GERD as a percentage of GDP in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.6%
Change on year
down 4.1%
Rank
31st
of 50 groups
All-time high
1.2%
in 2008
All-time low
0.6%
in 2023
Years of data
28
1996–2023
GERD as a percentage of GDP in UNESCO: Sids, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 0.6% for gerd as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 1.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2023.
That places UNESCO: Sids 31st out of 50 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
GERD as a percentage of GDP in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7% | — |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in UNESCO: Sids?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in UNESCO: Sids was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 31st out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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