Year-over-year change: -3.1 pp, trend down
5-year change: -3.9 pp, trend down
Guyana
Real GDP growth: 16.2%
View MoreAnnual percentage change in real GDP
Global3.1%
19802031
2026
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Annual percentage change in real GDP (2026)
Guyana is projected to lead the world in annual percentage change in real GDP at 16.17% in 2026, followed by Ethiopia (9.2%) and Guinea (8.68%). Uganda (7.51%) and Bhutan (7.48%) close out the top 5. Next up, Rwanda (7.23%) and Vietnam (7.1%). Benin (6.97%), Niger (6.73%), and Libya (6.72%) round out the top ten. The gap across the top ten is wide: Guyana would have 2.4× the value of Libya (6.72%). Seven of the top ten are in Africa, with three from Eastern Africa. Among these countries, Libya is projected to see the largest year-over-year change at -9.2 pp.
Rank changes
How annual percentage change in real GDP changed between 2025 and 2026
2025and2026
Historical trends
Key terms
- GDP
- — Gross Domestic Product, the total value of goods and services produced in a country annually.
- GDP PPP
- — GDP adjusted for purchasing power parity, reflecting what money actually buys in each country.
- GDP per capita
- — GDP divided by population, a measure of average economic output per person.
- Inflation rate
- — Annual percentage increase in the general price level of goods and services.
- Fiscal balance
- — Government revenue minus expenditure. Surplus if positive, deficit if negative.
- Current account
- — Net flow of goods, services, and transfers with the rest of the world.
Frequently asked questions
- Which country has the highest annual percentage change in real GDP?
- Guyana is projected to have the highest annual percentage change in real GDP at 16.2% in 2026, according to IMF World Economic Outlook.
- Which country has the lowest annual percentage change in real GDP?
- Qatar is projected to have the lowest annual percentage change in real GDP at -8.6% in 2026, according to IMF World Economic Outlook.
- What is the global annual percentage change in real GDP?
- Weighted by the size of each economy, the global annual percentage change in real GDP is projected to be 3.1% in 2026, according to IMF World Economic Outlook.
