Data for 2016
GDP Growth, 2016
2016, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
GDP Growth, 2016 covers 210 countries. Northern Mariana Islands is highest, at 29.2121; Venezuela is lowest, at -17.1123. The middle country reads 3.0830. Against 2015, 210 values changed (109 up, 101 down), 1 left.
GDP Growth · Data for 2016
HighestNorthern Mariana Islands
29.2121LowestVenezuela
-17.1123Shaded 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, 2016, 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 210 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MNPMicronesia | 29.2121 |
| 2 | IRQWestern Asia | 13.7874 |
| 3 | SYCEastern Africa | 12.1175 |
| 4 | GINWestern Africa | 10.8206 |
| 5 | ETHEastern Africa | 9.4335 |
| 6 | PSEWestern Asia | 8.8646 |
| 7 | IRNSouthern Asia | 8.8151 |
| 8 | BTNSouthern Asia | 8.4759 |
| 9 | INDSouthern Asia | 8.2563 |
| 10 | WSMPolynesia | 7.9839 |
| 11 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 7.9055 |
| 12 | TCACaribbean | 7.2512 |
| 13 | BWASouthern Africa | 7.2044 |
| 14 | CIVWestern Africa | 7.1728 |
| 15 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 7.1495 |
| 16 | DJIEastern Africa | 7.1234 |
| 17 | BGDSouthern Asia | 7.1135 |
| 18 | KIRMicronesia | 7.0880 |
| 19 | SOMEastern Africa | 7.0349 |
| 20 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 7.0228 |
| 21 | IMNNorthern Europe | 6.9523 |
| 22 | TJKCentral Asia | 6.9000 |
| 23 | TZAEastern Africa | 6.8671 |
| 24 | CHNEastern Asia | 6.7737 |
| 25 | DOMCaribbean | 6.7197 |
| 26 | UZBCentral Asia | 6.7111 |
| 27 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.6900 |
| 28 | TONPolynesia | 6.5987 |
| 29 | PAKSouthern Asia | 6.5738 |
| 30 | CYPWestern Asia | 6.5736 |
| 31 | SLEWestern Africa | 6.4374 |
| 32 | MDVSouthern Asia | 6.3753 |
| 33 | SENWestern Africa | 6.3561 |
| 34 | TKMCentral Asia | 6.2291 |
| 35 | ISLNorthern Europe | 6.2181 |
| 36 | MLIWestern Africa | 6.0051 |
| 37 | BFAWestern Africa | 5.9580 |
| 38 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 5.8625 |
| 39 | RWAEastern Africa | 5.6587 |
| 40 | AREWestern Asia | 5.6579 |
| 41 | XKXSouthern Europe | 5.5718 |
| 42 | SLBMelanesia | 5.5549 |
| 43 | PNGMelanesia | 5.4896 |
| 44 | GNBWestern Africa | 5.4327 |
| 45 | STPMiddle Africa | 5.1768 |
| 46 | LKASouthern Asia | 5.0536 |
| 47 | OMNWestern Asia | 5.0464 |
| 48 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 5.0331 |
| 49 | MAFCaribbean | 5.0000 |
| 50 | LUXWestern Europe | 4.9782 |
| 51 | UGAEastern Africa | 4.7810 |
| 52 | TUVPolynesia | 4.7765 |
| 53 | CAFMiddle Africa | 4.7503 |
| 54 | MOZEastern Africa | 4.6970 |
| 55 | GRLNorthern America | 4.6820 |
| 56 | MDAEastern Europe | 4.6460 |
| 57 | PANCentral America | 4.5720 |
| 58 | NICCentral America | 4.5631 |
| 59 | ISRWestern Asia | 4.5360 |
| 60 | CMRMiddle Africa | 4.5358 |
| 61 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.4498 |
| 62 | EGYNorthern Africa | 4.3466 |
| 63 | KGZCentral Asia | 4.3359 |
| 64 | NERWestern Africa | 4.2814 |
| 65 | CPVWestern Africa | 4.2807 |
| 66 | PRYSouth America | 4.2680 |
| 67 | BOLSouth America | 4.2639 |
| 68 | TGOWestern Africa | 4.2149 |
| 69 | KENEastern Africa | 4.2135 |
| 70 | CRICentral America | 4.2043 |
| 71 | VCTCaribbean | 4.1497 |
| 72 | NRUMicronesia | 4.1322 |
| 73 | ATGCaribbean | 4.1204 |
| 74 | MLTSouthern Europe | 4.0780 |
| 75 | MDGEastern Africa | 3.9931 |
