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GDP per capita
In constant US$ – World Bank
What you should know about this indicator
- Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure of the total value added from the production of goods and services in a country or region each year. GDP per capita is GDP divided by population.
- This GDP per capita indicator provides information on economic growth and income levels from 1960.
- This data is adjusted by inflation but does not account for differences in living costs between countries.
- This data is expressed in constant 2015 US$.
- For GDP per capita estimates that account for both inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries, see GDP per capita in constant international-$.
GDP per capita
In constant US$ – World Bank
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted by inflation but does not account for differences in living costs between countries.
Source
World Bank and OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Last updated
January 24, 2025
Next expected update
January 2026
Date range
1960–2023
Unit
constant 2015 US$
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World Bank and OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “GDP per capita – World Bank – In constant US$” [dataset]. World Bank and OECD, “World Development Indicators” [original data]. Retrieved April 1, 2025 from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-per-capita-worldbank-constant-usd