GDP per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): GDP per capita was 8,889 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 8,889 constant 2015 US$ for gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 8,889 constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,333 constant 2015 US$, in 1960.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
GDP per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,333 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1961 | 3,435 constant 2015 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 3,487 constant 2015 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 3,458 constant 2015 US$ | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 3,615 constant 2015 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 3,710 constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 3,782 constant 2015 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 3,838 constant 2015 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 4,007 constant 2015 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 4,160 constant 2015 US$ | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 4,324 constant 2015 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 4,499 constant 2015 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 4,698 constant 2015 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 4,956 constant 2015 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 5,144 constant 2015 US$ | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 5,206 constant 2015 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 5,364 constant 2015 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 5,493 constant 2015 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 5,598 constant 2015 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 5,864 constant 2015 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 6,105 constant 2015 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 6,023 constant 2015 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 5,877 constant 2015 US$ | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 5,595 constant 2015 US$ | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 5,681 constant 2015 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 5,732 constant 2015 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 5,818 constant 2015 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 5,897 constant 2015 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 5,814 constant 2015 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 5,766 constant 2015 US$ | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 5,654 constant 2015 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 5,745 constant 2015 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 5,806 constant 2015 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 5,964 constant 2015 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 6,161 constant 2015 US$ | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 6,106 constant 2015 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6,239 constant 2015 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 6,477 constant 2015 US$ | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 6,558 constant 2015 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 6,476 constant 2015 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 6,610 constant 2015 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 6,537 constant 2015 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 6,459 constant 2015 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 6,519 constant 2015 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6,799 constant 2015 US$ | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 6,997 constant 2015 US$ | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7,284 constant 2015 US$ | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 7,590 constant 2015 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 7,790 constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7,519 constant 2015 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 7,913 constant 2015 US$ | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 8,184 constant 2015 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 8,315 constant 2015 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 8,457 constant 2015 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 8,473 constant 2015 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8,404 constant 2015 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8,260 constant 2015 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8,315 constant 2015 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 8,349 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8,304 constant 2015 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 7,685 constant 2015 US$ | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 8,195 constant 2015 US$ | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 8,479 constant 2015 US$ | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 8,611 constant 2015 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8,745 constant 2015 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 8,889 constant 2015 US$ | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,683 constant 2015 US$ | 3,333 constant 2015 US$ | 4,160 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,114 constant 2015 US$ | 4,324 constant 2015 US$ | 5,864 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,831 constant 2015 US$ | 5,595 constant 2015 US$ | 6,105 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,119 constant 2015 US$ | 5,654 constant 2015 US$ | 6,558 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,010 constant 2015 US$ | 6,459 constant 2015 US$ | 7,790 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,297 constant 2015 US$ | 7,913 constant 2015 US$ | 8,473 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,434 constant 2015 US$ | 7,685 constant 2015 US$ | 8,889 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 57,179 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 19 Sweden 55,014 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 20 Netherlands 51,817 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 21 San Marino 51,324 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 22 Greenland 49,930 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 48,422 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 24 Hong Kong, China 46,450 constant 2015 US$ compare
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)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gdp per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 8,889 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 8,889 constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,333 constant 2015 US$ in 1960.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gdp per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.