Introduction
Gross domestic product (“GDP”) is the value of a country’s total output of goods and services, expressed in a dollar amount. To most equitably compare GDP across countries, that number is usually divided by the number of people in the country to provide the GDP per capita. This allows GDPs to be compared while taking into account the fact that a few wealthier people may live in an otherwise poor country or vice versa.
The modern concept of GDP was first developed by Simon Kuznets for a 1934 U.S. Congress report. After which the measurement gained traction. Particularly after the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944, after which the concept was formally adopted and became the main tool to measure a country’s economy.
GDP is not the measurement of a country’s average income, but rather an expression of the overall health of a country’s economy. GDP per capita may or may not take into account the standard of living in a particular country; when it does not it is called the nominal GDP per capita and when it does it is called the purchasing power parity (“PPP”). Disparities may still exist in countries that have tax laws beneficial to businesses (called “tax havens”) and manifest as a higher GDP per capita than is actually produced.
Learn for yourself how GDP per capita compares by country in the map and charts.
# | Country | GDP per capita |
---|---|---|
1 | Luxembourg | $135,683 |
2 | Bermuda | $110,869 |
3 | Ireland | $99,152 |
4 | Switzerland | $93,457 |
5 | Norway | $89,203 |
6 | Singapore | $72,794 |
7 | United States of America | $69,288 |
8 | Iceland | $68,384 |
9 | Denmark | $67,803 |
10 | Qatar | $61,276 |
11 | Sweden | $60,239 |
12 | Australia | $59,934 |
13 | Netherlands | $58,061 |
14 | Finland | $53,983 |
15 | Austria | $53,268 |
16 | Canada | $52,051 |
17 | Belgium | $51,768 |
18 | Israel | $51,430 |
19 | Germany | $50,802 |
20 | Hong Kong | $49,661 |
21 | New Zealand | $48,802 |
22 | United Kingdom | $47,334 |
23 | Macau | $45,422 |
24 | France | $43,519 |
25 | Andorra | $43,048 |
26 | Japan | $39,285 |
27 | Italy | $35,551 |
28 | South Korea | $34,758 |
29 | Malta | $33,257 |
30 | Brunei | $31,723 |
31 | Cyprus | $30,798 |
32 | Spain | $30,116 |
33 | Slovenia | $29,201 |
34 | The Bahamas | $28,239 |
35 | Estonia | $27,281 |
36 | Czech Republic | $26,378 |
37 | Portugal | $24,262 |
38 | Turks and Caicos Islands | $24,047 |
39 | Saudi Arabia | $23,586 |
40 | Lithuania | $23,433 |
41 | Bahrain | $22,232 |
42 | Slovakia | $21,088 |
43 | Latvia | $20,642 |
44 | Greece | $20,277 |
45 | Hungary | $18,773 |
46 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $18,230 |
47 | Poland | $17,841 |
48 | Croatia | $17,399 |
49 | Barbados | $17,034 |
50 | Uruguay | $17,021 |
51 | Chile | $16,503 |
52 | Oman | $16,439 |
53 | Trinidad and Tobago | $15,243 |
54 | Antigua and Barbuda | $14,901 |
55 | Romania | $14,862 |
56 | Panama | $14,516 |
57 | Seychelles | $13,307 |
58 | People's Republic of China | $12,556 |
59 | Costa Rica | $12,509 |
60 | Nauru | $12,252 |
61 | Russia | $12,173 |
62 | Bulgaria | $11,635 |
63 | Malaysia | $11,371 |
64 | Argentina | $10,729 |
65 | Kazakhstan | $10,041 |
66 | Grenada | $9,929 |
67 | Mexico | $9,926 |
68 | Turkey | $9,587 |
69 | Saint Lucia | $9,571 |
70 | Guyana | $9,375 |
71 | Montenegro | $9,367 |
72 | Serbia | $9,215 |
73 | Maldives | $8,995 |
74 | Mauritius | $8,812 |
