# Annual GDP growth (%): source and method

## Citation

World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. “Annual GDP growth (%)” \[dataset\]. World Bank, “World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.” \[original data\].

## What it measures

Annual GDP growth (%). Unit: %.

## Where it was taken from

- Chart: [https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-gdp-growth](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-gdp-growth)
- Full metadata: [https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/1302956.metadata.json](https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/1302956.metadata.json)
- Last updated by Our World in Data: 2026-07-31. Taken for this site on 22 October 2026.

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