Economy, investment and finance

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Economic, investment and financial data provide vital measurements of economies' health, overall development and capacity for growth. This collection of thematic insights explores critical dimensions of national accounts, economic potential and price signals.

Global disparities in GDP per capita remain stark

Gross domestic product per capita, current prices, dollars, 2025

UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat.

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Significant disparities in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita persist across the world. In 2025, GDP per capita exceeded $30 000 in most developed economies, with economies in Eastern and Southern Europe as the main exception. By contrast, almost 30% of developing economies in Africa recorded a per capita GDP of less than $1 000. In most developing economies in the Americas, Asia and Oceania, GDP per capita exceeded $3 000.

Data updated on 26 Jun 2026

In 2025, global economic growth was 2.9%, slightly higher than 2.8% in 2024

World real gross domestic product, annual growth rate, percentage

UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat.

In constant 2020 United States dollars. The dotted line indicates UNCTAD estimate.

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In 2025, global real GDP growth was estimated at 2.9%, slightly higher than 2.8% in 2024. It is below the 2010-2019 average growth rate of 3.2%.

Data updated on 26 Jun 2026

Gross domestic product growth was moderate in developing and developed economies in 2025

Growth of real gross domestic product by group of economies, percentage, 2025

UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat.

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Economic growth remained moderate in 2025. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in developed economies slowed from 1.9% in 2024 to 1.7% in 2025. In developing economies, GDP growth rose moderately from 4.3% to 4.7%. In developing Africa, GDP growth picked up from 3.4% in 2024 to 4.2% in 2025. In developing America, growth remained almost unchanged at 2.4% in 2025, while in developing Asia it increased from 4.8% to 5.1%.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs), maintained a growth rate of 4.0% in 2025, still well below the Sustainable Development Goals target of 7%. LDCs’ GDP per capita growth was 1.6%.

Data updated on 26 Jun 2026

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Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total value of goods and services produced within an economy. GDP can be approached in 3 ways: production, income and expenditure. In this subchapter, GDP is presented from the expenditure side. The expenditure approach sums up all spending on final consumption (spending by households on goods and services, government purchases of goods and services), investment (spending by businesses on capital goods and inventories) and exports (net of imports).

All GDP growth is expressed in real terms.

Full metadata are available in our Data Centre for Gross domestic product: Total and per capita - Annual.

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