The CIA World Factbook Edition 2012 Economy

Real GDP growth rate In 33 editions of 36.

Real GDP growth rate was published in 33 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1993 to 2025. The 2012 edition carries it in 232 entries, in its Economy section, under the heading “GDP - real growth rate”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2012 edition
232
the first edition with it
1993
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “GDP - real growth rate” (1997 to 2019), “Real GDP growth rate” (2021 to 2025), “National product real growth rate” (1993 to 1995), “GDP real growth rate” (1996 to 2020), “GDP--real growth rate” (1999) and “GDP-real growth rate” (1998).

the entry has the field in that editionnot in that editionthe open editionEach entry below ends in its editions with Real GDP growth rate, 1990 to 2025. Point at a year above to follow it down; choose one in a row to read that edition’s text there.

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World

1 entry

World

3.3% (2012 est.)

  • 3.7% (2011 est.)
  • 5.1% (2010 est.)

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

2.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123
  • 2.4% (2011 est.)
  • 3.3% (2010 est.)

Angola

6.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30
  • 3.9% (2011 est.)
  • 3.4% (2010 est.)

Benin

3.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101
  • 3.5% (2011 est.)
  • 2.6% (2010 est.)

Botswana

3.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89
  • 5.1% (2011 est.)
  • 7% (2010 est.)

Burkina Faso

7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26
  • 4.2% (2011 est.)
  • 7.9% (2010 est.)

Burundi

4.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79
  • 4.2% (2011 est.)
  • 3.8% (2010 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

4.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66
  • 5.2% (2011 est.)
  • 5.4% (2010 est.)

Cameroon

4.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67
  • 4.2% (2011 est.)
  • 2.9% (2010 est.)

Central African Republic

4.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80
  • 3.3% (2011 est.)
  • 3% (2010 est.)

Chad

7.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23
  • 1.8% (2011 est.)
  • 13% (2010 est.)

Comoros

2.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131
  • 2.2% (2011 est.)
  • 2.1% (2010 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

7.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24
  • 6.9% (2011 est.)
  • 7.2% (2010 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

4.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61
  • 3.4% (2011 est.)
  • 8.8% (2010 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

8.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14
  • -4.7% (2011 est.)
  • 2.4% (2010 est.)

Djibouti

4.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65
  • 4.5% (2011 est.)
  • 3.5% (2010 est.)

Egypt

2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143
  • 1.8% (2011 est.)
  • 5.1% (2010 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

5.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46
  • 7.8% (2011 est.)
  • -0.5% (2010 est.)

Eritrea

7.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19
  • 8.7% (2011 est.)
  • 2.2% (2010 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

-2.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210
  • 0.3% (2011 est.)
  • 2% (2010 est.)

Ethiopia

7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27
  • 7.5% (2011 est.)
  • 8% (2010 est.)

Gabon

6.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38
  • 6.6% (2011 est.)
  • 6.6% (2010 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

-1.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203
  • 3.3% (2011 est.)
  • 5.5% (2010 est.)

Ghana

8.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13
  • 14.4% (2011 est.)
  • 8% (2010 est.)

Guinea

4.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62
  • 3.9% (2011 est.)
  • 1.9% (2010 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

-2.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209
  • 5.3% (2011 est.)
  • 3.5% (2010 est.)

Kenya

5.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54
  • 4.4% (2011 est.)
  • 5.8% (2010 est.)

Lesotho

4.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76
  • 4.9% (2011 est.)
  • 5.2% (2010 est.)

Liberia

9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10
  • 8.2% (2011 est.)
  • 6.1% (2010 est.)

Libya

121.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1
  • -59.7% (2011 est.)
  • 3.7% (2010 est.)

Madagascar

1.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146
  • 1.8% (2011 est.)
  • 0.4% (2010 est.)

Malawi

4.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77
  • 4.3% (2011 est.)
  • 6.5% (2010 est.)

Mali

-4.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212
  • 2.7% (2011 est.)
  • 5.8% (2010 est.)

Mauritania

5.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51
  • 4% (2011 est.)
  • 5.1% (2010 est.)

Mauritius

3.4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102
  • 4.1% (2011 est.)
  • 4.2% (2010 est.)

Mayotte

NA%

Morocco

2.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114
  • 4.9% (2011 est.)
  • 3.7% (2010 est.)

