The latest plotted observation compared with the one immediately before it.
Living standards · observed
Output per person
Inflation adjusted gross domestic product divided by the midyear population.
Latest available value$12,131
World · 2025
Change from 2024+$236
One period comparison, not annualized
Data statusLatest available
Observed source series
Historical observationsGDP per person in World
$12,1312025
Explain this chart
Productivity, Employment, Investment
It does not show inequality, unpaid work, environmental costs, or differences in local prices.
View accessible data table
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,131 | observed |
| 2024 | $11,894 | observed |
| 2023 | $11,671 | observed |
| 2022 | $11,452 | observed |
| 2021 | $11,168 | observed |
| 2020 | $10,575 | observed |
| 2019 | $10,997 | observed |
| 2018 | $10,823 | observed |
| 2017 | $10,592 | observed |
| 2016 | $10,355 | observed |
Why it matters
It is a rough way to compare average material output over time, not a measure of a typical person’s income.
People often affected
- Households
- Businesses
- Public services
- 01Productivity
- 02Employment
- 03Investment
- 04Population
These are common mechanisms, not claims about what caused the latest movement.
Limits of this data
It does not show inequality, unpaid work, environmental costs, or differences in local prices.
Revision status: The API does not expose a revision flag for these observations. Treat recent values as revisable.
Publisher source record
World Bank: World Development Indicators
Series NY.GDP.PCAP.KD. Snapshot retrieved Aug 17, 2026. Reporting frequency: annual. Seasonal adjustment: not applicable.
Series source organization: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
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