Real GDP measures the value of goods and services a country produces, adjusted for inflation.
Based on forecasts from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026 via Visual Capitalist), Iraq leads real GDP growth for 2027 at 19.0%, followed by Qatar (18.8%), Kuwait (17.1%), Guyana (16.8%), and Sudan (15.0%).
Other top performers include Bahrain (13.9%), Uganda (9.9%), Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia (both at 7.9%), and Guinea (7.8%).
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The second group of high-growth economies features the UAE (7.7%), Vietnam (7.5%), Rwanda (7.2%), alongside India, Kyrgyzstan, and Venezuela (all at 7.0%).
Bhutan follows at 6.9%, with Benin and Tajikistan tied at 6.8%, and Niger expanding at 6.5%.
