GERD as a percentage of GDP in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
GERD as a percentage of GDP in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1996.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 32nd of 50 groups on this measure, 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 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 32nd out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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