Real GDP per Capita
$70,812 · Apr 2026
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1948-49 Recession · Nov 1948 – Oct 19491953-54 Recession · Jul 1953 – May 19541957-58 Recession · Aug 1957 – Apr 19581960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 19611969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 19701973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 19751980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 19801981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 19821990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020$20K$30K$40K$50K$60K$70K19501960197019801990200020102020$70,812
Real GDP per Capita — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearReal GDP per Capita
1947$15,204
1948$15,530
1949$15,032
1950$16,764
1951$17,375
1952$18,001
1953$17,797
1954$17,960
1955$18,808
1956$18,845
1957$18,582
1958$18,764
1959$19,296
1960$19,065
1961$19,970
1962$20,521
1963$21,276
1964$22,075
1965$23,656
1966$24,446
1967$24,836
1968$25,813
1969$26,076
1970$25,710
1971$26,510
1972$28,055
1973$28,913
1974$28,088
1975$28,520
1976$29,469
1977$30,626
1978$32,318
1979$32,366
1980$31,990
1981$32,095
1982$31,337
1983$33,513
1984$35,072
1985$36,210
1986$36,931
1987$38,238
1988$39,328
1989$40,015
1990$39,759
1991$39,694
1992$40,881
1993$41,423
1994$42,618
1995$43,044
1996$44,421
1997$45,862
1998$47,555
1999$49,281
2000$50,190
2001$49,783
2002$50,302
2003$51,986
2004$53,242
2005$54,317
2006$55,216
2007$55,857
2008$53,941
2009$53,531
2010$54,569
2011$54,979
2012$55,403
2013$56,642
2014$57,702
2015$58,470
2016$59,296
2017$60,674
2018$61,619
2019$63,360
2020$62,605
2021$66,011
2022$66,433
2023$68,089
2024$69,168
2025$70,249
2026$70,812
Source: FRED · A939RX0Q048SBEA · econscout.com