Mozambique

7.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20
  • 7.3% (2011 est.)
  • 7.1% (2010 est.)

Namibia

4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81
  • 4.9% (2011 est.)
  • 6.6% (2010 est.)

Niger

14.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4
  • 2.3% (2011 est.)
  • 8% (2010 est.)

Nigeria

7.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25
  • 7.4% (2011 est.)
  • 8% (2010 est.)

Rwanda

7.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17
  • 8.6% (2011 est.)
  • 7.2% (2010 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

NA%

Sao Tome and Principe

4.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72
  • 4.9% (2011 est.)
  • 4.5% (2010 est.)

Senegal

3.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94
  • 2.6% (2011 est.)
  • 4.1% (2010 est.)

Seychelles

3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110
  • 5.1% (2011 est.)
  • 6.7% (2010 est.)

Sierra Leone

21.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2
  • 6% (2011 est.)
  • 5.3% (2010 est.)

Somalia

2.6% (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127
  • 2.6% (2009 est.)
  • 2.6% (2008 est.)

South Africa

2.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126
  • 3.1% (2011 est.)
  • 2.9% (2010 est.)

South Sudan

-55% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217
  • 1.4% (2011 est.)

Sudan

-11.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216
  • -4.5% (2011 est.)
  • 2.2% (2010 est.)

Tanzania

6.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33
  • 6.4% (2011 est.)
  • 7% (2010 est.)

Togo

5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56
  • 4.9% (2011 est.)
  • 4% (2010 est.)

Tunisia

2.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117
  • -1.8% (2011 est.)
  • 3.1% (2010 est.)

Uganda

4.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78
  • 5.1% (2011 est.)
  • 6.1% (2010 est.)

Western Sahara

NA%

Zambia

6.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32
  • 6.6% (2011 est.)
  • 7.6% (2010 est.)

Zimbabwe

5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59
  • 9.4% (2011 est.)
  • 9.6% (2010 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

3% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111
  • 2% (2010 est.)
  • -1.2% (2009 est.)

Iceland

2.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118
  • 3.1% (2011 est.)
  • -4% (2010 est.)

Svalbard

NA%

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

11% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6
  • 5.8% (2011 est.)
  • 8.4% (2010 est.)

Armenia

3.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86
  • 4.6% (2011 est.)
  • 2.1% (2010 est.)

Azerbaijan

3.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88
  • 0.1% (2011 est.)
  • 5% (2010 est.)

Bangladesh

6.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39
  • 6.5% (2011 est.)
  • 6.4% (2010 est.)

Bhutan

9.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9
  • 5.3% (2011 est.)
  • 11.8% (2010 est.)

China

7.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16
  • 9.2% (2011 est.)
  • 10.4% (2010 est.)

Georgia

6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42
  • 6.8% (2011 est.)
  • 6.3% (2010 est.)

India

5.4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50
  • 6.8% (2011 est.)
  • 10.1% (2010 est.)

Japan

2.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139
  • -0.8% (2011 est.)
  • 4.5% (2010 est.)

Kazakhstan

5.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49
  • 7.5% (2011 est.)
  • 7.3% (2010 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

0.8% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170
  • -0.5% (2010 est.)
  • -0.9% (2009 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

2.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122
  • 3.6% (2011 est.)
  • 6.3% (2010 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164
  • 5.7% (2011 est.)
  • -0.5% (2010 est.)

Maldives

3.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98
  • 5.8% (2011 est.)
  • 5.7% (2010 est.)

Mongolia

12.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5
  • 17.5% (2011 est.)
  • 6.4% (2010 est.)

Nepal

4.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69
  • 3.9% (2011 est.)
  • 4.8% (2010 est.)

Pakistan

3.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93
  • 3% (2011 est.)
  • 3.1% (2010 est.)

Russia

3.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96
  • 4.3% (2011)
  • 4.3% (2010)

Sri Lanka

6.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28
  • 8.3% (2011 est.)
  • 7.8% (2010 est.)

Tajikistan

6.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29
  • 7.4% (2011 est.)
  • 6.5% (2010 est.)

Turkmenistan

8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15
  • 14.7% (2011 est.)
  • 9.2% (2010 est.)

Uzbekistan

7.4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21
  • 8.3% (2011 est.)
  • 8.5% (2010 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

-8.5% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Antigua and Barbuda

1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165
  • -5.5% (2011 est.)
  • -8.5% (2010 est.)

