{"chart":{"title":"GDP per capita","subtitle":"GDP per capita is a country's gross domestic product divided by its population. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.","note":"This data is expressed in international-$ at 2021 prices.","citation":"Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026)","originalChartUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-per-capita-worldbank","selection":["United States","Germany","United Kingdom","Brazil","South Korea","Japan","China","India","Ethiopia","Russia"]},"columns":{"GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)":{"titleShort":"GDP per capita","titleLong":"GDP per capita - World Bank – In constant international-$","descriptionShort":"Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.","descriptionKey":"- GDP per capita is a comprehensive measure of people's average income. It helps compare income levels across countries and track how they change over time. It is especially useful for understanding trends in economic growth and living standards.\n- GDP per capita is calculated as the value of all final goods and services produced each year in a country (the gross domestic product), divided by the population. It represents the average economic output per person.\n- This indicator shows the large inequality between people in different countries. In the poorest countries, average incomes are below $1,000 per year; in rich countries, they are more than 50 times higher.\n- This data is expressed in constant international dollars to adjust for inflation and differences in living costs between countries. Read more in our article, [What are international dollars?](https://ourworldindata.org/international-dollars)\n- This data comes from the World Bank and starts in 1990. For estimates going back several centuries, explore our chart of GDP per capita from the [Maddison Project Database](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-per-capita-maddison-project-database).","shortUnit":"$","unit":"international-$ in 2021 prices","timespan":"1990-2025","type":"Numeric","owidVariableId":1294305,"shortName":"ny_gdp_pcap_pp_kd","lastUpdated":"2026-07-27","nextUpdate":"2027-01-23","citationShort":"Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data","citationLong":"Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “GDP per capita – World Bank – In constant international-$” [dataset]. Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank, “World Development Indicators 129” [original data].","fullMetadata":"https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/1294305.metadata.json"},"World region according to OWID":{"titleShort":"World region according to OWID","titleLong":"World region according to OWID","descriptionShort":"Regions defined by Our World in Data, which are used in OWID charts and maps.","unit":"","timespan":"2023-2023","type":"Continent","owidVariableId":900801,"shortName":"owid_region","lastUpdated":"2023-01-01","citationShort":"Our World in Data","citationLong":"Our World in Data. “World region according to OWID” [dataset]. Our World in Data, “Regions” [original data].","fullMetadata":"https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/900801.metadata.json"}},"dateDownloaded":"2026-10-30"}