Data for 2018
GDP Growth, 2018
2018, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
GDP Growth, 2018 covers 211 countries. Cambodia is highest, at 8.77622; Venezuela is lowest, at -19.64286. The middle country reads 3.14920. Against 2017, 210 values changed (103 up, 107 down), 1 country joined.
GDP Growth · Data for 2018
HighestCambodia
8.77622LowestVenezuela
-19.64286Shaded 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, 2018, 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 211 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 8.77622 |
| 2 | MDVSouthern Asia | 8.56896 |
| 3 | RWAEastern Africa | 8.07084 |
| 4 | LBYNorthern Africa | 7.94137 |
| 5 | MNGEastern Asia | 7.74488 |
| 6 | IRLNorthern Europe | 7.68866 |
| 7 | NPLSouthern Asia | 7.62238 |
| 8 | TJKCentral Asia | 7.60000 |
| 9 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 7.46501 |
| 10 | BGDSouthern Asia | 7.31941 |
| 11 | GMBWestern Africa | 7.23489 |
| 12 | MLTSouthern Europe | 7.18921 |
| 13 | DOMCaribbean | 7.09752 |
| 14 | NERWestern Africa | 6.89458 |
| 15 | ETHEastern Africa | 6.81615 |
| 16 | CHNEastern Asia | 6.75781 |
| 17 | TCACaribbean | 6.75265 |
| 18 | ATGCaribbean | 6.71200 |
| 19 | BENWestern Africa | 6.69725 |
| 20 | BFAWestern Africa | 6.60457 |
| 21 | INDSouthern Asia | 6.45385 |
| 22 | MACEastern Asia | 6.35917 |
| 23 | GINWestern Africa | 6.35849 |
| 24 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 6.34149 |
| 25 | UGAEastern Africa | 6.30392 |
| 26 | CYPWestern Asia | 6.27166 |
| 27 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 6.26886 |
| 28 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 6.24796 |
| 29 | POLEastern Europe | 6.24586 |
| 30 | SENWestern Africa | 6.20924 |
| 31 | TKMCentral Asia | 6.20602 |
| 32 | GHAWestern Africa | 6.20008 |
| 33 | PAKSouthern Asia | 6.15170 |
| 34 | CODMiddle Africa | 6.07169 |
| 35 | GEOWestern Asia | 6.06204 |
| 36 | TCDMiddle Africa | 5.74112 |
| 37 | UZBCentral Asia | 5.72368 |
| 38 | MCOWestern Europe | 5.69790 |
| 39 | KENEastern Africa | 5.64795 |
| 40 | HUNEastern Europe | 5.60614 |
| 41 | TZAEastern Africa | 5.50268 |
| 42 | MHLMicronesia | 5.48718 |
| 43 | ROUEastern Europe | 5.39452 |
| 44 | BDIEastern Africa | 5.34224 |
| 45 | EGYNorthern Africa | 5.33111 |
| 46 | ARMWestern Asia | 5.20000 |
| 47 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 5.17429 |
| 48 | ZWEEastern Africa | 5.00992 |
| 49 | SURSouth America | 4.94827 |
| 50 | SYCEastern Africa | 4.93947 |
| 51 | LTUNorthern Europe | 4.91837 |
| 52 | MLIWestern Africa | 4.86785 |
| 53 | CIVWestern Africa | 4.84315 |
| 54 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.84309 |
| 55 | TGOWestern Africa | 4.79518 |
| 56 | DJIEastern Africa | 4.77434 |
| 57 | MRTWestern Africa | 4.77217 |
| 58 | MNESouthern Europe | 4.73292 |
| 59 | ISLNorthern Europe | 4.66077 |
| 60 | SRBSouthern Europe | 4.64935 |
| 61 | GUYSouth America | 4.44091 |
| 62 | SVNSouthern Europe | 4.37908 |
| 63 | STPMiddle Africa | 4.37813 |
| 64 | GRDCaribbean | 4.36144 |
| 65 | MWIEastern Africa | 4.35356 |
| 66 | LVANorthern Europe | 4.30971 |
| 67 | CYMCaribbean | 4.26727 |
| 68 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 4.22287 |
| 69 | BWASouthern Africa | 4.18869 |
| 70 | MUSEastern Africa | 4.11669 |
| 71 | KAZCentral Asia | 4.10000 |
| 72 | MDAEastern Europe | 4.07560 |
| 73 | SVKEastern Europe | 4.06212 |
| 74 | ISRWestern Asia | 4.05350 |
| 75 | ZMBEastern Africa | 4.03449 |
