Lower middle income Countries 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
Kyrgyz Republic ranks #1 with 11.1% per year. Tajikistan is second with 8.4% per year, 32.1% behind. The top five are Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Zimbabwe, Benin and Bhutan. The median across all 47 is 4.34% per year; Lebanon is last at -7.08% per year. Kyrgyz Republic's figure has risen 109% since 2001 (5.32% per year to 11.1% per year in 2025).
- #1
- Kyrgyz Republic · 11.1% per year
- Median
- 4.34% per year
- Coverage
- 47 Lower middle income countries
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | GDP growth rate (% per year) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyz Republic | 11.1 | 2025 |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 8.4 | 2025 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 8.11 | 2025 |
| 4 | Benin | 8.07 | 2025 |
| 5 | Bhutan | 8.01 | 2025 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 7.7 | 2025 |
| 7 | India | 7.57 | 2025 |
| 8 | Guinea | 7.45 | 2025 |
| 9 | Timor-Leste | 6.98 | 2025 |
| 10 | Senegal | 6.68 | 2025 |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.5 | 2025 |
| 12 | Djibouti | 6.5 | 2025 |
| 13 | Togo | 6.31 | 2025 |
| 14 | Ghana | 5.95 | 2025 |
| 15 | Tanzania | 5.85 | 2025 |
| 16 | Papua New Guinea | 5.64 | 2025 |
| 17 | Cambodia | 5.35 | 2025 |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 4.92 | 2025 |
| 19 | Kenya | 4.63 | 2025 |
| 20 | Morocco | 4.6 | 2025 |
| 21 | Lao PDR | 4.54 | 2025 |
| 22 | Nepal | 4.43 | 2025 |
| 23 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 4.39 | 2025 |
| 24 | West Bank and Gaza | 4.34 | 2025 |
| 25 | Kiribati | 4.22 | 2025 |
| 26 | Eswatini | 4.19 | 2025 |
| 27 | Mauritania | 4.03 | 2025 |
| 28 | Nigeria | 4.01 | 2025 |
| 29 | Zambia | 3.76 | 2025 |
| 30 | Comoros | 3.75 | 2025 |
| 31 | Honduras | 3.75 | 2025 |
| 32 | Pakistan | 3.7 | 2025 |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 3.62 | 2025 |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 3.49 | 2025 |
| 35 | Cameroon | 3.2 | 2025 |
| 36 | Angola | 3.13 | 2025 |
| 37 | Congo, Rep. | 3.08 | 2025 |
| 38 | Vanuatu | 3.05 | 2025 |
| 39 | Tunisia | 2.49 | 2025 |
| 40 | Lesotho | 1.98 | 2025 |
| 41 | Namibia | 1.73 | 2025 |
| 42 | Venezuela, RB | 1.57 | 2025 |
| 43 | São Tomé and Principe | 1.03 | 2025 |
| 44 | Bolivia | -1.58 | 2025 |
| 45 | Myanmar | -2.01 | 2025 |
| 46 | Haiti | -2.71 | 2025 |
| 47 | Lebanon | -7.08 | 2024 |
About the top 10
#1 Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz Republic ranks #1 on this list with 11.1% per year.
- Capital
- Bishkek
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 7.34 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$22.62 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,081 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 34.7% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Bishkek.
Also ranks #5 in gdp growth rate · #8 in income share of poorest 10% · #10 in mineral rents share of gdp.
#2 Tajikistan
Tajikistan ranks #2 on this list with 8.4% per year.
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 10.79 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$17.66 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,637 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 26.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in livestock production index · #9 in gdp growth rate · #12 in gross savings rate.
#3 Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ranks #3 on this list with 8.11% per year.
- Capital
- Harare
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 16.95 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$51.22 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,021 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 63.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 40.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Harare, Masvingo.
Also ranks #2 in lending interest rate · #3 in inflation rate · #4 in income share of richest 10%.
#4 Benin
Benin ranks #4 on this list with 8.07% per year.
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 14.81 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$24.57 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,658 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 61 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 53.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #8 in maternal mortality ratio · #10 in female labour force participation · #10 in livestock production index.
#5 Bhutan
Bhutan ranks #5 on this list with 8.01% per year.
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 796,680 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$3.58 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,493 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 43.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in gross capital formation rate · #4 in water resources per capita · #4 in protected terrestrial area share.
#6 Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan ranks #6 on this list with 7.7% per year.
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 37.05 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$147.04 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,968 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 51% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tashkent.
Also ranks #2 in literacy rate · #4 in deposit interest rate · #5 in bank branches per 100,000 adults.
#7 India
India ranks #7 on this list with 7.57% per year.
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 1.46 billion people (2025)
- GDP
- US$3.96 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,703 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 35.7% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru.
Also ranks #1 in population · #1 in rural population · #1 in remittances received.
#8 Guinea
Guinea ranks #8 on this list with 7.45% per year.
- Capital
- Conakry
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 15.1 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$28.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,877 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 60.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 38.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Conakry.
Also ranks #6 in under-5 mortality rate · #7 in infant mortality rate · #7 in official exchange rate.
#9 Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste ranks #9 on this list with 6.98% per year.
- Capital
- Dili
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 1.42 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.9 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,341 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 28.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in smoking prevalence · #3 in government revenue share of gdp · #4 in prevalence of stunting (under-5).
#10 Senegal
Senegal ranks #10 on this list with 6.68% per year.
- Capital
- Dakar
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 18.93 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$37.01 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,955 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 68.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 55.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Dakar.
Also ranks #1 in gender parity index (school enrolment) · #3 in crop production index · #8 in debt service share of exports.
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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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