Indicators by Countries (Source: World Bank)
GDP growth (annual %) Change in GDP growth (annual %)
Country 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 country Pcnt Change (2005-1998)
Azerbaijan 1.30 5.80 10 7.40 11.10 9.90 10.60 11.20 10.20 26.20   Venezuela, RB122.79
Angola 10 7.90 6.80 3.35 3.01 3.14 14.35 3.45 11.12 14.69   Djibouti100
Armenia .. 3.32 7.34 3.30 6 9.56 13.19 13.91 10.50 14   Brazil87.22
Latvia 3.30 8.61 4.76 3.29 8.38 8.04 6.47 7.20 8.54 10.19   Colombia55.18
China 9.60 8.84 7.80 7.10 8.40 8.30 9.10 10 10.10 9.90   South Africa45.55
Estonia 3.90 10.62 4.60 -.08 7.85 6.46 7.24 6.69 7.81 9.78   Burkina Faso36.85
Kazakhstan .50 1.70 -1.90 2.70 9.80 13.50 9.80 9.30 9.60 9.40   New Zealand33.99
Venezuela, RB -.20 6.37 .17 -6.09 3.69 3.39 -8.86 -7.72 17.85 9.33   St. Kitts and Nevis33.97
Georgia 10.50 10.57 2.90 2.88 1.83 4.79 5.50 11.10 5.87 9.30   Solomon Islands32.01
Argentina .. 8.11 3.85 -3.39 -.79 -4.41 -10.89 8.84 8.98 9.24   Nigeria29.85
Belarus 2.80 11.40 8.40 3.40 5.80 4.73 5.05 7.04 11.45 9.24   Georgia26.25
Congo, Rep. -4.30 -2.40 3.70 -3 8.20 3.80 4.60 .80 3.60 9.20   Pakistan24.99
Ethiopia 10.60 5.19 -1.86 5.36 5.37 7.93 -.01 -3.09 12.30 8.73   Iran, Islamic Rep.24.32
India 7 4.45 5.99 7.13 3.99 5.28 3.63 8.28 8.53 8.53   Palau22.42
Kuwait .. .97 3.16 -1.60 4.69 .73 5.11 13.39 6.19 8.50   Eritrea22.05
Vietnam 9.30 8.15 5.76 4.77 6.79 6.89 7.08 7.34 7.69 8.42   Kuwait21.88
Sudan .. 9.70 6.44 6.45 6.50 6.10 6.40 5.60 5.20 8   Azerbaijan21.24
Pakistan 4.80 1.01 2.55 3.66 4.26 1.86 3.22 4.95 6.38 7.78   Congo, Rep.19.98
Mozambique 7.10 11.04 12.63 7.54 1.94 13.10 8.16 7.90 7.49 7.70   Comoros19.82
Tajikistan .. 1.70 5.30 3.70 8.30 10.20 9.10 10.20 10.60 7.50   Argentina19.14
Sierra Leone 5 -17.60 -.88 -8.40 3.80 18.20 27.40 9.20 7.40 7.50   Jordan19.08
Turkey 6.80 7.53 3.09 -4.71 7.36 -7.49 7.94 5.79 8.93 7.38   Turkey19.02
Lithuania 4.70 7.28 7.31 -1.70 3.92 6.44 6.75 10.50 6.98 7.31   Saudi Arabia18.31
Hong Kong, China 4.50 4.97 -5 3.40 10.20 .64 1.84 3.20 8.60 7.27   Samoa18.17
Jordan 2.10 3.07 3.02 3.05 4.25 5.26 5.72 4.07 7.67 7.23   Suriname17.89
Cambodia 7 1.03 3.70 10.78 8.43 5.49 5.25 7.05 7.68 7.03   Vanuatu17.89
Moldova -5.90 1.60 -6.54 -3.37 2.10 6.10 7.80 6.60 7.30 7   Angola16.65
Uzbekistan .. 2.50 4.30 4.30 3.80 4.20 4 4.20 7.70 7   Latvia16.44
Lao PDR 6.80 7.04 3.97 7.31 5.78 5.79 5.85 6.10 6.44 6.97   Estonia16.28
Tanzania 4.50 3.51 3.71 3.53 5.10 6.24 7.24 7.12 6.69 6.97   Armenia13.79
Nigeria 4.30 2.70 1.88 1.10 4.20 3.10 1.55 10.69 6 6.94   Cambodia13.7
