Data for 1969

GDP Growth, 1969

Name: GDP Growth, 1969
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1969, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

GDP Growth, 1969 covers 119 countries. Oman is highest, at 25.6662; Senegal is lowest, at -6.5541. The middle country reads 5.8647. Against 1968, 119 values changed (65 up, 54 down), the same countries are covered.

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GDP Growth · Data for 1969

HighestOman

25.6662

LowestSenegal

-6.5541

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

119countries
1measure
1969the year it describes
119distinct 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, 1969, 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, 1969: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	25.6662
2	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	24.1974
3	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	18.7679
4	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	16.9400
5	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	15.7163
6	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	15.5167
7	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	15.1234
8	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	14.5907
9	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	13.8338
10	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	13.5657
11	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	13.0879
12	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	12.4779
13	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	12.4282
14	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	11.5637
15	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	11.3435
16	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	11.0074
17	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	10.8914
18	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	10.8309
19	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	10.1947
20	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	9.9729
21	Argentina`ARG`South America	9.6795
22	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	9.5933
23	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	9.5392
24	Brazil`BRA`South America	9.5000
25	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	9.3752
26	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	9.3288
27	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	8.9817
28	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	8.9070
29	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	8.5254
30	Panama`PAN`Central America	8.4414
31	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	8.4333
32	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	8.3622
33	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	8.2735
34	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	8.0829
35	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	7.9592
36	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	7.7168
37	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	7.5485
38	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	7.5184
39	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	7.4181
40	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	7.2885
41	France`FRA`Western Europe	7.0936
42	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	7.0915
43	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	7.0476
44	Guyana`GUY`South America	6.9944
45	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	6.9000
46	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	6.8813
47	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	6.8223
48	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	6.7991
49	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	6.6298
50	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	6.5507
51	India`IND`Southern Asia	6.5397
52	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	6.4294
53	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	6.2759
54	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	6.2377
55	Colombia`COL`South America	6.1025
56	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	6.0981
57	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	6.0379
58	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	6.0062
59	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	5.8824
60	Uruguay`URY`South America	5.8647
61	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	5.8639
62	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	5.5747
63	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	5.5079
64	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	5.4918
65	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	5.2795
66	Belize`BLZ`Central America	5.1064
67	Canada`CAN`Northern America	5.0670
68	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	5.0091
69	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	5.0091
70	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	4.9330
71	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	4.9015
72	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	4.8885
73	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	4.7765
74	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	4.7478
75	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	4.7369
76	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	4.7159
77	Paraguay`PRY`South America	4.7012
78	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	4.6895
79	Ecuador`ECU`South America	4.6692
80	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	4.5046
81	Suriname`SUR`South America	4.5000
82	Bolivia`BOL`South America	4.4741
83	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	4.4634
84	Chile`CHL`South America	4.1032
85	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	4.0811
86	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	3.8119
87	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	3.7212
88	Peru`PER`South America	3.5145
89	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	3.4854
90	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	3.4364
91	Mexico`MEX`Central America	3.4186
92	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	3.2917
93	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	3.2616
94	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	3.2442
95	United States`USA`Northern America	3.1000
96	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	2.8775
97	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	2.8608
98	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2.7307
99	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	2.5964
100	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	2.4355
101	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.3896
102	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.1207
103	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	2.0261
104	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.9391
105	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	1.5475
106	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1.3894
107	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	1.3887
108	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	1.2485
109	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.2209
110	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.8814
111	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.7060
112	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.2310
113	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.0000
114	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.4369
115	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.4595
116	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.6996
117	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	-2.6859
118	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-5.4859
119	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-6.5541

02In 1969

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Oman25.6662
2Nigeria24.1974
3Syria18.7679
4China16.9400
5New Caledonia15.7163

Lowest

119Senegal-6.5541
118Niger-5.4859
117French Polynesia-2.6859
116Somalia-1.6996
115Burundi-1.4595

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 5.8647. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031968 → 1969

Since 1968

What changed between 1968 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
119values changed, of 119 in both
65 · 54rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Nigeria-1.2484 → 24.1974+25.4457
China-4.1000 → 16.9400+21.0400
Syria3.7291 → 18.7679+15.0388
Mauritius-6.8897 → 4.9330+11.8226
Dominican Republic0.2389 → 10.8914+10.6526

Fell most

Oman81.8878 → 25.6662−56.2216
Libya33.8639 → 13.0879−20.7760
French Polynesia14.9308 → -2.6859−17.6167
Iraq19.5121 → 3.2442−16.2679
Senegal6.2908 → -6.5541−12.8449

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 1969.
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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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1969). GDP Growth, 1969 [data set], describing 1969. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-growth/1969

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07Questions

GDP Growth, 1969: questions and answers

Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 1969?

Oman, at 25.6662, of the 119 countries in the file.

What year does GDP Growth, 1969 describe?

1969.

How many countries does GDP Growth, 1969 cover?

119.

Where can I download GDP Growth, 1969?

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, 1969 the newest?

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