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List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita

This article includes three lists of countries of the world sorted by their Gross Domestic Product (nominal) per capita, the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year, divided by the average population for the same year.

The figures presented here do not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency. Such fluctuations may 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.

Comparisons of national wealth 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 has its own drawbacks. 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 GDP per capita figures.

Great care should be taken when using either set of figures to compare the wealth of two countries. Often people who wish to promote or denigrate a country will use the figure that suits their case best and ignore the other one, which may be substantially different, but a valid comparison of two economies should take both rankings into account, as well as utilising other economic data to put an economy in context.

Data across columns are not comparable as they may refer to different years. All data are in United States dollars. Non-sovereign entities, former countries or other special groupings are marked in italics.

Note: To sort the table in descending order, click four times on the square above the column you wish to sort by.

Country Rank IMF[1] Rank WB[2] Rank CIA[3]
 Afghanistan 168 323 — N/A 171 311
 Albania 96 3,354 91 2,868 100 3,111
 Algeria 87 3,825 79 3,440 87 3,777
 Angola 88 3,757 93 2,728 77 4,977
 Antigua and Barbuda 45 13,092 37 11,881 41 15,529
 Argentina 66 6,606 61 5,475 70 6,094
 Armenia 108 2,297 106 2,122 98 3,119
 Australia 15 43,312 15 37,705 15 43,540
 Austria 13 45,181 14 38,884 14 44,721
 Azerbaijan 91 3,663 97 2,340 85 3,826
 Bahrain 29 25,731 — N/A 29 23,837
 Bangladesh 157 455 154 397 160 469
 Barbados 44 13,605 38 11,706 45 13,309
 Belarus 78 4,641 75 3,796 82 3,982
 Belgium 17 42,557 16 37,381 17 42,609
 Belize 84 4,098 74 4,074 80 4,430
 Benin 145 692 147 545 147 672
 Bhutan 112 2,012 114 1,451 157 500
 Bolivia 123 1,342 121 1,193 121 1,404
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 3,712 86 3,121 99 3,119
 Botswana 59 7,888 56 5,704 64 6,252
 Brazil 64 6,938 57 5,638 62 6,679
 Brunei 24 32,167 21 30,267 26 33,424
 Bulgaria 77 5,186 73 4,092 75 5,335
 Burkina Faso 155 508 152 430 158 479
 Burundi 178 128 174 110 183 118
 Cambodia 152 600 150 511 155 593
 Cameroon 128 1,095 122 1,008 129 1,159
 Canada 14 43,485 13 38,947 18 42,108
 Cape Verde 100 2,891 103 2,204 96 3,227
 Central African Republic 162 402 156 350 165 377
 Chad 142 747 143 625 142 749
 Chile 51 9,879 45 8,875 53 9,874
 Colombia 93 3,611 80 3,367 84 3,869
 Comoros 146 691 141 656 153 613
 Costa Rica 69 5,905 67 5,053 74 5,525
 Côte d'Ivoire 129 1,045 126 928 130 1,085
 Croatia 47 11,576 42 9,666 50 11,341
 Cuba — N/A — N/A 83 3,958
 Cyprus 28 27,327 26 23,827 31 22,094
 Czech Republic 36 17,070 34 13,926 37 16,434
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 177 166 173 141 182 150
 Denmark 7 57,261 7 50,647 7 56,820
 Djibouti 127 1,099 125 939 116 1,680
 Dominica 80 4,333 70 4,431 88 3,702
 Dominican Republic 83 4,147 82 3,312 86 3,789
 Ecuador 97 3,218 85 3,136 95 3,235
 Egypt 117 1,739 115 1,449 117 1,592
 El Salvador 101 2,857 92 2,759 101 2,912
 Equatorial Guinea 55 8,702 31 17,268 36 17,257
 Eritrea 171 281 169 231 172 290
 Estonia 39 15,851 36 12,228 39 16,110
 Ethiopia 173 252 172 173 181 221
 European Union — N/A — N/A — 33,379
 Fiji 85 3,921 76 3,767 89 3,580
 Finland 9 46,602 11 40,002 13 45,070
 France 18 41,511 17 36,699 19 41,313
 Gabon 60 7,887 51 7,281 60 7,107
 Georgia 107 2,355 110 1,747 109 2,056
 Germany 19 40,415 18 35,167 21 39,550
 Ghana 148 676 146 561 149 649
 Greece 27 28,273 24 27,671 27 33,280
 Grenada 73 5,571 68 4,861 67 6,146
 Guatemala 103 2,532 94 2,711 105 2,463
 Guinea-Bissau 175 206 170 185 161 459
 Guinea 156 473 155 361 178 233
 Guyana 122 1,365 119 1,212 126 1,272
 Haiti 151 630 149 527 154 608
 Honduras 118 1,635 118 1,325 123 1,344
 Hong Kong — 29,650 — 27,680 — 29,081
 Hungary 43 13,762 39 11,217 42 13,700
 Iceland 4 63,830 4 53,858 5 64,651
 India 131 978 132 822 135 965
 Indonesia 115 1,925 112 1,636 115 1,748
 Iran 82 4,149 87 3,108 81 4,252
 Iraq — N/A — N/A 110 2,016
 Ireland 5 59,924 5 51,578 6 61,644
