Least developed countries: UN classification's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) was US$1,012 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 41.52% from US$714.78 in 2011 (3.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1,012 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$874.85 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$714.78 | 2011 |
| Highest | US$1,012 | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$190.04 | 1994 |
| Average since 2012 | US$897.54 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$209.9 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Least developed countries: UN classification's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$38.13 on 2020 (from US$973.47 to US$1,012).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$23.98 and a typical year strayed about US$32.83 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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$87.17 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was US$31.8 in 2018. 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 upward, about US$25.62 a year. A straight line explains 93% 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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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Least developed countries: UN classification | US$1,012 | 2021 |
| World | US$9,709 | 2021 |
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 37 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,012 |
| 2020 | 973.47 |
| 2019 | 972.01 |
| 2018 | 914.41 |
| 2017 | 946.22 |
| 2016 | 874.85 |
| 2015 | 846.69 |
| 2014 | 868.29 |
| 2013 | 813.25 |
| 2012 | 754.61 |
| 2011 |
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$3,935 (2021)
- Kuwait
More economic policy & debt data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- GDP (current US$) — US$1.65 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,362 (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.35 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,112 (2025)
- GDP (annual % growth) — 4.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita (annual % growth) — 1.94% (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$44.93 billion (2025)
- Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — −US$9.99 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Least developed countries: UN classification's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?
- US$1,012 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1985?
- It is up 381.93% from US$209.9 in 1985 (4.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1,012 in 2021 and the lowest US$190.04 in 1994.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Least developed countries: UN classification?
- In 2021, Least developed countries: UN classification's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$38.13 on 2020 (from US$973.47 to US$1,012). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$23.98 and a typical year strayed about US$32.83 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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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