List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita

This page lists the countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product per capita at nominal values. This is the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year, converted at market exchange rates to current U.S. dollars, divided by the average population for the same year.

Countries by 2018 GDP (nominal) per capita[note 1]
  >$60,000
  $50,000 - $60,000
  $40,000 - $50,000
  $30,000 - $40,000
  $20,000 - $30,000
  $10,000 - $20,000
  $5,000 - $10,000
  $2,500 - $5,000
  $1,000 - $2,500
  <$1,000

The figures presented here do not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency. Such fluctuations change a country's ranking from one year to the next, even though they often make little or no difference to the standard of living of its population.

Therefore, these figures should be used with caution. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living;[1][2] although this is problematic because GDP per capita is not a measure of personal income.

Comparisons of national income are also frequently made on the basis of purchasing power parity (PPP), to adjust for differences in the cost of living in different countries. (See List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita.) PPP largely removes the exchange rate problem but not others; it does not reflect the value of economic output in international trade, and it also requires more estimation than GDP per capita. On the whole, PPP per capita figures are more narrowly spread than nominal GDP per capita figures.

Non-sovereign entities (the world, continents, and some dependent territories) and states with limited international recognition (such as Kosovo, Palestine and Taiwan) are included in the list in cases in which they appear in the sources. These economies are not ranked in the charts here, but are listed in sequence by GDP for comparison. In addition, non-sovereign entities are marked in italics.

Note that the Irish GDP data below is subject to material distortion by the tax planning activities of foreign multinationals in Ireland. 2015 Irish GDP is over 150% of 2015 Irish GNI. To address this, in 2017 the Central Bank of Ireland created "modified GNI" (or GNI*) as a more appropriate statistic, and the OECD and IMF have adopted it for Ireland. 2015 Irish GDP is 143% of 2015 Irish GNI*.

All data are in current United States dollars. Historical data can be found here.

