Data for 2020

GDP Growth, 2020

Name: GDP Growth, 2020
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

2020, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

GDP Growth, 2020 covers 210 countries. Guyana is highest, at 43.480; Macau is lowest, at -54.402. The middle country reads -3.836. Against 2019, 210 values changed (11 up, 199 down), the same countries are covered.

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GDP Growth · Data for 2020

HighestGuyana

43.480

LowestMacau

-54.402

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

210countries
1measure
2020the year it describes
210distinct values16 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of GDP Growth, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Guyana`GUY`South America	43.480
2	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	31.726
3	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	7.154
4	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	6.060
5	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	5.871
6	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	4.705
7	Niger`NER`Western Africa	4.455
8	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	4.442
9	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	4.412
10	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	4.400
11	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	3.849
12	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3.550
13	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	3.448
14	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	2.951
15	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	2.891
16	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	2.865
17	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	2.625
18	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	2.340
19	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	2.159
20	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	2.011
21	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	1.992
22	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.806
23	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	1.803
24	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	1.622
25	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.575
26	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	1.342
27	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1.202
28	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.134
29	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.955
30	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.900
31	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.794
32	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.775
33	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.700
34	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.591
35	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.514
36	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.503
37	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.306
38	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.260
39	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.251
40	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.043
41	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	-0.134
42	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.196
43	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	-0.241
44	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.273
45	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.361
46	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-0.394
47	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	-0.510
48	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.673
49	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	-0.700
50	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.820
51	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.950
52	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-1.153
53	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.169
54	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.220
55	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.253
56	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-1.274
57	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-1.282
58	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	-1.361
59	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	-1.615
60	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	-1.637
61	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	-1.780
62	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-1.786
63	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	-1.802
64	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-1.838
65	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	-1.934
66	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	-2.036
67	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-2.057
68	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-2.066
69	United States`USA`Northern America	-2.081
70	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-2.237
71	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	-2.255
72	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-2.351
73	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-2.370
74	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	-2.400
75	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	-2.491
76	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-2.500
77	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	-2.586
78	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-2.654
79	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.765
80	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-2.773
81	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-2.777
82	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-2.785
83	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	-2.884
84	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-2.952
85	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-2.982
86	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-3.015
87	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-3.030
88	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-3.109
89	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-3.133
90	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-3.167
91	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	-3.221
92	Brazil`BRA`South America	-3.277
93	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-3.306
94	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-3.314
95	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-3.380
96	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-3.381
97	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	-3.457
98	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	-3.469
99	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-3.556
100	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-3.558
101	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-3.598
102	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	-3.611
103	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-3.630
104	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-3.753
105	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-3.805
106	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	-3.868
107	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	-4.085
108	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	-4.132
109	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	-4.142
110	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	-4.181
111	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-4.199
112	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	-4.269
113	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	-4.283
114	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	-4.339
115	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-4.558
116	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-4.625
117	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-4.688
118	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-4.791
119	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	-4.793
120	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-4.817
121	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	-4.955
122	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-5.000
123	Canada`CAN`Northern America	-5.038
124	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-5.273
125	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	-5.305
126	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-5.340
127	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-5.457
128	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-5.725
129	India`IND`Southern Asia	-5.778
130	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-5.911
131	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-6.007
132	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-6.093
133	Chile`CHL`South America	-6.140
134	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-6.169
135	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-6.268
136	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-6.290
137	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	-6.318
138	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-6.369
139	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	-6.545
140	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	-6.646
141	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	-6.648
142	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	-6.972
143	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-7.138
144	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-7.149
145	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-7.178
146	Colombia`COL`South America	-7.186
147	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-7.200
148	Uruguay`URY`South America	-7.357
149	France`FRA`Western Europe	-7.441
150	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-7.817
151	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-7.893
152	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-7.929
153	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-8.101
154	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-8.156
155	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	-8.205
156	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-8.276
157	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-8.304
158	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	-8.310
159	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-8.354
160	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	-8.693
161	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-8.729
162	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-8.789
163	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	-8.837
164	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	-8.868
165	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	-8.897
166	Honduras`HND`Central America	-8.965
167	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-8.975
168	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-9.048
169	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	-9.196
170	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-9.245
171	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-9.518
172	Argentina`ARG`South America	-9.900
173	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	-10.048
174	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-10.218
175	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	-10.519
176	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	-10.574
177	Peru`PER`South America	-10.933
178	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	-10.940
179	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-10.949
180	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	-11.184
181	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-11.318
182	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	-11.740
183	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-12.037
184	Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	-12.500
185	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-12.719
186	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	-13.239
187	Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	-13.317
188	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-13.523
189	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	-13.757
190	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	-14.197
191	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-14.993
192	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	-15.302
193	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	-15.706
194	Suriname`SUR`South America	-15.975
195	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-17.184
196	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	-17.406
197	Panama`PAN`Central America	-17.821
198	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	-18.438
199	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	-18.869
200	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	-20.089
201	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	-20.805
202	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-21.400
203	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	-22.901
204	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	-23.940
205	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	-29.060
206	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-29.455
207	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-29.825
208	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-32.909
209	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	-33.817
210	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	-54.402

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Guyana43.480
2Timor-Leste31.726
3Ireland7.154
4Ethiopia6.060
5Turkmenistan5.871

Lowest

210Macau-54.402
209Turks and Caicos Islands-33.817
208Maldives-32.909
207Venezuela-29.825
206Libya-29.455

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -3.836. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
210values changed, of 210 in both
11 · 199rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Guyana5.353 → 43.480+38.127
Timor-Leste24.213 → 31.726+7.513
Iran-2.361 → 4.442+6.803
American Samoa-0.488 → 4.412+4.900
Ireland4.973 → 7.154+2.181

Fell most

Macau-2.461 → -54.402−51.941
Maldives6.923 → -32.909−39.832
Turks and Caicos Islands4.982 → -33.817−38.799
Cabo Verde6.948 → -20.805−27.753
Aruba1.229 → -23.940−25.169

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, 2020: questions and answers

Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 2020?

Guyana, at 43.480, of the 210 countries in the file.

What year does GDP Growth, 2020 describe?

2020.

How many countries does GDP Growth, 2020 cover?

210.

Where can I download GDP Growth, 2020?

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Is GDP Growth, 2020 the newest?

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