And $100 in North America buys what $44.06 buys in Asia. Prices across Asia's economy average 44% of North America's, so a dollar goes 2.3 times as far in Asia.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Asia
North America
Economy
Population
4.79 billion47 of 47 countries
608.5 million23 of 23 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$40.5 trillion41 of 47 countries
$35.6 trillion21 of 23 countries
GDP per personUS dollars
$8,74141 of 47 countries
$59,56421 of 23 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$21,39241 of 47 countries
$64,22621 of 23 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
41%41 of 47 countries
93%21 of 23 countries
A US dollar goes as far as
$2.45 in the US41 of 47 countries
$1.08 in the US21 of 23 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
Medians don't add up
Medians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Asia
North America
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$99.1 trillion41 of 47 countries
$38.4 trillion21 of 23 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
Many currencies
Many currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$8,87239 of 47 countries
$58,81321 of 23 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$21,27039 of 47 countries
$63,63321 of 23 countries
Asia adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population. North America adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above. Asia covers the 41 of its 47 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population. North America covers the 21 of its 23 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.