List of per capita nominal GDP for countries and dependencies

International Monetary Fund (2019 estimates)[3] World Bank (2018)[4] United Nations (2017)[5]
Rank Country/Territory US$
1 Luxembourg113,196
2  Switzerland83,716
 Macau81,151
3 Norway77,975
4 Ireland77,771
5 Qatar69,687
6 Iceland67,037
7 United States65,111
8 Singapore63,987
9 Denmark59,795
10 Australia53,825
11 Netherlands52,367
12 Sweden51,241
13 Austria50,022
 Hong Kong49,334
14 Finland48,868
15 San Marino47,279
16 Germany46,563
17 Canada46,212
18 Belgium45,175
19 Israel42,823
20 France41,760
21 United Kingdom41,030
22 Japan40,846
23 New Zealand40,634
24 United Arab Emirates37,749
25 Bahamas, The33,261
26 Italy32,946
 Puerto Rico31,538
27 Korea, South31,430
28 Malta30,650
29 Spain29,961
30 Kuwait29,266
31 Brunei27,871
32 Cyprus27,719
33 Slovenia26,170
 Aruba25,976
34 Bahrain25,273
 Taiwan24,827
35 Estonia23,523
36 Czech Republic23,213
37 Portugal23,030
38 Saudi Arabia22,865
39 Greece19,974
40 Slovakia19,547
41 Lithuania19,266
42 Saint Kitts and Nevis18,245
43 Latvia18,171
44 Antigua and Barbuda18,109
45 Barbados18,069
46 Oman17,791
47 Hungary17,463
48 Seychelles17,052
49 Uruguay17,029
50 Palau16,736
51 Trinidad and Tobago16,365
52 Panama16,245
53 Chile15,399
54 Maldives15,562
55 Croatia14,949
56 Poland14,901
57 Romania12,482
58 Costa Rica12,014
59 Grenada11,381
60 Mauritius11,360
World11,355
61 Russia11,162
62 Malaysia11,136
63 Saint Lucia11,075
64 Mexico10,118
65 China10,098
66 Argentina9,887
67 Lebanon9,654
68 Bulgaria9,518
69 Kazakhstan9,139
70 Turkey8,957
71 Equatorial Guinea8,927
72 Brazil8,796
73 Montenegro8,703
74 Dominican Republic8,629
75 Dominica8,380
76 Nauru8,270
77 Gabon8,112
78 Botswana7,859
79 Turkmenistan7,816
80 Thailand7,791
81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7,750
82 Serbia7,397
83 Peru7,046
84 Belarus6,603
85 Colombia6,508
86 Fiji6,379
87 Suriname6,310
88 Ecuador6,249
89 South Africa6,100
90 North Macedonia6,096
91 Namibia5,842
92 Bosnia and Herzegovina5,741
93 Iraq5,738
94 Paraguay5,692
95 Iran5,506
96 Jamaica5,460
97 Albania5,372
98 Guyana5,252
99 Libya5,019
100 Belize4,925
101 Tonga4,862
102 Azerbaijan4,689
103 Guatemala4,616
104 Armenia4,527
105 Samoa4,500
 Kosovo4,442
106 Jordan4,386
107 Georgia4,289
108 Eswatini4,176
109 Indonesia4,163
110 Mongolia4,132
111 El Salvador4,008
112 Algeria3,980
113 Sri Lanka3,946
114 Marshall Islands3,924
115 Tuvalu3,834
116 Micronesia, Federated States of3,717
117 Bolivia3,670
118 Cape Verde3,598
119 Ukraine3,592
120 Bhutan3,423
121 Morocco3,345
122 Moldova3,300
123 Philippines3,294
124 Tunisia3,287
125 Vanuatu3,260
126 Egypt3,046
127 Angola3,037
128 Djibouti2,936
129 Papua New Guinea2,742
130 Vietnam2,740
131 Laos2,670
132 Honduras2,548
133 Venezuela2,547
134 Congo, Republic of the2,534
135 East Timor2,262
136 Solomon Islands2,246
137 Ghana2,223
138 Nigeria2,222
139 India2,171
140 Kenya1,997
141 São Tomé and Príncipe1,933
142 Nicaragua1,919
143 Bangladesh1,905
144 Uzbekistan1,831
145 Côte d'Ivoire1,691
146 Cambodia1,620
147 Kiribati1,574
148 Cameroon1,514
149 Senegal1,427
150 Mauritania1,392
151 Pakistan1,388
152 Comoros1,349
153 Lesotho1,338
154 Zambia1,307
155 Kyrgyzstan1,292
156 Myanmar1,244
157 Benin1,216
158 Tanzania1,104
159   Nepal1,047
160 Guinea981
161 Ethiopia953
162 Yemen943
163 Mali924
164 Tajikistan877
165 Chad861
166 Zimbabwe859
167 Rwanda824
168 Guinea-Bissau786
169 Haiti784
170 Uganda770
171 Gambia, The755
172 Burkina Faso717
173 Sudan714
174 Liberia703
175 Togo671
176 Sierra Leone546
177 Afghanistan513
178 Congo, Democratic Republic of the500
179 Mozambique484
180 Madagascar463
181 Central African Republic447
182 Niger405
183 Malawi370
184 Eritrea342
185 Burundi309
186 South Sudan275
Rank Country/Territory US$
1 Monaco185,741
2 Liechtenstein (2016)165,028
3 Luxembourg116,640
 Macau87,209
 Bermuda (2013)85,748
4  Switzerland82,797
5 Norway81,697
 Cayman Islands (2017)81,125
 Isle of Man (2017)80,989
6 Ireland78,806
