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GDP per capita at PPP — Central America

GDP per capita at PPP in Central America in 2025 — 23,331 int$. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 229.2%.

2025 23,331 int$ +1.3% vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 23,331 int$2025
Period minimum 7,087 int$1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · international $ per capita

GDP per capita at PPP — Central America, 1990–2025010,00020,00030,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 7,087 int$1991: 7,489 int$1992: 7,821 int$1993: 7,543 int$1994: 7,895 int$1995: 7,548 int$1996: 7,993 int$1997: 8,550 int$1998: 9,019 int$1999: 9,264 int$2000: 9,804 int$2001: 9,857 int$2002: 9,904 int$2003: 10,169 int$2004: 10,669 int$2005: 11,188 int$2006: 12,234 int$2007: 12,722 int$2008: 13,278 int$2009: 12,891 int$2010: 13,476 int$2011: 14,577 int$2012: 15,237 int$2013: 15,500 int$2014: 16,151 int$2015: 16,541 int$2016: 17,475 int$2017: 17,946 int$2018: 18,290 int$2019: 18,498 int$2020: 17,139 int$2021: 18,518 int$2022: 20,620 int$2023: 22,371 int$2024: 23,032 int$2025: 23,331 int$
Change over the period: +16,244 (+229.22%) Average annual rate: 3.46 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Central America 23,331 int$
World 25,704 int$
GDP per capita at PPP — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year int$ Change Change, %
2025 23,331 +299 +1.3%
2024 23,032 +661 +2.95%
2023 22,371 +1,751 +8.49%
2022 20,620 +2,102 +11.35%
2021 18,518 +1,379 +8.05%
2020 17,139 −1,359 −7.34%
2019 18,498 +208 +1.14%
2018 18,290 +344 +1.92%
2017 17,946 +470 +2.69%
2016 17,475 +934 +5.65%
2015 16,541 +390 +2.41%
2014 16,151 +651 +4.2%
2013 15,500 +263 +1.73%
2012 15,237 +661 +4.53%
2011 14,577 +1,100 +8.16%
2010 13,476 +586 +4.54%
2009 12,891 −387 −2.92%
2008 13,278 +556 +4.37%
2007 12,722 +488 +3.99%
2006 12,234 +1,046 +9.35%
2005 11,188 +519 +4.87%
2004 10,669 +499 +4.91%
2003 10,169 +265 +2.67%
2002 9,904 +47 +0.48%
2001 9,857 +53 +0.54%
2000 9,804 +540 +5.83%
1999 9,264 +245 +2.72%
1998 9,019 +469 +5.49%
1997 8,550 +557 +6.97%
1996 7,993 +444 +5.89%
1995 7,548 −347 −4.39%
1994 7,895 +352 +4.67%
1993 7,543 −278 −3.55%
1992 7,821 +332 +4.43%
1991 7,489 +403 +5.68%
1990 7,087 — —

About the indicator

GDP at purchasing power parity divided by the population. Of all aggregate indicators this is the soundest basis for comparing material living standards across countries: it accounts both for the size of the economy per person and for how much that money buys inside the country. It says nothing about inequality or about the non-market side of well-being.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its GDP at PPP over all of its population, not an average of country values. Conversion at PPP accounts for differences in price levels, so comparing countries by it is fairer than comparing them at market exchange rates.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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