GERD as a percentage of GDP in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
GERD as a percentage of GDP in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 0.5% for gerd as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 0.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1996.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 40th 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4% | — |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1996.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 40th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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