GERD as a percentage of GDP in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
GERD as a percentage of GDP in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 0.3% for gerd as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 46th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 46th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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