| 76 | CHLSouth America | 3.99003 |
| 77 | PERSouth America | 3.96935 |
| 78 | CMRMiddle Africa | 3.95551 |
| 79 | PANCentral America | 3.91824 |
| 80 | HNDCentral America | 3.84499 |
| 81 | BIHSouthern Europe | 3.82900 |
| 82 | FJIMelanesia | 3.81235 |
| 83 | CAFMiddle Africa | 3.78944 |
| 84 | GNBWestern Africa | 3.76145 |
| 85 | KGZCentral Asia | 3.75791 |
| 86 | CPVWestern Africa | 3.70696 |
| 87 | ESTNorthern Europe | 3.69970 |
| 88 | ALBSouthern Europe | 3.67142 |
| 89 | COMEastern Africa | 3.64245 |
| 90 | BTNSouthern Asia | 3.50187 |
| 91 | UKREastern Europe | 3.48836 |
| 92 | MOZEastern Africa | 3.48493 |
| 93 | TURWestern Asia | 3.46815 |
| 94 | KIRMicronesia | 3.42466 |
| 95 | GTMCentral America | 3.40687 |
| 96 | XKXSouthern Europe | 3.40663 |
| 97 | CHEWestern Europe | 3.32743 |
| 98 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3.32220 |
| 99 | SAUWestern Asia | 3.22695 |
| 100 | ABWCaribbean | 3.21247 |
| 101 | PRYSouth America | 3.20425 |
| 102 | MDGEastern Africa | 3.19436 |
| 103 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3.18661 |
| 104 | KOREastern Asia | 3.17612 |
| 105 | VCTCaribbean | 3.17561 |
| 106 | BLREastern Europe | 3.14920 |
| 107 | MARNorthern Africa | 3.06564 |
| 108 | USANorthern America | 2.96651 |
| 109 | DMACaribbean | 2.96401 |
| 110 | PRTSouthern Europe | 2.94628 |
| 111 | HRVSouthern Europe | 2.91107 |
| 112 | SLEWestern Africa | 2.89386 |
| 113 | LCACaribbean | 2.88678 |
| 114 | MKDSouthern Europe | 2.88060 |
| 115 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.87417 |
| 116 | BOLSouth America | 2.86808 |
| 117 | CRICentral America | 2.85286 |
| 118 | HKGEastern Asia | 2.84691 |
| 119 | CZEEastern Europe | 2.83031 |
| 120 | RUSEastern Europe | 2.80634 |
| 121 | FRONorthern Europe | 2.76371 |
| 122 | SLBMelanesia | 2.74585 |
| 123 | KWTWestern Asia | 2.74333 |
| 124 | CANNorthern America | 2.74296 |
| 125 | ASMPolynesia | 2.67112 |
| 126 | IRQWestern Asia | 2.63385 |
| 127 | TUNNorthern Africa | 2.60697 |
| 128 | COLSouth America | 2.56432 |
| 129 | JAMCaribbean | 2.51584 |
| 130 | VUTMelanesia | 2.51533 |
| 131 | AUTWestern Europe | 2.48422 |
| 132 | SLVCentral America | 2.41244 |
| 133 | BHSCaribbean | 2.39796 |
| 134 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2.39541 |
| 135 | BGREastern Europe | 2.33015 |
| 136 | LKASouthern Asia | 2.31008 |
| 137 | NLDWestern Europe | 2.25873 |
| 138 | CUBCaribbean | 2.24795 |
| 139 | IMNNorthern Europe | 2.21340 |
| 140 | GRCSouthern Europe | 2.06467 |
| 141 | SOMEastern Africa | 2.05432 |
| 142 | BHRWestern Asia | 2.05259 |
| 143 | KNACaribbean | 2.00353 |
| 144 | MEXCentral America | 1.97208 |
| 145 | NGAWestern Africa | 1.92276 |
| 146 | VIRCaribbean | 1.87831 |
| 147 | BELWestern Europe | 1.87797 |
| 148 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.86001 |
| 149 | JORWestern Asia | 1.85383 |
| 150 | PYFPolynesia | 1.80687 |
| 151 | BRASouth America | 1.78367 |
| 152 | SWENorthern Europe | 1.77026 |
| 153 | HTICaribbean | 1.66781 |
| 154 | FRAWestern Europe | 1.64591 |
| 155 | LUXWestern Europe | 1.61130 |
| 156 | ANDSouthern Europe | 1.58877 |
| 157 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 1.55678 |
| 158 | GBRNorthern Europe | 1.55133 |
| 159 | AREWestern Asia | 1.53721 |
| 160 | AZEWestern Asia | 1.50040 |
| 161 | SMRSouthern Europe | 1.49390 |
| 162 | DZANorthern Africa | 1.40000 |
| 163 | SYRWestern Asia | 1.39323 |
| 164 | TUVPolynesia | 1.38668 |
| 165 | OMNWestern Asia | 1.28710 |