Aruba

2.4% (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

2.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132
  • 1.6% (2011 est.)
  • 0.2% (2010 est.)

Barbados

0.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171
  • 0.6% (2011 est.)
  • 0.2% (2010 est.)

Belize

2.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137
  • 2% (2011 est.)
  • 2.7% (2010 est.)

British Virgin Islands

-0.6% (2008 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Cayman Islands

1.1% (2008 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160
  • 0.9% (2004 est.)

Costa Rica

4.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63
  • 4.2% (2011 est.)
  • 4.7% (2010 est.)

Cuba

1.5% (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151
  • 1.4% (2009 est.)
  • 4.1% (2008 est.)

Curacao

3.5% (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 99
  • 2.2% (2007)

Dominica

0.4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178
  • 1% (2011 est.)
  • 1.2% (2010 est.)

Dominican Republic

4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85
  • 4.5% (2011 est.)
  • 7.8% (2010 est.)

El Salvador

1.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150
  • 1.4% (2011 est.)
  • 1.4% (2010 est.)

Grenada

0.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177
  • 0.4% (2011 est.)
  • -1.3% (2010 est.)

Guatemala

3.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105
  • 3.9% (2011 est.)
  • 2.9% (2010 est.)

Haiti

4.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71
  • 5.6% (2011 est.)
  • -5.4% (2010 est.)

Honduras

3.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91
  • 3.6% (2011 est.)
  • 2.8% (2010 est.)

Jamaica

0.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168
  • 1.3% (2011 est.)
  • -1.5% (2010 est.)

Montserrat

3.5% (2008 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Nicaragua

3.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92
  • 4.7% (2011 est.)
  • 4.5% (2010 est.)

Panama

8.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11
  • 10.6% (2011 est.)
  • 7.6% (2010 est.)

Puerto Rico

-5.8% (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213
  • -3.7% (2009 est.)
  • -2.8% (2008 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

0% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187
  • -2% (2011 est.)
  • -2.7% (2010 est.)

Saint Lucia

0.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173
  • 1.3% (2011 est.)
  • 0.4% (2010 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156
  • 0% (2011 est.)
  • -1.8% (2010 est.)

Sint Maarten

1.6% (2008 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149
  • 4.5% (2007 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

0.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174
  • -1.5% (2011 est.)
  • 0% (2010 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

4.9% (2000 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Virgin Islands

2% (2002 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Europe

48 entries

Albania

0.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176
  • 3% (2011 est.)
  • 3.5% (2010 est.)

Andorra

-1.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202
  • -1.8% (2011 est.)
  • -2.2% (2010 est.)

Austria

0.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175
  • 2.7% (2011 est.)
  • 2.1% (2010 est.)

Belarus

4.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74
  • 5.3% (2011 est.)
  • 7.7% (2010 est.)

Belgium

0% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185
  • 1.8% (2011 est.)
  • 2.4% (2010 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186
  • 1.3% (2011 est.)
  • 0.7% (2010 est.)

Bulgaria

1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161
  • 1.7% (2011 est.)
  • 0.4% (2010 est.)

Croatia

-1.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200
  • 0% (2011 est.)
  • -1.4% (2010 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

-1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198
  • 1.7% (2011 est.)
  • 2.7% (2010 est.)

Denmark

-0.4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191
  • 0.8% (2011 est.)
  • 1.3% (2010 est.)

Estonia

2.4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134
  • 7.6% (2011 est.)
  • 2.3% (2010 est.)

European Union

-0.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189
  • 1.6% (2011 est.)
  • 2.1% (2010 est.)

Faroe Islands

2.9% (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116
  • 0.5% (2008 est.)

Finland

0.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180
  • 2.7% (2011 est.)
  • 3.3% (2010 est.)

France

0.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184
  • 1.7% (2011 est.)
  • 1.7% (2010 est.)

Germany

0.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166
  • 3% (2011 est.)
  • 3.7% (2010 est.)

Gibraltar

6% (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 43
  • 8.8% (2007)
  • 0% (2006 est.)

Greece

-6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214
  • -6.9% (2011 est.)
  • -3.5% (2010 est.)

Guernsey

3% (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Hungary

-1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199
  • 1.7% (2011 est.)
  • 1.3% (2010 est.)

Ireland

0.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172
  • 1.4% (2011 est.)
  • -0.8% (2010 est.)

