Adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Adjusted net national income per capita was 3.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 3.4% for adjusted net national income per capita in 2021.
The figure is up 146.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 8.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -8.9%, in 1983.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 36 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.9% | — |
| 1972 | 4.7% | -19.8% |
| 1973 | 6.9% | +45.6% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -65.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -96.1% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | +3507.2% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -50.4% |
| 1978 | -4.5% | -369.1% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | -296.3% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | -43.5% |
| 1981 | -2.2% | -143.9% |
| 1982 | -5.4% | +145.4% |
| 1983 | -8.9% | +64.8% |
| 1984 | -2.8% | -68.0% |
| 1985 | -0.5% | -81.6% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -312.0% |
| 1987 | -0.2% | -115.9% |
| 1988 | -1.7% | +879.0% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -237.6% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | +112.2% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -41.1% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -49.7% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +292.9% |
| 1995 | -0.8% | -115.8% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -477.0% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | +43.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -99.0% |
| 1999 | -3.0% | -7134.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -141.2% |
| 2001 | -1.2% | -199.4% |
| 2002 | -1.0% | -20.7% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | -84.6% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -2116.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -54.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +358.2% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -65.8% |
| 2009 | -3.1% | -274.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -277.5% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -43.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -93.2% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +1051.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -93.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -68.2% |
| 2016 | -1.4% | -3017.9% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -257.7% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | -125.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -157.4% |
| 2020 | -7.4% | -2378.6% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -146.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -7134.5% | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | +3507.2% | 0.1% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | -3017.9% | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | -2378.6% | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | +2116.7% | -0.1% | 3.0% |
| 2013 | +1051.0% | 0.2% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | -4.5% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.3% | -8.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | -3.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -3.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -1.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -7.4% | 3.4% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,472 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,311 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,700 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,460 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Adjusted net national income per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 3.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net national income per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest adjusted net national income per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.9% in 1983.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adjusted net national income per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net national income per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.