Countries in Oceania 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
Northern Mariana Islands ranks #1 with 16.6% per year (2022). That is 2.6 times Palau in second place (6.29% per year). The top five are Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Guam and Kiribati. The median across all 19 is 2.8% per year; New Caledonia is last at -13.5% per year. Northern Mariana Islands's figure has risen 4750% since 2003 (0.343% per year to 16.6% per year in 2022).
- #1
- Northern Mariana Islands · 16.6% per year
- Median
- 2.8% per year
- Coverage
- 19 countries in Oceania
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | GDP growth rate (% per year) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 16.6 | 2022 |
| 2 | Palau | 6.29 | 2025 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 5.64 | 2025 |
| 4 | Guam | 5.1 | 2022 |
| 5 | Kiribati | 4.22 | 2025 |
| 6 | Samoa | 4.2 | 2025 |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 3.62 | 2025 |
| 8 | Fiji | 3.2 | 2025 |
| 9 | Vanuatu | 3.05 | 2025 |
| 10 | Tonga | 2.8 | 2025 |
| 11 | Marshall Islands | 2.28 | 2025 |
| 12 | Naoero | 2.14 | 2025 |
| 13 | American Samoa | 1.74 | 2022 |
| 14 | Tuvalu | 1.64 | 2025 |
| 15 | Australia | 1.35 | 2025 |
| 16 | French Polynesia | 1.13 | 2024 |
| 17 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 1.06 | 2025 |
| 18 | New Zealand | 0.463 | 2025 |
| 19 | New Caledonia | -13.5 | 2024 |
About the top 10
#1 Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands ranks #1 on this list with 16.6% per year (2022).
- Capital
- Saipan
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 43,541 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.1 billion (2022)
- GDP per person
- US$23,786 (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 78.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 92.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in gdp growth rate · #12 in male population share · #16 in protected marine area share.
#2 Palau
Palau ranks #2 on this list with 6.29% per year.
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 17,663 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$345 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$19,532 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 69.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 79.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in co2 emissions per capita · #2 in protected marine area share · #4 in forest area share.
#3 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea ranks #3 on this list with 5.64% per year.
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 10.76 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$32.5 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,020 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 15.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in rural population share · #5 in water resources per capita · #6 in smoking prevalence.
#4 Guam
Guam ranks #4 on this list with 5.1% per year (2022).
- Capital
- Hagåtña
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 169,000 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$6.91 billion (2022)
- GDP per person
- US$41,833 (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 77.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 94.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in voice and accountability score · #16 in nurses and midwives per 1,000 · #16 in diabetes prevalence.
#5 Kiribati
Kiribati ranks #5 on this list with 4.22% per year.
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 136,490 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$349.23 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,559 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 63.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in education expenditure share of gdp · #2 in government revenue share of gdp · #3 in income share of poorest 10%.
#6 Samoa
Samoa ranks #6 on this list with 4.2% per year.
- Capital
- Apia
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 219,310 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.29 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,873 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 17.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in rural population share · #4 in diabetes prevalence · #16 in age dependency ratio.
#7 Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands ranks #7 on this list with 3.62% per year.
- Capital
- Honiara
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 838,650 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.75 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,086 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in forest rents share of gdp · #2 in female labour force participation · #3 in labour force participation rate.
#8 Fiji
Fiji ranks #8 on this list with 3.2% per year.
- Capital
- Suva
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 933,150 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$6.2 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,642 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 59.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in mobile subscriptions per 100 · #5 in completion rate (primary) · #6 in livestock production index.
#9 Vanuatu
Vanuatu ranks #9 on this list with 3.05% per year.
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 335,170 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,039 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 22.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in school enrolment (secondary) · #6 in completion rate (primary) · #9 in rural population share.
#10 Tonga
Tonga ranks #10 on this list with 2.8% per year.
- Capital
- Nukuʻalofa
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 103,740 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$679.22 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,547 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 21.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #7 in rural population share · #10 in completion rate (primary) · #11 in income share of poorest 10%.
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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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