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GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)

Gross national income converted to US dollars using the World Bank Atlas method (a 3-year average exchange rate smoothing), divided by midyear population. The basis for the World Bank's income classification of economies.

Unit
current US$
Latest
14,244 (2025)
Coverage
1962–2024
Sources
1 in this build
Data table
Year World (current US$)
1990 4267
1991 4373
1992 4679
1993 4763
1994 4965
1995 5271
1996 5528
1997 5584
1998 5334
1999 5330
2000 5512
2001 5486
2002 5440
2003 5834
2004 6647
2005 7363
2006 7843
2007 8352
2008 8941
2009 8975
2010 9413
2011 9897
2012 1.048e+04
2013 1.085e+04
2014 1.096e+04
2015 1.061e+04
2016 1.035e+04
2017 1.042e+04
2018 1.113e+04
2019 1.155e+04
2020 1.111e+04
2021 1.221e+04
2022 1.301e+04
2023 1.334e+04
2024 1.343e+04
2025 1.424e+04
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Per-source values, 2025

Source Dataset Value Year Snapshot
World Bank WDI 1.424e+04 2025 2026-08-08

Caveats

Atlas method smooths exchange-rate volatility over 3 years, so it differs from gdp_per_capita_usd even in like-for-like years -- this is the figure behind World Bank income-group classification (e.g. Nepal's graduation from LIC to LMIC).