| 166 | QATWestern Asia | 1.23487 |
| 167 | PSEWestern Asia | 1.22708 |
| 168 | FINNorthern Europe | 1.19298 |
| 169 | AFGSouthern Asia | 1.18923 |
| 170 | LBRWestern Africa | 1.15758 |
| 171 | DEUWestern Europe | 1.13570 |
| 172 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 1.12224 |
| 173 | NORNorthern Europe | 1.11039 |
| 174 | NAMSouthern Africa | 1.05994 |
| 175 | ECUSouth America | 1.04429 |
| 176 | GABMiddle Africa | 0.83792 |
| 177 | JPNEastern Asia | 0.83414 |
| 178 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.82665 |
| 179 | BLZCentral America | 0.82207 |
| 180 | YEMWestern Asia | 0.75245 |
| 181 | GRLNorthern America | 0.62307 |
| 182 | TONPolynesia | 0.52783 |
| 183 | FSMMicronesia | 0.40650 |
| 184 | NCLMelanesia | 0.40000 |
| 185 | URYSouth America | 0.16478 |
| 186 | SWZSouthern Africa | 0.06540 |
| 187 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.05237 |
| 188 | BRBCaribbean | -0.25209 |
| 189 | PNGMelanesia | -0.27925 |
| 190 | PLWMicronesia | -0.41763 |
| 191 | BMUNorthern America | -0.43280 |
| 192 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | -0.46650 |
| 193 | AGOMiddle Africa | -0.50670 |
| 194 | WSMPolynesia | -0.60965 |
| 195 | GUMMicronesia | -0.82823 |
| 196 | NRUMicronesia | -0.84746 |
| 197 | TTOCaribbean | -0.94545 |
| 198 | LSOSouthern Africa | -1.48063 |
| 199 | LBNWestern Asia | -1.88471 |
| 200 | CUWCaribbean | -2.10411 |
| 201 | COGMiddle Africa | -2.30432 |
| 202 | ARGSouth America | -2.61740 |
| 203 | SDNNorthern Africa | -2.68093 |
| 204 | NICCentral America | -3.36336 |
| 205 | IRNSouthern Asia | -3.74796 |
| 206 | PRICaribbean | -4.36143 |
| 207 | GNQMiddle Africa | -6.23654 |
| 208 | SXMCaribbean | -6.85698 |
| 209 | MAFCaribbean | -8.00000 |
| 210 | MNPMicronesia | -19.49733 |
| 211 | VENSouth America | -19.64286 |
02In 2018
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- 211
Venezuela-19.64286
- 210
Northern Mariana Islands-19.49733
- 209
Saint Martin-8.00000
- 208
Sint Maarten-6.85698
- 207
Equatorial Guinea-6.23654
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 3.14920. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032017 → 2018
Since 2017
What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 210values changed, of 210 in both
- 103 · 107rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Dominica-7.54436 → 2.96401+10.50837
American Samoa-6.98758 → 2.67112+9.65870
Monaco-3.20618 → 5.69790+8.90408
Kuwait-4.71222 → 2.74333+7.45555
Chad-1.61747 → 5.74112+7.35859
Fell most
Turks and Caicos Islands74.58799 → 6.75265−67.83534
Northern Mariana Islands23.17073 → -19.49733−42.66807
Libya32.49180 → 7.94137−24.55043
Somalia14.73580 → 2.05432−12.68148
Nicaragua4.63121 → -3.36336−7.99456
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 2018.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 211 countries has every column.
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World Bank Group (2018). GDP Growth, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-growth/2018
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07Questions
GDP Growth, 2018: questions and answers
Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 2018?
Cambodia, at 8.77622, of the 211 countries in the file.
What year does GDP Growth, 2018 describe?
2018.
How many countries does GDP Growth, 2018 cover?
211.
Where can I download GDP Growth, 2018?
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, 2018 the newest?
No. The newest held here is GDP Growth, 2025.