Virgin Islands (U.S.) — GDP per capita (PPP)
GDP per Capita (PPP) for Virgin Islands (U.S.), 2002–2022.
GDP per capita (PPP) for Virgin Islands (U.S.) was 49,785 in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 21 years, from 2002 to 2022. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 32,113 in 2002 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.22% per year.
Virgin Islands (U.S.) ranks 54 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 27%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 25,894, so Virgin Islands (U.S.) sits above it. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 47%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 6 of 39 economies; Panama (43,902) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 13% in 2012. That is 32% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 32 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 20th of 195 in 2002 → 25th of 200 in 2010 → 40th of 198 in 2020 → 43rd of 198 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 2002 to 2022
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49,785.14 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 46,893.55 | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 41,749.08 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 40,021.78 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 36,746.49 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 33,893.55 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 33,470.59 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 32,573.72 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 32,360.9 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 32,333.91 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 33,878.98 | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 39,006.08 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 41,607.57 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 40,846.56 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 43,465.23 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 42,153.54 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 39,447.42 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 36,942.84 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 34,609.19 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 32,618.96 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 32,113.44 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Virgin Islands (U.S.)’s GDP per capita (PPP) in 2003?
32,618.96 (2003). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Virgin Islands (U.S.)’s GDP per capita (PPP) figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current international $ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Virgin Islands (U.S.)’s GDP per capita (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 2002 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +55.0% in total — about 2.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 49,785.14; 2021: 46,893.55; 2020: 41,749.08; 2019: 40,021.78; 2018: 36,746.49. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD — GDP per Capita (PPP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.