Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs United States: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 67,708 current US$ per person against 9,623 current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 58,085 current US$ per person.
That makes United States's figure about 7.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 46 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 38 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,593 current US$ per person | 9,363 current US$ per person | 7,770 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1980s | 1,940 current US$ per person | 16,363 current US$ per person | 14,423 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1990s | 3,296 current US$ per person | 26,880 current US$ per person | 23,584 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2000s | 4,701 current US$ per person | 41,184 current US$ per person | 36,483 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2010s | 8,056 current US$ per person | 53,948 current US$ per person | 45,892 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2020s | 6,716 current US$ per person | 64,531 current US$ per person | 57,815 current US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or United States?
- United States, at 67,708 current US$ per person against 9,623 current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
- 58,085 current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 38 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.