Bahrain 3.10 3.09 4.79 4.30 5.30 4.60 5.26 7.20 5.40 6.90   Tanzania13.44
Vanuatu .. 1.55 3 -2.13 2.70 -2.70 -4.90 2.40 3 6.83   Ecuador13.25
Trinidad and Tobago .. 3.47 7.69 4.39 6.03 4.20 7.90 13.30 6.50 6.70   Mongolia12.26
Peru 2.50 6.75 -.65 .91 2.92 .18 4.94 3.96 4.81 6.67   Lao PDR11.92
Congo, Dem. Rep. -.90 -5.70 -1.62 -4.40 -6.90 -2.10 3.50 5.70 6.80 6.62   Kenya11.57
Saudi Arabia 1.40 2 2.83 -.75 4.86 .55 .13 7.66 5.27 6.56   Croatia10.76
Uruguay .. 5.05 4.54 -2.85 -1.44 -3.39 -11.03 2.50 11.92 6.51   Guyana10.37
Russian Federation -3.40 .90 -5.30 6.40 10 5.09 4.74 7.35 7.14 6.40   World10.35
Singapore 7.50 8.67 -.86 6.42 10.03 -2.28 4.04 2.93 8.72 6.38   Uzbekistan10.24
Panama 2.80 4.48 8.66 3.97 2.72 .57 2.23 4.21 7.56 6.38   Chile10.13
Chile 7.40 7.54 3.92 -1.14 4.49 3.38 2.18 3.92 6.16 6.35   Israel9.59
Mongolia 2.40 4 3.50 3.22 1.06 1.05 4 5.57 10.72 6.24   Honduras9.57
Senegal 5.10 5.18 5.74 5 2.99 4.69 1.12 6.55 6.17 6.22   Slovak Republic8.74
Slovak Republic 6.20 6.20 3.96 1.47 2.04 3.79 4.62 4.46 5.50 6.02   Vietnam7.89
Czech Republic 4.80 -.77 -1.04 1.21 3.89 2.64 1.49 3.21 4.69 5.95   Bahrain7.57
Iran, Islamic Rep. 5.50 3.39 2 1.71 5.05 3.42 8.95 5.05 4.80 5.94   Uruguay7.47
Bhutan 5.50 7.78 7.07 7 5.62 7.46 8.85 7.09 7.55 5.85   India7.33
Ghana 4.60 4.20 4.70 4.41 3.70 4.20 4.50 5.20 5.80 5.84   Tajikistan7.19
Iceland 5.70 4.75 5.52 4.19 5.68 2.60 -2.10 4.23 5.19 5.60   Marshall Islands6.79
Indonesia 7.80 4.70 -13.13 .79 4.92 3.83 4.38 4.72 5.05 5.60   Bulgaria6.58
Chad 2.40 4.30 5.90 -.60 -.43 10.42 8.38 14.91 29.50 5.57   Mauritania6.57
Uganda .. 4.75 4.91 7.88 5.64 4.94 6.47 4.39 5.61 5.56   China4.88
Samoa 7.30 .80 2.40 2.57 7.03 7.13 4.34 1.80 3.54 5.53   Denmark4.65
Albania .. -7 13.81 10.10 7.30 7 2.90 5.70 5.90 5.52   Ghana4.44
Palau 7.80 3.92 2 -5.40 .30 1.30 -3.50 -1.30 4.90 5.50   Sudan4.43
Bulgaria -10.10 -7.04 4 2.30 5.40 4.10 4.90 4.50 5.70 5.50   Sao Tome and Principe3.71
Cape Verde 4 5.40 7.40 8.60 6.60 3.80 4.60 6.20 4.40 5.45   Madagascar3.2
Bangladesh 4.60 5.39 5.23 4.87 5.94 5.27 4.42 5.26 6.27 5.40   Macedonia, FYR3.1
Mali 3.20 6.76 6.03 6.73 3.20 12.10 4.15 7.44 2.19 5.38   Fiji3.09
Mauritania 5.50 3.16 3.90 5.18 6.65 3.65 2.32 6.38 6.86 5.36   Uganda2.52
Sri Lanka 3.80 6.41 4.70 4.30 6 -1.55 3.96 6.02 5.36 5.30   Sri Lanka2.43
Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.90 36.60 15.60 9.60 5.50 4.30 5.30 4.40 6.20 5.30   Greece1.95
Algeria 4.10 1.10 5.10 3.20 2.40 2.60 4.10 7.31 5.20 5.30   Belarus1.92
Liberia .. .. 29.70 22.90 25.70 2.90 3.70 -31.30 2.60 5.30   Senegal1.62
Malaysia 10 7.32 -7.36 6.14 8.86 .32 4.35 5.42 7.14 5.25   Egypt, Arab Rep.1.49
