GDP per capita, long-run history in United States

Latest: 58,487
Previous: 57,523
Change: +964.76 (+1.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: International dollars (2011 prices)

GDP per capita, long-run history over time

Annual, International dollars (2011 prices), Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 Recession

Observations for GDP per capita, long-run history in United States
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	19,514
Dec 31, 1964	20,360
Dec 31, 1965	21,390
Dec 31, 1966	22,529
Dec 31, 1967	22,842
Dec 31, 1968	23,691
Dec 31, 1969	24,195
Dec 31, 1970	23,958
Dec 31, 1971	24,394
Dec 31, 1972	25,414
Dec 31, 1973	26,602
Dec 31, 1974	26,286
Dec 31, 1975	25,956
Dec 31, 1976	27,058
Dec 31, 1977	28,001
Dec 31, 1978	29,286
Dec 31, 1979	29,949
Dec 31, 1980	29,611
Dec 31, 1981	30,056
Dec 31, 1982	29,210
Dec 31, 1983	30,158
Dec 31, 1984	32,076
Dec 31, 1985	33,023
Dec 31, 1986	33,850
Dec 31, 1987	34,730
Dec 31, 1988	35,863
Dec 31, 1989	36,756
Dec 31, 1990	36,982
Dec 31, 1991	36,464
Dec 31, 1992	37,240
Dec 31, 1993	37,762
Dec 31, 1994	38,807
Dec 31, 1995	39,391
Dec 31, 1996	40,413
Dec 31, 1997	41,723
Dec 31, 1998	43,073
Dec 31, 1999	44,576
Dec 31, 2000	45,886
Dec 31, 2001	45,878
Dec 31, 2002	46,266
Dec 31, 2003	47,158
Dec 31, 2004	48,493
Dec 31, 2005	49,655
Dec 31, 2006	50,490
Dec 31, 2007	50,902
Dec 31, 2008	50,276
Dec 31, 2009	48,453
Dec 31, 2010	49,267
Dec 31, 2011	49,675
Dec 31, 2012	50,436
Dec 31, 2013	51,011
Dec 31, 2014	51,797
Dec 31, 2015	52,808
Dec 31, 2016	53,301
Dec 31, 2017	54,152
Dec 31, 2018	55,455
Dec 31, 2019	56,469
Dec 31, 2020	54,379
Dec 31, 2021	57,523
Dec 31, 2022	58,487

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

United States

1650 - 1790: McCusker, John J., ‘Colonial Statistics’, Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Time to the Present, in S. B. Carter, S. S. Gartner, M. R. Haineset al. New York, Cambridge University Press. V-671.
1790 - 1870: Sutch, R. (2006). National Income and Product. Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Time to the Present, in S. B. Carter, S. S. Gartner, M. R. Haineset al. New York, Cambridge University Press III-23-25.
1800-1830: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307. (updated data)
1820-1950: GDP movement from Maddison (1995a), amended for 1820–70 to include income of the indigenous population (taken to be $400 per capita in 1820 and 1870).

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