Data for 2006
GDP Growth, 2006
2006, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
GDP Growth, 2006 covers 204 countries. Azerbaijan is highest, at 34.4662; Northern Mariana Islands is lowest, at -6.8715. The middle country reads 5.4139. Against 2005, 204 values changed (126 up, 78 down), the same countries are covered.
GDP Growth · Data for 2006
HighestAzerbaijan
34.4662LowestNorthern Mariana Islands
-6.8715Shaded 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, 2006, 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 204 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZEWestern Asia | 34.4662 |
| 2 | QATWestern Asia | 26.1704 |
| 3 | MDVSouthern Asia | 23.6303 |
| 4 | MRTWestern Africa | 18.3332 |
| 5 | MACEastern Asia | 13.3922 |
| 6 | TTOCaribbean | 13.2081 |
| 7 | ARMWestern Asia | 13.2000 |
| 8 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 13.0761 |
| 9 | LVANorthern Europe | 12.8250 |
| 10 | ATGCaribbean | 12.7081 |
| 11 | CHNEastern Asia | 12.6753 |
| 12 | CUBCaribbean | 12.0659 |
| 13 | AGOMiddle Africa | 11.8418 |
| 14 | TKMCentral Asia | 10.9733 |
| 15 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 10.9434 |
| 16 | ETHEastern Africa | 10.8347 |
| 17 | UGAEastern Africa | 10.7847 |
| 18 | KAZCentral Asia | 10.7000 |
| 19 | BLREastern Europe | 10.0000 |
| 20 | MOZEastern Africa | 9.9107 |
| 21 | VENSouth America | 9.8925 |
| 22 | PANCentral America | 9.8572 |
| 23 | AREWestern Asia | 9.8373 |
| 24 | ESTNorthern Europe | 9.7626 |
| 25 | GEOWestern Asia | 9.4215 |
| 26 | SYCEastern Africa | 9.4061 |
| 27 | RWAEastern Africa | 9.2271 |
| 28 | DOMCaribbean | 9.1712 |
| 29 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 9.0068 |
| 30 | SVKEastern Europe | 8.9257 |
| 31 | STPMiddle Africa | 8.8661 |
| 32 | LIEWestern Europe | 8.6450 |
| 33 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 8.6193 |
| 34 | MNESouthern Europe | 8.5664 |
| 35 | MNGEastern Asia | 8.5562 |
| 36 | VUTMelanesia | 8.4607 |
| 37 | NRUMicronesia | 8.4507 |
| 38 | BWASouthern Africa | 8.3639 |
| 39 | RUSEastern Europe | 8.2001 |
| 40 | JORWestern Asia | 8.0930 |
| 41 | INDSouthern Asia | 8.0607 |
| 42 | ARGSouth America | 8.0472 |
| 43 | LBRWestern Africa | 8.0439 |
| 44 | ROUEastern Europe | 8.0288 |
| 45 | COGMiddle Africa | 7.9862 |
| 46 | CPVWestern Africa | 7.9838 |
| 47 | ZMBEastern Africa | 7.9037 |
| 48 | MARNorthern Africa | 7.7908 |
| 49 | GNQMiddle Africa | 7.7049 |
| 50 | IMNNorthern Europe | 7.7000 |
| 51 | LKASouthern Asia | 7.6683 |
| 52 | UKREastern Europe | 7.5714 |
| 53 | PERSouth America | 7.5289 |
| 54 | KWTWestern Asia | 7.5148 |
| 55 | UZBCentral Asia | 7.4514 |
| 56 | LTUNorthern Europe | 7.3955 |
| 57 | CRICentral America | 7.3267 |
| 58 | NAMSouthern Africa | 7.0732 |
| 59 | TURWestern Asia | 7.0676 |
| 60 | HKGEastern Asia | 7.0326 |
| 61 | TJKCentral Asia | 7.0000 |
| 62 | VCTCaribbean | 6.9969 |
| 63 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.9780 |
| 64 | EGYNorthern Africa | 6.8438 |
| 65 | BGREastern Europe | 6.8026 |
| 66 | SWZSouthern Africa | 6.7288 |
| 67 | COLSouth America | 6.7169 |
| 68 | BGDSouthern Asia | 6.6719 |
| 69 | CZEEastern Europe | 6.6232 |
| 70 | HNDCentral America | 6.5672 |
| 71 | TZAEastern Africa | 6.5322 |
| 72 | SDNNorthern Africa | 6.5314 |
| 73 | LBYNorthern Africa | 6.5005 |
| 74 | SOMEastern Africa | 6.4864 |
