GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre in North America
North America: GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre was 1.68 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre in North America, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in North America stood at 1.68 million current international $ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in North America peaked at 1.68 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 355,552 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
North America ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre in North America, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 355,552 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 366,740 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 386,321 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 404,437 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 430,674 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 454,743 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 482,110 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 514,515 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 546,580 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 580,002 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 621,445 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 643,439 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 662,327 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 691,829 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 738,438 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 790,094 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 843,918 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 874,054 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 886,160 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 868,184 current international $ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 912,417 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 953,476 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 998,554 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million current international $ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million current international $ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million current international $ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million current international $ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million current international $ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million current international $ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million current international $ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.29 million current international $ per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.45 million current international $ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million current international $ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 1.68 million current international $ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 452,167 current international $ per square kilometre | 355,552 current international $ per square kilometre | 580,002 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 761,989 current international $ per square kilometre | 621,445 current international $ per square kilometre | 886,160 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million current international $ per square kilometre | 912,417 current international $ per square kilometre | 1.31 million current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million current international $ per square kilometre | 1.29 million current international $ per square kilometre | 1.68 million current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 10 Maldives 38.78 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 11 South Korea 30.87 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Qatar 28.97 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Belgium 28.58 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Luxembourg 26.79 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Aruba 25.96 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Israel 25.05 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for North America
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 479.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 469.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in North America?
- Gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in North America was 1.68 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 355,552 current international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does North America rank for gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, PPP (current international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GNI, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GNI, PPP (current international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.