High income - GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)

The latest value for GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) in High income was 44,476 as of 2020. Over the past 58 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 46,263 in 2019 and 1,533 in 1962.

Definition: GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1962 1,533
1963 1,625
1964 1,747
1965 1,893
1966 2,062
1967 2,192
1968 2,400
1969 2,612
1970 2,770
1971 3,019
1972 3,457
1973 4,227
1974 4,936
1975 5,517
1976 5,853
1977 6,283
1978 7,180
1979 8,620
1980 9,963
1981 10,367
1982 9,868
1983 9,459
1984 9,810
1985 10,264
1986 11,587
1987 13,899
1988 16,926
1989 17,824
1990 18,634
1991 19,381
1992 21,080
1993 21,589
1994 22,740
1995 24,280
1996 25,504
1997 25,627
1998 24,641
1999 24,923
2000 25,971
2001 25,954
2002 25,780
2003 27,773
2004 31,679
2005 34,858
2006 36,564
2007 37,984
2008 39,596
2009 38,906
2010 39,981
2011 41,321
2012 42,673
2013 43,487
2014 43,643
2015 42,394
2016 41,495
2017 41,787
2018 44,702
2019 46,263
2020 44,476

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The World Bank uses Atlas method GNI per capita in U.S. dollars to classify countries for analytical purposes and to determine borrowing eligibility. For more information, see the metadata for Atlas method GNI in current U.S. dollars (NY.GNP.ATLS.CD) and total population (SP.POP.TOTL).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts