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GDP per person (PPP) in West Midlands
1998 – 2024 · 27 data points
9 of 12 · Regions of United Kingdom
Updated 11 Nov 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1998 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
US$50,001PPP
+1.8%
since 2023
Regions of United Kingdom · 2024
9 of 12
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+47%
+3.4% a year on average
vs United Kingdom
−18%
United Kingdom: US$61,273 · 2024
GDP per person (PPP), 1998 – 2024 international dollars (PPP) · West Midlands · United Kingdom
+47% since 2014
US$20,000
US$40,000
US$60,000
US$80,000
1998
2010
2015
2024
West Midlands
United Kingdom
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1998 – 2024
Compared with GDP per person (PPP) · international dollars (PPP)
West Midlands
US$50,001
United Kingdom
US$61,273
Source: OECD Regional Database
The series at a glance West Midlands · 1998 – 2024
Latest value
US$50,001 · 2024
First value
US$20,893 · 1998
Highest
US$50,001 · 2024
Lowest
US$20,893 · 1998
Average change
+3.4% a year on average
Data points
27
By year
All years · 1998 – 2024
| Year | West Midlands | Change | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US$50,001 | +1.8% | US$61,273 |
| 2023 | US$49,117 | +4.5% | US$60,176 |
| 2022 | US$46,993 | +7.7% | US$58,593 |
| 2021 | US$43,650 | +11% | US$53,773 |
| 2020 | US$39,328 | −4.3% | US$48,720 |
| 2019 | US$41,093 | +4.6% | US$50,494 |
| 2018 | US$39,297 | +2.1% | US$47,636 |
| 2017 | US$38,480 | +4.6% | US$46,441 |
| 2016 | US$36,772 | +4.5% | US$44,376 |
| 2015 | US$35,205 | +3.5% | US$42,772 |
| 2014 | US$34,010 | +3.6% | US$41,546 |
| 2013 | US$32,837 | +4.7% | US$40,121 |
| 2012 | US$31,376 | +3.2% | US$38,516 |
| 2011 | US$30,394 | +2.6% | US$37,374 |
| 2010 | US$29,633 | +4.4% | US$36,657 |
| 2009 | US$28,376 | −5.0% | US$35,272 |
| 2008 | US$29,883 | +3.3% | US$36,934 |
| 2007 | US$28,938 | +0.8% | US$35,688 |
| 2006 | US$28,713 | +4.7% | US$34,889 |
| 2005 | US$27,437 | +0.9% | US$32,825 |
| 2004 | US$27,188 | +5.7% | US$32,185 |
| 2003 | US$25,714 | +3.7% | US$30,424 |
| 2002 | US$24,801 | +3.7% | US$29,170 |
| 2001 | US$23,909 | +4.9% | US$28,026 |
| 2000 | US$22,789 | +6.2% | US$26,629 |
| 1999 | US$21,454 | +2.7% | US$24,574 |
| 1998 | US$20,893 | US$23,795 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1998 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of United Kingdom
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | GDP per person (PPP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater London | US$106K | |
| 2 | South East England | US$63,555 | |
| 3 | Scotland | US$58,056 | |
| 4 | South West England | US$55,593 | |
| 5 | East of England | US$54,377 | |
| 6 | North West England | US$54,353 | |
| 7 | Northern Ireland | US$51,677 | |
| 8 | Yorkshire and The Humber | US$50,107 | |
| 9 | West Midlands | US$50,001 | |
| 10 | East Midlands | US$47,196 | |
| 11 | Wales | US$46,343 | |
| 12 | North East England | US$44,096 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2024
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.
Economy & jobs
West Midlands in numbers
GDP per person
£33,969
2024
Gross domestic product
US$4T
2025 · United Kingdom
Economic growth
1.4%
2025 · United Kingdom
Inflation
3.9%
2025 · United Kingdom
Unemployment rate
4.4%
2023
Youth unemployment
14.6%
2025 · United Kingdom
Employment rate
73.9%
2024
Labour force participation
61.4%
2025 · United Kingdom
Household income per person
US$31,278
2023
Income inequality (Gini)
32.4
2021 · United Kingdom