Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) in South America
South America: Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) was 20,115 Int$/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) in South America, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in Int$/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product per capita, ppp, (constant 2021 international) in South America stood at 20,115 Int$/cap. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product per capita, ppp, (constant 2021 international) in South America peaked at 20,115 Int$/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,600 Int$/cap, in 2002.
That places South America 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) in South America, year by year
| Year | Int$/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,831 Int$/cap | — |
| 2001 | 13,703 Int$/cap | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 13,600 Int$/cap | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13,853 Int$/cap | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 14,549 Int$/cap | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 15,069 Int$/cap | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 15,695 Int$/cap | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 16,554 Int$/cap | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 17,194 Int$/cap | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 16,870 Int$/cap | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 17,964 Int$/cap | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 18,696 Int$/cap | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 18,939 Int$/cap | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 19,433 Int$/cap | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 19,421 Int$/cap | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 19,117 Int$/cap | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 18,688 Int$/cap | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 18,856 Int$/cap | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 18,920 Int$/cap | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 18,895 Int$/cap | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 17,645 Int$/cap | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 18,878 Int$/cap | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 19,556 Int$/cap | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 19,773 Int$/cap | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 20,115 Int$/cap | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,092 Int$/cap | 13,600 Int$/cap | 17,194 Int$/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,893 Int$/cap | 17,964 Int$/cap | 19,433 Int$/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,193 Int$/cap | 17,645 Int$/cap | 20,115 Int$/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 14 China 70,186 Int$/cap compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 3,891 Int$/cap compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 69,702 Int$/cap compare
- 16 Iceland 67,310 Int$/cap compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3,824 Int$/cap compare
- 17 China, Hong Kong SAR 66,154 Int$/cap compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 3,713 Int$/cap compare
- 18 Andorra 65,928 Int$/cap compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,602 Int$/cap compare
- 19 Austria 63,788 Int$/cap compare
- 20 Belgium 63,348 Int$/cap compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -0.1374 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.6854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.9589 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -5.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product per capita, ppp, (constant 2021 international) in South America?
- Gross domestic product per capita, ppp, (constant 2021 international) in South America was 20,115 Int$/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product per capita, ppp, (constant 2021 international) recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 20,115 Int$/cap in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product per capita, ppp, (constant 2021 international) recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,600 Int$/cap in 2002.
- How does South America rank for gross domestic product per capita, ppp, (constant 2021 international)?
- South America ranks 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product per capita, ppp, (constant 2021 international) rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international $) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.