Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0159 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Nauru, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Nauru is 0.0159 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.0174 million USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 million USD per person, in 2001.
That places Nauru 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0023 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0037 million USD per person | +31.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 million USD per person | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0051 million USD per person | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 million USD per person | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0053 million USD per person | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.005 million USD per person | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 million USD per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 million USD per person | -19.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 million USD per person | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 million USD per person | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0046 million USD per person | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 million USD per person | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 million USD per person | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 million USD per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 million USD per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.003 million USD per person | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -22.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 million USD per person | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 million USD per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 million USD per person | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +80.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 million USD per person | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 million USD per person | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 million USD per person | +47.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0117 million USD per person | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 million USD per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 million USD per person | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 million USD per person | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0103 million USD per person | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 million USD per person | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 million USD per person | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 million USD per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0174 million USD per person | +37.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0144 million USD per person | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0148 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0159 million USD per person | +7.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.0159 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0353 million USD per person, 45% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.0159 million USD per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0064 million USD per person, 2.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +80.0% | 0.0023 million USD per person | 0.0042 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.004 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person | 0.0051 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 million USD per person | 0.0038 million USD per person | 0.0057 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 million USD per person | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.0051 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 million USD per person | 0.0019 million USD per person | 0.0054 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0106 million USD per person | 0.0059 million USD per person | 0.0127 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0151 million USD per person | 0.0127 million USD per person | 0.0174 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More economy & growth data for Nauru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2806 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.827 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -1.34 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.85 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -504.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -489.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 21.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Nauru?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Nauru was 0.0159 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0174 million USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 million USD per person in 2001.
- How does Nauru rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.