GDP per capita (IMF) — all countries

GDP per capita (IMF) — South America

GDP per capita (IMF) in South America in 2025 — 10,403 US$. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 326.3%.

2025 10,403 US$ +5.11% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 11,243 US$2012
Period minimum 1,746 US$1984

Trend over time

1980–2025 · US$

GDP per capita (IMF) — South America, 1980–202505,00010,00015,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 2,440 US$1981: 2,397 US$1982: 1,987 US$1983: 1,821 US$1984: 1,746 US$1985: 1,896 US$1986: 2,101 US$1987: 2,187 US$1988: 2,393 US$1989: 2,579 US$1990: 2,785 US$1991: 2,807 US$1992: 2,947 US$1993: 3,128 US$1994: 3,662 US$1995: 4,512 US$1996: 4,732 US$1997: 4,954 US$1998: 4,817 US$1999: 3,833 US$2000: 3,980 US$2001: 3,611 US$2002: 2,805 US$2003: 2,987 US$2004: 3,566 US$2005: 4,498 US$2006: 5,409 US$2007: 6,653 US$2008: 7,999 US$2009: 7,629 US$2010: 9,679 US$2011: 11,220 US$2012: 11,243 US$2013: 11,090 US$2014: 10,703 US$2015: 8,661 US$2016: 8,336 US$2017: 9,363 US$2018: 8,769 US$2019: 8,279 US$2020: 6,747 US$2021: 7,798 US$2022: 8,966 US$2023: 9,750 US$2024: 9,897 US$2025: 10,403 US$
Change over the period: +7,963 (+326.34%) Average annual rate: 3.27 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America

South America 10,403 US$
World computed 14,501 US$
GDP per capita (IMF) — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 10,403 +506 +5.11%
2024 9,897 +147 +1.51%
2023 9,750 +784 +8.74%
2022 8,966 +1,168 +14.98%
2021 7,798 +1,051 +15.57%
2020 6,747 −1,532 −18.5%
2019 8,279 −490 −5.59%
2018 8,769 −594 −6.35%
2017 9,363 +1,027 +12.32%
2016 8,336 −325 −3.75%
2015 8,661 −2,042 −19.08%
2014 10,703 −387 −3.49%
2013 11,090 −153 −1.36%
2012 11,243 +23 +0.21%
2011 11,220 +1,541 +15.92%
2010 9,679 +2,050 +26.87%
2009 7,629 −370 −4.62%
2008 7,999 +1,346 +20.23%
2007 6,653 +1,244 +23.01%
2006 5,409 +911 +20.26%
2005 4,498 +932 +26.14%
2004 3,566 +578 +19.35%
2003 2,987 +182 +6.49%
2002 2,805 −806 −22.32%
2001 3,611 −369 −9.27%
2000 3,980 +147 +3.84%
1999 3,833 −984 −20.43%
1998 4,817 −136 −2.76%
1997 4,954 +222 +4.69%
1996 4,732 +220 +4.87%
1995 4,512 +849 +23.19%
1994 3,662 +535 +17.1%
1993 3,128 +181 +6.14%
1992 2,947 +140 +4.97%
1991 2,807 +22 +0.79%
1990 2,785 +206 +8.01%
1989 2,579 +185 +7.74%
1988 2,393 +207 +9.45%
1987 2,187 +85 +4.06%
1986 2,101 +206 +10.86%
1985 1,896 +150 +8.57%
1984 1,746 −75 −4.14%
1983 1,821 −166 −8.35%
1982 1,987 −410 −17.11%
1981 2,397 −43 −1.75%
1980 2,440

About the indicator

Gross domestic product per person in current US dollars as estimated by the International Monetary Fund. The quantity is the same as the World Bank one, but the source is different, and this is not duplication: the IMF revises its estimates twice a year and gives a five-year forecast, whereas the World Bank publishes the actuals only. Divergences between the two estimates for the same year are usually within a percent and arise from different data cut-off dates.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its GDP over all of its population. The weight is the World Bank population series: the IMF one is shorter. The final years of the series are a forecast, not fact.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.