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

Change in GNI 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 251.9%, from US$8,090 per person to US$28,470 per person in the five years to 2025. Kyrgyz Republic is second (+131.4%), followed by Venezuela, RB (+131.1%). 185 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +32.7%.

#1
Guyana · +251.9%
Median
+32.7%
Coverage
185 countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Guyana 251.9; 2. Kyrgyz Republic 131.4; 3. Venezuela, RB 131.1; 4. Armenia 113.2; 5. Georgia 107.6; 6. Albania 102; 7. Tajikistan 101.9; 8. São Tomé and Principe 87.2; 9. Moldova 84.6; 10. Maldives 83.7.Guyana251.9Kyrgyz Republic131.4Venezuela, RB131.1Armenia113.2Georgia107.6Albania102Tajikistan101.9São Tomé and Principe87.2Moldova84.6Maldives83.7
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Guyana 251.9; 2. Kyrgyz Republic 131.4; 3. Venezuela, RB 131.1; 4. Armenia 113.2; 5. Georgia 107.6; 6. Albania 102; 7. Tajikistan 101.9; 8. São Tomé and Principe 87.2; 9. Moldova 84.6; 10. Maldives 83.7.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in GNI per capita (5-Year Change), 2025
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1Guyana8,09028,470+251.9%
2Kyrgyz Republic1,2102,800+131.4%
3Venezuela, RB1,6703,860+131.1%
4Armenia4,2309,020+113.2%
5Georgia4,3308,990+107.6%
6Albania5,97012,060+102%
7Tajikistan1,0302,080+101.9%
8São Tomé and Principe2,0303,800+87.2%
9Moldova4,3608,050+84.6%
10Maldives7,05012,950+83.7%
11Montenegro7,78014,150+81.9%
12Bulgaria10,09017,780+76.2%
13Uzbekistan2,0903,670+75.6%
14Türkiye9,33016,300+74.7%
15Kosovo4,4507,760+74.4%
16Serbia7,79013,480+73%
17Croatia15,06025,360+68.4%
18Mongolia3,6906,210+68.3%
19Guinea1,0301,730+68%
20Azerbaijan4,4807,360+64.3%
21Kazakhstan8,38013,740+64%
22Poland15,64025,520+63.2%
23Argentina9,04014,650+62.1%
24Bosnia and Herzegovina6,1609,940+61.4%
25Cabo Verde3,5105,590+59.3%
26Romania12,72020,190+58.7%
27Nicaragua1,8102,850+57.5%
28Ukraine3,5305,510+56.1%
29Honduras2,1203,270+54.2%
30St. Lucia8,70013,410+54.1%
31Lithuania19,80030,500+54%
32Malta26,91041,440+54%
33Mexico8,92013,730+53.9%
34Antigua and Barbuda15,46023,790+53.9%
35Costa Rica11,78017,930+52.2%
36Turkmenistan4,1806,340+51.7%
37Congo, Dem. Rep.480720+50%
38Dominican Republic7,08010,620+50%
39Haiti1,3402,010+50%
40Sudan600900+50%
41Russian Federation10,66015,960+49.7%
42Uruguay16,13024,020+48.9%
43Czechia22,19032,960+48.5%
44Barbados18,29027,080+48.1%
45Rwanda7801,150+47.4%
46North Macedonia6,4609,490+46.9%
47Marshall Islands6,6109,710+46.9%
48Panama13,07019,140+46.4%
49Viet Nam3,4004,970+46.2%
50Hungary16,33023,850+46.1%
51Guatemala4,3606,360+45.9%
52Belize5,1707,530+45.6%
53Liberia570830+45.6%
54Algeria4,0205,850+45.5%
55Jamaica5,3607,790+45.3%
56India1,9002,760+45.3%
57Singapore56,29081,760+45.2%
58Philippines3,3504,850+44.8%
59Latvia17,35024,980+44%
60St. Vincent and the Grenadines8,36012,000+43.5%
61Angola2,0002,860+43%
62Belarus6,4109,160+42.9%
63Djibouti2,7803,960+42.4%
64El Salvador3,8005,410+42.4%
65Bhutan3,0404,310+41.8%
66Tuvalu6,9209,780+41.3%
67Greece18,03025,360+40.7%
68Slovenia25,38035,520+40%
69Togo9701,350+39.2%
70Grenada8,39011,660+39%
71Peru6,0808,430+38.7%
72United Kingdom39,35054,550+38.6%
73Samoa4,0805,640+38.2%
74United States64,63088,810+37.4%
75Estonia23,58032,310+37%
76Fiji4,5606,230+36.6%
77Portugal21,91029,930+36.6%
78Uganda8201,120+36.6%
79Slovak Republic19,42026,410+36%
80Ireland64,42087,360+35.6%
81Spain27,41037,120+35.4%
82Ethiopia8201,110+35.4%
83Colombia5,8507,900+35%
84Cyprus26,78036,110+34.8%
85Benin1,1901,600+34.5%
86Zimbabwe1,9802,660+34.3%
87Cambodia2,0502,750+34.1%
88Saudi Arabia26,94036,070+33.9%
89Morocco3,2604,360+33.7%
90Iceland66,73089,220+33.7%
91Netherlands51,49068,530+33.1%
92Indonesia3,8505,120+33%
93Switzerland83,150110,330+32.7%
94China10,74014,230+32.5%
95Nepal1,1901,570+31.9%
96Niger570750+31.6%
97Tunisia3,2704,300+31.5%
98Tonga5,2106,840+31.3%
99Côte d'Ivoire2,1202,780+31.1%
100Chile12,96016,960+30.9%

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Source and method

Change in GNI 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.GNP.PCAP.CD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: GNI per capita, Atlas method (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.