<p>I have question about following charts in Mozambique. Here is GDP of Mozambique in 2010-2016 - <a href="https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?end=2019&amp;locations=MZ&amp;start=2008" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?end=2019&amp;locations=MZ&amp;start=2008</a>. You can clearly see that GDP grows from 11 billion to 17.8 billion and then lowers in 2014-2016 from that number to 12 billion dollars. However, the GDP growth rate remains positive (between 6-7 % - <a href="https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?end=2019&amp;locations=MZ&amp;most_recent_value_desc=false&amp;start=2005" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?end=2019&amp;locations=MZ&amp;most_recent_value_desc=false&amp;start=2005</a>). How is it possible, shouldn't the &quot;GDP growth&quot; be negative?</p>
<p>I understand the growth rate isn't as easy as year-2-year change. Perhaps there is inflation (that was pretty low in Mozambique, around 2%), maybe exchange rate plays a role as well?<br />
Thank you a lot for answer!</p>

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How can the GDP's growth rate be positive, when the GDP decreases?
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# How can the GDP's growth rate be positive, when the GDP decreases?

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I have question about following charts in Mozambique. Here is GDP of Mozambique in 2010-2016 - <https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?end=2019&locations=MZ&start=2008>. You can clearly see that GDP grows from 11 billion to 17.8 billion and then lowers in 2014-2016 from that number to 12 billion dollars. However, the GDP growth rate remains positive (between 6-7 % - <https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?end=2019&locations=MZ&most_recent_value_desc=false&start=2005>). How is it possible, shouldn't the "GDP growth" be negative?

I understand the growth rate isn't as easy as year-2-year change. Perhaps there is inflation (that was pretty low in Mozambique, around 2%), maybe exchange rate plays a role as well?  
Thank you a lot for answer!

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