Data for 1991
GDP Growth, 1991
1991, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
GDP Growth, 1991 covers 194 countries. Lebanon is highest, at 49.447379; Iraq is lowest, at -64.047107. The middle country reads 1.856810. Against 1990, 176 values changed (77 up, 99 down), 18 countries joined.
GDP Growth · Data for 1991
HighestLebanon
49.447379LowestIraq
-64.047107Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of GDP Growth, 1991, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 194 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LBNWestern Asia | 49.447379 |
| 2 | HNDCentral America | 26.046901 |
| 3 | LBYNorthern Africa | 15.655132 |
| 4 | IRNSouthern Asia | 12.716148 |
| 5 | MLIWestern Africa | 12.657208 |
| 6 | BLZCentral America | 11.778703 |
| 7 | BHRWestern Asia | 11.229998 |
| 8 | KOREastern Asia | 10.874974 |
| 9 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 10.714281 |
| 10 | VENSouth America | 9.580838 |
| 11 | PNGMelanesia | 9.546898 |
| 12 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 9.545467 |
| 13 | PANCentral America | 9.419006 |
| 14 | CHNEastern Asia | 9.375632 |
| 15 | ARGSouth America | 9.133111 |
| 16 | BFAWestern Africa | 9.069984 |
| 17 | MWIEastern Africa | 8.730232 |
| 18 | LUXWestern Europe | 8.644191 |
| 19 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 8.558260 |
| 20 | TCDMiddle Africa | 8.535137 |
| 21 | SAUWestern Asia | 8.220771 |
| 22 | NAMSouthern Africa | 8.165613 |
| 23 | ABWCaribbean | 7.962872 |
| 24 | CHLSouth America | 7.756202 |
| 25 | ISRWestern Asia | 7.726115 |
| 26 | SYRWestern Asia | 7.666468 |
| 27 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 7.591298 |
| 28 | SDNNorthern Africa | 7.510910 |
| 29 | BWASouthern Africa | 7.458709 |
| 30 | FSMMicronesia | 7.427319 |
| 31 | MARNorthern Africa | 7.216088 |
| 32 | LSOSouthern Africa | 6.966607 |
| 33 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 6.911983 |
| 34 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 6.688398 |
| 35 | TONPolynesia | 6.414954 |
| 36 | NPLSouthern Asia | 6.368150 |
| 37 | YEMWestern Asia | 6.293494 |
| 38 | MLTSouthern Europe | 6.256494 |
| 39 | GABMiddle Africa | 6.112503 |
| 40 | OMNWestern Asia | 6.074078 |
| 41 | GUYSouth America | 6.057866 |
| 42 | SLBMelanesia | 6.000002 |
| 43 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 5.960844 |
| 44 | HKGEastern Asia | 5.701936 |
| 45 | UGAEastern Africa | 5.554095 |
| 46 | ZWEEastern Africa | 5.531790 |
| 47 | GHAWestern Africa | 5.281826 |
| 48 | BOLSouth America | 5.266527 |
| 49 | DEUWestern Europe | 5.108262 |
| 50 | GNBWestern Africa | 5.100000 |
| 51 | PAKSouthern Asia | 5.061568 |
| 52 | BDIEastern Africa | 4.996836 |
| 53 | MOZEastern Africa | 4.925451 |
| 54 | PLWMicronesia | 4.905235 |
| 55 | NCLMelanesia | 4.900028 |
| 56 | JAMCaribbean | 4.838239 |
| 57 | LKASouthern Asia | 4.599987 |
| 58 | MUSEastern Africa | 4.435446 |
| 59 | PRTSouthern Europe | 4.368206 |
| 60 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 4.296564 |
| 61 | ECUSouth America | 4.291342 |
| 62 | BENWestern Africa | 4.225799 |
| 63 | MEXCentral America | 3.975905 |
| 64 | TUNNorthern Africa | 3.904545 |
| 65 | MACEastern Asia | 3.659390 |
| 66 | GTMCentral America | 3.658249 |
| 67 | PYFPolynesia | 3.655527 |
