Northern Mariana Islands — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Northern Mariana Islands, 2003–2022.
GDP growth for Northern Mariana Islands was 16.64% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 20 years, from 2003 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 29.21% in 2016. The lowest was -29.06% in 2020 (about -1.7× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 22.67% per year.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 2 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Northern Mariana Islands sits above it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 43% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 1953%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 1 of 36 economies; Viet Nam (8.02%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 997% in 2004. That is 631% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2003 level: doubled by 2010; grown tenfold by 2014. Doubling roughly every 3.4 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 172nd of 204 in 2003 → 164th of 209 in 2010 → 204th of 209 in 2020 → 4th of 209 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 2003 to 2022
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.64% | +11.7 pp |
| 2021 | 4.97% | +34.0 pp |
| 2020 | -29.06% | -17.6 pp |
| 2019 | -11.45% | +8.0 pp |
| 2018 | -19.5% | -42.7 pp |
| 2017 | 23.17% | -6.0 pp |
| 2016 | 29.21% | +25.8 pp |
| 2015 | 3.38% | -0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 4.18% | +1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 2.68% | +1.9 pp |
| 2012 | 0.81% | +8.2 pp |
| 2011 | -7.38% | -8.8 pp |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +19.0 pp |
| 2009 | -17.57% | -6.5 pp |
| 2008 | -11.07% | -4.4 pp |
| 2007 | -6.68% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | -6.87% | +5.8 pp |
| 2005 | -12.7% | -9.6 pp |
| 2004 | -3.08% | -3.4 pp |
| 2003 | 0.34% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Northern Mariana Islands’s GDP growth in 2004?
-3.08% (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 Northern Mariana Islands’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 2003 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +4749.7% in total — about 22.7% 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: 16.64%; 2021: 4.97%; 2020: -29.06%; 2019: -11.45%; 2018: -19.5%. 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.