Data for 1968

GDP Growth, 1968

Name: GDP Growth, 1968
Creator: World Bank Group
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1968, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

GDP Growth, 1968 covers 119 countries. Oman is highest, at 81.888; Mauritius is lowest, at -6.890. The middle country reads 5.180. Against 1967, 118 values changed (71 up, 47 down), 1 country joined.

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GDP Growth · Data for 1968

HighestOman

81.888

LowestMauritius

-6.890

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

119countries
1measure
1968the year it describes
119distinct values16 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, 1968, 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, 1968: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	81.888
2	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	33.864
3	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	19.512
4	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	16.242
5	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	14.931
6	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	14.404
7	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	14.263
8	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	13.527
9	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	13.223
10	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	12.882
11	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	12.548
12	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	12.059
13	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	10.915
14	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	10.796
15	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	10.567
16	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	10.410
17	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	10.196
18	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	9.892
19	Brazil`BRA`South America	9.800
20	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	9.576
21	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	9.489
22	Mexico`MEX`Central America	9.423
23	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	8.876
24	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	8.766
25	Bolivia`BOL`South America	8.529
26	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	8.473
27	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	8.422
28	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	8.244
29	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	8.122
30	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	7.983
31	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	7.978
32	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	7.916
33	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	7.660
34	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	7.631
35	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.600
36	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	7.553
37	Belize`BLZ`Central America	7.367
38	Venezuela`VEN`South America	7.337
39	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	7.233
40	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	7.204
41	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	7.014
42	Panama`PAN`Central America	6.977
43	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	6.922
44	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	6.829
45	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	6.778
46	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	6.597
47	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	6.545
48	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	6.510
49	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	6.416
50	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	6.346
51	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	6.291
52	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	6.286
53	Colombia`COL`South America	5.933
54	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5.853
55	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	5.801
56	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	5.744
57	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	5.669
58	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	5.473
59	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	5.215
60	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	5.180
61	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	5.095
62	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	5.038
63	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	5.024
64	Canada`CAN`Northern America	5.008
65	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	4.900
66	Argentina`ARG`South America	4.823
67	United States`USA`Northern America	4.800
68	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	4.769
69	France`FRA`Western Europe	4.544
70	Paraguay`PRY`South America	4.527
71	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	4.472
72	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	4.456
73	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	4.360
74	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	4.333
75	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	4.194
76	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	4.184
77	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	4.153
78	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	4.142
79	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	3.842
80	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	3.729
81	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	3.708
82	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	3.639
83	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	3.639
84	Chile`CHL`South America	3.574
85	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	3.397
86	India`IND`Southern Asia	3.388
87	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	3.237
88	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	3.182
89	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	3.071
90	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	2.509
91	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.303
92	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.260
93	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	2.105
94	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	2.030
95	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	2.020
96	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1.970
97	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1.963
98	Ecuador`ECU`South America	1.909
99	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.889
100	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	1.404
101	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	1.343
102	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	1.248
103	Guyana`GUY`South America	1.025
104	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.675
105	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.383
106	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.369
107	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.239
108	Peru`PER`South America	0.152
109	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	-0.049
110	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-0.298
111	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.367
112	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-0.457
113	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.178
114	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.248
115	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-1.607
116	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.923
117	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-4.100
118	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	-5.498
119	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	-6.890

02In 1968

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Oman81.888
2Libya33.864
3Iraq19.512
4Israel16.242
5French Polynesia14.931

Lowest

119Mauritius-6.890
118Iceland-5.498
117China-4.100
116Malawi-1.923
115Egypt-1.607

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 5.180. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031967 → 1968

Since 1967

What changed between 1967 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
118values changed, of 118 in both
71 · 47rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Iraq-8.857 → 19.512+28.369
Libya11.110 → 33.864+22.754
French Polynesia-4.739 → 14.931+19.670
Myanmar-5.925 → 12.059+17.985
Cameroon-10.912 → 6.346+17.258

Fell most

Burundi13.822 → -0.298−14.119
Lesotho10.912 → -0.367−11.279
Mauritius4.384 → -6.890−11.274
Bermuda13.275 → 2.105−11.170
Malawi7.282 → -1.923−9.205

+ Mali

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 1968.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 119 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1968). GDP Growth, 1968 [data set], describing 1968. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-growth/1968

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07Questions

GDP Growth, 1968: questions and answers

Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 1968?

Oman, at 81.888, of the 119 countries in the file.

What year does GDP Growth, 1968 describe?

1968.

How many countries does GDP Growth, 1968 cover?

119.

Where can I download GDP Growth, 1968?

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, 1968 the newest?

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