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Upper 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

Libya ranks #1 with 13.4% per year. That is 1.7 times Viet Nam in second place (8.02% per year). The top five are Libya, Viet Nam, Georgia, Armenia and Mongolia. The median across all 59 is 3.15% per year; Equatorial Guinea is last at -5.85% per year.

#1
Libya · 13.4% per year
Median
3.15% per year
Coverage
59 Upper middle income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: GDP growth rateBar chart of the top 10: 1. Libya 13.4; 2. Viet Nam 8.02; 3. Georgia 7.46; 4. Armenia 7.2; 5. Mongolia 6.84; 6. Paraguay 6.64; 7. Kazakhstan 6.5; 8. Maldives 6.31; 9. Turkmenistan 6.3; 10. Cabo Verde 6.3.Libya13.4Viet Nam8.02Georgia7.46Armenia7.2Mongolia6.84Paraguay6.64Kazakhstan6.5Maldives6.31Turkmenistan6.3Cabo Verde6.3
Top 10: GDP growth rate (% per year). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Libya 13.4; 2. Viet Nam 8.02; 3. Georgia 7.46; 4. Armenia 7.2; 5. Mongolia 6.84; 6. Paraguay 6.64; 7. Kazakhstan 6.5; 8. Maldives 6.31; 9. Turkmenistan 6.3; 10. Cabo Verde 6.3.
GDP growth rate over time, top 5Libya: -1.76 in 2001 to 13.4 in 2025; Viet Nam: 6.19 in 2001 to 8.02 in 2025; Georgia: 4.81 in 2001 to 7.46 in 2025; Armenia: 9.6 in 2001 to 7.2 in 2025; Mongolia: 2.95 in 2001 to 6.84 in 2025.-50.3-1618.252.586.8200120132025LibyaViet NamGeorgiaArmeniaMongolia
GDP growth rate over time, top 5 (% per year). Libya: -1.76 in 2001 to 13.4 in 2025; Viet Nam: 6.19 in 2001 to 8.02 in 2025; Georgia: 4.81 in 2001 to 7.46 in 2025; Armenia: 9.6 in 2001 to 7.2 in 2025; Mongolia: 2.95 in 2001 to 6.84 in 2025.

Full ranking

Upper middle income Countries Ranked by GDP growth rate, 2025
RankCountryGDP growth rate (% per year)Year
1Libya13.42025
2Viet Nam8.022025
3Georgia7.462025
4Armenia7.22025
5Mongolia6.842025
6Paraguay6.642025
7Kazakhstan6.52025
8Maldives6.312025
9Turkmenistan6.32025
10Cabo Verde6.32025
11Malaysia5.172025
12Indonesia5.112025
13China4.962025
14Sri Lanka4.952025
15Grenada4.412025
16Philippines4.42025
17Argentina4.372025
18Guatemala4.282025
19Samoa4.22025
20El Salvador3.912025
21Algeria3.822025
22Albania3.792025
23Ecuador3.732025
24Türkiye3.62025
25Kosovo3.592025
26North Macedonia3.492025
27Peru3.432025
28St. Vincent and the Grenadines3.392025
29Fiji3.22025
30Mauritius3.152025
31Dominica3.052025
32Jordan2.832025
33Tonga2.82025
34Belize2.752025
35Montenegro2.742025
36Colombia2.642025
37Gabon2.472025
38Thailand2.442025
39Moldova2.422025
40Brazil2.292025
41Marshall Islands2.282025
42Bosnia and Herzegovina2.132025
43Dominican Republic2.122025
44Serbia2.032025
45Ukraine1.822025
46Suriname1.792025
47Tuvalu1.642025
48Azerbaijan1.452025
49Belarus1.32025
50South Africa1.112025
51Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1.062025
52Mexico0.5622025
53Jamaica0.0822025
54St. Lucia-0.5742025
55Botswana-0.7342025
56Cuba-1.062024
57Iraq-2.162025
58Iran, Islamic Rep.-2.832025
59Equatorial Guinea-5.852025

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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).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.