Biggest changes in the latest figures
For every measure updated in the last 30 days: the three countries with the largest rise and the three with the largest fall between the same two consecutive periods, the latest period most countries share and the one before it. Countries with older or longer intervals are left out. Percentages are compared in percentage points, rates per population and index values as differences in their own unit, other measures in percent.
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Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 216 countries with values for both periods. 1 other country has an older figure or a longer interval and is left out.
Largest rises
- West Bank and Gaza: +6.2% 65.2 years → 69.2 years
- Libya: +2.6% 69.3 years → 71.1 years
- Ukraine: +1.7% 73.4 years → 74.7 years
Largest falls
- Greenland: −1.0% 71.0 years → 70.3 years
- Malta: −0.5% 83.4 years → 83.0 years
- Liechtenstein: −0.5% 84.6 years → 84.2 years
Life expectancy at birth, women
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 213 countries with values for both periods. 4 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- West Bank and Gaza: +3.8% 71.5 years → 74.3 years
- Libya: +3.2% 70.4 years → 72.7 years
- Seychelles: +2.4% 78.8 years → 80.7 years
Largest falls
- Greenland: −1.0% 73.0 years → 72.2 years
- Ukraine: −1.0% 80.2 years → 79.4 years
- Liechtenstein: −0.7% 86.9 years → 86.3 years
Life expectancy at birth, men
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2023 to 2024, 215 countries with values for both periods. 2 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- West Bank and Gaza: +9.3% 59.7 years → 65.2 years
- Ukraine: +4.3% 66.9 years → 69.8 years
- Libya: +2.0% 68.3 years → 69.6 years
Largest falls
- Greenland: −1.0% 69.1 years → 68.4 years
- Luxembourg: −0.9% 81.7 years → 81.0 years
- Malta: −0.5% 81.6 years → 81.2 years
Net migration
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 216 countries with values for both periods. 1 other country has an older figure or a longer interval and is left out.
Largest rises
- Sudan: +835,726 -544,257 people → 291,469 people
- Greece: +139,408 -122,772 people → 16,636 people
- Hong Kong SAR, China: +37,135 -19,272 people → 17,863 people
Gross domestic product in US dollars
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 186 countries with values for both periods. 28 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
GDP per capita in US dollars
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 186 countries with values for both periods. 28 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international dollars)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 185 countries with values for both periods. 14 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Largest falls
- Equatorial Guinea: −8.1% Int$14,998 per person → Int$13,786 per person
- Iraq: −4.2% Int$12,725 per person → Int$12,192 per person
- Haiti: −3.8% Int$2,784 per person → Int$2,678 per person
GNI per capita, Atlas method
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 182 countries with values for both periods. 25 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- São Tomé and Príncipe: +30.6% US$2,910 per person → US$3,800 per person
- Sudan: +26.8% US$710 per person → US$900 per person
- Tajikistan: +26.1% US$1,650 per person → US$2,080 per person
Largest falls
- Nigeria: −20.5% US$1,710 per person → US$1,360 per person
- Iran: −9.4% US$5,130 per person → US$4,650 per person
- Timor-Leste: −8.5% US$1,650 per person → US$1,510 per person
Real GDP growth (World Bank)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 186 countries with values for both periods. 28 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- West Bank and Gaza: +27.2 percentage points -22.9% → 4.3%
- Sudan: +17.0 percentage points -14.0% → 3.1%
- Timor-Leste: +16.1 percentage points -9.1% → 7.0%
Largest falls
- Guyana: −24.5 percentage points 43.8% → 19.3%
- Iran: −6.5 percentage points 3.7% → -2.8%
- Equatorial Guinea: −6.2 percentage points 0.4% → -5.8%
Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 157 countries with values for both periods. 51 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Largest falls
- Equatorial Guinea: −7.0 percentage points 48.4% → 41.4%
- Angola: −6.8 percentage points 33.9% → 27.1%
- Iraq: −6.2 percentage points 51.6% → 45.4%
Services as a share of GDP
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 157 countries with values for both periods. 48 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Togo: +12.5 percentage points 49.2% → 61.7%
- Republic of the Congo: +9.3 percentage points 45.0% → 54.3%
- Iraq: +6.5 percentage points 45.8% → 52.3%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing as a share of GDP
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 157 countries with values for both periods. 49 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Consumer price inflation (World Bank)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 169 countries with values for both periods. 23 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Largest falls
- West Bank and Gaza: −43.9 percentage points 53.7% → 9.8%
- Lebanon: −30.6 percentage points 45.2% → 14.6%
- Türkiye: −23.6 percentage points 58.5% → 34.9%
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 186 countries with values for both periods. 27 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Official exchange rate (local currency per US dollar)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 151 countries with values for both periods. 63 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Exports of goods and services as a share of GDP (World Bank)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 138 countries with values for both periods. 55 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Hong Kong SAR, China: +18.1 percentage points 181.6% → 199.8%
- Naoero: +8.2 percentage points 53.5% → 61.8%
- Viet Nam: +8.1 percentage points 90.2% → 98.2%
Largest falls
- Armenia: −25.5 percentage points 73.6% → 48.1%
- Kyrgyzstan: −20.0 percentage points 46.8% → 26.8%
- Djibouti: −15.9 percentage points 126.4% → 110.5%
Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP (World Bank)
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 138 countries with values for both periods. 55 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Hong Kong SAR, China: +19.1 percentage points 177.8% → 196.9%
- Gambia: +16.0 percentage points 33.4% → 49.4%
- Switzerland: +10.0 percentage points 59.2% → 69.1%
Largest falls
- Armenia: −22.8 percentage points 76.4% → 53.6%
- Djibouti: −19.0 percentage points 114.8% → 95.8%
- Kyrgyzstan: −17.7 percentage points 83.3% → 65.6%
Trade as a share of GDP
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 138 countries with values for both periods. 55 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Hong Kong SAR, China: +37.3 percentage points 359.4% → 396.6%
- Gambia: +20.0 percentage points 42.2% → 62.2%
- Switzerland: +16.8 percentage points 130.4% → 147.2%
Largest falls
- Armenia: −48.4 percentage points 150.1% → 101.7%
- Kyrgyzstan: −37.7 percentage points 130.1% → 92.4%
- Djibouti: −34.9 percentage points 241.2% → 206.3%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a share of GDP
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2024 to 2025, 184 countries with values for both periods. 18 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
Largest falls
- Malta: −118.3 percentage points 170.1% → 51.7%
- Luxembourg: −59.4 percentage points 26.8% → -32.7%
- Iceland: −11.2 percentage points 9.1% → -2.2%
Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP
Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank2022 to 2023, 78 countries with values for both periods. 123 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.
Largest rises
- Kiribati: +1.6 percentage points 14.8% → 16.4%
- Grenada: +1.1 percentage points 4.0% → 5.1%
- Seychelles: +0.8 percentage points 3.7% → 4.5%
Largest falls
- Macao SAR, China: −2.6 percentage points 6.1% → 3.5%
- Sierra Leone: −2.3 percentage points 4.9% → 2.6%
- Bhutan: −1.6 percentage points 7.5% → 5.8%