Israel .. 3.22 3.27 2.65 7.67 -.26 -1.20 1.73 4.44 5.17   Namibia1.25
Colombia 2.10 3.43 .57 -4.20 2.92 1.47 1.93 3.86 4.78 5.13   Gabon1.13
Philippines 5.80 5.19 -.58 3.40 5.97 1.76 4.45 4.50 6.03 5.13   St. Lucia1.01
St. Lucia 1.40 .55 4.87 2.89 .10 -4.30 .40 3 3.50 5.12   Algeria0.77
Zambia 6.60 3.30 -1.86 2.22 3.58 4.89 3.30 5.12 5.41 5.10   Bangladesh0.64
Suriname 13.10 5.04 2.24 -1.40 -.07 4.55 3.04 5.30 7.83 5.10   Iceland0.29
Rwanda 15.80 12.80 8.86 7.58 5.97 6.72 9.38 .90 4 5.03   Gambia, The0.28
Myanmar 6.40 5.65 5.87 10.95 9.85 11.30 12 13.80 3 5   Lithuania0
Gambia, The .. 4.90 4.90 6.40 5.50 5.80 -3.25 6.87 5.07 4.97   Slovenia-0.21
St. Kitts and Nevis 6.50 6.77 1.14 3.52 4.40 2.63 1.57 2.13 6.40 4.92   Nicaragua-0.4
South Africa 4.20 2.65 .75 2.03 4.15 2.74 3.69 2.98 4.47 4.90   Tonga-0.66
Egypt, Arab Rep. 5 5.49 4.55 6.28 5.40 3.50 3.20 3.10 4.20 4.90   Chad-1.14
St. Vincent and the Grenadines .. 3.66 5.25 2.96 2 -.10 1.40 4.50 5.95 4.90   St. Vincent and the Grenadines-1.37
Eritrea 6.80 6.05 1.78 .01 -13.12 9.23 .66 3.88 1.96 4.82   Haiti-1.63
Burkina Faso 6 4.82 1 6.70 1.60 5.90 4.40 6.50 3.90 4.80   Belize-2.06
Ireland 7.70 10.74 8.84 11.28 9.92 6.01 6.13 3.65 4.87 4.70   Mali-2.26
Madagascar 2.10 3.69 3.93 4.66 4.76 6.02 -12.67 9.79 5.26 4.60   Tunisia-2.46
Honduras 3.60 4.99 2.90 -1.89 5.81 2.44 2.83 3.48 4.60 4.58   Norway-2.65
Dominican Republic 7.30 8.21 7.32 8 8.10 3.60 4.40 -1.90 2 4.50   Trinidad and Tobago-2.72
Niger 3.40 2.75 10.42 -.57 -1.41 7.10 3 5.32 .90 4.50   Antigua and Barbuda-2.88
Mauritius 5.70 5.86 6 5.30 4.03 5.55 2.94 2.91 4.40 4.50   Benin-2.99
Thailand 5.90 -1.45 -10.51 4.45 4.75 2.17 5.32 7.03 6.17 4.46   Hungary-3.12
Solomon Islands 3.50 -2.36 1.10 -.50 -14.30 -9 -2.38 5.61 5.46 4.41   Myanmar-3.16
Tunisia .. 5.44 4.78 6.05 4.67 4.86 1.68 5.62 6.04 4.22   Bhutan-3.72
Croatia 6.90 6.80 2.52 -.86 2.86 4.44 5.21 4.27 3.80 4.20   United States-4.12
Syrian Arab Republic .. 2.49 6.34 -.94 .60 5.12 5.91 1.64 3.92 4.20   Switzerland-4.16
Yemen, Rep. .. 8.09 6.47 2.74 4.43 4.56 3.93 12.17 3.19 4.18   Bolivia-4.19
Hungary 1.30 4.57 4.85 4.15 6 4.33 3.82 3.39 4.65 4.14   Nepal-4.79
Costa Rica .70 5.58 8.40 8.22 1.80 1.08 2.89 6.40 4.14 4.13   Spain-4.81
Romania 3.90 -6.05 -4.79 -1.20 2.10 5.70 5.10 5.20 8.40 4.10   Malawi-5.08
Bolivia 4.40 4.95 5.03 .43 2.51 1.68 2.49 2.94 3.92 4.06   Mauritius-5.59
Luxembourg 2.90 7.26 6.89 7.83 9.02 1.55 2.47 2.92 4.54 4   Sweden-5.8
Nicaragua 4.80 5.10 4.06 7.04 4.10 2.96 .75 2.52 5.14 3.98   Panama-5.93
