Contact Contacts
GDP per capita at PPP — all countries

GDP per capita at PPP — South America

GDP per capita at PPP in South America in 2025 — 24,256 int$. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 281.3%.

2025 24,256 int$ +4.69% vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 24,256 int$2025
Period minimum 6,361 int$1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · international $ per capita

GDP per capita at PPP — South America, 1990–2025010,00020,00030,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 6,361 int$1991: 6,694 int$1992: 6,895 int$1993: 7,271 int$1994: 7,669 int$1995: 7,976 int$1996: 8,208 int$1997: 8,615 int$1998: 8,679 int$1999: 8,545 int$2000: 8,881 int$2001: 9,036 int$2002: 9,040 int$2003: 9,264 int$2004: 10,087 int$2005: 10,814 int$2006: 11,735 int$2007: 12,735 int$2008: 13,438 int$2009: 13,241 int$2010: 14,166 int$2011: 15,062 int$2012: 14,758 int$2013: 15,362 int$2014: 15,530 int$2015: 15,006 int$2016: 14,944 int$2017: 15,688 int$2018: 16,512 int$2019: 16,939 int$2020: 16,561 int$2021: 18,879 int$2022: 21,049 int$2023: 22,092 int$2024: 23,170 int$2025: 24,256 int$
Change over the period: +17,895 (+281.32%) Average annual rate: 3.9 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South America 24,256 int$
World 25,704 int$
GDP per capita at PPP — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year int$ Change Change, %
2025 24,256 +1,086 +4.69%
2024 23,170 +1,078 +4.88%
2023 22,092 +1,043 +4.95%
2022 21,049 +2,170 +11.49%
2021 18,879 +2,319 +14%
2020 16,561 −378 −2.23%
2019 16,939 +427 +2.58%
2018 16,512 +824 +5.25%
2017 15,688 +744 +4.98%
2016 14,944 −61 −0.41%
2015 15,006 −524 −3.37%
2014 15,530 +168 +1.09%
2013 15,362 +604 +4.09%
2012 14,758 −304 −2.02%
2011 15,062 +896 +6.33%
2010 14,166 +925 +6.98%
2009 13,241 −197 −1.46%
2008 13,438 +703 +5.52%
2007 12,735 +999 +8.52%
2006 11,735 +922 +8.52%
2005 10,814 +727 +7.21%
2004 10,087 +822 +8.88%
2003 9,264 +224 +2.48%
2002 9,040 +4 +0.04%
2001 9,036 +155 +1.75%
2000 8,881 +336 +3.93%
1999 8,545 −134 −1.54%
1998 8,679 +64 +0.74%
1997 8,615 +407 +4.96%
1996 8,208 +231 +2.9%
1995 7,976 +308 +4.01%
1994 7,669 +398 +5.47%
1993 7,271 +376 +5.45%
1992 6,895 +201 +3.01%
1991 6,694 +333 +5.23%
1990 6,361 — —

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.

Other indicators for South America

Indexes Human development index

A composite measure of development: life expectancy, education and income in a single number from 0 to 1.

South America by year Indexes Corruption perceptions index

An assessment of perceived corruption in the public sector on a scale from 0 to 100. Higher is cleaner.

South America by year Economy GDP per capita

GDP divided by the population, in current US dollars.

South America by year
All indicators for South America