Countries in North America by gdp growth
How much the economy grew in real terms over the year — output at constant prices, so inflation does not count as growth. 23 countries in North America, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025
Median country
+2.7%
half above, half below| # | Country | % a year | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Antigua and Barbuda | +5.0% | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 2 |  Nicaragua | +4.9% | 2025 | Central America |
| 3 |  Costa Rica | +4.6% | 2025 | Central America |
| =4 |  Grenada | +4.4% | 2025 | Caribbean |
| =4 |  Panama | +4.4% | 2025 | Central America |
| 6 |  Guatemala | +4.3% | 2025 | Central America |
| 7 |  El Salvador | +3.9% | 2025 | Central America |
| 8 |  Honduras | +3.8% | 2025 | Central America |
| =9 |  Bahamas | +3.4% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| =9 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +3.4% | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 11 |  Dominica | +3.1% | 2025 | Caribbean |
| =12 |  Barbados | +2.7% | 2025 | Caribbean |
| =12 |  Belize | +2.7% | 2025 | Central America |
| =12 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | +2.7% | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 15 |  United States | +2.2% | 2025 | Northern America |
| 16 |  Dominican Republic | +2.1% | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 17 |  Canada | +1.7% | 2025 | Northern America |
| 18 |  Mexico | +0.6% | 2025 | Central America |
| 19 |  Jamaica | +0.1% | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 20 |  Saint Lucia | −0.6% | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 21 |  Trinidad and Tobago | −0.8% | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 22 |  Cuba | −1.1% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 23 |  Haiti | −2.7% | 2025 | Caribbean |
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.
| Place | % a year | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Aruba | +6.8% | Territory of Netherlands |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | +5.6% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Curaçao | +5.0% | Territory of Netherlands |
 Saint Martin | +4.9% | Territory of France |
 Cayman Islands | +3.8% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Sint Maarten | +3.4% | Territory of Netherlands |
 Bermuda | +1.9% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Greenland | +0.9% | Territory of Denmark |
 Puerto Rico | +0.3% | Territory of United States of America |
 US Virgin Islands | −1.3% | Territory of United States of America |
Questions
- Which country in North America has the fastest-growing economy?
- Antigua and Barbuda has the fastest-growing economy in North America: +5.0% a year (2025). Next come Nicaragua (+4.9% a year) and Costa Rica (+4.6% a year).
- Which country in North America has the weakest growth?
- Haiti, with −2.7% a year (2025).
- What is the typical gdp growth of a country in North America?
- The median of the 23 countries in North America is +2.7% a year: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- How much the economy grew in real terms over the year — output at constant prices, so inflation does not count as growth. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.