Central Europe and the Baltics: GDP per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Central Europe and the Baltics' GDP per capita (current US$) rose US$3,061 on 2024 (from US$24,616 to US$27,677).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$728.3 and a typical year strayed about US$1,197 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$3,168 in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was US$2,232 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1,510 a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 36 values

GDP per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$416.87 (2024)
• Algeria — US$6,051 (2025)
• Bahrain — US$30,597 (2025)
• Djibouti — US$3,906 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$3,086 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$3,924 (2025)
• Iraq — US$5,410 (2025)
• Israel — US$60,337 (2025)
• Jordan — US$5,348 (2025)
• Kuwait — US$32,312 (2025)
• Lebanon — US$4,473 (2024)
• Libya

More economic policy & debt data for Central Europe and the Baltics

• Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) — −US$38.59 billion (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — −US$14.93 billion (2025)
• Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — −US$1.21 billion (2025)
• IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — US$116.56 million (2024)
• Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) — −US$70.13 million (2022)
• Total reserves in months of imports — 5.89 (2025)
• Trade in services (% of GDP) — 24.51% (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Central Europe and the Baltics's GDP per capita (current US$)?

US$27,677 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 1,007% from US$2,499 in 1990 (7.11% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$27,677 in 2025 and the lowest US$2,211 in 1991.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current US$) unusual for Central Europe and the Baltics?

In 2025, Central Europe and the Baltics' GDP per capita (current US$) rose US$3,061 on 2024 (from US$24,616 to US$27,677). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$728.3 and a typical year strayed about US$1,197 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: 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) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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