Net national incomes have grown globally, growing from 694 U.S. dollars in 1970 to 9,750 in 2021. Much of this growth can be attributed to improvements in overall global development, as economies in developing countries have grown rapidly. Net national incomes grew steadily from the 1970s to the 2000s, and then experienced a sharper increase during the 2000s until the Great Recession, falling slightly in 2008.
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Adjusted net national income per capita worldwide from 1970 to 2021
(current U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Annual net national income per capita (U.S. dollars)
2021
9,746.84
2020
8,768.45
2019
9,197.45
2018
9,174.15
2017
8,801.89
2016
8,356.3
2015
8,323.82
2014
8,892.77
2013
8,724.41
2012
8,604.39
2011
8,477.35
2010
7,793.9
2009
7,184.78
2008
7,637.69
2007
7,160.2
2006
6,465.74
2005
6,019.69
2004
5,648.24
2003
5,072.15
2002
4,590.27
2001
4,484.45
2000
4,565.45
1999
4,496.25
1998
4,407.14
1997
4,452.4
1996
4,518.52
1995
4,465.51
1994
4,068.61
1993
3,811.57
1992
3,823.64
1991
3,615.67
1990
3,490.23
1989
3,166.29
1988
3,096.72
1987
2,797.3
1986
2,508.63
1985
2,148.86
1984
2,087.16
1983
2,035.83
1982
2,039.73
1981
2,083.55
1980
2,034.71
1979
1,857.28
1978
1,667.83
1977
1,436.89
1976
1,296.88
1975
1,216.81
1974
1,114.21
1973
1,010.29
1972
847
1971
749.23
1970
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World Bank. (November 13, 2024). Adjusted net national income per capita worldwide from 1970 to 2021 (current U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413425/adjusted-national-income-capita-usd/
World Bank. "Adjusted net national income per capita worldwide from 1970 to 2021 (current U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413425/adjusted-national-income-capita-usd/
World Bank. (2024). Adjusted net national income per capita worldwide from 1970 to 2021 (current U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413425/adjusted-national-income-capita-usd/
World Bank. "Adjusted Net National Income per Capita Worldwide from 1970 to 2021 (Current U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413425/adjusted-national-income-capita-usd/
World Bank, Adjusted net national income per capita worldwide from 1970 to 2021 (current U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413425/adjusted-national-income-capita-usd/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Adjusted net national income per capita worldwide from 1970 to 2021 (current U.S. dollars) [Graph], World Bank, November 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413425/adjusted-national-income-capita-usd/
