Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 1,271 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 1,271 USD for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1,271 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 142.24 USD, in 1970.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 142.24 USD | — |
| 1971 | 145.74 USD | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 156.26 USD | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 179.13 USD | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 204.07 USD | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 213.06 USD | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 216.8 USD | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 233.38 USD | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 269.68 USD | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 291.34 USD | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 313.42 USD | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 306.64 USD | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 294.48 USD | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 281.32 USD | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 273.84 USD | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 285.66 USD | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 295.67 USD | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 289.01 USD | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 301.3 USD | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 315.26 USD | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 339.07 USD | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 334.55 USD | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 333.91 USD | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 304.2 USD | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 276.71 USD | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 288.56 USD | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 297.17 USD | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 305.76 USD | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 297.1 USD | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 297.06 USD | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 302.51 USD | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 303.48 USD | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 319.31 USD | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 347.85 USD | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 391.67 USD | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 450.61 USD | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 527.72 USD | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 623.42 USD | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 695.48 USD | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 688.49 USD | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 761 USD | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 866.87 USD | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 952.48 USD | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 1,009 USD | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1,092 USD | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 1,033 USD | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1,053 USD | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,138 USD | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 1,102 USD | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1,095 USD | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,076 USD | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,166 USD | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 1,220 USD | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1,228 USD | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,271 USD | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 205.17 USD | 142.24 USD | 291.34 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 295.66 USD | 273.84 USD | 315.26 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 307.41 USD | 276.71 USD | 339.07 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 465.06 USD | 302.51 USD | 695.48 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,010 USD | 761 USD | 1,138 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,192 USD | 1,076 USD | 1,271 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 13 China, Macao SAR 69,679 USD compare
- 14 Australia 68,728 USD compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 67,341 USD compare
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 65,559 USD compare
- 17 San Marino 61,004 USD compare
- 18 Israel 57,727 USD compare
- 19 Sweden 57,468 USD compare
More economy & growth data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 437,904 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 6.33 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.46 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 31.16 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 25.21 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 1.51 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,183 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.94 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 380,646 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.8908 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1,271 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,271 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 142.24 USD in 1970.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).