| 75 | KENEastern Africa | 6.4725 |
| 76 | BHRWestern Asia | 6.4670 |
| 77 | GRCSouthern Europe | 6.4434 |
| 78 | GHAWestern Africa | 6.3999 |
| 79 | BFAWestern Africa | 6.2532 |
| 80 | POLEastern Europe | 6.2021 |
| 81 | LCACaribbean | 6.1953 |
| 82 | BRBCaribbean | 6.0705 |
| 83 | NGAWestern Africa | 6.0594 |
| 84 | PAKSouthern Asia | 6.0516 |
| 85 | CHLSouth America | 6.0500 |
| 86 | ALBSouthern Europe | 6.0190 |
| 87 | LUXWestern Europe | 6.0166 |
| 88 | NERWestern Africa | 5.9310 |
| 89 | SVNSouthern Europe | 5.9088 |
| 90 | MCOWestern Europe | 5.8176 |
| 91 | SURSouth America | 5.7935 |
| 92 | KIRMicronesia | 5.7769 |
| 93 | ISLNorthern Europe | 5.6716 |
| 94 | BTNSouthern Asia | 5.6408 |
| 95 | IRQWestern Asia | 5.6383 |
| 96 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 5.6038 |
| 97 | ISRWestern Asia | 5.5911 |
| 98 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 5.5848 |
| 99 | GRLNorthern America | 5.5557 |
| 100 | BMUNorthern America | 5.5439 |
| 101 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 5.5010 |
| 102 | BIHSouthern Europe | 5.4140 |
| 103 | BDIEastern Africa | 5.4138 |
| 104 | PNGMelanesia | 5.4099 |
| 105 | MDGEastern Africa | 5.3985 |
| 106 | AFGSouthern Asia | 5.3574 |
| 107 | GTMCentral America | 5.3514 |
| 108 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 5.3164 |
| 109 | KOREastern Asia | 5.2450 |
| 110 | TUNNorthern Africa | 5.2441 |
| 111 | MKDSouthern Europe | 5.1370 |
| 112 | GUYSouth America | 5.1296 |
| 113 | CODMiddle Africa | 5.1089 |
| 114 | HRVSouthern Europe | 5.0699 |
| 115 | SYRWestern Asia | 5.0460 |
| 116 | IRNSouthern Asia | 4.9998 |
| 117 | IRLNorthern Europe | 4.9879 |
| 118 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 4.9678 |
| 119 | MUSEastern Africa | 4.8655 |
| 120 | ANDSouthern Europe | 4.8087 |
| 121 | PRYSouth America | 4.8071 |
| 122 | MEXCentral America | 4.8050 |
| 123 | MDAEastern Europe | 4.8000 |
| 124 | BOLSouth America | 4.7970 |
| 125 | CAFMiddle Africa | 4.7711 |
| 126 | CYPWestern Asia | 4.7138 |
| 127 | MWIEastern Africa | 4.7000 |
| 128 | SWENorthern Europe | 4.6761 |
| 129 | OMNWestern Asia | 4.6698 |
| 130 | BLZCentral America | 4.5115 |
| 131 | DMACaribbean | 4.4008 |
| 132 | ECUSouth America | 4.3411 |
| 133 | SLVCentral America | 4.3370 |
| 134 | SLEWestern Africa | 4.2831 |
| 135 | LSOSouthern Africa | 4.2301 |
| 136 | NICCentral America | 4.1529 |
| 137 | SLBMelanesia | 4.1373 |
| 138 | CHEWestern Europe | 4.1343 |
| 139 | URYSouth America | 4.0986 |
| 140 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.0984 |
| 141 | ESPSouthern Europe | 4.0434 |
| 142 | FINNorthern Europe | 4.0196 |
| 143 | BRASouth America | 3.9620 |
| 144 | BENWestern Africa | 3.9437 |
| 145 | HUNEastern Europe | 3.9339 |
| 146 | SRBSouthern Europe | 3.9007 |
| 147 | DEUWestern Europe | 3.8667 |
| 148 | SMRSouthern Europe | 3.8301 |
| 149 | DNKNorthern Europe | 3.8165 |
| 150 | CMRMiddle Africa | 3.8096 |
| 151 | MLIWestern Africa | 3.6896 |
| 152 | NLDWestern Europe | 3.5373 |
| 153 | VIRCaribbean | 3.5050 |
| 154 | NPLSouthern Asia | 3.3646 |
| 155 | SAUWestern Asia | 3.3135 |
| 156 | AUTWestern Europe | 3.2693 |
| 157 | YEMWestern Asia | 3.1704 |
| 158 | KNACaribbean | 3.1504 |
| 159 | KGZCentral Asia | 3.1029 |
| 160 | DZANorthern Africa | 2.9000 |
| 161 | JAMCaribbean | 2.8991 |
| 162 | NORNorthern Europe | 2.8473 |
