Real GDP growth (per cent change over previous quarter; PPP-based; seasonally adjusted) - World - IMF - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: Real GDP by region (IMF)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the world, seasonally-adjusted PPP-based real GDP growth was 0.84 per cent in 2025-Q2, compared to 0.75 in 2025-Q1.
Sample. The quarterly series presented in the chart has 53 observations in total. The span of time covered by the series is from June 2012 to June 2025.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: GDP growth reached its highest level of 8.35 per cent in September 2020; it reached its minimum of -6.03 in June 2020; it averaged 0.80.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | 0.9845914847482096 |
| 2025-03-31 | 0.7533013975680847 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.839100396369119 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
| Country | World |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Real aggregate |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Constant prices |
| Rescaling | PPP-based |
| Measure type | Period-over-period percentage change |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | International Monetary Fund |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse subject to conditions |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | GM03 |
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