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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

GDP per person (PPP) in Birmingham

1998 – 2024 · 27 data points 5 of 14 · Regions of West Midlands Updated 11 Nov 2026
Economy & jobs · Birmingham West Midlands United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1998 – 2024

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 US$51,291PPP +1.8% since 2023
Regions of West Midlands · 2024 5 of 14 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +49% +3.5% a year on average
vs West Midlands +2.6% West Midlands: US$50,001 · 2024
GDP per person (PPP), 1998 – 2024 international dollars (PPP) · Birmingham · West Midlands · United Kingdom
+49% since 2014
Birmingham West Midlands United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1998 – 2024

Compared with GDP per person (PPP) · international dollars (PPP)
Birmingham
US$51,291
West Midlands
US$50,001
United Kingdom
US$61,273

Source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance Birmingham · 1998 – 2024
Latest value US$51,291 · 2024
First value US$21,065 · 1998
Highest US$51,291 · 2024
Lowest US$21,065 · 1998
Average change +3.5% a year on average
Data points 27

By year

All years · 1998 – 2024

YearBirminghamChange West MidlandsUnited Kingdom
2024 US$51,291 +1.8% US$50,001 US$61,273
2023 US$50,377 +4.2% US$49,117 US$60,176
2022 US$48,339 +9.0% US$46,993 US$58,593
2021 US$44,350 +12% US$43,650 US$53,773
2020 US$39,504 −3.9% US$39,328 US$48,720
2019 US$41,112 +4.7% US$41,093 US$50,494
2018 US$39,264 +3.3% US$39,297 US$47,636
2017 US$38,019 +2.5% US$38,480 US$46,441
2016 US$37,089 +4.4% US$36,772 US$44,376
2015 US$35,520 +2.9% US$35,205 US$42,772
2014 US$34,512 +2.4% US$34,010 US$41,546
2013 US$33,706 +4.9% US$32,837 US$40,121
2012 US$32,122 +2.0% US$31,376 US$38,516
2011 US$31,503 +1.0% US$30,394 US$37,374
2010 US$31,190 +3.9% US$29,633 US$36,657
2009 US$30,020 −3.4% US$28,376 US$35,272
2008 US$31,074 +1.6% US$29,883 US$36,934
2007 US$30,586 +2.4% US$28,938 US$35,688
2006 US$29,858 +3.8% US$28,713 US$34,889
2005 US$28,754 +0.7% US$27,437 US$32,825
2004 US$28,541 +7.1% US$27,188 US$32,185
2003 US$26,654 +4.4% US$25,714 US$30,424
2002 US$25,534 +3.7% US$24,801 US$29,170
2001 US$24,621 +6.7% US$23,909 US$28,026
2000 US$23,071 +6.4% US$22,789 US$26,629
1999 US$21,682 +2.9% US$21,454 US$24,574
1998 US$21,065 US$20,893 US$23,795

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1998 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of West Midlands

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryGDP per person (PPP)
1 Solihull US$67,498
2 Warwickshire CC US$53,698
3 Coventry US$46,398
4 Telford and Wrekin US$39,733
5 Worcestershire CC US$38,955
6 Birmingham US$38,019
7 Staffordshire CC US$35,108
8 Herefordshire, County of US$34,474
9 Stoke-on-Trent US$33,990
10 Shropshire US$32,492
11 Sandwell US$31,106
12 Wolverhampton US$31,064
13 Walsall US$28,380
14 Dudley US$27,035

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2017

What it means

Economic output per resident, adjusted for what money buys in each country.

How it is calculated

GDP per person converted with purchasing power parities into international dollars, so countries and regions can be compared.