GDP per capita in South America

12 countries in South America, 2025. Unit: current US$. World ranking →

First in the ranking
32,414 US$
Median country
9,123 US$
half above, half below
World
14,406 US$
World Bank aggregate
Range
3,495 to 32,414
Venezuela - Guyana

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Guyana (32,414 US$) and the lowest in Venezuela (3,495 US$).

The median country is at 9,123 US$: half are above, half below.

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current…

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and… · via World Bank WDI (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD) · licence

GDP per capita over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Guyana32,414
2Uruguay25,216
3Chile17,995
4Argentina14,898
5Brazil10,713
6Peru9,684
7Colombia8,562
8Ecuador7,125
9Suriname7,070
10Paraguay7,027
11Bolivia5,148
12Venezuela3,495
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