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Growth rate among the bottom 40%

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data120 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.0%
Median: 1.8%
Countries Covered
120
with available data
Highest
Romania
11.4%
Lowest
Zimbabwe
-7.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Romania11.4%
2Serbia10.5%
3Democratic Republic of the Congo9.6%
4Myanmar9.5%
5Bulgaria8.4%
By Region
Europe3.2%(31 countries)
North America2.9%(3 countries)
Asia2.8%(17 countries)
Other1.6%(56 countries)
Africa-0.0%(5 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-7.3%)High (11.4%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.0%)

Europe (31)
North America (3)
Asia (17)
Other (56)
Africa (5)
South America (7)
Oceania (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Romania11.4%
2Serbia10.5%
3Democratic Republic of the Congo9.6%
4Myanmar9.5%
5Bulgaria8.4%
6Guinea8.2%
7People's Republic of China7.2%
8United Arab Emirates7.1%
9Lithuania6.1%
10Poland5.8%
11The Republic of North Macedonia5.8%
12Hungary5.7%
13Namibia5.7%
14Croatia5.7%
15Nicaragua5.6%
16Iceland5.6%
17South Korea5.1%
18Benin4.8%
19Georgia4.8%
20Eswatini4.7%
21Latvia4.6%
22Jordan4.6%
23Greece4.3%
24Canada4.2%
25Luxembourg3.8%
26Slovenia3.8%
27Türkiye3.8%
28Kazakhstan3.7%
29Montenegro3.7%
30Mexico3.6%
31Egypt3.6%
32Seychelles3.6%
33Thailand3.4%
34Republic of the Congo3.4%
35Belarus3.3%
36Brazil3.3%
37Malaysia3.2%
38Burkina Faso3.2%
39Chile3.1%
40Costa Rica2.9%
41Netherlands2.9%
42Indonesia2.7%
43Mauritius2.7%
44El Salvador2.7%
45Sierra Leone2.7%
46Ireland2.6%
47Bolivia2.6%
48Vietnam2.6%
49Cyprus2.6%
50Italy2.6%
51Mongolia2.5%
52Germany2.4%
53Portugal2.4%
54Spain2.4%
55Kyrgyzstan2.2%
56Malta2.1%
57Belgium2.1%
58Dominican Republic1.9%
59Lao People's Democratic Republic1.9%
60Israel1.8%
61Philippines1.8%
62Sri Lanka1.7%
63Paraguay1.7%
64Bhutan1.6%
65Russian Federation1.6%
66Niger1.6%
67Estonia1.5%
68Togo1.5%
69Honduras1.5%
70Cameroon1.4%
71Czech Republic1.4%
72Austria1.4%
73Bangladesh1.4%
74Pakistan1.3%
75Tajikistan1.3%
76Cote d'Ivoire1.2%
77Fiji1.2%
78United States of America0.9%
79Tunisia0.9%
80United Kingdom0.9%
81Armenia0.9%
82Iraq0.5%
83Senegal0.4%
84Uruguay0.3%
85Finland0.3%
86Mauritania0.3%
87Rwanda0.3%
88Denmark0.3%
89Switzerland0.3%
90Norway0.2%
91Uganda0.2%
92Zambia0.1%
93Chad0.0%
94Sweden-0.1%
95Islamic Republic of Iran-0.1%
96United Republic of Tanzania-0.2%
97Ghana-0.2%
98Botswana-0.2%
99Australia-0.5%
100France-0.6%
101State of Palestine-0.6%
102Peru-0.6%
103Japan-0.7%
104Ecuador-0.8%
105Ethiopia-0.9%
106Panama-1.0%
107Kenya-1.2%
108South Africa-1.4%
109Republic of The Gambia-1.8%
110Guinea-Bissau-1.8%
111Tonga-1.8%
112Slovakia-2.0%
113Moldova, Republic of-2.1%
114Argentina-2.9%
115Malawi-3.0%
116Jamaica-3.2%
117Mali-3.3%
118Mozambique-4.2%
119Colombia-4.6%
120Zimbabwe-7.3%
Showing 120 of 120 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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