75 | Dominican Republic | $8,604 |
76 | Equatorial Guinea | $8,462 |
77 | Gabon | $8,017 |
78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $7,997 |
79 | Dominica | $7,560 |
80 | Brazil | $7,519 |
81 | Botswana | $7,348 |
82 | Belarus | $7,304 |
83 | Thailand | $7,233 |
84 | South Africa | $6,994 |
85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $6,916 |
86 | Republic of Macedonia | $6,721 |
87 | Peru | $6,692 |
88 | Albania | $6,494 |
89 | Colombia | $6,131 |
90 | Libya | $6,018 |
91 | Ecuador | $5,935 |
92 | Paraguay | $5,400 |
93 | Azerbaijan | $5,384 |
94 | Moldova | $5,315 |
95 | Fiji | $5,086 |
96 | Iraq | $5,048 |
97 | Georgia | $5,042 |
98 | Guatemala | $5,026 |
99 | Suriname | $4,836 |
100 | Ukraine | $4,836 |
101 | Namibia | $4,729 |
102 | Armenia | $4,670 |
103 | Jamaica | $4,587 |
104 | Mongolia | $4,535 |
105 | Belize | $4,420 |
106 | El Salvador | $4,409 |
107 | Jordan | $4,406 |
108 | Indonesia | $4,292 |
109 | Eswatini | $4,215 |
110 | Marshall Islands | $4,171 |
111 | Tunisia | $3,924 |
112 | Egypt | $3,876 |
113 | Sri Lanka | $3,815 |
114 | Algeria | $3,765 |
115 | Vietnam | $3,694 |
116 | Palestine | $3,664 |
117 | Philippines | $3,549 |
118 | Morocco | $3,497 |
119 | Federated States of Micronesia | $3,477 |
120 | Bolivia | $3,415 |
121 | Djibouti | $3,364 |
122 | Vanuatu | $3,127 |
123 | Papua New Guinea | $2,916 |
124 | Honduras | $2,831 |
125 | Lebanon | $2,670 |
126 | Ivory Coast | $2,579 |
127 | Laos | $2,551 |
128 | Bangladesh | $2,503 |
129 | São Tomé and Príncipe | $2,449 |
130 | Ghana | $2,445 |
131 | Solomon Islands | $2,337 |
132 | India | $2,277 |
133 | Republic of the Congo | $2,214 |
134 | Angola | $2,138 |
135 | Nicaragua | $2,091 |
136 | Nigeria | $2,085 |
137 | Kenya | $2,007 |
138 | Uzbekistan | $1,983 |
139 | Haiti | $1,815 |
140 | Zimbabwe | $1,737 |
141 | Mauritania | $1,723 |
142 | Cameroon | $1,662 |
143 | Senegal | $1,606 |
144 | Cambodia | $1,591 |
145 | Pakistan | $1,538 |
146 | Comoros | $1,495 |
147 | East Timor | $1,458 |
148 | Benin | $1,428 |
149 | Kyrgyzstan | $1,276 |
150 | Nepal | $1,223 |
151 | Myanmar | $1,187 |
152 | Guinea | $1,174 |
153 | Lesotho | $1,166 |
154 | Tanzania | $1,136 |
155 | Zambia | $1,121 |
156 | Togo | $992 |
157 | Ethiopia | $944 |
158 | Burkina Faso | $918 |
159 | Mali | $918 |
160 | Tajikistan | $897 |
161 | Uganda | $858 |
162 | The Gambia | $836 |
163 | Rwanda | $834 |
164 | Guinea-Bissau | $813 |
165 | Sudan | $764 |
166 | Chad | $696 |
167 | Yemen | $691 |
168 | Liberia | $673 |
169 | Malawi | $643 |
170 | Niger | $595 |
171 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $584 |
172 | Sierra Leone | $516 |
173 | Madagascar | $515 |
174 | Central African Republic | $511 |
175 | Mozambique | $500 |
176 | Somalia | $446 |
177 | Burundi | $237 |
GDP per capita by Country
Albania
$6,494
Ranked in the World
#88
Algeria
$3,765
Ranked in the World
#114
Andorra
$43,048
Ranked in the World
#25
Angola
$2,138
Ranked in the World
#134
Antigua and Barbuda
$14,901
Ranked in the World
#54
Argentina
$10,729
Ranked in the World
#64
Armenia
$4,670
Ranked in the World
#102
Australia
$59,934
Ranked in the World
#12
Austria
$53,268
Ranked in the World
#15
Azerbaijan
$5,384
Ranked in the World
#93
Bahrain
$22,232
Ranked in the World
#41
Bangladesh
$2,503
Ranked in the World
#128
Barbados
$17,034
Ranked in the World
#49
Belarus
$7,304
Ranked in the World
#82
