A Decade of Economic Transformation

The Asia-Pacific regions GDP per Capita rose by 46%, while South Asia increased its GDP per capita by 64% over the last decade


 
The table below illustrates the remarkable progress of the Asia-Pacific region in the past decade in GDP per Capita terms. The region’s GDP per capita increased by 45.8%. Although growth has been dramatic, the region still lags behind the Americas and Europe, where the level of GDP per capita is about twice as high.

GDP per Capita
Period: 2015-2025
A Decade of Economic Transformation


A Decade of Economic Transformation




South Asia stands out as the fastest-growing sub-region (as defined by World Economics) in the world, with a 64.1% increase in GDP per capita from 2015 to 2025.

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