Area · WLD
World
Period
World: GDP of 118,485 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +37.6 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: +3.5 %.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11
- GDP, current dollars
- 118,485 bn$
- 2025 · +37.6 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 14,749 $
- 2025 · +31.6 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 4.1 %
- 2025 · +0.8 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 94.0 %
- 2025 · −3.5 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
The five regions
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 1 Central Africa +62.7 %
- 2 Southern Africa +41.6 %
- 3 East Africa +33.5 %
- 4 North Africa +23.6 %
- 5 West Africa −17.0 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | −2.7 % | +3.5 % | +6.2 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 86,124 bn$ | 118,485 bn$ | +37.6 % |
| GDP per capita | 11,204 $ | 14,749 $ | +31.6 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 18,229 $ | 26,240 $ | +43.9 % |
| Inflation | 3.3 % | 4.1 % | +0.8 pt |
| Public debt | 97.5 % | 94.0 % | −3.5 pt |
| Population | 7,687.1 M | 8,033.2 M | +4.5 % |
| Fiscal balance | −9.5 % | −5.0 % | +4.5 pt |
| Current account | +0.3 % | +0.5 % | +0.2 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Public finances and external accounts
A fiscal deficit of 5.0 % of GDP
World: in 2025, the general government spent 5.0 % of GDP more than it collected, public debt stood at 94.0 % of GDP, the current account showed a surplus of 0.5 % (IMF).
- Fiscal balance · 2025
- −5.0 %
- of GDP · +4.5 pt since 2020
- Public debt · 2025
- 94.0 %
- of GDP · −3.5 pt since 2020
- Current account · 2025
- +0.5 %
- of GDP · +0.2 pt since 2020
Fiscal balance, % of GDP
Negative: a deficit · dashed: estimates and projections
- World
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · general government net lending or borrowing · group values weighted by GDP in dollars (Syli Atlas)
Current account, % of GDP
Trade, income and transfers with the rest of the world
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Questions
How much has the economy of World grown since 2020?
World: GDP of 118,485 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +37.6 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: +3.5 %.
What is the GDP per capita of World?
14,749 $ in 2025 at market exchange rates, 26,240 $ in purchasing power parity (IMF).
What is the inflation rate in World?
4.1 % in 2025, average annual change in consumer prices (IMF).
What is the public debt of World?
94.0 % of GDP in 2025, gross debt of the general government (IMF).
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Syli Atlas, « World », https://dev.syliatlas.com/en/regions/world. Data: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026).