New Caledonia: GDP per capita (constant LCU)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 14.78% from 3.38 million in 2019 (3.15% a year on average, compounded). Since 1965 it is up 251.6% from 819,911 in 1965 (2.15% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 16 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, New Caledonia's GDP per capita (constant LCU) fell 481,760 on 2023 (from 3.36 million to 2.88 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2023), the average change was +4,334 and a typical year strayed about 84,055 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 315,688 in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 481,760 in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2017 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 52,315 a year. A straight line explains 52% of the movement over 8 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 2024, New Caledonia had the 3rd highest value of the 14 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 New Caledonia in the 2024 ranking

• Lebanon — 1st of 14: 6.92 million
• French Polynesia — 3rd of 14: 2.03 million
• Faroe Islands — 4th of 14: 377,557
• Monaco — 5th of 14: 237,372

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 constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 44 values

GDP per capita (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 13,342 (2022)
• Australia — 98,362 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 42,475 (2025)
• Cambodia — 8.97 million (2025)
• China — 95,671 (2025)
• Fiji — 13,496 (2025)
• French Polynesia — 2.03 million (2024)
• Guam — 32,813 (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 422,236 (2025)
• Indonesia — 47.53 million (2025)
• Japan — 4.79 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for New Caledonia

• GNI (current US$) — US$8.82 billion (2024)
• GNI (current LCU) — 973.43 billion (2024)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 3.33 million (2024)
• GDP (current US$) — US$8.55 billion (2024)
• GDP (current LCU) — 943 billion (2024)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$29,213 (2024)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 3.22 million (2024)
• Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) — US$275.91 million (2024)
• Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) — 30.43 billion (2024)
• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI)

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Questions people ask

What is New Caledonia's GDP per capita (constant LCU)?

2.88 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1965?

It is up 251.6% from 819,911 in 1965 (2.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.43 million in 2018 and the lowest 766,463 in 1966.

How does New Caledonia rank?

3rd highest of 14 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (constant LCU) unusual for New Caledonia?

In 2024, New Caledonia's GDP per capita (constant LCU) fell 481,760 on 2023 (from 3.36 million to 2.88 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2023), the average change was +4,334 and a typical year strayed about 84,055 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.KN, 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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