Marshall Islands: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Marshall Islands' households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 273.72 on 2020 (from 4,076 to 4,349).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2020), the average change was +188.49 and a typical year strayed about 152.56 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 442.79 in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.58 in 2014. 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 228.35 a year. A straight line explains 96% 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

In 2021, Marshall Islands had the 9th highest value of the 10 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 2021 ranking

• Northern Mariana Islands — 5th of 10: 16,280
• Argentina — 6th of 10: 14,938
• American Samoa — 7th of 10: 13,537
• Zimbabwe — 9th of 10: 3,384
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 10th of 10: 661.02

What this measures

This indicator provides values for final consumption expenditure per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. 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. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 11 values

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 13,537 (2021)
• Australia — 35,629 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 23,443 (2025)
• Cambodia — 4,560 (2025)
• China — 10,770 (2024)
• Fiji — 11,075 (2024)
• Guam — 21,023 (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China

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$224 million (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 224 million (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$8,489 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 8,489 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — 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)

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Questions people ask

What is Marshall Islands's households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

4,349 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is up 82.8% from 2,379 in 2011 (6.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4,349 in 2021 and the lowest 2,379 in 2011.

How does Marshall Islands rank?

9th highest of 10 economies with data for 2021.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.PCAP.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), note: This information is for PPP conversion factors., publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Programme, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/explore/all/al… 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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