GERD as a percentage of GDP in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: Central Asia: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
GERD as a percentage of GDP in UIS: Central Asia, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, gerd as a percentage of gdp in UIS: Central Asia stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 0.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places UIS: Central Asia 49th out of 50 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
GERD as a percentage of GDP in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3% | — |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in UIS: Central Asia?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in UIS: Central Asia was 0.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 49th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Central Asia 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