GDP per capita: source and method

Citation

Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “GDP per capita – World Bank – In constant international-$” [dataset]. Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank, “World Development Indicators 129” [original data].

What it measures

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries. Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices.

Where it was taken from

• Chart: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-per-capita-worldbank
• Full metadata: https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/1294305.metadata.json
• Last updated by Our World in Data: 2026-07-27. Taken for this site on 22 October 2026.

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