Latin America & Caribbean (IDA & IBRD): Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Latin America & Caribbean (IDA & IBRD)'s adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$638.25 on 2020 (from US$5,685 to US$6,323).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$123.55 and a typical year strayed about US$563.99 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1,290 in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1,308 in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$219.6 a year. A straight line explains 70% 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

Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. 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 52 values

Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$340.52 (2021)
• Algeria — US$2,810 (2021)
• Bahrain — US$17,253 (2020)
• Djibouti — US$2,747 (2021)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$3,185 (2021)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$2,981 (2021)
• Iraq — US$3,732 (2021)
• Israel — US$43,495 (2021)
• Jordan — US$3,935 (2021)
• Kuwait

More economic policy & debt data for Latin America & Caribbean (IDA & IBRD)

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.11 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$958.95 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 15.7% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$4.86 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$4.11 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$6,311 (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Latin America & Caribbean (IDA & IBRD)'s adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?

US$6,323 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 1,102% from US$526.1 in 1970 (5% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$8,136 in 2014 and the lowest US$526.1 in 1970.

Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Latin America & Caribbean (IDA & IBRD)?

In 2021, Latin America & Caribbean (IDA & IBRD)'s adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$638.25 on 2020 (from US$5,685 to US$6,323). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$123.55 and a typical year strayed about US$563.99 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, 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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