 5.03 | 2025 |
| 18 | China | 4.96 | 2025 |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 4.95 | 2025 |
| 20 | Macao SAR, China | 4.67 | 2025 |
| 21 | Lao PDR | 4.54 | 2025 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5 | 2025 |
| 23 | Nepal | 4.43 | 2025 |
| 24 | Philippines | 4.4 | 2025 |
| 25 | West Bank and Gaza | 4.34 | 2025 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 3.99 | 2024 |
| 27 | Pakistan | 3.7 | 2025 |
| 28 | Türkiye | 3.6 | 2025 |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 3.49 | 2025 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 3.49 | 2025 |
| 31 | Bahrain | 3.48 | 2025 |
| 32 | Israel | 2.93 | 2025 |
| 33 | Qatar | 2.9 | 2025 |
| 34 | Jordan | 2.83 | 2025 |
| 35 | Kuwait | 2.73 | 2025 |
| 36 | Thailand | 2.44 | 2025 |
| 37 | Oman | 2.4 | 2025 |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 1.87 | 2024 |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 1.45 | 2025 |
| 40 | Japan | 1.19 | 2025 |
| 41 | Korea, Rep. | 1.01 | 2025 |
| 42 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.67 | 2025 |
| 43 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.202 | 2022 |
| 44 | Myanmar | -2.01 | 2025 |
| 45 | Iraq | -2.16 | 2025 |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | -2.83 | 2025 |
| 47 | Lebanon | -7.08 | 2024 |
About the top 10
#1 Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz Republic ranks #1 on this list with 11.1% per year.
- Capital
- Bishkek
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 7.34 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$22.62 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,081 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 34.7% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Bishkek.
Also ranks #5 in gdp growth rate · #8 in income share of poorest 10% · #10 in mineral rents share of gdp.
#2 Tajikistan
Tajikistan ranks #2 on this list with 8.4% per year.
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 10.79 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$17.66 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,637 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 26.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in livestock production index · #9 in gdp growth rate · #12 in gross savings rate.
#3 Viet Nam
Viet Nam ranks #3 on this list with 8.02% per year.
- Capital
- Hanoi
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 101.6 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$514.7 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,066 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 38.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Đồng Nai.
Also ranks #3 in official exchange rate · #4 in fish production · #6 in container port traffic.
#4 Bhutan
Bhutan ranks #4 on this list with 8.01% per year.
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 796,680 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$3.58 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,493 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 43.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in gross capital formation rate · #4 in water resources per capita · #4 in protected terrestrial area share.
#5 Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan ranks #5 on this list with 7.7% per year.
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 37.05 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$147.04 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,968 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 51% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tashkent.
Also ranks #2 in literacy rate · #4 in deposit interest rate · #5 in bank branches per 100,000 adults.
#6 India
India ranks #6 on this list with 7.57% per year.
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 1.46 billion people (2025)
- GDP
- US$3.96 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,703 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 35.7% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru.
Also ranks #1 in population · #1 in rural population · #1 in remittances received.
#7 Georgia
Georgia ranks #7 on this list with 7.46% per year.
- Capital
- Tbilisi
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$38.14 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,692 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 61.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tbilisi.
Also ranks #2 in alcohol consumption per capita · #6 in physicians per 1,000 · #10 in female population share.
#8 Armenia
Armenia ranks #8 on this list with 7.2% per year.
- Capital
- Yerevan
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.09 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$29.24 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,474 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Yerevan.
Also ranks #5 in electricity access rate · #5 in access to electricity (rural) · #7 in female population share.
#9 Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste ranks #9 on this list with 6.98% per year.
- Capital
- Dili
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 1.42 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.9 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,341 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 28.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in smoking prevalence · #3 in government revenue share of gdp · #4 in prevalence of stunting (under-5).
#10 Mongolia
Mongolia ranks #10 on this list with 6.84% per year.
- Capital
- Ulaanbaatar
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.57 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$25.37 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,108 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 71.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Ulaanbaatar.
Also ranks #3 in mineral rents share of gdp · #4 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #5 in hospital beds per 10,000.
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Source and method
GDP growth rate: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: GDP growth (annual %): Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
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