GERD as a percentage of GDP in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 1.4% in 2023. β² Rising
GERD as a percentage of GDP in MDG: Developing Regions, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, gerd as a percentage of gdp in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 1.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1996.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 20th out of 51 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More science & technology data for MDG: Developing Regions
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in MDG: Developing Regions was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 20th out of 51 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release