| 68 | TUVPolynesia | 3.609183 |
| 69 | URYSouth America | 3.538809 |
| 70 | PRYSouth America | 3.493650 |
| 71 | BGDSouthern Asia | 3.485228 |
| 72 | AUTWestern Europe | 3.441627 |
| 73 | JPNEastern Asia | 3.417497 |
| 74 | VUTMelanesia | 3.147638 |
| 75 | TTOCaribbean | 3.112408 |
| 76 | GMBWestern Africa | 3.107039 |
| 77 | GRCSouthern Europe | 3.100000 |
| 78 | SOMEastern Africa | 2.950571 |
| 79 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.910656 |
| 80 | NORNorthern Europe | 2.858656 |
| 81 | SYCEastern Africa | 2.760426 |
| 82 | SURSouth America | 2.699999 |
| 83 | SENWestern Africa | 2.659963 |
| 84 | GINWestern Africa | 2.613423 |
| 85 | ANDSouthern Europe | 2.546004 |
| 86 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2.546000 |
| 87 | NLDWestern Europe | 2.439134 |
| 88 | COGMiddle Africa | 2.395367 |
| 89 | SLEWestern Africa | 2.351961 |
| 90 | PRICaribbean | 2.304391 |
| 91 | CRICentral America | 2.265655 |
| 92 | PERSouth America | 2.219259 |
| 93 | ATGCaribbean | 2.176852 |
| 94 | TZAEastern Africa | 2.071988 |
| 95 | COLSouth America | 2.001608 |
| 96 | IRLNorthern Europe | 1.929640 |
| 97 | HTICaribbean | 1.880545 |
| 98 | BELWestern Europe | 1.833074 |
| 99 | LIEWestern Europe | 1.801170 |
| 100 | MRTWestern Africa | 1.788087 |
| 101 | SWZSouthern Africa | 1.760377 |
| 102 | JORWestern Asia | 1.608531 |
| 103 | IMNNorthern Europe | 1.604993 |
| 104 | ITASouthern Europe | 1.538448 |
| 105 | SLVCentral America | 1.494088 |
| 106 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.458180 |
| 107 | MDVSouthern Asia | 1.442696 |
| 108 | KENEastern Africa | 1.438347 |
| 109 | CPVWestern Africa | 1.404147 |
| 110 | GRDCaribbean | 1.385546 |
| 111 | DMACaribbean | 1.347769 |
| 112 | FRAWestern Europe | 1.236662 |
| 113 | STPMiddle Africa | 1.201005 |
| 114 | VCTCaribbean | 1.135575 |
| 115 | EGYNorthern Africa | 1.125405 |
| 116 | INDSouthern Asia | 1.056831 |
| 117 | BRASouth America | 1.032190 |
| 118 | MCOWestern Europe | 1.015129 |
| 119 | AGOMiddle Africa | 0.991359 |
| 120 | DOMCaribbean | 0.944139 |
| 121 | AREWestern Asia | 0.860104 |
| 122 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.739501 |
| 123 | TURWestern Asia | 0.720279 |
| 124 | LCACaribbean | 0.375678 |
| 125 | NGAWestern Africa | 0.358353 |
| 126 | MHLMicronesia | 0.087799 |
| 127 | CIVWestern Africa | 0.040925 |
| 128 | ZMBEastern Africa | -0.036133 |
| 129 | USANorthern America | -0.108313 |
| 130 | GRLNorthern America | -0.113465 |
| 131 | NICCentral America | -0.189281 |
| 132 | ISLNorthern Europe | -0.223525 |
| 133 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | -0.384631 |
| 134 | BTNSouthern Asia | -0.407876 |
| 135 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | -0.436390 |
| 136 | NERWestern Africa | -0.439489 |
| 137 | UZBCentral Asia | -0.492000 |
| 138 | CAFMiddle Africa | -0.552543 |
| 139 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | -0.650617 |
| 140 | TGOWestern Africa | -0.699967 |
| 141 | AZEWestern Asia | -0.700000 |
| 142 | ZAFSouthern Africa | -1.018245 |
| 143 | GNQMiddle Africa | -1.022239 |
| 144 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | -1.075867 |
| 145 | CHEWestern Europe | -1.145975 |
| 146 | SWENorthern Europe | -1.145975 |
