diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/Mars.kt b/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/Mars.kt
index 3d1ee43..de4914d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/Mars.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/Mars.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import network.warzone.mars.player.PlayerManager
 import network.warzone.mars.player.achievements.AchievementManager
 import network.warzone.mars.player.decoration.PrefixDecorationProvider
 import network.warzone.mars.player.feature.PlayerService
+import network.warzone.mars.player.models.PlayerStats
 import network.warzone.mars.player.tablist.overrideTabManager
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ class Mars : JavaPlugin() {
         ApiClient.loadHttp(apiConfigurationSection)
         ApiClient.loadSocket(serverId, apiConfigurationSection)
 
+        PlayerStats.useExponentialExp(config.getBoolean("server.exponential-exp", false))
+
         MatchManager.init()
 
         BukkitIntake(this@Mars, commandGraph).register()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/player/commands/StatCommands.kt b/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/player/commands/StatCommands.kt
index cd9f566..2d07375 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/player/commands/StatCommands.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/player/commands/StatCommands.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import network.warzone.mars.match.tracker.KillstreakTracker
 import network.warzone.mars.player.feature.LevelColorService
 import network.warzone.mars.player.feature.PlayerFeature
 import network.warzone.mars.player.models.PlayerProfile
+import network.warzone.mars.player.models.PlayerStats
+import network.warzone.mars.utils.getLevelAsComponent
 import network.warzone.mars.utils.matchPlayer
 import network.warzone.mars.utils.strategy.multiLine
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ import org.bukkit.ChatColor
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player
 import tc.oc.pgm.api.player.MatchPlayer
 import javax.annotation.Nullable
+import kotlin.math.roundToInt
 
 
 class StatCommands {
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ class StatCommands {
                         LevelColorService.chatColorFromLevel(stats.level)
                     )
                 }
-                .appendMultiLine { createLabelledStat("XP", stats.xp, StatType.NEUTRAL) }
+                .appendMultiLine { createLabelledStat("XP", formatXPProgress(stats.xp), StatType.NEUTRAL) }
                 .appendMultiLine { empty() }
                 .appendMultiLine { createLabelledStat("Kills", stats.kills, StatType.POSITIVE) }
                 .appendMultiLine { createLabelledStat("First Bloods", stats.firstBloods, StatType.POSITIVE) }
@@ -103,6 +106,13 @@ class StatCommands {
         NEUTRAL(NamedTextColor.AQUA)
     }
 
+    private fun formatXPProgress(xp: Int) : String {
+        val level = PlayerStats.EXP_FORMULA.getLevelFromExp(xp.toDouble())
+        val nextLevel = level + 1
+        val nextLevelExpRequirement = PlayerStats.EXP_FORMULA.getExpRequiredForLevel(nextLevel)
+        return "${xp}/${nextLevelExpRequirement.roundToInt()}"
+    }
+
     private fun createLabelledStat(label: String, value: Any, type: StatType): Component {
         return text()
             .append { space() }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/player/models/PlayerProfile.kt b/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/player/models/PlayerProfile.kt
index 951cf38..f530eeb 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/player/models/PlayerProfile.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/network/warzone/mars/player/models/PlayerProfile.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import tc.oc.pgm.api.map.Gamemode
 import java.text.NumberFormat
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.math.floor
+import kotlin.math.pow
 
 
 data class PlayerProfile(
@@ -93,8 +94,49 @@ data class PlayerStats(
     val killstreaks: MutableMap<Int, Int> = mutableMapOf(5 to 0, 10 to 0, 25 to 0, 50 to 0, 100 to 0),
     val achievements: MutableMap<String, AchievementStatistic> = mutableMapOf()
 ) {
+
+    companion object {
+        interface ExpFormula {
+            fun getLevelFromExp(exp: Double) : Int
+            fun getExpRequiredForLevel(level: Int) : Double
+        }
+
+        class PowerExpFormula(
+            private val linearFactor: Double,
+            private val growthFactor: Double
+        ) : ExpFormula {
+            override fun getLevelFromExp(exp: Double): Int =
+                floor(linearFactor * exp.pow(growthFactor)).toInt() + 1
+
+            override fun getExpRequiredForLevel(level: Int) : Double {
+                if (level <= 1) return 0.0
+                return (((level - 1).toDouble())/(linearFactor)).pow(1.0/growthFactor)
+            }
+        }
+
+        class LinearExpFormula(
+            private val step: Int
+        ) : ExpFormula {
+            override fun getLevelFromExp(exp: Double): Int =
+                floor(((exp + step) / step).toDouble()).toInt()
+
+            override fun getExpRequiredForLevel(level: Int) : Double {
+                if (level <= 1) return 0.0
+                return ((level * step) - step).toDouble()
+            }
+        }
+
+        private val LINEAR_FORMULA = LinearExpFormula(5000)
+        private val EXPONENTIAL_FORMULA = PowerExpFormula(0.0056, 0.715)
+        var EXP_FORMULA : ExpFormula = LINEAR_FORMULA
+            private set
+
+        fun useExponentialExp(use: Boolean) {
+            EXP_FORMULA = if (use) EXPONENTIAL_FORMULA else LINEAR_FORMULA
+        }
+    }
     val level: Int
-        get() = floor(((xp + 5000) / 5000).toDouble()).toInt()
+        get() = EXP_FORMULA.getLevelFromExp(xp.toDouble())
 
     val winPercentage: String
         get() {
@@ -149,4 +191,4 @@ data class PlayerObjectiveStatistics(
     var controlPointCaptures: Int = 0
 )
 
-data class PlayerMessages(var staff: Int = 0, var global: Int = 0, var team: Int = 0)
\ No newline at end of file
+data class PlayerMessages(var staff: Int = 0, var global: Int = 0, var team: Int = 0)