 Israel 31 22,475 27 19,926 34 20,617
 Italy 20 35,872 20 31,456 22 35,565
 Jamaica 81 4,172 77 3,758 97 3,203
 Japan 22 34,312 19 34,194 24 34,104
 Jordan 102 2,795 95 2,546 104 2,594
 Kazakhstan 65 6,868 64 5,292 65 6,246
 Kenya 139 845 144 623 140 799
 Kiribati 147 686 139 710 146 677
 Kosovo — N/A — N/A 119 1,522
 Kuwait 23 33,634 — N/A 20 41,268
 Kyrgyzstan 143 713 148 543 148 660
 Laos 150 656 145 597 152 615
 Latvia 46 11,985 46 8,792 49 11,948
 Lebanon 67 6,569 59 5,603 69 6,114
 Lesotho 149 665 137 749 143 747
 Liberia 176 195 171 176 179 229
 Libya 53 9,372 48 8,333 51 10,934
 Liechtenstein — N/A — N/A 1 106,082[4]
 Lithuania 48 11,354 47 8,768 58 7,991
 Luxembourg 1 104,673 1 89,760 2 99,225
 Macau — N/A — 29,699 — N/A
 Madagascar 159 431 164 287 166 376
 Malawi 172 264 168 233 176 253
 Malaysia 63 6,948 55 5,770 63 6,648
 Maldives 99 3,040 88 3,090 103 2,775
 Mali 154 517 151 490 156 578
 Malta 35 18,088 32 15,702 40 16,050
 Marshall Islands — N/A 96 2,385 — N/A
 Mauritania 134 931 131 875 139 840
 Mauritius 74 5,520 66 5,065 72 5,620
 Mexico 58 8,479 49 8,052 57 8,154
 Micronesia — N/A 102 2,207 — N/A
 Moldova 124 1,248 130 876 138 931
 Mongolia 121 1,486 120 1,212 125 1,306
 Montenegro — N/A 72 4,145 — N/A
 Morocco 106 2,389 104 2,145 108 2,155
 Mozambique 165 369 159 326 164 389
 Myanmar 174 235 — N/A 173 289
 Namibia 94 3,584 84 3,208 94 3,264
 Nepal 163 400 161 323 169 333
 Netherlands 10 46,261 10 40,532 11 45,557
 New Zealand 26 30,256 25 24,975 28 30,225
 Nicaragua 133 945 124 958 134 1,000
 Niger 169 313 165 267 170 327
 Nigeria 126 1,159 134 797 137 938
 Norway 2 83,922 2 71,876 3 79,798
 Oman 40 15,584 — N/A 48 12,643
 Pakistan 137 909 133 798 150 645
 Palau — N/A 50 7,850 — N/A
 Panama 70 5,904 65 5,200 71 5,947
 Papua New Guinea 130 991 128 912 133 1,020
 Paraguay 116 1,802 113 1,542 122 1,400
 People's Republic of China 105 2,461 107 2,016 106 2,458
 Peru 86 3,886 81 3,350 90 3,540
 Philippines 119 1,625 116 1,363 118 1,582
 Poland 49 11,041 44 8,884 52 10,730
 Portugal 32 21,019 29 18,389 33 20,624
 Qatar 3 72,849 — N/A 4 72,540
 Republic of China (Taiwan) 37 16,606 — N/A 38 16,431
 Republic of Macedonia 92 3,659 89 3,054 93 3,332
 Republic of the Congo 109 2,159 108 2,002 114 1,802
 Romania 61 7,697 58 5,633 59 7,115
 Russia 54 9,075 52 6,926 54 9,096
 Rwanda 167 353 166 264 174 286
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 50 10,143 41 9,938 46 13,215
 Saint Lucia 71 5,689 62 5,416 73 5,614
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 75 5,229 78 3,525 79 4,469
 Samoa 111 2,101 99 2,292 113 1,806
 San Marino — N/A 3 58,276 — N/A
 São Tomé and Príncipe 138 881 135 794 145 711
 Saudi Arabia 41 15,481 33 14,745 43 13,568
 Senegal 136 910 136 761 131 1,041
 Serbia 72 5,596 71 4,300 — N/A
 Seychelles 57 8,581 43 9,118 55 8,950
 Sierra Leone 170 290 167 252 177 252
 Singapore 21 35,163 22 29,473 25 33,714
 Slovakia 42 13,857 40 10,213 47 13,138
 Slovenia 30 22,933 28 18,586 30 22,182
 Solomon Islands 144 704 140 694 151 632
 Somalia — N/A — N/A 175 272
 South Africa 68 5,906 63 5,384 66 6,239
 South Korea 34 19,751 30 18,341 35 20,020
 Spain 25 32,067 23 27,757 23 34,983
 Sri Lanka 120 1,506 117 1,356 128 1,232
 Sudan 125 1,242 123 993 127 1,262
 Suriname 79 4,577 69 4,648 78 4,745
 Swaziland 104 2,523 98 2,327 107 2,360
 Sweden 8 49,655 9 42,250 9 47,790
 Switzerland 6 58,084 6 50,783 8 54,787
 Syria 114 1,946 111 1,721 120 1,516
 Tajikistan 153 578 153 423 159 474
 Tanzania 160 415 160 324 168 358
 Thailand 89 3,737 83 3,252 91 3,470
 The Bahamas 33 19,781 — N/A 32 21,547
 The Gambia 161 411 163 307 180 224
 Timor-Leste 158 440 157 346 162 435
 Togo 164 387 158 344 163 420
 Tonga 110 2,138 101 2,230 112 1,873
 Trinidad and Tobago 38 15,905 35 13,657 44 13,392
 Tunisia 95 3,398 90 2,992 92 3,361
 Turkey 52 9,629 60 5,518 61 6,774
 Turkmenistan 76 5,189 105 2,142 76 5,144
 Uganda 166 363 162 315 167 368
 Ukraine 98 3,046 100 2,276 102 2,834
 United Arab Emirates 16 42,934 — N/A 16 42,664
 United Kingdom 12 45,575 12 39,257 12 45,347
 United States 11 45,845 8 43,968 10 45,793
 Uruguay 62 7,172 54 5,826 68 6,117
 Uzbekistan 141 815 142 647 144 726
 Vanuatu 113 1,989 109 1,756 111 1,986
 Venezuela 56 8,596 53 6,730 56 8,719
 Vietnam 140 818 138 725 141 779
 West Bank and Gaza — N/A — 1,075 — N/A
 Yemen 132 972 129 877 132 1,023
 Zambia 135 918 127 918 136 949
 Zimbabwe 179 55 — N/A 124 1,313
 World — N/A — 7,412 — 8,125

