GDP per capita, purchasing power parity in South America

11 countries in South America, 2025. Unit: current international $. World ranking →

First in the ranking
97,899 int. $
Guyana
Median country
22,652 int. $
half above, half below
World
25,704 int. $
World Bank aggregate
Range
12,873 to 97,899
Bolivia - Guyana

How to read it

Across 11 countries in South America, the highest value is in Guyana (97,899 int. $) and the lowest in Bolivia (12,873 int. $).

The median country is at 22,652 int. $: half are above, half below.

This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based…

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Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized… · via World Bank WDI (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD) · licence

GDP per capita (PPP) over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Guyana97,899
2Uruguay38,315
3Chile37,774
4Argentina32,587
5Brazil23,433
6Suriname22,652
7Colombia22,640
8Paraguay20,181
9Peru18,816
10Ecuador16,757
11Bolivia12,873
World Bank, WDI · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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