Adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Adjusted net national income per capita was 3.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1971–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 3.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 145.9% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 8.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -8.0%, in 1983.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 29th out of 36 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.7% | — |
| 1972 | 5.0% | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 7.5% | +50.6% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -62.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -74.3% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +352.9% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -52.5% |
| 1978 | -4.7% | -398.8% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | -288.0% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | -44.1% |
| 1981 | -1.9% | -139.1% |
| 1982 | -5.2% | +173.0% |
| 1983 | -8.0% | +52.2% |
| 1984 | -2.6% | -67.3% |
| 1985 | -0.4% | -83.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -221.9% |
| 1987 | -0.5% | -206.4% |
| 1988 | -1.8% | +234.1% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -221.4% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +86.1% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -55.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -51.6% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +517.9% |
| 1995 | -1.2% | -125.1% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -344.5% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +40.4% |
| 1998 | -0.3% | -107.2% |
| 1999 | -2.9% | +895.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -144.9% |
| 2001 | -1.3% | -198.8% |
| 2002 | -1.0% | -21.5% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -82.6% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -1810.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -62.2% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +491.1% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -67.3% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | -309.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -256.6% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -43.0% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -107.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -1109.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -93.7% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | -278.5% |
| 2016 | -1.6% | +519.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -246.1% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -122.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -139.5% |
| 2020 | -7.1% | -3457.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -145.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -3457.0% | 0.2% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | +1810.1% | -0.2% | 3.0% |
| 2013 | +1109.9% | -0.2% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | -4.7% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.3% | -8.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -2.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -3.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -1.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -7.1% | 3.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 3.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net national income per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest adjusted net national income per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.0% in 1983.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for adjusted net national income per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 36 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net national income per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.