Marshall Islands vs United States: country comparison
A UN member state, or a continent's average.
The page updates.
$
In US dollars, spent in each country.
$100 spent in the Marshall Islands buys about what
$106
buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United States buys what $94.70 buys in the Marshall Islands. Prices across the Marshall Islands' economy average 95% of the United States', so a dollar goes 6% further in the Marshall Islands.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Marshall Islands
United States
Economy
Population
36,282
341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$308 million
$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$8,489
$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$8,964
$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
95%
100%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.06 in the US
$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$10.16 a day2019 survey · $3,708 a year · consumption
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Marshall Islands
United States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$325 million
$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
0.9470U.S. dollar
1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$9,710
$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$10,590
$89,490
World Bank income groups: Marshall Islands, upper middle income; United States, high income.
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.