Virgin Islands (US): GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Virgin Islands (US)'s GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) fell 5,060 on 2021 (from 121,207 to 116,146).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −546.67 and a typical year strayed about 6,428 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below 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 9,167 in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 16,691 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 1,841 a year. A straight line explains 55% 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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Closest to Virgin Islands (US) in the 2022 ranking

• West Bank and Gaza — 2nd of 4: 27,596
• Syrian Arab Republic — 3rd of 4: 20,776
• Sudan — 4th of 4: 15,277

What this measures

GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.

Limitations: For comparability of individual sectors labor productivity is estimated according to national accounts conventions. However, there are still significant limitations on the availability of reliable data. Information on consistent series of output in both national currencies and purchasing power parity dollars is not easily available, especially in developing countries, because the definition, coverage, and methodology are not always consistent across countries. For example, countries employ different methodologies for estimating the missing values for the nonmarket service sectors and use different definitions of the informal sector.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 21 values

GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 61,326 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 65,604 (2024)
• Barbados — 44,125 (2025)
• Belize — 32,201 (2025)
• Bolivia — 20,435 (2025)
• Brazil — 41,840 (2025)
• Chile — 65,211 (2025)
• Colombia — 40,369 (2025)
• Costa Rica — 64,823 (2025)
• Dominican Republic — 54,043 (2025)

More social protection & labor data for Virgin Islands (US)

• Net migration — -357 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 34.39% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 30.64% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 32.49% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 67.47% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 68.17% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is Virgin Islands (US)'s GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)?

116,146 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is down 11.74% from 131,593 in 2002 (0.62% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 141,105 in 2008 and the lowest 101,193 in 2017.

Is the latest change in GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) unusual for Virgin Islands (US)?

In 2022, Virgin Islands (US)'s GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) fell 5,060 on 2021 (from 121,207 to 116,146). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −546.67 and a typical year strayed about 6,428 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below 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 SL.GDP.PCAP.EM.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, OECD, and World Bank., type: estimates based on external database; International Labour Organization… 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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