| 147 | BLREastern Europe | -1.199996 |
| 148 | DZANorthern Africa | -1.200001 |
| 149 | GBRNorthern Europe | -1.292440 |
| 150 | QATWestern Asia | -1.662233 |
| 151 | KNACaribbean | -1.864689 |
| 152 | CANNorthern America | -2.091055 |
| 153 | WSMPolynesia | -2.300012 |
| 154 | RWAEastern Africa | -2.514380 |
| 155 | FJIMelanesia | -2.700003 |
| 156 | BMUNorthern America | -3.534382 |
| 157 | CMRMiddle Africa | -3.808599 |
| 158 | BRBCaribbean | -3.899907 |
| 159 | BHSCaribbean | -4.181785 |
| 160 | TKMCentral Asia | -4.605263 |
| 161 | RUSEastern Europe | -5.046939 |
| 162 | KIRMicronesia | -5.648684 |
| 163 | LTUNorthern Europe | -5.675664 |
| 164 | FINNorthern Europe | -5.880596 |
| 165 | COMEastern Africa | -6.166974 |
| 166 | MKDSouthern Europe | -6.170768 |
| 167 | MDGEastern Africa | -6.306352 |
| 168 | POLEastern Europe | -7.015579 |
| 169 | TJKCentral Asia | -7.099999 |
| 170 | ETHEastern Africa | -7.137480 |
| 171 | KGZCentral Asia | -7.943925 |
| 172 | ESTNorthern Europe | -7.999845 |
| 173 | CODMiddle Africa | -8.421051 |
| 174 | BGREastern Europe | -8.445356 |
| 175 | MNGEastern Asia | -8.693545 |
| 176 | UKREastern Europe | -8.700000 |
| 177 | SVNSouthern Europe | -8.900107 |
| 178 | BIHSouthern Europe | -9.348025 |
| 179 | CUBCaribbean | -10.692697 |
| 180 | KAZCentral Asia | -11.000000 |
| 181 | CZEEastern Europe | -11.614942 |
| 182 | ARMWestern Asia | -11.699998 |
| 183 | HUNEastern Europe | -11.892041 |
| 184 | LVANorthern Europe | -12.595222 |
| 185 | ROUEastern Europe | -12.918211 |
| 186 | LBRWestern Africa | -14.225214 |
| 187 | SVKEastern Europe | -14.573803 |
| 188 | MDAEastern Europe | -16.000000 |
| 189 | NRUMicronesia | -18.993804 |
| 190 | HRVSouthern Europe | -21.088671 |
| 191 | GEOWestern Asia | -21.099851 |
| 192 | ALBSouthern Europe | -28.002142 |
| 193 | KWTWestern Asia | -41.007791 |
| 194 | IRQWestern Asia | -64.047107 |
02In 1991
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1.856810. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031990 → 1991
Since 1990
What changed between 1990 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +18 / −0countries joined / left
- 176values changed, of 176 in both
- 77 · 99rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
Iraq57.817828 → -64.047107−121.864935
Turkmenistan35.384558 → -4.605263−39.989821
Eswatini21.018001 → 1.760377−19.257624
Albania-9.575640 → -28.002142−18.426501
United Arab Emirates18.327723 → 0.860104−17.467619
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.
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 1991.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 194 countries has every column.
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World Bank Group (1991). GDP Growth, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-growth/1991
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07Questions
GDP Growth, 1991: questions and answers
Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 1991?
Lebanon, at 49.447379, of the 194 countries in the file.
What year does GDP Growth, 1991 describe?
1991.
How many countries does GDP Growth, 1991 cover?
194.
Where can I download GDP Growth, 1991?
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, 1991 the newest?
No. The newest held here is GDP Growth, 2025.