References

  1. ^ Data refer to the year 2007. World Economic Outlook Database-April 2008, International Monetary Fund.
  2. ^ Data refer to the year 2006. Total GDP 2006 & Population 2006, World Development Indicators database, World Bank, April 11, 2008. Note: Per capita values were obtained by dividing the Total GDP data by the Population data.
  3. ^ Data refer to the year 2007. GDP (official exchange rate) & Population, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency. Data last updated on March 6, 2008. Note: Per capita values were obtained by dividing the GDP (official exchange rate) data by the Population data.
  4. ^ The value from the original source has been changed. The CIA World Factbook reports a value for Liechtenstein of $1,060,823. This seems extraordinarily high and is probably the result of GDP data erroneously reported as $36.33 billion instead of $3.633 billion. To give credence to this hypothesis the Landesverwaltung Liechtenstein reports that the provisional GDP for 2004 was CHF4.279 billion and the GDP per capita for the same year was CHF162,000. Using the average exchange rate of the Swiss franc to the US dollar in 2004, as given by the CIA, this results in a GDP of US$3.441 billion and GDP per capita of US$130,277. Had the CIA GDP value been reported as $3.633 billion, this would have resulted in a GDP per capita of $106,082. To give further credence to this, the United States Department of State reports a GDP of $3.52 billion (CHF4.28 billion) for Liechtenstein on its country profile article dated October 2007.
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