Belgium
$51,768
Ranked in the World
#17
Belize
$4,420
Ranked in the World
#105
Benin
$1,428
Ranked in the World
#148
Bermuda
$110,869
Ranked in the World
#2
Bolivia
$3,415
Ranked in the World
#120
Bosnia and Herzegovina
$6,916
Ranked in the World
#85
Botswana
$7,348
Ranked in the World
#81
Brazil
$7,519
Ranked in the World
#80
Brunei
$31,723
Ranked in the World
#30
Bulgaria
$11,635
Ranked in the World
#62
Burkina Faso
$918
Ranked in the World
#158
Burundi
$237
Ranked in the World
#177
Cambodia
$1,591
Ranked in the World
#144
Cameroon
$1,662
Ranked in the World
#142
Canada
$52,051
Ranked in the World
#16
Central African Republic
$511
Ranked in the World
#174
Chad
$696
Ranked in the World
#166
Chile
$16,503
Ranked in the World
#51
Colombia
$6,131
Ranked in the World
#89
Comoros
$1,495
Ranked in the World
#146
Costa Rica
$12,509
Ranked in the World
#59
Croatia
$17,399
Ranked in the World
#48
Cyprus
$30,798
Ranked in the World
#31
Czech Republic
$26,378
Ranked in the World
#36
Democratic Republic of the Congo
$584
Ranked in the World
#171
Denmark
$67,803
Ranked in the World
#9
Djibouti
$3,364
Ranked in the World
#121
Dominica
$7,560
Ranked in the World
#79
Dominican Republic
$8,604
Ranked in the World
#75
East Timor
$1,458
Ranked in the World
#147
Ecuador
$5,935
Ranked in the World
#91
Egypt
$3,876
Ranked in the World
#112
El Salvador
$4,409
Ranked in the World
#106
Equatorial Guinea
$8,462
Ranked in the World
#76
Estonia
$27,281
Ranked in the World
#35
Eswatini
$4,215
Ranked in the World
#109
Ethiopia
$944
Ranked in the World
#157
Federated States of Micronesia
$3,477
Ranked in the World
#119
Fiji
$5,086
Ranked in the World
#95
Finland
$53,983
Ranked in the World
#14
France
$43,519
Ranked in the World
#24
Gabon
$8,017
Ranked in the World
#77
Georgia
$5,042
Ranked in the World
#97
Germany
$50,802
Ranked in the World
#19
Ghana
$2,445
Ranked in the World
#130
Greece
$20,277
Ranked in the World
#44
Grenada
$9,929
Ranked in the World
#66
Guatemala
$5,026
Ranked in the World
#98
Guinea
$1,174
Ranked in the World
#152
Guinea-Bissau
$813
Ranked in the World
#164
Guyana
$9,375
Ranked in the World
#70
Haiti
$1,815
Ranked in the World
#139
Honduras
$2,831
Ranked in the World
#124
Hong Kong
$49,661
Ranked in the World
#20
Hungary
$18,773
Ranked in the World
#45
Iceland
$68,384
Ranked in the World
#8
India
$2,277
Ranked in the World
#132
Indonesia
$4,292
Ranked in the World
#108
Iraq
$5,048
Ranked in the World
#96
Ireland
$99,152
Ranked in the World
#3
Israel
$51,430
Ranked in the World
#18
Italy
$35,551
Ranked in the World
#27
Ivory Coast
$2,579
Ranked in the World
#126
Jamaica
$4,587
Ranked in the World
#103
Japan
$39,285
Ranked in the World
#26
Jordan
$4,406
Ranked in the World
#107
Kazakhstan
$10,041
Ranked in the World
#65
Kenya
$2,007
Ranked in the World
#137
Kyrgyzstan
$1,276
Ranked in the World
#149
Laos
$2,551
Ranked in the World
#127
Latvia
$20,642
Ranked in the World
#43
Lebanon
$2,670
Ranked in the World
#125
Lesotho
$1,166
Ranked in the World
#153
Liberia
$673
Ranked in the World
#168
Libya
$6,018
Ranked in the World
#90
Lithuania
$23,433
Ranked in the World
#40
Luxembourg
$135,683
Ranked in the World
#1
Macau
$45,422
Ranked in the World
#23
Madagascar
$515
Ranked in the World
#173
Malawi
$643
Ranked in the World
#169
Malaysia
$11,371
Ranked in the World
#63
Maldives
$8,995
Ranked in the World
#73
Mali
$918
Ranked in the World
#159
Malta
