Virgin Islands (US): GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Virgin Islands (US)'s GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 2,892 on 2021 (from 46,894 to 49,785).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +777.9 and a typical year strayed about 2,423 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 5,144 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 5,127 in 2012. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1,983 a year. A straight line explains 88% 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

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What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) 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. 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. 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 weighted average.

All 21 values

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 35,833 (2025)
• Argentina — 32,587 (2025)
• Aruba — 51,712 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 41,258 (2024)
• Barbados — 25,894 (2025)
• Belize — 14,966 (2025)
• Bolivia — 12,873 (2025)
• Brazil — 23,433 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 92,201 (2024)
• Chile — 37,774 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Virgin Islands (US)

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 9.36% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — US$108.33 million (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$154,449 (2021)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.61 billion (2022)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.61 billion (2022)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.21 billion (2022)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Virgin Islands (US)'s GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)?

49,785 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 55.03% from 32,113 in 2002 (2.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 49,785 in 2022 and the lowest 32,113 in 2002.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Virgin Islands (US)?

In 2022, Virgin Islands (US)'s GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 2,892 on 2021 (from 46,894 to 49,785). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +777.9 and a typical year strayed about 2,423 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… 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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