GERD as a percentage of GDP in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
GERD as a percentage of GDP in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, gerd as a percentage of gdp in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 0.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 42nd of 50 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
GERD as a percentage of GDP in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3% | — |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 42nd out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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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February 2026 Data Release