Pillar
Socio-economic overview
Sub-pillar
Economic
Portal Indicator name
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
Metrics
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
Output type
USD
Input metric (short definition)
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) (constant 2015 US$)
Aggregration
Weighted average
Periodicity
Annual
Long definition
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2015 U.S. dollars.
Methodology
For more information, see the metadata for constant U.S. dollar GDP (NY.GDP.MKTP.KD) and total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
License
CC BY-4.0
Source
World Bank
Regional aggregrational method
Weighted average
Regional aggregrational calculation
sum of all individual (country data point*country population)/sum of all individual country population
Data Source