GDP per capita (current US$)

Indicator id: gdp_per_capita_usd · Unit: current US$ · Coverage: 1960-2024

GDP in current US dollars divided by midyear population.

Sources

• World Bank (preferred) -- dataset WDI, code NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (https://data.worldbank.org)

Caveats

Current (nominal) US$; not adjusted for purchasing power, so cross-country comparisons understate living standards in lower-price economies like Nepal.

Taxonomy

SDG: SDG 8.1 -- Sustain per capita economic growth
Topic: Economy & Growth
Themes: economy

Also known as

"GDP per capita", "GDP per person", "income per person", "how rich is Nepal"

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