What does US GDP per capita measure?

It measures the total United States Gross Domestic Product divided by the mid-period population, providing an average economic output per person.

How frequently is US GDP per capita updated and what is the historical coverage?

The data is published quarterly by the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the time series extends back to 1947, receiving regular updates with every new BEA release.

Why use constant prices alongside current prices for per capita metrics?

Constant 2017 prices remove the effect of inflation to show how real purchasing power and actual living standards in the United States change over time.

What additional indicators are included besides GDP per capita?

The table also includes per capita gross national product, personal income, disposable personal income, and personal consumption expenditures, alongside the mid-period population series.

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US GDP Per Capita

Name: US GDP Per Capita
Creator: BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

US per capita gross domestic product, income, and consumption indicators from the BEA.

Source: BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis)Last updated: Sep 21, 2026, 14:10Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	Q2-2026	Q1-2026	Q4-2025	Q3-2025	Q2-2025	Q1-2025	Q4-2024	Q3-2024	Q2-2024	Q1-2024	Q4-2023	Q3-2023	Q2-2023
Current prices5
GDP per capita	94,781	93,016	91,762	90,883	89,195	88,002	87,463	86,669	85,770	84,676	84,025	83,199	81,779
GNP per capita	95,005	93,204	92,146	90,957	89,141	88,008	87,577	86,515	85,734	84,653	84,119	83,489	82,086
Per capita personal income	78,500	77,790	77,168	76,772	76,034	75,334	74,258	73,483	72,980	72,201	71,047	70,339	69,694
Per capita disposable personal income	68,978	68,391	67,497	67,220	66,669	66,095	65,247	64,616	64,277	63,638	62,574	61,921	61,345
Per capita personal consumption expenditures2	64,479	63,152	62,387	61,697	60,827	60,211	59,680	58,832	58,135	57,351	56,728	56,193	55,529
Goods2	20,087	19,496	19,225	19,129	18,933	18,842	18,750	18,477	18,316	18,099	18,224	18,225	18,059
Durable goods	6,955	6,780	6,666	6,655	6,629	6,549	6,599	6,414	6,332	6,272	6,305	6,369	6,359
Nondurable goods	13,132	12,716	12,558	12,474	12,304	12,293	12,151	12,063	11,984	11,828	11,919	11,856	11,700
Services	44,392	43,656	43,162	42,567	41,894	41,369	40,930	40,355	39,819	39,251	38,504	37,968	37,470
Constant prices 20174
GDP per capita	70,809	70,583	70,249	70,218	69,549	68,979	69,168	68,951	68,524	68,082	68,089	67,689	67,077
GNP per capita	71,028	70,776	70,594	70,326	69,558	69,034	69,308	68,879	68,545	68,112	68,215	67,973	67,376
Per capita disposable personal income	52,528	52,752	52,653	52,811	52,738	52,561	52,325	52,143	52,088	51,901	51,485	51,177	51,042
Per capita personal consumption expenditures2	49,102	48,712	48,667	48,472	48,117	47,881	47,861	47,475	47,111	46,773	46,675	46,443	46,203
Goods2	16,755	16,588	16,573	16,573	16,467	16,396	16,406	16,158	15,952	15,779	15,867	15,821	15,691
Durable goods	6,342	6,257	6,253	6,255	6,238	6,211	6,271	6,091	5,979	5,882	5,909	5,921	5,844
Nondurable goods	10,447	10,362	10,352	10,349	10,263	10,220	10,176	10,097	9,999	9,919	9,980	9,926	9,869
Services	32,415	32,187	32,157	31,971	31,723	31,559	31,531	31,379	31,212	31,042	30,867	30,683	30,571
Population (mid-period)	342,749	342,583	342,433	342,177	341,787	341,381	341,005	340,512	339,830	339,035	338,289	337,443	336,638

Latest reading

The latest reading is 70,809 USD, for Q2 2026. That is +0.3% from Q1 2026 and +1.8% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q1 1947 to Q2 2026. Source: BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis).

Latest: 70,809 USD; Q2 2026
vs previous period: +0.3%; Q1 2026
vs a year earlier: +1.8%

About this data

US per capita gross domestic product, income, and consumption indicators from the BEA. This quarterly table covers per capita GDP, GNP, personal income, disposable income, and personal consumption expenditures at current and constant 2017 prices since 1947. These metrics remove the effect of population size to provide a clearer comparison of living standards in the United States over time.

Frequently asked questions

What does US GDP per capita measure?: It measures the total United States Gross Domestic Product divided by the mid-period population, providing an average economic output per person.
How frequently is US GDP per capita updated and what is the historical coverage?: The data is published quarterly by the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the time series extends back to 1947, receiving regular updates with every new BEA release.
Why use constant prices alongside current prices for per capita metrics?: Constant 2017 prices remove the effect of inflation to show how real purchasing power and actual living standards in the United States change over time.
What additional indicators are included besides GDP per capita?: The table also includes per capita gross national product, personal income, disposable personal income, and personal consumption expenditures, alongside the mid-period population series.