| 76 | PERSouth America | 3.9533 |
| 77 | KNACaribbean | 3.9327 |
| 78 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9110 |
| 79 | ALBSouthern Europe | 3.9089 |
| 80 | DZANorthern Africa | 3.9000 |
| 81 | HNDCentral America | 3.8930 |
| 82 | MUSEastern Africa | 3.8858 |
| 83 | BHRWestern Asia | 3.8150 |
| 84 | GUYSouth America | 3.8075 |
| 85 | ZMBEastern Africa | 3.7551 |
| 86 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3.7435 |
| 87 | GRDCaribbean | 3.7396 |
| 88 | ANDSouthern Europe | 3.7097 |
| 89 | VUTMelanesia | 3.6198 |
| 90 | LSOSouthern Africa | 3.6089 |
| 91 | SDNNorthern Africa | 3.4676 |
| 92 | HRVSouthern Europe | 3.4661 |
| 93 | GEOWestern Asia | 3.4502 |
| 94 | MNESouthern Europe | 3.4393 |
| 95 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 3.4352 |
| 96 | LCACaribbean | 3.4279 |
| 97 | GHAWestern Africa | 3.3735 |
| 98 | BENWestern Africa | 3.3397 |
| 99 | TURWestern Asia | 3.3237 |
| 100 | COMEastern Africa | 3.3204 |
| 101 | BIHSouthern Europe | 3.2423 |
| 102 | CYMCaribbean | 3.2400 |
| 103 | BDIEastern Africa | 3.2002 |
| 104 | KOREastern Asia | 3.1715 |
| 105 | ESTNorthern Europe | 3.0930 |
| 106 | DNKNorthern Europe | 3.0730 |
| 107 | QATWestern Asia | 3.0642 |
| 108 | SVNSouthern Europe | 3.0344 |
| 109 | POLEastern Europe | 3.0312 |
| 110 | BGREastern Europe | 3.0266 |
| 111 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.0099 |
| 112 | MCOWestern Europe | 3.0084 |
| 113 | SRBSouthern Europe | 2.9752 |
| 114 | SWZSouthern Africa | 2.9492 |
| 115 | KWTWestern Asia | 2.9261 |
| 116 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2.9152 |
| 117 | ROUEastern Europe | 2.8599 |
| 118 | MKDSouthern Europe | 2.8482 |
| 119 | JAMCaribbean | 2.7604 |
| 120 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.7556 |
| 121 | GTMCentral America | 2.6778 |
| 122 | LTUNorthern Europe | 2.6719 |
| 123 | CZEEastern Europe | 2.5809 |
| 124 | FINNorthern Europe | 2.5719 |
| 125 | LVANorthern Europe | 2.5517 |
| 126 | SLVCentral America | 2.5391 |
| 127 | MHLMicronesia | 2.5041 |
| 128 | MWIEastern Africa | 2.5000 |
| 129 | FJIMelanesia | 2.4457 |
| 130 | UKREastern Europe | 2.4410 |
| 131 | HUNEastern Europe | 2.4386 |
| 132 | NLDWestern Europe | 2.4243 |
| 133 | SMRSouthern Europe | 2.3444 |
| 134 | PYFPolynesia | 2.3022 |
| 135 | AFGSouthern Asia | 2.2603 |
| 136 | DEUWestern Europe | 2.2222 |
| 137 | GBRNorthern Europe | 2.2065 |
| 138 | HKGEastern Asia | 2.1754 |
| 139 | SWENorthern Europe | 2.1312 |
| 140 | AUTWestern Europe | 2.1172 |
| 141 | JORWestern Asia | 2.1117 |
| 142 | GABMiddle Africa | 2.0914 |
| 143 | COLSouth America | 2.0874 |
| 144 | PRTSouthern Europe | 2.0041 |
| 145 | SVKEastern Europe | 1.9478 |
| 146 | GMBWestern Africa | 1.9434 |
| 147 | CHEWestern Europe | 1.9116 |
| 148 | USANorthern America | 1.8195 |
| 149 | HTICaribbean | 1.8125 |
| 150 | MEXCentral America | 1.7725 |
| 151 | CHLSouth America | 1.7530 |
| 152 | SAUWestern Asia | 1.7040 |
| 153 | URYSouth America | 1.6898 |
| 154 | PLWMicronesia | 1.6665 |
| 155 | VIRCaribbean | 1.6009 |
| 156 | LBNWestern Asia | 1.5545 |
| 157 | MNGEastern Asia | 1.4898 |
| 158 | DMACaribbean | 1.4472 |
| 159 | BRBCaribbean | 1.4163 |
| 160 | FRONorthern Europe | 1.3864 |
| 161 | NORNorthern Europe | 1.2916 |
| 162 | MRTWestern Africa | 1.2609 |
| 163 | FSMMicronesia | 1.2605 |
| 164 | ITASouthern Europe | 1.2362 |