Macedonia, FYR 1.20 1.40 3.40 4.32 4.55 -4.53 .85 2.82 4.08 3.96   Cape Verde-5.93
Korea, Rep. .. 5.01 -6.69 9.49 8.49 3.84 6.97 3.10 4.73 3.96   El Salvador-6.01
Ecuador 2 3.38 2.11 -6.30 2.80 5.34 4.25 3.63 7.64 3.93   Malta-6.53
Benin 5.50 5.72 4.54 4.70 5.80 5 4.50 3.90 3.10 3.90   Canada-6.6
Slovenia 3.50 4.60 3.91 5.21 4.10 2.66 3.45 2.65 4.17 3.87   Poland-7.56
Antigua and Barbuda .. 4.97 4.41 4.12 3.30 1.50 2.20 4.90 4.10 3.81   Syrian Arab Republic-7.91
Botswana 6.90 6.90 6.02 5.39 7.58 5.25 5.03 6.70 4.87 3.79   Guatemala-8.22
Greece 2.40 3.52 3.36 3.42 4.48 4.25 3.77 4.66 4.17 3.70   Yemen, Rep.-8.37
World 3.50 3.45 2.17 3.11 3.98 1.53 1.85 2.75 4.15 3.55   Botswana-8.84
United States 3.60 4.47 4.32 4.49 3.69 .76 1.88 3.06 4.20 3.50   Guinea-8.97
Namibia 3.20 4.51 3.29 3.37 3.49 2.40 6.67 3.48 5.95 3.50   Dominica-9.05
Guinea-Bissau 4.60 6.50 -28.10 7.80 7.50 .20 -7.10 .60 2.20 3.50   United Kingdom-9.22
Marshall Islands -15.20 -10.14 2.52 .60 .90 5.50 4 1.80 .40 3.50   Dominican Republic-9.27
Spain 2.30 3.94 4.35 4.22 4.40 3.54 2.68 2.91 3.09 3.40   Mozambique-9.42
Guatemala 3 4.36 4.99 3.85 3.61 2.33 2.25 2.13 2.67 3.25   Belgium-9.89
Poland 6 6.80 4.80 4.10 4.19 1.12 1.40 3.84 5.27 3.24   Mexico-10.06
Djibouti -1.50 -.63 .10 2.18 .73 2.05 2.62 3.20 2.97 3.20   Luxembourg-10.31
Belize 2 4.63 3.44 8.44 12.28 4.87 4.24 9.20 4.60 3.10   Rwanda-10.71
Denmark 2.50 2.97 2.47 2.64 2.83 1.31 .50 .70 2.39 3.10   Swaziland-10.87
Dominica 2.60 1.49 4.98 .68 .78 -4.20 -4.70 -.63 2 3.10   Ireland-11.87
Guinea 4.60 4.81 4.80 4.60 1.90 4 4.20 1.20 2.70 3   Cameroon-12.4
Sao Tome and Principe 1.50 1 2.50 2.50 3 4 4.10 4 3.80 3   Costa Rica-13.24
Mexico 5.20 6.77 5.03 3.74 6.60 -.16 .83 1.41 4.12 2.96   Australia-13.31
Papua New Guinea 7.70 -4.89 -2.78 7.55 -1.21 -2.32 -1.01 2.95 2.91 2.96   Austria-13.48
Canada 1.50 4.39 4.08 5.61 5.25 1.78 3.43 2 2.90 2.90   Central African Republic-14.09
Comoros -.10 4.20 1.15 1.92 1.87 2.33 2.32 2.10 1.92 2.84   Germany-14.42
Togo .. 4.25 -2.10 2.48 -.78 -.18 4.14 2.70 3 2.80   France-15.1
Kenya 4.10 2.08 1.62 1.29 .60 4.38 .40 2.77 4.34 2.80   Finland-15.41
El Salvador 1.70 4.25 3.75 3.45 2.15 1.71 2.34 2.30 1.83 2.75   Niger-15.46
Sweden 1.10 2.07 3.64 4.58 4.33 1.05 1.98 1.47 3.60 2.70   Albania-16.76
Paraguay 1.30 2.59 -.42 .49 -.30 2.66 -2.32 2.55 4 2.70   Bosnia and Herzegovina-19.42
Japan 5.10 1.80 -1.13 .06 2.39 .20 -.30 1.31 2.70 2.70   Lebanon-19.73
Australia 3.80 4.83 5.31 3.76 2.06 3.88 3.21 3.77 3 2.60   Netherlands-24.04
Ukraine -10 -2.99 -1.94 -.20 5.90 9.20 5.20 9.40 12.10 2.60   Morocco-27.18