| 163 | CIVWestern Africa | 2.8156 |
| 164 | USANorthern America | 2.7845 |
| 165 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2.7744 |
| 166 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.7709 |
| 167 | FRAWestern Europe | 2.7141 |
| 168 | GNBWestern Africa | 2.6665 |
| 169 | TGOWestern Africa | 2.6501 |
| 170 | CANNorthern America | 2.6379 |
| 171 | BELWestern Europe | 2.5523 |
| 172 | BHSCaribbean | 2.5166 |
| 173 | MLTSouthern Europe | 2.3362 |
| 174 | SENWestern Africa | 2.3308 |
| 175 | GBRNorthern Europe | 2.1898 |
| 176 | WSMPolynesia | 2.1321 |
| 177 | FJIMelanesia | 1.8525 |
| 178 | ITASouthern Europe | 1.7995 |
| 179 | HTICaribbean | 1.7688 |
| 180 | CUWCaribbean | 1.6359 |
| 181 | PRTSouthern Europe | 1.6250 |
| 182 | LBNWestern Asia | 1.5495 |
| 183 | JPNEastern Asia | 1.5463 |
| 184 | TUVPolynesia | 1.3010 |
| 185 | GINWestern Africa | 1.1896 |
| 186 | ABWCaribbean | 1.1274 |
| 187 | PYFPolynesia | 0.8896 |
| 188 | PLWMicronesia | 0.2281 |
| 189 | MHLMicronesia | 0.1760 |
| 190 | FSMMicronesia | -0.4132 |
| 191 | TCDMiddle Africa | -0.5428 |
| 192 | GMBWestern Africa | -0.5556 |
| 193 | ERIEastern Africa | -0.9692 |
| 194 | PSEWestern Asia | -0.9966 |
| 195 | PRICaribbean | -1.4094 |
| 196 | COMEastern Africa | -1.7544 |
| 197 | TONPolynesia | -2.1657 |
| 198 | GABMiddle Africa | -2.8066 |
| 199 | ZWEEastern Africa | -3.4614 |
| 200 | GUMMicronesia | -3.6525 |
| 201 | GRDCaribbean | -3.9953 |
| 202 | ASMPolynesia | -4.0984 |
| 203 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | -4.1161 |
| 204 | MNPMicronesia | -6.8715 |
02In 2006
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Azerbaijan34.4662
- 2
Qatar26.1704
- 3
Maldives23.6303
- 4
Mauritania18.3332
- 5
Macau13.3922
Lowest
- 204
Northern Mariana Islands-6.8715
- 203
Timor-Leste-4.1161
- 202
American Samoa-4.0984
- 201
Grenada-3.9953
- 200
Guam-3.6525
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 5.4139. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032005 → 2006
Since 2005
What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 204values changed, of 204 in both
- 126 · 78rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Maldives-11.1773 → 23.6303+34.8076
Qatar7.4927 → 26.1704+18.6777
Mauritania8.5663 → 18.3332+9.7669
Nauru0.0000 → 8.4507+8.4507
Togo-4.6663 → 2.6501+7.3164
Fell most
Chad17.3325 → -0.5428−17.8754
Grenada13.2762 → -3.9953−17.2715
Palestine11.2907 → -0.9966−12.2872
Equatorial Guinea16.7487 → 7.7049−9.0438
Comoros5.6652 → -1.7544−7.4196
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
Read before you use
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 2006.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 204 countries has every column.
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World Bank Group (2006). GDP Growth, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-growth/2006
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07Questions
GDP Growth, 2006: questions and answers
Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 2006?
Azerbaijan, at 34.4662, of the 204 countries in the file.
What year does GDP Growth, 2006 describe?
2006.
How many countries does GDP Growth, 2006 cover?
204.
Where can I download GDP Growth, 2006?
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, 2006 the newest?
No. The newest held here is GDP Growth, 2025.