Guam — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Guam, 2003–2022.
GDP growth for Guam was 5.10% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 20 years, from 2003 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 6.49% in 2004. The lowest was -10.52% in 2020 (about -2.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 9.69% per year.
Guam ranks 49 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 23%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Guam sits above it. It peaked in 2004 and has fallen 21% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 139%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 10 of 36 economies; Singapore (5.03%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2648% in 2012. That is 859% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2003 level: doubled by 2004. Doubling roughly every 7.5 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 167th of 204 in 2003 → 139th of 209 in 2010 → 175th of 209 in 2020 → 87th of 209 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 2003 to 2022
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.1% | +3.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.06% | +12.6 pp |
| 2020 | -10.52% | -13.0 pp |
| 2019 | 2.52% | +3.4 pp |
| 2018 | -0.83% | -1.7 pp |
| 2017 | 0.89% | +0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 0.18% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 0.83% | -1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.69% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 2.13% | +2.1 pp |
| 2011 | 0.08% | -2.2 pp |
| 2010 | 2.26% | +1.8 pp |
| 2009 | 0.44% | -1.6 pp |
| 2008 | 2.03% | +1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 0.72% | +4.4 pp |
| 2006 | -3.65% | -7.3 pp |
| 2005 | 3.64% | -2.9 pp |
| 2004 | 6.49% | +5.6 pp |
| 2003 | 0.88% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guam’s GDP growth in 2004?
6.49% (2004). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guam’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 2003 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +480.0% in total — about 9.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 5.1%; 2021: 2.06%; 2020: -10.52%; 2019: 2.52%; 2018: -0.83%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.