$33,257
Ranked in the World
#29
Marshall Islands
$4,171
Ranked in the World
#110
Mauritania
$1,723
Ranked in the World
#141
Mauritius
$8,812
Ranked in the World
#74
Mexico
$9,926
Ranked in the World
#67
Moldova
$5,315
Ranked in the World
#94
Mongolia
$4,535
Ranked in the World
#104
Montenegro
$9,367
Ranked in the World
#71
Morocco
$3,497
Ranked in the World
#118
Mozambique
$500
Ranked in the World
#175
Myanmar
$1,187
Ranked in the World
#151
Namibia
$4,729
Ranked in the World
#101
Nauru
$12,252
Ranked in the World
#60
Nepal
$1,223
Ranked in the World
#150
Netherlands
$58,061
Ranked in the World
#13
New Zealand
$48,802
Ranked in the World
#21
Nicaragua
$2,091
Ranked in the World
#135
Niger
$595
Ranked in the World
#170
Nigeria
$2,085
Ranked in the World
#136
Norway
$89,203
Ranked in the World
#5
Oman
$16,439
Ranked in the World
#52
Pakistan
$1,538
Ranked in the World
#145
Palestine
$3,664
Ranked in the World
#116
Panama
$14,516
Ranked in the World
#56
Papua New Guinea
$2,916
Ranked in the World
#123
Paraguay
$5,400
Ranked in the World
#92
People's Republic of China
$12,556
Ranked in the World
#58
Peru
$6,692
Ranked in the World
#87
Philippines
$3,549
Ranked in the World
#117
Poland
$17,841
Ranked in the World
#47
Portugal
$24,262
Ranked in the World
#37
Qatar
$61,276
Ranked in the World
#10
Republic of Macedonia
$6,721
Ranked in the World
#86
Republic of the Congo
$2,214
Ranked in the World
#133
Romania
$14,862
Ranked in the World
#55
Russia
$12,173
Ranked in the World
#61
Rwanda
$834
Ranked in the World
#163
Saint Kitts and Nevis
$18,230
Ranked in the World
#46
Saint Lucia
$9,571
Ranked in the World
#69
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$7,997
Ranked in the World
#78
São Tomé and Príncipe
$2,449
Ranked in the World
#129
Saudi Arabia
$23,586
Ranked in the World
#39
Senegal
$1,606
Ranked in the World
#143
Serbia
$9,215
Ranked in the World
#72
Seychelles
$13,307
Ranked in the World
#57
Sierra Leone
$516
Ranked in the World
#172
Singapore
$72,794
Ranked in the World
#6
Slovakia
$21,088
Ranked in the World
#42
Slovenia
$29,201
Ranked in the World
#33
Solomon Islands
$2,337
Ranked in the World
#131
Somalia
$446
Ranked in the World
#176
South Africa
$6,994
Ranked in the World
#84
South Korea
$34,758
Ranked in the World
#28
Spain
$30,116
Ranked in the World
#32
Sri Lanka
$3,815
Ranked in the World
#113
Sudan
$764
Ranked in the World
#165
Suriname
$4,836
Ranked in the World
#99
Sweden
$60,239
Ranked in the World
#11
Switzerland
$93,457
Ranked in the World
#4
Tajikistan
$897
Ranked in the World
#160
Tanzania
$1,136
Ranked in the World
#154
Thailand
$7,233
Ranked in the World
#83
The Bahamas
$28,239
Ranked in the World
#34
The Gambia
$836
Ranked in the World
#162
Togo
$992
Ranked in the World
#156
Trinidad and Tobago
$15,243
Ranked in the World
#53
Tunisia
$3,924
Ranked in the World
#111
Turkey
$9,587
Ranked in the World
#68
Turks and Caicos Islands
$24,047
Ranked in the World
#38
Uganda
$858
Ranked in the World
#161
Ukraine
$4,836
Ranked in the World
#100
United Kingdom
$47,334
Ranked in the World
#22
United States of America
$69,288
Ranked in the World
#7
Uruguay
$17,021
Ranked in the World
#50
Uzbekistan
$1,983
Ranked in the World
#138
Vanuatu
$3,127
Ranked in the World
#122
Vietnam
$3,694
Ranked in the World
#115
Yemen
$691
Ranked in the World
#167
Zambia
$1,121
Ranked in the World
#155
Zimbabwe
$1,737
Ranked in the World
#140