Data for 2009

GDP Growth, 2009

Name: GDP Growth, 2009
Creator: World Bank Group
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2009, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

GDP Growth, 2009 covers 209 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 21.391; Turks and Caicos Islands is lowest, at -19.550. The middle country reads -0.040. Against 2008, 206 values changed (34 up, 172 down), 3 countries joined.

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GDP Growth · Data for 2009

HighestAfghanistan

21.391

LowestTurks and Caicos Islands

-19.550

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

209countries
1measure
2009the year it describes
209distinct values16 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, 2009, 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, 2009: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	21.391
2	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	13.272
3	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	11.958
4	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	11.637
5	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	10.550
6	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	10.232
7	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	10.147
8	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	9.406
9	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	9.370
10	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	9.220
11	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	8.803
12	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	8.593
13	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	8.587
14	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	8.328
15	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	8.051
16	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	8.037
17	India`IND`Southern Asia	7.862
18	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	7.667
19	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	7.502
20	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	6.802
21	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	6.800
22	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	6.694
23	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	6.666
24	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	6.248
25	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	6.100
26	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	5.982
27	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	5.929
28	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	5.912
29	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	5.890
30	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	5.455
31	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	5.454
32	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	5.398
33	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	5.301
34	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	5.269
35	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	5.117
36	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5.045
37	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	5.042
38	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	5.035
39	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	4.844
40	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	4.674
41	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	4.629
42	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	4.533
43	Uruguay`URY`South America	4.243
44	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	4.075
45	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	3.900
46	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	3.877
47	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	3.866
48	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	3.787
49	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	3.746
50	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	3.665
51	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.612
52	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	3.603
53	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	3.539
54	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	3.473
55	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	3.379
56	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	3.364
57	Bolivia`BOL`South America	3.357
58	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	3.307
59	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	3.302
60	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	3.241
61	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	3.043
62	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	3.037
63	Suriname`SUR`South America	3.014
64	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	2.962
65	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	2.886
66	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	2.865
67	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	2.752
68	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	2.691
69	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.615
70	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2.579
71	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	2.540
72	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	2.448
73	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	2.319
74	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	2.100
75	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	1.996
76	Niger`NER`Western Africa	1.963
77	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.955
78	Panama`PAN`Central America	1.612
79	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	1.531
80	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	1.451
81	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1.448
82	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	1.433
83	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	1.343
84	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	1.299
85	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.298
86	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.220
87	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	1.200
88	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	1.200
89	Colombia`COL`South America	1.140
90	Peru`PER`South America	1.096
91	Ecuador`ECU`South America	1.091
92	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	1.007
93	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	1.003
94	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.866
95	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.820
96	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.542
97	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.537
98	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.477
99	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.439
100	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.296
101	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.200
102	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.130
103	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.128
104	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.098
105	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	-0.040
106	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.126
107	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.261
108	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.359
109	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.447
110	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	-0.531
111	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.542
112	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.691
113	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	-0.873
114	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-1.067
115	Chile`CHL`South America	-1.118
116	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.123
117	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	-1.136
118	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	-1.157
119	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-1.254
120	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.269
121	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	-1.378
122	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-1.386
123	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	-1.395
124	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.408
125	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	-1.504
126	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-1.514
127	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-1.538
128	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	-1.613
129	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	-1.900
130	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	-1.906
131	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	-1.935
132	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	-1.952
133	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	-2.015
134	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-2.109
135	Honduras`HND`Central America	-2.432
136	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	-2.459
137	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	-2.479
138	United States`USA`Northern America	-2.577
139	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.768
140	France`FRA`Western Europe	-2.825
141	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	-2.829
142	Canada`CAN`Northern America	-2.915
143	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-3.004
144	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-3.077
145	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	-3.122
146	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-3.143
147	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	-3.239
148	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-3.293
149	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-3.347
150	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	-3.405
151	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	-3.586
152	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-3.651
153	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	-3.665
154	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	-3.768
155	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-3.979
156	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	-4.119
157	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	-4.167
158	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	-4.175
159	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	-4.231
160	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	-4.256
161	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-4.345
162	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-4.392
163	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-4.400
164	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	-4.553
165	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	-4.587
166	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	-4.798
167	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-4.883
168	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	-4.974
169	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	-5.017
170	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	-5.096
171	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-5.129
172	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	-5.243
173	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	-5.303
174	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	-5.305
175	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	-5.505
176	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-5.517
177	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	-5.545
178	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-5.556
179	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-5.620
180	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	-5.627
181	Argentina`ARG`South America	-5.919
182	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	-5.936
183	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-5.994
184	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-6.000
185	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-6.195
186	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-6.295
187	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	-6.595
188	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	-6.613
189	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	-6.740
190	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	-6.812
191	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-7.076
192	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	-7.200
193	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	-7.591
194	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-7.800
195	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	-8.076
196	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	-8.321
197	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-8.341
198	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	-10.321
199	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	-11.337
200	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	-11.678
201	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	-11.963
202	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-14.100
203	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-14.144
204	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	-14.630
205	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	-14.839
206	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-15.136
207	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	-16.040
208	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	-17.573
209	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	-19.550

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Afghanistan21.391
2Zimbabwe13.272
3Qatar11.958
4Republic of the Congo11.637
5Myanmar10.550

Lowest

209Turks and Caicos Islands-19.550
208Northern Mariana Islands-17.573
207Latvia-16.040
206Ukraine-15.136
205Lithuania-14.839

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.040. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
206values changed, of 206 in both
34 · 172rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Zimbabwe-17.669 → 13.272+30.941
Afghanistan3.925 → 21.391+17.466
Eritrea-9.783 → 3.877+13.660
Marshall Islands-7.566 → 3.665+11.232
Papua New Guinea-0.296 → 6.800+7.097

Fell most

Turks and Caicos Islands8.272 → -19.550−27.822
Nauru20.000 → -5.556−25.556
Armenia6.900 → -14.100−21.000
Lithuania2.599 → -14.839−17.438
Botswana3.252 → -14.144−17.396

+ Faroe Islands

+ South Sudan

+ Kosovo

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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07Questions

GDP Growth, 2009: questions and answers

Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 2009?

Afghanistan, at 21.391, of the 209 countries in the file.

What year does GDP Growth, 2009 describe?

2009.

How many countries does GDP Growth, 2009 cover?

209.

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