Channel Islands (2007)74,463
7 Iceland73,191
8 Qatar68,794
9 Singapore64,582
10 United States62,795
11 Denmark61,350
12 Australia57,374
 Faroe Islands (2016)55,823
13 Sweden54,608
14 Netherlands53,024
15 Austria51,462
16 Finland50,152
 Hong Kong48,676
17 San Marino (2017)48,495
 Greenland (2016)48,182
18 Germany47,603
19 Belgium47,519
20 Canada46,233
21 United Arab Emirates43,005
22 United Kingdom42,944
23 Andorra42,030
24 New Zealand41,945
25 Israel41,715
26 France41,464
27 Japan39,290
 Virgin Islands (U.S.) (2017)35,938
 Guam35,713
 European Union35,616
28 Italy34,483
29 Kuwait33,994
30 Bahamas, The32,218
 Puerto Rico31,651
31 Brunei31,628
32 Korea, South31,363
33 Spain30,371
34 Malta30,098
35 Cyprus28,690
 Turks and Caicos Islands27,142
36 Slovenia26,124
 Aruba (2017)25,630
37 Bahrain24,051
38 Portugal23,408
39 Saudi Arabia23,339
40 Estonia23,266
 Northern Mariana Islands23,259
41 Czech Republic23,079
42 Greece20,324
 Curaçao19,568
43 Slovakia19,443
44 Saint Kitts and Nevis19,275
45 Lithuania19,153
46 Barbados17,949
47 Latvia17,861
48 Uruguay17,278
49 Trinidad and Tobago17,130
50 Antigua and Barbuda16,727
51 Seychelles16,434
52 Oman16,415
53 Hungary16,162
54 Venezuela (2014)16,055
55 Chile15,923
56 Palau15,859
57 Panama15,575
58 Poland15,421
59 Croatia14,910
 French Polynesia (2000)14,324
 New Caledonia (2000)12,580
60 Romania12,301
61 Costa Rica12,027
62 Argentina11,684
 American Samoa11,467
63 Malaysia11,373
World11,313
64 Russia11,289
65 Mauritius11,239
66 Grenada10,641
67 Saint Lucia10,566
68 Maldives10,331
69 Equatorial Guinea10,262
70 Nauru9,889
71 Kazakhstan9,813
72 China9,771
73 Mexico9,673
74 Turkey9,370
75 Bulgaria9,273
76 Brazil8,921
77 Montenegro8,844
78 Cuba8,822
79 Lebanon8,270
80 Botswana8,259
81 Dominican Republic8,051
82 Gabon7,953
83 Dominica7,691
84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7,361
85 Thailand7,274
86 Serbia7,247
87 Libya7,242
88 Turkmenistan6,967
89 Peru6,941
90 Colombia6,668
91 South Africa6,374
92 Ecuador6,345
93 Belarus6,290
94 Fiji6,267
95 Suriname6,234
96 North Macedonia6,084
97 Bosnia and Herzegovina6,066
98 Namibia5,932
99 Iraq5,834
100 Paraguay5,822
101 Iran (2017)5,628
102 Jamaica5,354
103 Albania5,269
104 Guyana4,979
105 Belize4,885
106 Azerbaijan4,721
107 Georgia4,717
108 Guatemala4,549
109 Tonga4,364
 Kosovo4,302
110 Jordan4,242
111 Armenia4,212
112 Samoa4,183
113 Eswatini4,146
114 Mongolia4,122
115 Algeria4,115
116 Sri Lanka4,103
117 El Salvador4,058
118 Indonesia3,894
119 Marshall Islands3,788
120 Tuvalu3,701
121 Cape Verde3,635
122 Micronesia, Federated States of3,568
123 Bolivia3,549
124 Tunisia3,448
125 Angola3,432
126 Bhutan3,243
127 Moldova3,227
128 Morocco3,222
 West Bank and Gaza3,199
129 Vanuatu3,124
130 Philippines3,103
131 Ukraine3,095
132 Djibouti3,083
133 Papua New Guinea2,730
134 Vietnam2,567
135 Egypt2,549
136 Laos2,543
137 Honduras2,500
138 Ghana2,202
139 Congo, Republic of the2,148
140 Zimbabwe2,147
141 Solomon Islands2,138
142 East Timor2,036
143 Syrian Arab Republic (2007)2,033
144 Nicaragua2,029
145 Nigeria2,028
146 India2,010
147 São Tomé and Príncipe2,001
148 Côte d'Ivoire1,716
149 Kenya1,711
150 Bangladesh1,698
151 Kiribati1,625
152 Zambia1,540
153 Cameroon1,534
154 Uzbekistan1,532
155 Senegal1,522
156 Cambodia1,510
157 Pakistan1,482
158 Comoros1,415
159 Myanmar1,326
160 Lesotho1,299
161 Kyrgyzstan1,281
162 Mauritania1,189
163 Tanzania1,061
164   Nepal1,034
165 Sudan977
166 Yemen944
167 Benin902
168 Mali900
169 Guinea879
170 Haiti868
171 Tajikistan827
172 Guinea-Bissau788
173 Rwanda773
174 Ethiopia772
175 Chad728
176 Gambia, The716
177 Burkina Faso715
178 Togo679
179 Liberia677
180 Uganda643
181 Congo, Democratic Republic of the562
182 Sierra Leone534
183 Madagascar528
184 Afghanistan521
185 Mozambique499
186 Central African Republic476
187 Niger414
188 Malawi389
189 Somalia315
190 Burundi272
Rank Country/Territory US$
1 Liechtenstein166,022
2 Monaco165,421
3 Luxembourg106,806
