Northern Mariana Islands: GDP, linked series (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Northern Mariana Islands' GDP, linked series (current LCU) rose 19.9% on 2021 (from 914 million to 1.1 billion).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −0.8% and a typical year strayed about 14.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 35.2% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.5% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% 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.

Closest to Northern Mariana Islands in the 2022 ranking

• Syrian Arab Republic — 1st of 5: 89.02 trillion
• Guam — 2nd of 5: 6.91 billion
• Virgin Islands (US) — 3rd of 5: 4.67 billion
• American Samoa — 5th of 5: 871 million

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. 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. 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 21 values

GDP, linked series (current LCU) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 871 million (2022)
• Australia — 2.78 trillion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 19.66 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — 205.76 trillion (2025)
• China — 140.19 trillion (2025)
• Fiji — 14.25 billion (2025)
• French Polynesia — 697.55 billion (2024)
• Guam — 6.91 billion (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 3.33 trillion (2025)
• Indonesia — 23,821.1 trillion (2025)
• Japan

More economic policy & debt data for Northern Mariana Islands

• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) — 16,049 (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$726 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 726 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure, linked series (current LCU) — 726 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Northern Mariana Islands's GDP, linked series (current LCU)?

1.1 billion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is down 14.64% from 1.28 billion in 2002 (0.79% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.56 billion in 2017 and the lowest 729 million in 2011.

Is the latest change in GDP, linked series (current LCU) unusual for Northern Mariana Islands?

In 2022, Northern Mariana Islands' GDP, linked series (current LCU) rose 19.9% on 2021 (from 914 million to 1.1 billion). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −0.8% and a typical year strayed about 14.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CN.AD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); World Economic Outlook database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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