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List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
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.
Countries or territories by GDP (nominal) per capita in 2022.
| >$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 $500 - $1,000 <$500 No data |
GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living;[1][2] however, this is inaccurate 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 several leading GDP-per-capita (nominal) jurisdictions may be considered tax havens, and their GDP data subject to material distortion by tax planning activities. Examples include Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and Luxembourg.[3]
All data are in current United States dollars. Historical data can be found here.
Table
The table initially ranks each country or territory with their latest available estimates, and can be reranked by either of the sources
* Nearly all country links in the table (except that of Zanzibar) take to articles titled "Income in country or territory" or to "Economy of country or territory".
| Country/Territory | UN Region | IMF[4][5] | World Bank[6] | United Nations[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | Year | Estimate | Year | Estimate | Year | ||
| Monaco * | Europe | — | 234,316 | 2021 | 234,317 | 2021 | |
| Liechtenstein * | Europe | — | 157,755 | 2020 | 169,260 | 2021 | |
| Luxembourg * | Europe | 127,673 | 2022 | 133,590 | 2021 | 133,745 | 2021 |
| Bermuda * | Americas | — | 114,090 | 2021 | 112,653 | 2021 | |
| Ireland * | Europe | 102,217 | 2022 | 100,172 | 2021 | 101,109 | 2021 |
| Norway * | Europe | 92,646 | 2022 | 89,154 | 2021 | 89,242 | 2021 |
| Switzerland * | Europe | 92,434 | 2022 | 91,992 | 2021 | 93,525 | 2021 |
| Isle of Man * | Europe | — | 87,158 | 2019 | — | ||
| Cayman Islands * | Americas | — | 86,569 | 2021 | 85,250 | 2021 | |
| Qatar * | Asia | 82,887 | 2022 | 66,838 | 2021 | 66,799 | 2021 |
| Singapore * | Asia | 79,426 | 2022 | 72,794 | 2021 | 66,822 | 2021 |
| United States * | Americas | 75,180 | 2022 | 70,249 | 2021 | 69,185 | 2021 |
| Channel Islands * | Europe | — | 75,153 | 2007 | — | ||
| Iceland * | Europe | 73,981 | 2022 | 68,728 | 2021 | 69,133 | 2021 |
| Faroe Islands * | Europe | — | 69,010 | 2021 | — | ||
| Australia * | Oceania | 66,408 | 2022 | 60,443 | 2021 | 66,916 | 2021 |
| Denmark * | Europe | 65,713 | 2022 | 68,008 | 2021 | 68,037 | 2021 |
| Greenland * | Americas | — | 54,571 | 2020 | 58,185 | 2021 | |
| Canada * | Americas | 56,794 | 2022 | 51,988 | 2021 | 52,112 | 2021 |
| Sweden * | Europe | 56,361 | 2022 | 61,029 | 2021 | 60,730 | 2021 |
| Netherlands * | Europe | 56,298 | 2022 | 57,768 | 2021 | 57,871 | 2021 |
| Israel * | Asia | 55,359 | 2022 | 52,171 | 2021 | 54,111 | 2021 |
| Austria * | Europe | 52,062 | 2022 | 53,638 | 2021 | 53,840 | 2021 |
| Finland * | Europe | 50,818 | 2022 | 53,655 | 2021 | 53,703 | 2021 |
| Belgium * | Europe | 50,598 | 2022 | 51,247 | 2021 | 51,166 | 2021 |
| Hong Kong * | Asia | 49,700 | 2022 | 49,801 | 2021 | 49,259 | 2021 |
| British Virgin Islands * | Americas | — | — | 49,444 | 2021 | ||
| Germany * | Europe | 48,398 | 2022 | 51,204 | 2021 | 51,073 | 2021 |
| United Arab Emirates * | Asia | 47,793 | 2022 | 44,316 | 2021 | 43,295 | 2021 |
| San Marino * | Europe | 47,700 | 2022 | 45,320 | 2020 | 50,425 | 2021 |
| United Kingdom * | Europe | 47,318 | 2022 | 46,510 | 2021 | 46,542 | 2021 |
| New Zealand * | Oceania | 47,278 | 2022 | 48,781 | 2021 | 48,824 | 2021 |
| Brunei * | Asia | 42,939 | 2022 | 31,449 | 2021 | 31,449 | 2021 |
| France * | Europe | 42,330 | 2022 | 43,659 | 2021 | 44,229 | 2021 |
| Andorra * | Europe | 40,723 | 2022 | 42,137 | 2021 | 42,066 | 2021 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands * | Americas | — | 39,552 | 2020 | — | ||
