Real GDP Growth
Annual percentage change of real gross domestic product. IMF WEO, 2019–2026.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (Apr 2026) Licence: IMF terms — public data Unit: % YoY Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗
Method: Years after the latest actual are IMF estimates/projections, not outturns.
Avg (2026)
2.9
-0.70pp vs 2025
Improving
32
of 193 tracked
Declining
68
period over period
Stable
93
±0.5pp band
Real GDP growth
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2019–2026.
AmericasSouth AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North AfricaEast Asia & PacificAdvanced / other
Two dimensions at once
Growth × inflation
CPI inflation →
Real GDP growth →
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | 4.7 | +5.6pp |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 3 | +5.0pp |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | -2.7 | +3.7pp |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 4 | +2.5pp |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 3.9 | +2.4pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan, Republic of | 4.1 | -42.0pp |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | -8.6 | -11.4pp |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2.5 | -9.8pp |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | 6.7 | -9.2pp |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | -6.8 | -6.4pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
South Asia -0.10pp
Advanced / other -0.30pp
East Asia & Pacific -0.40pp
Americas -0.40pp
Europe & Central Asia -0.50pp
Sub-Saharan Africa -1.0pp
Middle East & North Africa -2.4pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Asia | 6 | 4.7 | -0.10pp |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 47 | 4.1 | -1.0pp |
| East Asia & Pacific | 32 | 3.3 | -0.40pp |
| Advanced / other | 1 | 3.3 | -0.30pp |
| Americas | 36 | 2.7 | -0.40pp |
| Europe & Central Asia | 52 | 2.3 | -0.50pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 17 | 1.3 | -2.4pp |