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

Change in GDP per capita PPP 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 482.1%, from 16,819 international $ (PPP) per person to 97,899 international $ (PPP) per person in the five years to 2025. Macao SAR, China is second (+140.1%), followed by Maldives (+112.7%). 193 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +41.8%.

#1
Guyana · +482.1%
Median
+41.8%
Coverage
193 countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Guyana 482.1; 2. Macao SAR, China 140.1; 3. Maldives 112.7; 4. St. Lucia 89.4; 5. Kosovo 82.9; 6. Kyrgyz Republic 78; 7. Cabo Verde 77.5; 8. Rwanda 76.8; 9. Congo, Dem. Rep. 76.3; 10. Georgia 75.2.Guyana482.1Macao SAR, China140.1Maldives112.7St. Lucia89.4Kosovo82.9Kyrgyz Republic78Cabo Verde77.5Rwanda76.8Congo, Dem. Rep.76.3Georgia75.2
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Guyana 482.1; 2. Macao SAR, China 140.1; 3. Maldives 112.7; 4. St. Lucia 89.4; 5. Kosovo 82.9; 6. Kyrgyz Republic 78; 7. Cabo Verde 77.5; 8. Rwanda 76.8; 9. Congo, Dem. Rep. 76.3; 10. Georgia 75.2.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in GDP per capita PPP (5-Year Change), 2025
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1Guyana16,81997,899+482.1%
2Macao SAR, China57,078137,030+140.1%
3Maldives13,42528,555+112.7%
4St. Lucia15,13628,674+89.4%
5Kosovo10,53319,263+82.9%
6Kyrgyz Republic5,1799,220+78%
7Cabo Verde6,85312,165+77.5%
8Rwanda2,3554,164+76.8%
9Congo, Dem. Rep.1,0891,920+76.3%
10Georgia16,79129,414+75.2%
11India6,76611,748+73.6%
12Albania16,28828,221+73.3%
13Azerbaijan15,16426,113+72.2%
14Montenegro20,62535,423+71.7%
15Armenia14,70624,754+68.3%
16Bulgaria27,35244,451+62.5%
17Panama27,01743,902+62.5%
18Tajikistan3,6545,924+62.1%
19Serbia21,01333,910+61.4%
20Croatia31,59450,946+61.3%
21China18,26729,333+60.6%
22Antigua and Barbuda22,37035,832+60.2%
23Singapore102,120163,350+60%
24Dominica14,24422,713+59.5%
25Ireland97,677155,090+58.8%
26Bosnia and Herzegovina16,37025,814+57.7%
27Russian Federation31,49149,568+57.4%
28Bhutan12,47519,594+57.1%
29Qatar82,149128,880+56.9%
30Barbados16,54425,894+56.5%
31Viet Nam11,60918,088+55.8%
32Mauritius21,62233,667+55.7%
33Saudi Arabia47,51873,784+55.3%
34Belize9,63914,966+55.3%
35Türkiye29,20945,288+55%
36Zimbabwe4,1796,470+54.8%
37Togo2,6544,079+53.7%
38Gabon14,47722,218+53.5%
39Greece29,53345,264+53.3%
40Djibouti5,5278,452+52.9%
41Bangladesh6,64110,154+52.9%
42Andorra52,09679,567+52.7%
43Philippines8,23812,577+52.7%
44Kazakhstan29,04044,293+52.5%
45Uzbekistan8,92013,601+52.5%
46Fiji10,71616,338+52.5%
47Spain39,32859,868+52.2%
48Costa Rica22,24533,815+52%
49Congo, Rep.4,7717,248+51.9%
50Mongolia13,69320,798+51.9%
51Cyprus42,56964,575+51.7%
52Dominican Republic18,99828,721+51.2%
53Malaysia27,47541,498+51%
54Turkmenistan14,97122,602+51%
55Libya10,95516,521+50.8%
56Indonesia11,72917,660+50.6%
57Ethiopia2,4073,622+50.5%
58Syrian Arab Republic3,2654,905+50.2%
59El Salvador9,39314,101+50.1%
60Peru12,56318,816+49.8%
61Norway69,779104,040+49.1%
62Chile25,35737,774+49%
63Uruguay25,72538,315+48.9%
64Romania34,19450,895+48.8%
65St. Vincent and the Grenadines15,33722,799+48.7%
66Grenada14,36121,346+48.6%
67Benin3,2454,817+48.5%
68Guinea3,3324,935+48.1%
69Côte d'Ivoire5,5448,209+48.1%
70Nicaragua6,2749,284+48%
71Moldova13,52719,996+47.8%
72Portugal35,96753,146+47.8%
73Virgin Islands (US)33,89449,785+46.9%
74Iceland56,84183,431+46.8%
75Algeria12,67718,586+46.6%
76Niger1,4862,177+46.5%
77Gambia, The2,5313,706+46.4%
78Kenya4,7937,016+46.4%
79Poland37,08954,262+46.3%
80Honduras5,3857,871+46.2%
81Marshall Islands6,1388,964+46%
82Colombia15,51922,640+45.9%
83Nepal4,2366,175+45.8%
84Israel40,96959,717+45.8%
85Senegal3,7535,463+45.6%
86Brazil16,10223,433+45.5%
87Argentina22,39332,587+45.5%
88Ecuador11,52716,757+45.4%
89Sint Maarten (Dutch part)38,90156,491+45.2%
90Kiribati2,7153,937+45%
91San Marino54,46178,810+44.7%
92Malta49,97272,210+44.5%
93Samoa6,4529,319+44.4%
94Morocco7,70511,112+44.2%
95Cambodia5,9438,543+43.8%
96Ghana6,0478,610+42.4%
97Slovenia41,76759,245+41.8%
98Puerto Rico (US)36,85952,196+41.6%
99Italy44,43662,803+41.3%
100Paraguay14,30920,181+41%

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About the top 10

#2 Macao SAR, China

Macao SAR, China ranks #2 on this list with +140.1%.

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 PPP 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.PP.CD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB); The Eurostat PPP Programme, Eurostat (ESTAT).

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