Cameroon 5 5.10 5.04 4.39 4.20 4.51 4.01 4.03 3.70 2.60   Burundi-28.23
Malawi 7.30 3.79 3.31 4.04 1.58 -4.97 2.86 6.07 7.12 2.55   Liberia-29.16
Malta 4 4.85 3.49 3.99 6.30 .31 1.46 -2.50 -1.48 2.49   Grenada-32.74
Tonga .. -.03 2.45 3.06 5.20 1.80 2.10 2.90 1.73 2.37   Portugal-42.02
Norway 4.90 4.69 2.63 2.13 2.84 2.73 1.11 .37 2.91 2.30   Kiribati-42.99
Nepal 5.30 5.05 2.94 4.48 6.12 5.63 -.60 3.38 3.36 2.30   Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
Brazil 2.70 3.27 .10 .80 4.36 1.31 1.93 .54 4.90 2.30   Guinea-Bissau0
Central African Republic -4 5.30 4.70 3.60 2.30 1.50 -.80 -7.60 1.30 2.20   Lesotho0
Gabon 5.20 5.76 2.08 -6.20 2 2.50 3 2.60 1.40 2.20   Seychelles0
Finland 4 6.29 4.85 3.37 5.12 1.07 2.20 2.40 3.67 2.10   Kyrgyz Republic0
Haiti 2.70 1.39 2.15 2.70 .39 -.84 -.11 -.61 -2.23 1.98   Maldives0
Switzerland .30 1.72 2.35 1.31 3.61 1.04 .33 -.35 2.10 1.90   Thailand0
Austria 2 1.33 3.92 2.66 3.36 .72 1.17 .76 2.16 1.90   Indonesia0
New Zealand 2.70 1.93 .44 4.87 2.29 3.48 4.63 3.60 4.40 1.90   Korea, Rep.0
Jamaica -1.50 -1.79 -1.19 .87 .71 1.52 1.11 2.26 .92 1.80   Malaysia0
United Kingdom 2.60 3.51 2.92 2.80 3.86 2.30 1.77 2.19 3.14 1.80   Romania0
Swaziland 4.20 4.81 3.20 3.53 2.04 1.79 2.90 2.40 2.10 1.80   Papua New Guinea0
Fiji 3.40 -.88 1.46 9.55 -2.80 2.70 4.30 3 4.10 1.70   Moldova0
Morocco 12.20 -2.23 7.67 -.08 .96 6.30 3.19 5.52 4.24 1.57   Russian Federation0
France 1.10 1.90 3.40 3.21 4.07 2.05 1.22 .80 2.32 1.50   Togo0
Belgium 1 3.41 2.02 3.20 3.88 .72 .90 1.26 2.91 1.20   Ukraine0
Lesotho 6.80 8.15 -4.64 .24 1.32 3.21 3.50 3.09 3.15 1.20   Hong Kong, China0
Netherlands 3 3.79 4.35 4 3.47 1.43 .57 -.88 1.44 1.10   Jamaica0
Lebanon 4 4 3 1 .87 4.36 2.63 4.91 6.32 1   Japan0
Burundi -8.40 .37 4.78 -.97 -.86 2.06 4.45 -1.22 4.83 .91   Zimbabwe0
Germany .80 1.40 1.96 2.05 3.21 1.19 .16 -.10 1.57 .90   Zambia0
Grenada 3 4.61 6.54 10.07 7 -4.40 -.40 5.70 -2.80 .90   Congo, Dem. Rep.0
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. -2.80 -5.41 -2.84 .24 8.40 .30 1.10 5.10 -3.80 .31   Ethiopia0
Kiribati 2.60 1.55 4.98 9.50 1.86 1.76 -4.32 2.29 -1.38 .30   Kazakhstan0
Portugal 3.60 3.81 4.58 3.80 3.38 1.72 .42 -1.14 .96 .30   Czech Republic0
Kyrgyz Republic 7.10 9.92 2.12 3.66 5.44 5.33 -.02 7.03 7.03 -.60   Paraguay0
Seychelles 4.70 5.30 8.40 1.87 4.83 -2.21 1.30 -6.30 -1.99 -2.30   Singapore0
Guyana 7.90 6.23 -1.71 2.97 -1.38 2.25 1.05 -.66 1.55 -2.80   Sierra Leone0
Maldives 7.90 10.16 9.30 7.78 4.39 3.26 6.08 8.47 8.79 -3.61   Philippines0
Zimbabwe 10.20 2.68 2.89 -.70 -7.90 -2.70 -4.40 -10.40 -4.20 -7.10   Peru0