Nauru
GDP growth in Nauru
GDP growth in Nauru: -0.4% a year in 2005 and 2% a year in 2020, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2020
- 2% a year
- Since 2005
- +2.3 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 2% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 25.3% a year in 2012, the lowest -22.2% a year in 2007.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Nauru |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2019 | 8.5 |
| 2018 | -1.2 |
| 2017 | -6 |
| 2016 | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 2.7 |
| 2014 | 16.4 |
| 2013 | 3.6 |
| 2012 | 25.3 |
| 2011 | 14.4 |
| 2010 | -0.2 |
| 2009 | -5.7 |
| 2008 | 20.4 |
| 2007 | -22.2 |
| 2006 | 8.3 |
| 2005 | -0.4 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2021–2031
| Year | Nauru |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 7.2 |
| 2022 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | -0.3 |
| 2024 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 2.2 |
| 2026 | 2.1 |
| 2027 | 2 |
| 2028 | 2 |
| 2029 | 2 |
| 2030 | 2 |
| 2031 | 2 |
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
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Nauru in numbers
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