Isle of Man

5.2% (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Italy

-2.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207
  • 0.4% (2011 est.)
  • 1.8% (2010 est.)

Jersey

NA%

Kosovo

3.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87
  • 5% (2011 est.)
  • 3.9% (2010 est.)

Latvia

4.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70
  • 5.5% (2011 est.)
  • -0.3% (2010 est.)

Liechtenstein

-0.5% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195
  • 1.8% (2008 est.)
  • 3.1% (2007 est.)

Lithuania

2.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121
  • 5.9% (2011 est.)
  • 1.4% (2010 est.)

Luxembourg

0.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181
  • 1.6% (2011 est.)
  • 2.7% (2010 est.)

Malta

1.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157
  • 2.1% (2011 est.)
  • 2.5% (2010 est.)

Moldova

3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106
  • 6.4% (2011 est.)
  • 7.1% (2010 est.)

Monaco

2.5% (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130
  • -11.5% (2009)

Montenegro

0.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182
  • 2.5% (2011 est.)
  • 2.5% (2010 est.)

Netherlands

-0.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194
  • 1.1% (2011 est.)
  • 1.6% (2010 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162
  • 3.1% (2011)
  • 2.9% (2010)

Norway

3.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104
  • 1.5% (2011 est.)
  • 0.6% (2010 est.)

Poland

2.4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133
  • 4.3% (2011 est.)
  • 3.9% (2010 est.)

Portugal

-3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211
  • -1.7% (2011 est.)
  • 1.4% (2010 est.)

Romania

0.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167
  • 2.5% (2011 est.)
  • -1.6% (2010 est.)

San Marino

-2.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208
  • -2.6% (2011 est.)
  • -5.2% (2010 est.)

Serbia

-0.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192
  • 1.6% (2011 est.)
  • 1% (2010 est.)

Slovakia

2.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128
  • 3.3% (2011 est.)
  • 4.2% (2010 est.)

Slovenia

-2.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205
  • 0.6% (2011 est.)
  • 1.2% (2010 est.)

Spain

-1.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201
  • 0.4% (2011 est.)
  • -0.3% (2010 est.)

Sweden

1.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159
  • 4% (2011 est.)
  • 5.9% (2010 est.)

Switzerland

0.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169
  • 1.9% (2011 est.)
  • 3% (2010 est.)

Ukraine

3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108
  • 5.2% (2011 est.)
  • 4.1% (2010 est.)

United Kingdom

-0.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188
  • 0.8% (2011 est.)
  • 1.8% (2010 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145
  • 2.1% (2011 est.)
  • 4.7% (2010 est.)

Cyprus

-2.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206
  • 0.5% (2011 est.)
  • 1.1% (2010 est.)

Gaza Strip

see entry for West Bank

Iran

-0.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197
  • 2% (2011 est.)
  • 5.9% (2010 est.)

Iraq

10.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7
  • 8.9% (2011 est.)
  • 3% (2010 est.)

Israel

2.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115
  • 4.6% (2011 est.)
  • 5.7% (2010 est.)

Jordan

3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107
  • 2.6% (2011 est.)
  • 2.3% (2010 est.)

Kuwait

6.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35
  • 8.2% (2011 est.)
  • 2.5% (2010 est.)

Lebanon

2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141
  • 1.5% (2011 est.)
  • 7% (2010 est.)

Oman

5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57
  • 5.4% (2011 est.)
  • 5% (2010 est.)

Qatar

6.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34
  • 14.1% (2011 est.)
  • 16.7% (2010 est.)

Saudi Arabia

6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41
  • 7.1% (2011 est.)
  • 5.1% (2010 est.)

Syria

  • NA (2012 est.)
  • -2.3% (2011 est.)
  • 3.4% (2010 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109
  • 8.5% (2011 est.)
  • 9.2% (2010 est.)

United Arab Emirates

4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82
  • 5.2% (2011 est.)
  • 1.3% (2010 est.)

West Bank

5.7% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45
  • 6.8% (2010 est.)
  • 7% (2009 est.)

note: includes Gaza Strip

Yemen

-1.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204
  • -10.5% (2011 est.)
  • 7.7% (2010 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

4.6% (2004 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Canada

1.9% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147
  • 2.4% (2011 est.)
  • 3.2% (2010 est.)

