Countries in North America 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
Aruba ranks #1 with 6.81% per year (2024). Turks and Caicos Islands is second with 5.64% per year, 20.8% behind. The top five are Aruba, Turks and Caicos Islands, Curaçao, Antigua and Barbuda and Nicaragua. The median across all 33 is 3.05% per year; Haiti is last at -2.71% per year. Aruba's figure has risen 63% since 2001 (4.18% per year to 6.81% per year in 2024).
- #1
- Aruba · 6.81% per year
- Median
- 3.05% per year
- Coverage
- 33 countries in North America
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | GDP growth rate (% per year) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 6.81 | 2024 |
| 2 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.64 | 2024 |
| 3 | Curaçao | 5.03 | 2024 |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | 2025 |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 4.92 | 2025 |
| 6 | St. Martin (French part) | 4.9 | 2021 |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 4.56 | 2025 |
| 8 | Grenada | 4.41 | 2025 |
| 9 | Panama | 4.35 | 2025 |
| 10 | Guatemala | 4.28 | 2025 |
| 11 | El Salvador | 3.91 | 2025 |
| 12 | Cayman Islands | 3.76 | 2024 |
| 13 | Honduras | 3.75 | 2025 |
| 14 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.4 | 2025 |
| 15 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.39 | 2025 |
| 16 | Bahamas, The | 3.38 | 2024 |
| 17 | Dominica | 3.05 | 2025 |
| 18 | Belize | 2.75 | 2025 |
| 19 | Barbados | 2.7 | 2025 |
| 20 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.69 | 2025 |
| 21 | United States | 2.16 | 2025 |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 2.12 | 2025 |
| 23 | Bermuda | 1.89 | 2024 |
| 24 | Canada | 1.74 | 2025 |
| 25 | Greenland | 0.866 | 2023 |
| 26 | Mexico | 0.562 | 2025 |
| 27 | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.318 | 2025 |
| 28 | Jamaica | 0.082 | 2025 |
| 29 | St. Lucia | -0.574 | 2025 |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.788 | 2025 |
| 31 | Cuba | -1.06 | 2024 |
| 32 | Virgin Islands (US) | -1.31 | 2022 |
| 33 | Haiti | -2.71 | 2025 |
About the top 10
#1 Aruba
Aruba ranks #1 on this list with 6.81% per year (2024).
- Capital
- Oranjestad
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 108,790 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$4.17 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$38,591 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 76.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 61.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in electricity access rate · #1 in access to electricity (rural) · #5 in political stability score.
#2 Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks #2 on this list with 5.64% per year (2024).
- Capital
- Cockburn Town
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 46,855 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.75 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$37,507 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 78.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 94.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in homicide rate · #2 in completion rate (primary) · #4 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#3 Curaçao
Curaçao ranks #3 on this list with 5.03% per year (2024).
- Capital
- Willemstad
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 156,260 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$3.56 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$22,833 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 77 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 91.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in gender parity index (school enrolment) · #22 in energy use per capita · #23 in female population share.
#4 Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda ranks #4 on this list with 5% per year.
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 94,209 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$2.34 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$24,819 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 24.3% of population (2025)
- International tourist arrivals
- 384,500 arrivals (2020)
Also ranks #1 in immunisation (dpt) rate · #4 in completion rate (primary) · #6 in electricity access rate.
#5 Nicaragua
Nicaragua ranks #5 on this list with 4.92% per year.
- Capital
- Managua
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 7.01 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$22.24 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,173 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 75.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 59.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in women in parliament share · #3 in women in ministerial positions share · #28 in homicide rate.
#6 St. Martin (French part)
St. Martin (French part) ranks #6 on this list with 4.9% per year (2021).
- Capital
- Marigot
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 24,941 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$649.21 million (2021)
- GDP per person
- US$21,668 (2021)
- Life expectancy
- 80.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 100% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in protected marine area share · #4 in female population share · #8 in urban population share.
#7 Costa Rica
Costa Rica ranks #7 on this list with 4.56% per year.
- Capital
- San José
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 5.15 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$102.9 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$19,970 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 81 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 79.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in immunisation (dpt) rate · #4 in fertiliser consumption · #8 in women in parliament share.
#8 Grenada
Grenada ranks #8 on this list with 4.41% per year.
- Capital
- St. George's
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 117,300 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.42 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$12,107 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 75.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 36.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #15 in gini index · #16 in income share of richest 10% · #23 in homicide rate.
#9 Panama
Panama ranks #9 on this list with 4.35% per year.
- Capital
- Panama City
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 4.57 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$90.46 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$19,790 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 79.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 66.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Panama City.
Also ranks #7 in gini index · #8 in income share of richest 10% · #15 in gross capital formation rate.
#10 Guatemala
Guatemala ranks #10 on this list with 4.28% per year.
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 18.69 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$123.31 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,598 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 56.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in prevalence of stunting (under-5) · #9 in remittances received · #12 in gini index.
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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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