• A growth curve shows the direction of some phenomena in time, in the past or in the future, or both.

  • Growth curves are usually displayed on a set of axes, where the x-axis is time and the y-axis is growth rate.
  • Growth curves are used in applications ranging from population biology and ecology to finance and economics.
  • Growth curves allow you to track changes over time and what variables can cause these changes. Businesses and investors can adjust strategies depending on the growth curve.