Obesity vs gdp, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Obesity vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
8.92 % change on previous year
East Timor
Lowest
-1.83 % change on previous year
Spain
Median
2.36 % change on previous year
Years covered
44
1981–2024
Data points
8,756
What the numbers show
Obesity vs gdp, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 8.92 % change on previous year in East Timor; the lowest is -1.83 % change on previous year in Spain.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.36 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.59 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 149 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 1,961.5%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 1,344.0%).
Obesity vs gdp, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Timor | 8.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 2 | Vietnam | 8.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 6.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 6.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 5 | Nepal | 6.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 6 | Liberia | 6.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 6.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 8 | Cambodia | 6.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 9 | Madagascar | 6.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 6.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 6.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 12 | Laos | 5.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 13 | Guinea | 5.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 14 | Singapore | 5.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Indonesia | 5.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 5.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 17 | India | 5.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 18 | China | 5.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 19 | Eritrea | 5.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 20 | Bhutan | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 21 | Burundi | 5.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 22 | Niger | 5.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 23 | South Korea | 5.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 24 | Togo | 5.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 25 | Mozambique | 5.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 26 | Chad | 4.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.9% | falling |
| 27 | Pakistan | 4.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 28 | Zambia | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 29 | Malawi | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 30 | Mali | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 31 | Maldives | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 32 | Tanzania | 4.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 4.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 4.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 36 | Senegal | 4.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 37 | North Korea | 4.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 38 | Djibouti | 4.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 39 | Philippines | 4.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 40 | Gambia | 4.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 41 | Sudan | 4.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 44 | Benin | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 45 | Somalia | 4.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 46 | Cape Verde | 3.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 47 | Thailand | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 3.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 49 | Comoros | 3.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 50 | Myanmar | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Nigeria | 3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 53 | Kenya | 3.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 54 | South Sudan | 3.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.2% | falling |
| 56 | Brazil | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 58 | Angola | 3.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 59 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 60 | Congo | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 61 | Ghana | 3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 62 | Gabon | 3.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 63 | Botswana | 3.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 65 | Peru | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 66 | Mongolia | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 67 | Haiti | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 68 | Yemen | 3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 70 | Japan | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 71 | Cameroon | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 72 | Albania | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Brunei | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 75 | Ecuador | 3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 77 | Paraguay | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 78 | Namibia | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 79 | Malaysia | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 80 | Lesotho | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 81 | Guyana | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 82 | Cuba | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 84 | Bolivia | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 85 | Honduras | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 86 | Romania | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 87 | Argentina | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 88 | Seychelles | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 89 | Mauritania | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 90 | Colombia | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 92 | Eswatini | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Uruguay | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 95 | Panama | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 96 | Jamaica | 2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 97 | Grenada | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 98 | Suriname | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 100 | Dominica | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 101 | Slovenia | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.5% | falling |
| 102 | Chile | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 103 | Fiji | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 104 | El Salvador | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 105 | Slovakia | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 107 | Georgia | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 109 | Croatia | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 110 | Mauritius | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 112 | Morocco | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 113 | Armenia | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 114 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.3% | falling |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 117 | Algeria | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.7% | flat |
| 118 | Belize | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 119 | Mexico | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 120 | Greenland | 1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 121 | Hungary | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 122 | North Macedonia | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 123 | Czechia | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 125 | Solomon Islands | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 126 | Bermuda | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 127 | Iran | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 128 | Austria | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Tunisia | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 131 | Montenegro | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 133 | Finland | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 134 | Iceland | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 135 | Belgium | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.4% | flat |
| 136 | Sweden | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.4% | falling |
| 137 | Serbia | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 139 | Australia | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 140 | South Africa | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 141 | Switzerland | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Bahamas | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 143 | Norway | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 144 | Greece | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 146 | Oman | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.5% | rising |
| 147 | Micronesia (country) | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.0% | falling |
| 148 | Egypt | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 149 | Saudi Arabia | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 150 | Ireland | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 151 | Iraq | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 152 | Qatar | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 153 | Lebanon | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 154 | Bulgaria | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.5% | flat |
| 155 | New Zealand | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Denmark | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 141.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 620.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Tonga | 0.9684 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 159 | Bahrain | 0.8487 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 160 | French Polynesia | 0.8413 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 161 | Tuvalu | 0.811 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Samoa | 0.798 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 163 | Palestine | 0.7789 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 164 | United Kingdom | 0.7501 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Cook Islands | 0.7172 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 166 | Netherlands | 0.7023 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Poland | 0.6842 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 168 | Kiribati | 0.6548 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 169 | United States | 0.6242 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Libya | 0.4844 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 171 | Latvia | 0.4636 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.0% | rising |
| 172 | Cyprus | 0.4563 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Andorra | 0.4141 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Tokelau | 0.4103 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Turkey | 0.389 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Nauru | 0.3702 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Syria | 0.3564 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.7% | falling |
| 178 | Germany | 0.3418 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,961.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Canada | 0.3293 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Niue | 0.3242 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Estonia | 0.273 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Belarus | 0.2154 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 183 | Palau | 0.1731 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Malta | 0.1585 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 185 | American Samoa | 0.1037 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Kuwait | 0.0785 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 187 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0476 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Ukraine | 0.0393 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.5% | rising |
| 189 | Jordan | -0.0057 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Moldova | -0.0314 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.0% | falling |
| 191 | Portugal | -0.1048 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Israel | -0.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 136.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | -0.2743 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 139.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Lithuania | -0.3335 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Venezuela | -0.4179 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Italy | -0.7579 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,344.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Russia | -0.8058 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 303.1% | volatile |
| 198 | France | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Spain | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Obesity vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Obesity vs gdp Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Obesity vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.