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Data for 1978
GDP Growth, 1978
1978, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
GDP Growth, 1978 covers 151 countries. Cameroon is highest, at 22.003005; Gabon is lowest, at -24.049206. The middle country reads 5.271942. Against 1977, 146 values changed (82 up, 64 down), 5 countries joined.
GDP Growth · Data for 1978
HighestCameroon
22.003005
LowestGabon
-24.049206Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of GDP Growth, 1978, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 151 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 22.003005 |
| 2 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 21.151693 |
| 3 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 18.316875 |
| 4 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 17.056965 |
| 5 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 14.684723 |
| 6 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 14.679566 |
| 7 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 14.332802 |
| 8 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean | 14.179520 |
| 9 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 13.472612 |
| 10 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 13.126043 |
| 11 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 12.938312 |
| 12 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 12.028730 |
| 13 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 11.326954 |
| 14 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 11.161158 |
| 15 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 11.069456 |
| 16 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 11.045435 |
| 17 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 10.909454 |
| 18 |  DominicaDMACaribbean | 10.535746 |
| 19 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 10.311941 |
| 20 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 10.295747 |
| 21 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 10.016480 |
| 22 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 9.942590 |
| 23 |  French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 9.892559 |
| 24 |  New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 9.800007 |
| 25 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 9.792644 |
| 26 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 9.777474 |
| 27 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 9.745068 |
| 28 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 9.214836 |
| 29 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 9.150841 |
| 30 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 8.956942 |
| 31 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 8.863366 |
| 32 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 8.628768 |
| 33 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 8.549859 |
| 34 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 8.475936 |
| 35 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 8.469901 |
| 36 |  Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 8.260887 |
| 37 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 8.048534 |
| 38 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 8.026825 |
| 39 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 7.920807 |
| 40 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 7.777403 |
| 41 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 7.777182 |
| 42 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 7.429560 |
| 43 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 7.354774 |
| 44 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 7.246864 |
| 45 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 7.186728 |
| 46 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 7.126512 |
| 47 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 7.073838 |
| 48 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 7.019134 |
| 49 |  Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 6.931946 |
| 50 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 6.912494 |
| 51 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 6.796264 |
| 52 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 6.767070 |
| 53 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 6.653892 |
| 54 |  SurinameSURSouth America | 6.600000 |
| 55 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 6.595999 |
| 56 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 6.517817 |
| 57 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 6.440474 |
| 58 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 6.359747 |
| 59 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 6.316446 |
| 60 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 6.267687 |
| 61 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 6.250000 |
| 62 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 6.208864 |
| 63 |  GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 6.016717 |
| 64 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 6.016715 |
| 65 |  SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 5.799419 |
| 66 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 5.712532 |
| 67 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 5.706825 |
| 68 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 5.653837 |
| 69 |  MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 5.640209 |
| 70 |  Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 5.623904 |
| 71 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 5.555087 |
| 72 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 5.535206 |
| 73 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 5.373985 |
| 74 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 5.341402 |
| 75 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 5.322766 |
| 76 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 5.271942 |
| 77 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 5.192385 |
| 78 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 4.996690 |
| 79 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 4.969898 |
| 80 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 4.876939 |
| 81 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 4.816221 |
| 82 |  LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe | 4.758677 |
| 83 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 4.607825 |
| 84 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 4.405741 |
| 85 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 4.400000 |
| 86 |  Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 4.383512 |
| 87 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 4.074975 |
| 88 |  MonacoMCOWestern Europe | 3.953551 |
| 89 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3.949362 |
| 90 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 3.909904 |
| 91 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 3.862269 |
| 92 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 3.855685 |
| 93 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 3.830806 |
| 94 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 3.735976 |
| 95 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3.403374 |
| 96 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 3.304919 |
| 97 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 3.240140 |
| 98 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 3.014480 |
| 99 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 3.008493 |
| 100 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 2.919708 |
| 101 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 2.897300 |
| 102 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.841897 |
| 103 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 2.815966 |
| 104 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 2.740006 |
| 105 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 2.696247 |
| 106 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 2.416994 |
| 107 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 2.406332 |
| 108 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 2.346896 |
| 109 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 2.232663 |
| 110 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 2.140685 |
| 111 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 2.084008 |
| 112 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 2.052695 |
| 113 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 1.863401 |
| 114 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 1.751548 |
| 115 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 1.751548 |
| 116 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.502933 |
| 117 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.463003 |
| 118 |  AndorraANDSouthern Europe | 1.463000 |
| 119 |  BermudaBMUNorthern America | 1.452785 |
| 120 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 1.327129 |
| 121 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.255078 |
| 122 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1.209235 |
| 123 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 1.059594 |
| 124 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 0.895363 |
| 125 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.553764 |
| 126 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.318563 |
| 127 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.172376 |
| 128 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000000 |
| 129 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | -0.053700 |
| 130 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | -0.210654 |
| 131 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | -0.469634 |
| 132 |  PalauPLWMicronesia | -0.488595 |
| 133 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | -0.504714 |
| 134 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | -0.940576 |
| 135 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | -1.463476 |
| 136 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | -1.589619 |
| 137 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | -1.806189 |
| 138 |  TuvaluTUVPolynesia | -1.832503 |
| 139 |  PeruPERSouth America | -2.642503 |
| 140 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | -2.661806 |
| 141 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | -2.706922 |
| 142 |  NauruNRUMicronesia | -2.816747 |
| 143 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | -3.693531 |
| 144 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | -3.953931 |
| 145 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | -4.506125 |
| 146 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | -5.345292 |
| 147 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | -5.764158 |
| 148 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa | -5.930987 |
| 149 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | -7.838800 |
| 150 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | -12.840857 |
| 151 | GabonGABMiddle Africa | -24.049206 |
02In 1978
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1Cameroon22.003005
- 2Seychelles21.151693
- 3Lesotho18.316875
- 4Iraq17.056965
- 5Maldives14.684723
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 5.271942. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031977 → 1978
Since 1977
What changed between 1977 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +5 / −0countries joined / left
- 146values changed, of 146 in both
- 82 · 64rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Seychelles-6.190227 → 21.151693+27.341919
- Guinea-Bissau-7.170070 → 13.126043+20.296113
- Qatar-7.305433 → 8.863366+16.168800
- Republic of the Congo-8.953428 → 6.359747+15.313175
- Iraq1.899959 → 17.056965+15.157005
Fell most
- United Arab Emirates21.439699 → -1.589619−23.029319
- São Tomé and Príncipe23.417529 → 2.897300−20.520229
- Nicaragua8.368481 → -7.838800−16.207281
- Burundi11.469453 → -0.940576−12.410029
- Sudan6.223854 → -5.930987−12.154841
+ Antigua and Barbuda+ Dominica+ Grenada+ Saint Kitts and Nevis+ Saint LuciaBoth years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1978.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 151 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (1978). GDP Growth, 1978 [data set], describing 1978. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-growth/1978
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07Questions
GDP Growth, 1978: questions and answers
Which country has the highest GDP growth in GDP Growth, 1978?
Cameroon, at 22.003005, of the 151 countries in the file.
What year does GDP Growth, 1978 describe?
1978.
How many countries does GDP Growth, 1978 cover?
151.
Where can I download GDP Growth, 1978?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is GDP Growth, 1978 the newest?
No. The newest held here is GDP Growth, 2025.