GDP per capita, purchasing power parity (constant 2021 international $)
Definition
GDP divided by midyear population, converted by purchasing power parity to constant 2021 international dollars. Allows comparing the size of the economy per person across countries.
- Formula
- Real GDP at PPP (2021 international $) / population.
- Unit
- 2021 PPP US$
- License
- CC-BY-4.0
GDP per capita, purchasing power parity (constant 2021 international $)
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Latin America & Caribbean
- World
- GDP per capita, purchasing power parity (constant 2021 international $)
- Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · Source version: 2026-10-08 · Collected on: 2026-11-01 · License: CC-BY-4.0
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| Year | Brazil | Argentina | Chile | Colombia | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,633 | 17,007 | 10,955 | 9,999 | 17,170 | 12,426 | 11,275 |
| 1991 | 12,547 | 18,296 | 11,610 | 9,996 | 17,512 | 12,604 | 11,183 |
| 1992 | 12,272 | 19,476 | 12,739 | 10,196 | 17,796 | 12,735 | 11,148 |
| 1993 | 12,669 | 20,791 | 13,380 | 10,533 | 17,971 | 13,103 | 11,138 |
| 1994 | 13,203 | 21,712 | 13,850 | 10,928 | 18,423 | 13,570 | 11,265 |
| 1995 | 13,550 | 20,819 | 14,912 | 11,279 | 17,028 | 13,464 | 11,443 |
| 1996 | 13,642 | 21,696 | 15,748 | 11,303 | 17,776 | 13,773 | 11,692 |
| 1997 | 13,897 | 23,172 | 16,688 | 11,484 | 18,738 | 14,298 | 11,980 |
| 1998 | 13,738 | 23,783 | 17,161 | 11,344 | 19,573 | 14,501 | 12,098 |
| 1999 | 13,602 | 22,715 | 16,900 | 10,680 | 19,793 | 14,364 | 12,361 |
| 2000 | 14,005 | 22,281 | 17,529 | 10,813 | 20,470 | 14,663 | 12,781 |
| 2001 | 14,016 | 21,066 | 17,875 | 10,823 | 20,078 | 14,517 | 12,915 |
| 2002 | 14,266 | 18,572 | 18,245 | 10,925 | 19,745 | 14,398 | 13,104 |
| 2003 | 14,259 | 20,005 | 18,907 | 11,183 | 19,701 | 14,568 | 13,411 |
| 2004 | 14,911 | 21,591 | 19,967 | 11,608 | 20,127 | 15,160 | 13,921 |
| 2005 | 15,221 | 23,262 | 20,923 | 11,999 | 20,277 | 15,565 | 14,377 |
| 2006 | 15,657 | 24,877 | 21,974 | 12,637 | 20,966 | 16,172 | 14,935 |
| 2007 | 16,441 | 26,851 | 22,884 | 13,318 | 21,102 | 16,820 | 15,520 |
| 2008 | 17,113 | 27,658 | 23,515 | 13,591 | 20,993 | 17,243 | 15,756 |
| 2009 | 16,939 | 25,747 | 23,019 | 13,587 | 19,386 | 16,665 | 15,457 |
| 2010 | 18,062 | 28,056 | 24,122 | 14,037 | 20,058 | 17,551 | 16,051 |
| 2011 | 18,628 | 29,426 | 25,372 | 14,852 | 20,458 | 18,151 | 16,479 |
| 2012 | 18,832 | 28,826 | 26,677 | 15,279 | 20,899 | 18,434 | 16,785 |
| 2013 | 19,242 | 29,228 | 27,298 | 15,912 | 20,805 | 18,767 | 17,122 |
| 2014 | 19,183 | 28,201 | 27,512 | 16,480 | 21,070 | 18,852 | 17,503 |
| 2015 | 18,357 | 28,669 | 27,818 | 16,821 | 21,409 | 18,763 | 17,871 |
| 2016 | 17,621 | 27,802 | 27,965 | 17,003 | 21,578 | 18,551 | 18,234 |
| 2017 | 17,724 | 28,335 | 27,900 | 16,986 | 21,778 | 18,745 | 18,715 |
| 2018 | 17,918 | 27,367 | 28,499 | 17,104 | 21,998 | 18,894 | 19,189 |
| 2019 | 18,019 | 26,630 | 28,228 | 17,337 | 21,704 | 18,883 | 19,551 |
| 2020 | 17,328 | 23,877 | 26,258 | 15,861 | 19,728 | 17,509 | 18,812 |
| 2021 | 18,076 | 26,300 | 29,107 | 17,383 | 20,783 | 18,696 | 19,876 |
| 2022 | 18,554 | 27,825 | 29,560 | 18,459 | 21,392 | 19,355 | 20,422 |
| 2023 | 19,080 | 27,230 | 29,600 | 18,407 | 21,865 | 19,652 | 20,895 |
| 2024 | 19,652 | 26,772 | 30,268 | 18,482 | 21,970 | 19,954 | 21,393 |
| 2025 | 20,025 | 27,847 | 30,863 | 18,779 | 21,912 | 20,287 | 21,914 |
Criticisms of the metric
- Does not measure welfare or distribution: ignores inequality, leisure and non-market production.
- Level comparisons depend on the International Comparison Program (ICP) round used to compute the parity; revisions between rounds change the values.
References
- World Bank. World Development Indicators — NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD