United States GDP per capita

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in the United States was last recorded at 37691 US dollars in 2011. The GDP per Capita in the United States is equivalent to 304 percent of the world's average. GDP per capita in the United States is reported by the World Bank. Historically, from 1960 until 2011, the United States GDP per capita averaged 26115.8 USD reaching an all time high of 38699.0 USD in December of 2007 and a record low of 14091.1 USD in December of 1960. The GDP per capita is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States GDP per capita.

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GDP per capita | Notes

The GDP per capita given on this page shows the GDP at purchaser's prices in constant 2000 U.S. dollars divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using 2000 official exchange rates. The term Constant Prices refers to a metric for valuing the price of something over time, without that metric changing due to inflation or deflation.






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