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Countries With the Fastest Growth in GDP per capita (5-Year Change)

Change in GDP per capita over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Guyana rose the most: by 378.4%, from US$6,776 per person to US$32,414 per person in the five years to 2025. Kyrgyz Republic is second (+150.6%), followed by Venezuela, RB (+132.1%). 197 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +38.5%.

#1
Guyana · +378.4%
Median
+38.5%
Coverage
197 countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Guyana 378.4; 2. Kyrgyz Republic 150.6; 3. Venezuela, RB 132.1; 4. Georgia 125.3; 5. Armenia 121.9; 6. Albania 115.6; 7. Türkiye 111.4; 8. Haiti 108.8; 9. Macao SAR, China 105.8; 10. Sudan 101.5.Guyana378.4Kyrgyz Republic150.6Venezuela, RB132.1Georgia125.3Armenia121.9Albania115.6Türkiye111.4Haiti108.8Macao SAR, China105.8Sudan101.5
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Guyana 378.4; 2. Kyrgyz Republic 150.6; 3. Venezuela, RB 132.1; 4. Georgia 125.3; 5. Armenia 121.9; 6. Albania 115.6; 7. Türkiye 111.4; 8. Haiti 108.8; 9. Macao SAR, China 105.8; 10. Sudan 101.5.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in GDP per capita (5-Year Change), 2025
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1Guyana6,77632,414+378.4%
2Kyrgyz Republic1,2303,081+150.6%
3Venezuela, RB1,5063,495+132.1%
4Georgia4,3019,692+125.3%
5Armenia4,2699,474+121.9%
6Albania6,02812,998+115.6%
7Türkiye8,79818,599+111.4%
8Haiti1,2902,694+108.8%
9Macao SAR, China36,88475,902+105.8%
10Sudan577.81,165+101.5%
11Maldives7,39414,615+97.7%
12Moldova4,3768,622+97%
13Tajikistan834.31,637+96.2%
14Montenegro7,55614,817+96.1%
15Uzbekistan2,0883,968+90.1%
16Bulgaria10,76120,328+88.9%
17São Tomé and Principe2,1674,084+88.5%
18Serbia8,09915,262+88.4%
19Croatia14,80827,104+83%
20Kosovo4,3217,899+82.8%
21Angola1,7493,130+78.9%
22Guinea1,0541,877+78.2%
23Mongolia4,0017,108+77.6%
24Poland16,15128,420+76%
25Azerbaijan4,2307,411+75.2%
26Argentina8,53614,898+74.5%
27Russian Federation10,10817,547+73.6%
28Romania13,00922,538+73.2%
29St. Lucia8,53714,746+72.7%
30Bosnia and Herzegovina6,13010,382+69.4%
31Kazakhstan8,78214,692+67.3%
32Turkmenistan3,9356,540+66.2%
33Congo, Dem. Rep.486.4806.8+65.9%
34Cabo Verde3,5395,797+63.8%
35Nicaragua1,9383,173+63.7%
36Iceland60,12898,323+63.5%
37Algeria3,7446,051+61.6%
38Antigua and Barbuda15,37024,819+61.5%
39Lithuania20,42932,959+61.3%
40Colombia5,3408,562+60.3%
41Costa Rica12,47619,970+60.1%
42Uruguay15,75825,216+60%
43Singapore61,77398,814+60%
44Ukraine3,7105,866+58.1%
45Hungary16,38725,907+58.1%
46Peru6,1339,684+57.9%
47North Macedonia6,66010,490+57.5%
48Belarus6,54310,279+57.1%
49Mexico8,84113,889+57.1%
50Honduras2,3083,598+55.9%
51Dominican Republic7,13511,059+55%
52Czechia23,47335,917+53%
53Ireland86,514131,590+52.1%
54American Samoa11,86418,017+51.9%
55Brazil7,07410,713+51.4%
56Jamaica5,2998,003+51%
57Greece17,88726,948+50.7%
58Malta31,82347,907+50.5%
59St. Vincent and the Grenadines8,35112,562+50.4%
60Belize5,2397,866+50.1%
61Marshall Islands5,6628,489+49.9%
62Latvia17,56426,312+49.8%
63Panama13,29119,790+48.9%
64Suriname4,7557,070+48.7%
65Monaco193,750288,000+48.6%
66Cyprus28,13041,783+48.5%
67Liberia616.8915.3+48.4%
68Ghana2,1963,257+48.4%
69Barbados19,18128,365+47.9%
70Guatemala4,4786,598+47.4%
71Slovenia25,39237,376+47.2%
72Zimbabwe2,0603,021+46.7%
73Kiribati1,7522,559+46.1%
74Andorra37,36154,292+45.3%
75Slovak Republic19,73528,544+44.6%
76El Salvador3,9975,767+44.3%
77Togo961.21,384+44%
78Portugal22,29932,082+43.9%
79Estonia23,93434,418+43.8%
80Bolivia3,5815,148+43.8%
81Fiji4,6216,642+43.7%
82Viet Nam3,5345,066+43.4%
83Samoa4,1005,873+43.3%
84Morocco3,2684,673+43%
85Uganda845.81,206+42.6%
86Sint Maarten (Dutch part)30,15142,978+42.5%
87Mauritius9,13612,991+42.2%
88Saudi Arabia24,33934,537+41.9%
89Spain27,23438,627+41.8%
90India1,9072,703+41.7%
91United Kingdom40,81557,602+41.1%
92Bhutan3,1924,493+40.8%
93Dominica7,82810,989+40.4%
94Qatar51,68472,525+40.3%
95Rwanda802.61,124+40%
96Côte d'Ivoire2,1803,050+39.9%
97United States64,46590,027+39.7%
98Burkina Faso825.21,148+39.1%
99Seychelles14,04119,449+38.5%
100Zambia951.61,318+38.5%

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About the top 10

#9 Macao SAR, China

Macao SAR, China ranks #9 on this list with +105.8%.

Continent
Asia
Income group
High income
Population
685,900 people (2025)
GDP
US$52.06 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$75,902 (2025)
Life expectancy
83.3 years (2024)
Urban population
100% of population (2025)
International tourist arrivals
5.9 million arrivals (2020)

Also ranks #1 in population density · #2 in school enrolment (tertiary) · #2 in services value added share of gdp.

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Source and method

Change in GDP per capita over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: GDP per capita (current US$): 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).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.