economic growth

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Noun

economic growth (usually uncountable, plural economic growths)

1. (economics) The growth of the economic output of a country.

   As a result of inward investment, Eire enjoyed substantial economic growth.

   • 2025 October 1, Richard Evans, “The value of the railway effect”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 58:

     The spending in and around local stations is creating micro-economies that are benefiting Great Britain's high streets, independent businesses and economic growth, both locally and on a national level.

Antonyms

• negative growth

Translations

growth

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Asturian: crecimientu económicu m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 經濟增長 / 经济增长 (zh) (jīngjì zēngzhǎng)

• Danish: økonomisk vækst
• Dutch: economische groei (nl) f
• Estonian: majanduskasv
• Finnish: talouskasvu (fi), taloudellinen kasvu
• French: croissance (fr) f, croissance économique f
• Galician: crecemento económico m
• Georgian: ეკონომიკური ზრდა (eḳonomiḳuri zrda)
• German: Wirtschaftswachstum (de) n
• Hungarian: gazdasági növekedés (hu)
• Italian: crescita economica (it) f
• Korean: 경제적인 성공 (gyeongjejeogin seonggong)
• Latvian: ekonomikas izaugsme f
• Polish: progresja (pl) f, wzrost (pl) m
• Portuguese: crescimento econômico m
• Russian: экономи́ческий рост (ru) m (ekonomíčeskij rost)
• Spanish: crecimiento económico m
• Swedish: ekonomisk tillväxt (sv) c
• Ukrainian: економічне зростання n (ekonomične zrostannja), ріст економіки m (rist ekonomiky)
• Vietnamese: sự tăng trưởng kinh tế