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Soviet Union: Real GDP per capita

Constant local currency per person · 1870–1991 · 77 observations · rGDP_pc

1991
6,284constant local currency per person
Change on 1990
−13.1%year on year
Average growth, 1981–1991
+0.4%a year

Real GDP per capita

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01k2k3k4k5k6k7k8k188019001920194019601980Soviet UnionSoviet Union, 1870: 575.4Soviet Union, 1890: 596.5Soviet Union, 1900: 827.4Soviet Union
Constant local currency per person

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Recent values

Constant local currency per person

YearValue
19916,284
19907,233
19897,453
19887,298
19876,988
19866,865
19856,714
19846,626
19836,433
19826,215

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Soviet Union documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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