New Caledonia's GNI per capita (current LCU) was 3.33 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 6.56% from 3.56 million in 2014 (0.68% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3.33 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 3.7 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.56 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 3.92 million | 2022 |
| Lowest | 106,101 | 1962 |
| Average since 2015 | 3.64 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 116,438 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, New Caledonia's GNI per capita (current LCU) fell 501,988 on 2023 (from 3.83 million to 3.33 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +76,859 and a typical year strayed about 144,284 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 521,938 in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 501,988 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 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 2nd highest value of the 16 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 16: 396.23 million
- French Polynesia — 3rd of 16: 2.75 million
- Macao SAR, China — 4th of 16: 571,780
- Faroe Islands — 5th of 16: 520,046
What this measures
Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. 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 series is expressed in local currency units.
All 65 values
| Year | GNI per capita (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,326,400 |
| 2023 | 3,828,389 |
| 2022 | 3,918,060 |
| 2021 | 3,694,738 |
| 2020 | 3,625,816 |
| 2019 | 3,696,583 |
| 2018 | 3,661,291 |
| 2017 | 3,620,391 |
| 2016 | 3,511,222 |
| 2015 | 3,506,810 |
| 2014 |
GNI per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — 97,831 (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 43,514 (2025)
- Cambodia — 11.33 million (2025)
- China — 99,084 (2025)
- Fiji — 14,357 (2025)
- French Polynesia — 2.75 million (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 488,901 (2025)
- Indonesia — 81.15 million (2025)
- Japan — 5.72 million (2025)
- Kiribati — 6,133 (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 52.42 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for New Caledonia
- GNI (current US$) — US$8.82 billion (2024)
- GNI (current LCU) — 973.43 billion (2024)
- GDP (current US$) — 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$275.91 million (2024)
- Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) — 30.43 billion (2024)
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 0.54% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is New Caledonia's GNI per capita (current LCU)?
- 3.33 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 2,757% from 116,438 in 1960 (5.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.92 million in 2022 and the lowest 106,101 in 1962.
- How does New Caledonia rank?
- 2nd highest of 16 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in GNI per capita (current LCU) unusual for New Caledonia?
- In 2024, New Caledonia's GNI per capita (current LCU) fell 501,988 on 2023 (from 3.83 million to 3.33 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +76,859 and a typical year strayed about 144,284 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.0 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.GNP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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