World GDP per capita, 1960 to 2024
World GDP per capita stood at $13,631 in 2024, up 3.0% on the previous period.
GDP per capita divides the world's gross domestic product by midyear population, in current U.S. dollars from the World Bank. It is the quickest single gauge of average economic output per person, and the usual starting point for comparing prosperity across countries. The series runs from 1960, when the world recorded $452, to $13,631 in 2024, up from $13,237 the period before.
Per capita figures hide distribution: a rising average says nothing about who received the gains. They also move with exchange rates, so a currency swing can shift the dollar figure while local living standards barely change.
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