Mexico

3.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90
  • 3.9% (2011 est.)
  • 5.6% (2010 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

NA%

United States

2.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136
  • 1.8% (2011 est.)
  • 2.4% (2010 est.)

Oceania

22 entries

American Samoa

3% (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Australia

3.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103
  • 2.1% (2011 est.)
  • 2.5% (2010 est.)

Cook Islands

0.1% (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Fiji

2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142
  • 2.1% (2011 est.)
  • -0.2% (2010 est.)

French Polynesia

2.7% (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 120
  • 5.1% (2002)

Guam

NA%

Kiribati

2.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129
  • 1.8% (2011 est.)
  • 1.4% (2010 est.)

Marshall Islands

-0.3% (2008 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190
  • 3.5% (2005 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

0.3% (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Nauru

NA%

New Caledonia

NA%

New Zealand

2.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138
  • 1.3% (2011 est.)
  • 1.8% (2010 est.)

Niue

6.2% (2003 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Palau

5.5% (2005 est.)

Papua New Guinea

7.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18
  • 8.9% (2011 est.)
  • 7.6% (2010 est.)

Samoa

1.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152
  • 2% (2011 est.)
  • 0.4% (2010 est.)

Solomon Islands

7.4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22
  • 10.7% (2011 est.)
  • 7.8% (2010 est.)

Tokelau

NA%

Tonga

1.4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153
  • 1.5% (2011 est.)
  • 1.6% (2010 est.)

Tuvalu

1.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158
  • 1.1% (2011 est.)
  • -2.9% (2010 est.)

Vanuatu

2.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125
  • 2.5% (2011 est.)
  • 1.5% (2010 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

NA%

South America

12 entries

Argentina

2.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124
  • 8.9% (2011 est.)
  • 9.2% (2010 est.)

Bolivia

5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58
  • 5.2% (2011 est.)
  • 4.1% (2010 est.)

Brazil

1.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155
  • 2.7% (2011 est.)
  • 7.5% (2010 est.)

Chile

5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55
  • 5.9% (2011 est.)
  • 6.1% (2010 est.)

Colombia

4.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75
  • 5.9% (2011 est.)
  • 4% (2010 est.)

Ecuador

4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84
  • 7.8% (2011 est.)
  • 3.6% (2010 est.)

Guyana

3.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95
  • 5.4% (2011 est.)
  • 4.4% (2010 est.)

Paraguay

-0.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193
  • 4.3% (2011 est.)
  • 13.1% (2010 est.)

Peru

6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44
  • 6.9% (2011 est.)
  • 8.8% (2010 est.)

Suriname

4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83
  • 4.2% (2011 est.)
  • 4.1% (2010 est.)

Uruguay

3.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100
  • 5.7% (2011 est.)
  • 8.9% (2010 est.)

Venezuela

5.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47
  • 4.2% (2011 est.)
  • -1.5% (2010 est.)

Southeast Asia

15 entries

Brunei

2.7% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119
  • 2.2% (2011 est.)
  • 2.6% (2010 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

6.2% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36
  • 5.5% (2011 est.)
  • 5.3% (2010 est.)

Cambodia

6.5% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31
  • 7.1% (2011 est.)
  • 6.1% (2010 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

1% (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Hong Kong

1.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148
  • 5% (2011 est.)
  • 7.1% (2010 est.)

Indonesia

6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40
  • 6.5% (2011 est.)
  • 6.2% (2010 est.)

Laos

8.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12
  • 8% (2011 est.)
  • 8.1% (2010 est.)

Macau

20.7% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3
  • 27% (2010 est.)
  • 1.7% (2009 est.)

Malaysia

4.4% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73
  • 5.1% (2011 est.)
  • 7.2% (2010 est.)

Philippines

4.8% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64
  • 3.9% (2011 est.)
  • 7.6% (2010 est.)

Singapore

2.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140
  • 4.9% (2011 est.)
  • 14.8% (2010 est.)

Taiwan

1.3% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154
  • 4% (2011 est.)
  • 10.7% (2010 est.)

Thailand

5.6% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48
  • 0.1% (2011 est.)
  • 7.8% (2010 est.)

Timor-Leste

10% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8
  • 10.6% (2011 est.)
  • 9.5% (2010 est.)

Vietnam

5.1% (2012 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53
  • 5.9% (2011 est.)
  • 6.8% (2010 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2012, “Real GDP growth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/real-gdp-growth-rate/2012.

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