Data for 1962

GDP Growth, 1962

Name: GDP Growth, 1962
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1962, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

GDP Growth, 1962 covers 112 countries. Libya is highest, at 32.525; Algeria is lowest, at -19.685. The middle country reads 4.906. Against 1961, 107 values changed (52 up, 55 down), 5 countries joined.

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GDP Growth · Data for 1962

HighestLibya

32.525

LowestAlgeria

-19.685

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

112countries
1measure
1962the year it describes
112distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of GDP Growth, 1962, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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GDP Growth, 1962: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	32.525
2	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	24.521
3	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	21.201
4	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	20.188
5	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	17.047
6	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	15.332
7	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	14.291
8	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	11.923
9	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	11.334
10	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	10.891
11	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	10.452
12	Niger`NER`Western Africa	10.279
13	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	10.156
14	Peru`PER`South America	10.035
15	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	9.953
16	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	9.457
17	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	9.097
18	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	9.063
19	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	9.061
20	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	8.909
21	Venezuela`VEN`South America	8.533
22	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	8.409
23	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	8.323
24	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	8.315
25	Panama`PAN`Central America	8.245
26	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	7.909
27	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	7.888
28	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	7.554
29	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	7.553
30	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	7.449
31	Canada`CAN`Northern America	7.428
32	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	7.077
33	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	6.916
34	France`FRA`Western Europe	6.856
35	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	6.844
36	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	6.667
37	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	6.614
38	Brazil`BRA`South America	6.600
39	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	6.421
40	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	6.374
41	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	6.204
42	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	6.178
43	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	6.129
44	United States`USA`Northern America	6.100
45	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	6.100
46	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5.667
47	Bolivia`BOL`South America	5.579
48	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	5.571
49	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5.453
50	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	5.442
51	Colombia`COL`South America	5.412
52	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	5.360
53	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	5.212
54	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	5.202
55	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	5.113
56	Ecuador`ECU`South America	4.919
57	Belize`BLZ`Central America	4.893
58	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	4.846
59	Mexico`MEX`Central America	4.664
60	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	4.623
61	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	4.603
62	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	4.541
63	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	4.483
64	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	4.470
65	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	4.326
66	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	4.259
67	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	4.259
68	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	4.109
69	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	4.103
70	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	4.087
71	Chile`CHL`South America	3.931
72	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	3.922
73	Suriname`SUR`South America	3.900
74	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3.876
75	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	3.818
76	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	3.774
77	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	3.694
78	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	3.606
79	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	3.537
80	Paraguay`PRY`South America	3.300
81	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	3.216
82	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	3.081
83	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	3.042
84	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.982
85	India`IND`Southern Asia	2.931
86	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.814
87	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2.742
88	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.649
89	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	2.271
90	Honduras`HND`Central America	2.185
91	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.910
92	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	1.842
93	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1.434
94	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.359
95	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	1.345
96	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.297
97	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	1.227
98	Guyana`GUY`South America	1.105
99	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.099
100	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.806
101	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.727
102	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.668
103	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.365
104	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.136
105	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.852
106	Uruguay`URY`South America	-1.575
107	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-2.491
108	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-3.426
109	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-3.714
110	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-4.590
111	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-5.580
112	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-19.685

02In 1962

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Libya32.525
2Syria24.521
3DR Congo21.201
4Oman20.188
5Dominican Republic17.047

Lowest

112Algeria-19.685
111China-5.580
110Tunisia-4.590
109Central African Republic-3.714
108Benin-3.426

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 4.906. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031961 → 1962

Since 1961

What changed between 1961 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+5 / −0countries joined / left
107values changed, of 107 in both
52 · 55rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

DR Congo-10.851 → 21.201+32.052
Burundi-13.746 → 9.063+22.809
Libya9.896 → 32.525+22.629
China-27.270 → -5.580+21.690
Dominican Republic-2.313 → 17.047+19.360

Fell most

Mauritius22.849 → 0.806−22.043
Greece13.204 → 0.365−12.839
Trinidad and Tobago14.037 → 2.742−11.295
Côte d’Ivoire9.933 → 1.227−8.706
Central African Republic4.954 → -3.714−8.667

+ Ethiopia

+ Hong Kong

+ Sri Lanka

+ Mauritania

+ Tunisia

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1962.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 112 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1962). GDP Growth, 1962 [data set], describing 1962. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-growth/1962

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07Questions

GDP Growth, 1962: questions and answers

Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 1962?

Libya, at 32.525, of the 112 countries in the file.

What year does GDP Growth, 1962 describe?

1962.

How many countries does GDP Growth, 1962 cover?

112.

Where can I download GDP Growth, 1962?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is GDP Growth, 1962 the newest?

No. The newest held here is GDP Growth, 2025.

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