 Bermuda102,192
 Macau80,893
4  Switzerland80,101
5 Norway75,295
6 Iceland73,060
7 Ireland69,604
 Cayman Islands65,472
8 Qatar63,506
9 United States60,055
10 Australia57,613
11 Denmark57,533
12 Singapore56,737
13 Sweden54,043
14 San Marino50,588
 Greenland49,398
15 Netherlands48,754
16 Austria47,718
 Hong Kong46,390
17 Finland45,670
18 Germany44,976
19 Canada44,974
20 Belgium43,289
21 New Zealand42,936
22 Israel42,452
23 United Arab Emirates40,699
24 United Kingdom39,758
25 Andorra39,153
26 France38,415
27 Japan38,220
 New Caledonia35,815
28 Italy32,747
 Virgin Islands, British31,917
29 Korea, South30,025
30 Bahamas, The29,825
31 Malta29,137
32 Kuwait28,897
 Turks and Caicos Islands28,689
 Puerto Rico28,451
33 Spain28,354
34 Brunei28,291
 Europe27,222
Americas26,748
35 Cyprus25,790
 Aruba25,655
36 Bahrain23,688
37 Slovenia23,296
38 Saudi Arabia20,761
39 Czech Republic20,326
 French Polynesia19,807
40 Estonia19,793
 Curaçao19,586
41 Portugal18,882
 Anguilla18,861
42 Greece18,198
 Cook Islands17,798
43 Slovakia17,552
44 Uruguay17,120
45 Saint Kitts and Nevis16,818
46 Barbados16,494
47 Lithuania16,450
48 Trinidad and Tobago16,145
49 Seychelles15,693
50 Latvia15,625
51 Chile15,347
52 Oman15,267
53 Panama15,088
54 Antigua and Barbuda14,803
55 Argentina14,400
56 Hungary14,376
57 Poland13,786
58 Palau13,417
59 Croatia13,177
60 Costa Rica11,734
 Montserrat11,582
61 Maldives11,151
62 Russia10,956
63 Romania10,763
World10,665
64 Mauritius10,565
65 Turkey10,546
66 Grenada10,451
67 Nauru10,045
68 Malaysia9,951
69 Equatorial Guinea9,850
70 Brazil9,821
71 Saint Lucia9,607
 South America9,393
72 Mexico8,967
73 Lebanon8,778
74 Kazakhstan8,756
75 China8,682
76 Cuba8,433
77 Bulgaria8,218
Central America7,990
78 Venezuela7,977
79 Botswana7,596
80 Gabon7,221
81 Dominican Republic7,052
82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6,980
83 Montenegro6,958
84 Suriname6,757
85 Dominica6,719
86 Thailand6,595
87 Turkmenistan6,585
88 Peru6,572
89 Colombia6,302
90 Ecuador6,273
91 South Africa6,151
92 Serbia5,912
93 Belarus5,750
94 Iran5,680
95 North Macedonia5,415
96 Fiji5,382
97 Namibia5,227
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina5,181
99 Jamaica5,130
100 Belize5,077
101 Iraq4,756
102 Guyana4,555
103 Guatemala4,471
104 Albania4,450
105 Samoa4,356
106 Paraguay4,322
Southeast Asia4,266
107 Angola4,247
108 Jordan4,196
109 Sri Lanka4,184
110 Azerbaijan4,146
 Kosovo4,116
111 Algeria4,055
112 Tonga3,950
113 Libya3,942
114 Armenia3,937
115 Tuvalu3,924
116 El Salvador3,889
117 Georgia3,875
118 Indonesia3,847
119 Marshall Islands3,753
120 Mongolia3,620
121 Tunisia3,475
122 Bolivia3,394
123 Cape Verde3,245
124 Eswatini3,224
125 Micronesia, Federated States of3,188
126 Bhutan3,173
127 Vanuatu3,128
128 Morocco3,070
129 Philippines2,989
130 Sudan2,967
 Palestine2,946
131 Papua New Guinea2,667
132 Ukraine2,536
133 Honduras2,480
134 Laos2,457
135 Vietnam2,342
136 East Timor2,279
137 Nicaragua2,222
138 Congo, Republic of the2,147
139 Ghana2,046
140 Moldova2,006
141 Egypt2,000
142 Solomon Islands1,982
143 Nigeria1,969
144 Djibouti1,928
145 India1,923
146 São Tomé and Príncipe1,921
Africa1,766
147 Kiribati1,694
148 Côte d'Ivoire1,566
149 Uzbekistan1,557
150 Pakistan1,534
151 Zambia1,513
152 Kenya1,508
153 Bangladesh1,492
154 Cameroon1,452
155 Cambodia1,382
156 Senegal1,333
157 Comoros1,330
158 Myanmar1,257
159 Kyrgyzstan1,251
160 Lesotho1,178
161 Eritrea1,147
162 Mauritania1,129
163 Zimbabwe1,091
164 Yemen990
165 Tanzania934
166   Nepal849
167 Syria831
168 Benin826
169 Mali822
170 Guinea803
171 Tajikistan801
172 Haiti776
173 Rwanda748
174 Guinea-Bissau724
175 Ethiopia720
176 Chad719
177 Gambia, The709
178 Korea, North685
179 Uganda646
180 Burkina Faso642
181 Afghanistan619
182 Togo614
183 Liberia584
184 Madagascar517
185 Sierra Leone495
186 Congo, Democratic Republic of the463
187 South Sudan453
188 Central African Republic428
189 Mozambique426
190 Niger378
191 Malawi340
192 Burundi290

