Data for 1963

GDP Growth, 1963

Name: GDP Growth, 1963
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1963, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

GDP Growth, 1963 covers 112 countries. Libya is highest, at 35.020; Guyana is lowest, at -12.279. The middle country reads 5.107. Against 1962, 112 values changed (56 up, 56 down), the same countries are covered.

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GDP Growth · Data for 1963

HighestLibya

35.020

LowestGuyana

-12.279

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

112countries
1measure
1963the 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, 1963, 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, 1963: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	35.020
2	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	34.314
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	15.763
4	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	14.490
5	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	13.895
6	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	13.349
7	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	11.845
8	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	10.865
9	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	10.696
10	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	10.615
11	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	10.524
12	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	10.518
13	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	10.300
14	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	10.281
15	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	10.136
16	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	10.040
17	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	9.596
18	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	9.541
19	Niger`NER`Western Africa	9.428
20	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	9.066
21	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	9.010
22	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	8.778
23	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	8.696
24	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	8.689
25	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	8.651
26	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	8.579
27	Panama`PAN`Central America	8.539
28	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	8.474
29	Mexico`MEX`Central America	8.107
30	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	8.000
31	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	7.374
32	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	7.339
33	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	7.042
34	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	7.016
35	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	6.899
36	Bolivia`BOL`South America	6.798
37	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	6.503
38	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	6.359
39	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	6.260
40	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	6.244
41	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	6.214
42	France`FRA`Western Europe	6.103
43	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	6.102
44	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	6.092
45	India`IND`Southern Asia	5.994
46	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	5.921
47	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	5.874
48	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	5.700
49	Chile`CHL`South America	5.687
50	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	5.610
51	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	5.605
52	Suriname`SUR`South America	5.600
53	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	5.328
54	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	5.328
55	Canada`CAN`Northern America	5.297
56	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	5.214
57	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	5.000
58	Belize`BLZ`Central America	4.956
59	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	4.860
60	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	4.745
61	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	4.730
62	Paraguay`PRY`South America	4.710
63	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.531
64	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	4.519
65	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	4.406
66	United States`USA`Northern America	4.400
67	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	4.352
68	Peru`PER`South America	4.328
69	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	4.202
70	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	4.138
71	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	4.135
72	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	4.073
73	Venezuela`VEN`South America	3.901
74	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	3.785
75	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	3.743
76	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.625
77	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	3.439
78	Colombia`COL`South America	3.287
79	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	3.285
80	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	3.272
81	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	2.809
82	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.735
83	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	2.517
84	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	2.448
85	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	2.274
86	Ecuador`ECU`South America	2.106
87	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.895
88	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	1.864
89	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	1.700
90	Honduras`HND`Central America	1.268
91	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.070
92	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.637
93	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.600
94	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.170
95	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.456
96	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-0.707
97	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.929
98	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.268
99	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.391
100	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.599
101	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.893
102	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.984
103	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-2.237
104	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.847
105	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-4.029
106	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	-5.078
107	Argentina`ARG`South America	-5.308
108	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	-6.265
109	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-8.653
110	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-9.820
111	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-10.734
112	Guyana`GUY`South America	-12.279

02In 1963

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Libya35.020
2Algeria34.314
3Hong Kong15.763
4Côte d’Ivoire14.490
5Mauritius13.895

Lowest

112Guyana-12.279
111Tunisia-10.734
110Rwanda-9.820
109Syria-8.653
108Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-6.265

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 5.107. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031962 → 1963

Since 1962

What changed between 1962 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
112values changed, of 112 in both
56 · 56rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Algeria-19.685 → 34.314+53.999
China-5.580 → 10.300+15.880
Côte d’Ivoire1.227 → 14.490+13.263
Mauritius0.806 → 13.895+13.088
Greece0.365 → 11.845+11.480

Fell most

Syria24.521 → -8.653−33.174
Rwanda11.334 → -9.820−21.154
DR Congo21.201 → 5.214−15.987
Oman20.188 → 4.531−15.657
Barbados9.061 → -5.078−14.139

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 1963.
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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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1963). GDP Growth, 1963 [data set], describing 1963. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-growth/1963

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07Questions

GDP Growth, 1963: questions and answers

Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 1963?

Libya, at 35.020, of the 112 countries in the file.

What year does GDP Growth, 1963 describe?

1963.

How many countries does GDP Growth, 1963 cover?

112.

Where can I download GDP Growth, 1963?

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, 1963 the newest?

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

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