Virgin Islands (U.S.) — GDP per capita
GDP per Capita (Nominal) for Virgin Islands (U.S.), 2002–2022.
GDP per capita for Virgin Islands (U.S.) was 44,321 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 30,062 in 2002 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.96% per year.
Virgin Islands (U.S.) ranks 36 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 17%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 13,889, so Virgin Islands (U.S.) sits above it. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 17%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 2 of 40 economies; Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (42,978) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 17% in 2005. That is 18% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 36 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 15th of 209 in 2002 → 32nd of 212 in 2010 → 32nd of 210 in 2020 → 32nd of 209 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 2002 to 2022
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 44,320.91 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 42,571.08 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 39,787.37 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 38,633.53 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 36,663.21 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 35,365.07 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35,324.97 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 34,007.35 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 33,045.36 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 34,597.98 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 37,795.32 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 38,997.14 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 39,905.13 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 38,753.18 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 39,152.38 | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 44,158.51 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 41,377.15 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 40,828.75 | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 35,006.36 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 31,731.26 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 30,062.02 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Virgin Islands (U.S.)’s GDP per capita in 2003?
31,731.26 (2003). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Virgin Islands (U.S.)’s GDP per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current US$ — 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 growing or shrinking?
Between 2002 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +47.4% in total — about 2.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.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: 44,320.91; 2021: 42,571.08; 2020: 39,787.37; 2019: 38,633.53; 2018: 36,663.21. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD — GDP per Capita (Nominal). 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.