Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was -3.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Marshall Islands, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Marshall Islands stood at -3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Marshall Islands peaked at 7.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -3.4%, in 2025.
That places Marshall Islands 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.4% | — |
| 1962 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | +33.9% |
| 1968 | 6.3% | +57.5% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 5.6% | -20.3% |
| 1971 | 3.6% | -34.8% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | -27.4% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | -19.7% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -25.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -50.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -111.6% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | +120.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -327.2% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -648.6% |
| 2012 | -0.9% | +258.4% |
| 2013 | -1.4% | +53.0% |
| 2014 | -1.8% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | -2.0% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | -2.3% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | -2.5% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | -2.7% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | -2.9% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | -3.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | -3.2% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | -3.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | -3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | -3.3% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | -3.4% | +2.4% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's -3.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's -3.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Marshall Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -648.6% | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | +327.2% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2012 | -258.4% | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | -120.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -111.6% | 0.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.7% | -2.9% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.2% | -3.4% | -3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 211 Tuvalu -1.6% compare
- 212 Northern Mariana Islands -1.7% compare
- 213 Moldova -1.8% compare
- 215 Saint Martin (French part) -4.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Marshall Islands?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Marshall Islands was -3.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4% in 2025.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Marshall Islands ranks 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.