Marshall Islands: GDP per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Marshall Islands' GDP per capita (current US$) rose US$898.77 on 2024 (from US$7,590 to US$8,489).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$177.51 and a typical year strayed about US$215.17 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$898.77 in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was US$218.14 in 1996. 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$443.42 a year. A straight line explains 97% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about US$9,179 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$680.56, against US$1,171 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Marshall Islands had the 90th highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Marshall Islands in the 2025 ranking

• Armenia — 86th of 186: US$9,474
• Moldova — 87th of 186: US$8,622
• Colombia — 88th of 186: US$8,562
• Gabon — 90th of 186: US$8,263
• Thailand — 91st of 186: US$8,057
• Jamaica — 92nd of 186: US$8,003

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 56 values

GDP per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — US$18,018 (2022)
• Australia — US$65,130 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$32,235 (2025)
• Cambodia — US$2,872 (2025)
• China — US$13,862 (2025)
• Fiji — US$6,642 (2025)
• French Polynesia — US$22,440 (2024)
• Guam — US$41,833 (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$56,983 (2025)
• Indonesia — US$5,060 (2025)
• Japan — US$35,951 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Marshall Islands

• GDP (current US$) — US$308 million (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 308 million (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$224 million (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 224 million (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 8,489 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$6,174 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 6,174 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$364 million (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 364 million (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 10,033 (2025)
• GDP (annual % growth)

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Questions people ask

What is Marshall Islands's GDP per capita (current US$)?

US$8,489 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 2,175% from US$373.21 in 1970 (5.85% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$8,489 in 2025 and the lowest US$373.21 in 1970.

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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