| 165 | ABWCaribbean | 1.2343 |
| 166 | IRLNorthern Europe | 1.2227 |
| 167 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 1.2130 |
| 168 | BELWestern Europe | 1.1935 |
| 169 | TUNNorthern Africa | 1.1172 |
| 170 | KAZCentral Asia | 1.1000 |
| 171 | CANNorthern America | 1.0386 |
| 172 | SXMCaribbean | 0.9678 |
| 173 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.8600 |
| 174 | ZWEEastern Africa | 0.7558 |
| 175 | JPNEastern Asia | 0.7050 |
| 176 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 0.6646 |
| 177 | MARNorthern Africa | 0.5212 |
| 178 | CUBCaribbean | 0.5128 |
| 179 | NPLSouthern Asia | 0.4331 |
| 180 | CODMiddle Africa | 0.3938 |
| 181 | ARMWestern Asia | 0.2000 |
| 182 | RUSEastern Europe | 0.1937 |
| 183 | GUMMicronesia | 0.1820 |
| 184 | NAMSouthern Africa | 0.0338 |
| 185 | BLZCentral America | -0.0187 |
| 186 | GRCSouthern Europe | -0.0318 |
| 187 | AGOMiddle Africa | -0.2331 |
| 188 | BMUNorthern America | -0.6572 |
| 189 | ECUSouth America | -0.6880 |
| 190 | MACEastern Asia | -0.7015 |
| 191 | CUWCaribbean | -1.0677 |
| 192 | BHSCaribbean | -1.1565 |
| 193 | PRICaribbean | -1.2637 |
| 194 | LBYNorthern Africa | -1.4909 |
| 195 | LBRWestern Africa | -1.5550 |
| 196 | NGAWestern Africa | -1.6169 |
| 197 | ASMPolynesia | -1.6794 |
| 198 | ARGSouth America | -2.0803 |
| 199 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | -2.4779 |
| 200 | BLREastern Europe | -2.5264 |
| 201 | AZEWestern Asia | -3.0636 |
| 202 | BRASouth America | -3.2759 |
| 203 | TCDMiddle Africa | -4.1225 |
| 204 | SURSouth America | -4.9117 |
| 205 | SYRWestern Asia | -6.4057 |
| 206 | TTOCaribbean | -7.5364 |
| 207 | COGMiddle Africa | -8.6852 |
| 208 | GNQMiddle Africa | -8.8164 |
| 209 | YEMWestern Asia | -9.3751 |
| 210 | VENSouth America | -17.1123 |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Northern Mariana Islands29.2121
- 2
Iraq13.7874
- 3
Seychelles12.1175
- 4
Guinea10.8206
- 5
Ethiopia9.4335
Lowest
- 210
Venezuela-17.1123
- 209
Yemen-9.3751
- 208
Equatorial Guinea-8.8164
- 207
Republic of the Congo-8.6852
- 206
Trinidad and Tobago-7.5364
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 3.0830. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −1countries joined / left
- 210values changed, of 210 in both
- 109 · 101rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Northern Mariana Islands3.3835 → 29.2121+25.8287
Macau-21.7540 → -0.7015+21.0525
Yemen-27.9945 → -9.3751+18.6194
Ukraine-9.7730 → 2.4410+12.2140
Botswana-4.8513 → 7.2044+12.0557
Fell most
Ireland24.6240 → 1.2227−23.4013
Venezuela-6.1873 → -17.1123−10.9250
Republic of the Congo0.4152 → -8.6852−9.1004
Chad3.3042 → -4.1225−7.4267
Trinidad and Tobago-0.4063 → -7.5364−7.1301
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 2016.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 210 countries has every column.
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07Questions
GDP Growth, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 2016?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 29.2121, of the 210 countries in the file.
What year does GDP Growth, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does GDP Growth, 2016 cover?
210.
Where can I download GDP Growth, 2016?
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Is GDP Growth, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is GDP Growth, 2025.