Data for 1980

GDP Growth, 1980

Name: GDP Growth, 1980
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1980, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

GDP Growth, 1980 covers 152 countries. Iraq is highest, at 24.754; Iran is lowest, at -21.600. The middle country reads 2.670. Against 1979, 151 values changed (58 up, 93 down), 1 country joined.

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GDP Growth · Data for 1980

HighestIraq

24.754

LowestIran

-21.600

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

152countries
1measure
1980the year it describes
152distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of GDP Growth, 1980, 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, 1980: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	24.754
2	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	23.875
3	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	18.573
4	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	17.637
5	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	14.577
6	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	14.508
7	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	14.421
8	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	13.383
9	Panama`PAN`Central America	13.084
10	Honduras`HND`Central America	13.046
11	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	12.449
12	Belize`BLZ`Central America	12.109
13	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	11.987
14	Paraguay`PRY`South America	11.712
15	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.185
16	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	10.391
17	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	10.216
18	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	10.113
19	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	10.108
20	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	10.011
21	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	9.880
22	Brazil`BRA`South America	9.200
23	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	8.952
24	Mexico`MEX`Central America	8.757
25	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	8.676
26	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	8.440
27	Chile`CHL`South America	8.172
28	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	8.162
29	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	7.969
30	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	7.944
31	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	7.939
32	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	7.841
33	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	7.442
34	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	7.419
35	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	7.375
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	7.050
37	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	6.782
38	India`IND`Southern Asia	6.736
39	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	6.621
40	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	6.495
41	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	6.424
42	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	6.270
43	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.035
44	Peru`PER`South America	5.943
45	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	5.846
46	Uruguay`URY`South America	5.843
47	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	5.798
48	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	5.753
49	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	5.748
50	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	5.592
51	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	5.389
52	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	5.201
53	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	5.174
54	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	5.009
55	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	4.844
56	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	4.759
57	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	4.612
58	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	4.589
59	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	4.576
60	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	4.527
61	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	4.444
62	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	4.373
63	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	4.243
64	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	4.205
65	Colombia`COL`South America	4.087
66	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	3.988
67	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	3.760
68	Ecuador`ECU`South America	3.709
69	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	3.642
70	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3.430
71	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	3.371
72	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	3.079
73	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	3.036
74	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	3.035
75	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.818
76	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	2.738
77	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	2.601
78	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	2.580
79	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	2.553
80	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	2.443
81	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.209
82	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	2.209
83	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	2.195
84	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.177
85	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	1.793
86	Guyana`GUY`South America	1.734
87	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.731
88	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.700
89	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.700
90	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.685
91	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.676
92	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.670
93	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1.524
94	Argentina`ARG`South America	1.519
95	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.409
96	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.342
97	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.284
98	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.991
99	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.953
100	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.841
101	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.819
102	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.797
103	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.791
104	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.752
105	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.685
106	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.677
107	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0.485
108	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.472
109	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.407
110	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.200
111	United States`USA`Northern America	-0.257
112	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.374
113	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	-0.400
114	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	-0.535
115	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.640
116	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	-0.751
117	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-1.016
118	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-1.079
119	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-1.081
120	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.372
121	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	-1.524
122	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-1.603
123	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.965
124	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	-2.179
125	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	-2.221
126	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-2.303
127	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-2.319
128	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-2.447
129	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-2.455
130	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-2.745
131	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-2.817
132	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-4.098
133	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-4.326
134	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-4.421
135	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-4.479
136	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-4.849
137	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	-5.101
138	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-5.668
139	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-5.714
140	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-6.048
141	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-6.193
142	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-7.195
143	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-7.196
144	Suriname`SUR`South America	-8.800
145	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	-9.708
146	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	-10.061
147	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-10.958
148	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-11.400
149	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-15.837
150	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-15.953
151	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-19.411
152	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-21.600

02In 1980

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iraq24.754
2United Arab Emirates23.875
3Maldives18.573
4Republic of the Congo17.637
5Togo14.577

Lowest

152Iran-21.600
151Kuwait-19.411
150Guinea-Bissau-15.953
149El Salvador-15.837
148Vanuatu-11.400

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 2.670. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031979 → 1980

Since 1979

What changed between 1979 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
151values changed, of 151 in both
58 · 93rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Dominica-18.359 → 13.383+31.742
Nicaragua-26.479 → 4.612+31.091
Togo-5.168 → 14.577+19.745
Chad-21.441 → -6.048+15.393
Syria0.888 → 14.508+13.620

Fell most

Brunei24.338 → -9.708−34.046
Kuwait13.899 → -19.411−33.310
Seychelles15.794 → -5.101−20.895
Bahamas26.139 → 6.495−19.644
Guinea-Bissau1.994 → -15.953−17.947

+ Vanuatu

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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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 1980.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 152 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1980). GDP Growth, 1980 [data set], describing 1980. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-growth/1980

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07Questions

GDP Growth, 1980: questions and answers

Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 1980?

Iraq, at 24.754, of the 152 countries in the file.

What year does GDP Growth, 1980 describe?

1980.

How many countries does GDP Growth, 1980 cover?

152.

Where can I download GDP Growth, 1980?

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, 1980 the newest?

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