Distorted GDP-per-capita for tax havens

Many of leading GDP-per-capita (nominal) jurisdictions are tax havens whose economic data is artificially inflated by tax-driven corporate accounting entries.

A stunning $12 trillion—almost 40 percent of all foreign direct investment positions globally—is completely artificial: it consists of financial investment passing through empty corporate shells with no real activity. These investments in empty corporate shells almost always pass through well-known tax havens. The eight major pass-through economies—the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Hong Kong SAR, the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, and Singapore—host more than 85 percent of the world’s investment in special purpose entities, which are often set up for tax reasons.

"Piercing the Veil", International Monetary Fund, June 2018[6]

A fuller discussion on this topic is in the List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita article.

See also

Notes

    References

    1. O'Sullivan, Arthur
    2. French President seeks alternatives to GDP, The Guardian 14-09-2009.
      "European Parliament, Policy Department Economic and Scientific Policy: Beyond GDP Study" (PDF). (1.47 MB)
    3. "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019". World Economic Outlook. International Monetary Fund. October 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
    4. Data refer mostly to the year 2018. Selecting all countries, GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank. Accessed on 1st of July 2019.
    5. National Accounts Main Aggregates Database, 2017, (Select all countries, "GDP, Per Capita GDP - US Dollars", and 2016 to generate table), United Nations Statistics Division. Accessed on 17 Jan 2019.
    6. "Piercing the Veil, FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT, JUNE 2018, VOL. 55, NO. 2". IMF Finance & Development. June 2018.
    1. Based on the IMF data. If no data was available for a country from IMF, data from the World Bank is used
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