Since 1970, net national incomes per capita have grown in each region of the world. North America has experienced the largest increase, growing from nearly 4,500 U.S. dollars per capita in 1970 to $57,300 per capita in 2021. Europe and Central Asia follow behind North America, growing from 1,200 dollars per capita in 1970 to 22,000 in 2021. Other regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South Asia have not grown as high, but their growth is still significant, with net national incomes per capita in 2021 growing to between 10 and 20 times their 1970 levels.
Adjusted net national income per capita worldwide from 1970 to 2021, by region
(in current U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East & North Africa
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
2021
9,684.28
21,952.97
6,358.95
-
57,257.8
1,886.57
1,306.19
2020
8,619.6
19,474.39
5,721.12
5,511.54
51,933.54
1,642.43
1,228.81
2019
8,759.26
20,344.81
6,847.18
6,082.55
53,795.48
1,759.25
1,313.9
2018
8,660.91
20,752.76
6,982.29
6,128.7
52,233.27
1,706.27
1,319.43
2017
8,115.81
19,492.17
7,301.98
6,072.79
50,007.99
1,680.46
1,313.19
2016
7,648.36
18,447.87
6,599
6,021.72
48,038.89
1,481.91
1,260.57
2015
7,418.34
18,574.89
6,867.81
6,001.67
47,711.35
1,354.66
1,379.54
2014
7,506.81
21,647.59
8,145.94
6,747.77
47,036.78
1,301.07
1,544.1
2013
7,317.25
21,426.93
8,063.17
6,765.9
45,455.95
1,200.27
1,470.1
2012
7,337.4
20,603.65
7,879.97
6,989.77
44,594.24
1,183.48
1,399.96
2011
6,814.13
21,512.63
7,937.64
6,591.89
42,674.33
1,184.77
1,353.98
2010
5,998.41
19,523.83
7,177.8
6,126.97
40,891.4
1,091.13
1,253.02
2009
5,194.03
19,030.81
5,901.66
5,385.32
38,545.75
910.56
1,116.44
2008
5,047.72
21,713.15
6,358.17
5,876.38
39,936.65
825.46
1,115.9
2007
4,477.16
20,103.52
5,538.96
4,941.96
40,138.39
833.27
1,047.91
2006
4,027.69
17,330.26
4,692.1
4,208.11
39,078.51
673
958.6
2005
3,823.33
16,096.82
4,019.6
3,634.31
36,650.37
601.46
820.69
2004
3,626.46
15,167.55
3,379.14
3,148.56
34,602.38
535.98
723.53
2003
3,254.57
13,010.36
2,992.8
2,749.21
32,490.83
472.62
599.75
2002
2,962.27
10,718.55
3,006.45
2,565.39
31,234.96
411.37
486.64
2001
2,931.83
9,844.14
3,440.76
2,593.17
30,626.25
399.19
455.92
2000
3,181.05
9,804.59
3,568.36
2,593.02
30,015.46
396.43
487.04
1999
2,964.1
10,450.99
3,299.84
2,456.93
28,437.15
386.94
493.62
1998
2,677.08
10,561.04
3,790.79
2,356.18
27,149.58
368.73
495.34
1997
3,069.73
10,204.46
3,838.15
2,412.84
25,892.19
369.84
518.89
1996
3,277.87
10,726.22
3,558.63
2,322.11
24,504.92
359.99
510.08
1995
3,438.94
10,474.34
3,322.52
2,136.29
23,367.59
334.9
503.46
1994
3,050.63
9,136.75
3,115.34
1,902.98
22,403.02
308.27
442.14
1993
2,719.86
8,699.02
2,705.25
1,877.92
21,327.12
276.8
466.62
1992
2,475.98
9,566.73
2,351.04
-
20,753.94
283.97
514.53
1991
2,320.12
8,817.31
2,174.83
-
20,017.51
273.18
531.85
1990
2,091.82
8,563.34
2,002.1
-
19,638.17
314.6
519.81
1989
2,049.95
6,958.96
1,757.43
-
18,902.15
300.31
473.37
1988
2,016.84
6,862.54
1,636.82
-
17,887.08
306.34
502.08
1987
1,688.88
6,189.25
1,470.32
-
16,407.85
291.63
489.76
1986
1,476.94
5,042.2
1,430.5
-
15,450.76
269.8
449.52
1985
1,146.18
3,686.3
1,425.5
-
14,791.25
259.68
451.64
1984
1,101.59
3,581.64
1,474.03
-
13,973.38
246.14
512.12
1983
1,043.6
3,746.38
1,498.99
-
12,569.95
254.16
606.51
1982
992.48
3,884.37
1,788.62
-
11,832.75
245.12
723.41
1981
1,028.99
4,080.55
1,991.77
-
11,287.51
244.5
813.21
1980
946.65
4,669.81
1,756.27
-
9,984.69
237.62
526.22
1979
903.4
4,181.71
1,510.41
-
9,364.05
198.67
403.06
1978
863.68
3,457.44
1,334.72
-
8,753.23
182.1
369.24
1977
691.57
2,848.15
1,211.9
-
7,884.9
162.86
335.85
1976
590.52
2,544.11
1,127.03
-
7,212.07
145.21
327.01
1975
548.14
2,468.63
1,044.05
-
6,494.6
152.26
312.09
1974
508.89
2,136.1
1,021.82
-
6,083.07
147.43
290.48
1973
455.37
1,924.45
819.76
-
5,780.06
125.54
238.58
1972
354.03
1,530.24
637.94
-
5,208
113.37
191.36
1971
293.61
1,290.78
583.5
-
4,757.61
111.95
175.58
1970
272.7
1,157.25
529.05
-
4,446.56
105.77
-
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