| Puerto Rico * | Americas | 38,443 | 2022 | 32,641 | 2021 | 32,716 | 2021 |
| Kuwait * | Asia | 38,123 | 2022 | 24,300 | 2020 | 32,150 | 2021 |
| European Union *[n 1] | Europe | 37,280 | 2022 | 38,411 | 2021 | 31,875 | [8]2021 |
| New Caledonia * | Oceania | — | 37,160 | 2021 | 34,994 | 2021 | |
| Guam * | Oceania | — | 35,905 | 2021 | — | ||
| Taiwan * | Asia | 35,513 | 2022 | — | — | ||
| Japan * | Asia | 34,358 | 2022 | 39,313 | 2021 | 39,650 | 2021 |
| Italy * | Europe | 33,740 | 2022 | 35,658 | 2021 | 35,579 | 2021 |
| Macau * | Asia | 33,608 | 2022 | 43,874 | 2021 | 43,555 | 2021 |
| South Korea * | Asia | 33,592 | 2022 | 34,998 | 2021 | 34,940 | 2021 |
| Malta * | Europe | 32,912 | 2022 | 33,487 | 2021 | 33,642 | 2021 |
| Bahamas * | Americas | 32,246 | 2022 | 27,478 | 2021 | 27,478 | 2021 |
| Aruba * | Americas | 31,990 | 2022 | 29,342 | 2021 | 29,342 | 2021 |
| Cyprus * | Asia | 29,535 | [n 2]2022 | 31,552 | [n 2]2021 | 32,281 | [n 2]2021 |
| Slovenia * | Europe | 29,469 | 2022 | 29,291 | 2021 | 29,135 | 2021 |
| Estonia * | Europe | 29,344 | 2022 | 27,944 | 2021 | 27,991 | 2021 |
| Spain * | Europe | 29,198 | 2022 | 30,104 | 2021 | 30,058 | 2021 |
| Bahrain * | Asia | 28,692 | 2022 | 26,563 | 2021 | 26,563 | 2021 |
| Czech Republic * | Europe | 28,095 | 2022 | 26,821 | 2021 | 26,809 | 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia * | Asia | 27,941 | 2022 | 23,186 | 2021 | 23,186 | 2021 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) * | Americas | — | 28,988 | 2018 | 26,199 | 2021 | |
| Portugal * | Europe | 24,910 | 2022 | 24,568 | 2021 | 24,651 | 2021 |
| Lithuania * | Europe | 24,032 | 2022 | 23,723 | 2021 | 23,844 | 2021 |
| Northern Mariana Islands * | Oceania | — | 23,707 | 2019 | — | ||
| Oman * | Asia | 23,542 | 2022 | 19,510 | 2021 | 19,509 | 2021 |
| Iran * | Asia | 23,034 | [n 3]2022 | 4,091 | 2021 | 6,766 | 2021 |
| Saint Martin (French part) * | Americas | — | 21,921 | 2014 | — | ||
| Latvia * | Europe | 21,482 | 2022 | 21,148 | 2021 | 21,267 | 2021 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands * | Americas | — | 20,909 | 2021 | 20,909 | 2021 | |
| Greece * | Europe | 20,876 | 2022 | 20,193 | 2021 | 20,571 | 2021 |
| Trinidad and Tobago * | Americas | 20,746 | 2022 | 16,033 | 2021 | 16,033 | 2021 |
| Slovakia * | Europe | 20,565 | 2022 | 21,392 | 2021 | 21,390 | 2021 |
| Seychelles * | Africa | 20,266 | 2022 | 14,653 | 2021 | 12,085 | 2021 |
| Uruguay * | Americas | 20,018 | 2022 | 17,313 | 2021 | 17,313 | 2021 |
| Barbados * | Americas | 20,004 | 2022 | 17,226 | 2021 | 17,225 | 2021 |
| French Polynesia * | Oceania | — | 19,915 | 2021 | 19,915 | 2021 | |
| Cook Islands * | Oceania | — | — | 19,264 | 2021 | ||
| Anguilla * | Americas | — | — | 19,216 | 2021 | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis * | Americas | 19,129 | 2022 | 18,083 | 2021 | 18,083 | 2021 |
| Poland * | Europe | 19,023 | 2022 | 18,000 | 2021 | 17,736 | 2021 |
| Hungary * | Europe | 18,983 | 2022 | 18,728 | 2021 | 18,728 | 2021 |
| Guyana * | Americas | 18,745 | 2022 | 9,999 | 2021 | 9,999 | 2021 |
| Curaçao * | Americas | — | 17,718 | 2021 | 14,183 | 2021 | |
| Croatia * | Europe | 17,318 | 2022 | 17,685 | 2021 | 16,983 | 2021 |
| Antigua and Barbuda * | Americas | 16,787 | 2022 | 15,781 | 2021 | 15,246 | 2021 |
| Montserrat * | Americas | — | — | 16,199 | 2021 | ||
| Panama * | Americas | 16,173 | 2022 | 14,618 | 2021 | 14,618 | 2021 |
| American Samoa * | Oceania | — | 15,743 | 2021 | — | ||
| Romania * | Europe | 15,619 | 2022 | 14,858 | 2021 | 14,698 | 2021 |
| Chile * | Americas | 15,604 | 2022 | 16,265 | 2021 | 16,265 | 2021 |
| Maldives * | Asia | 15,097 | 2022 | 10,366 | 2021 | 10,366 | 2021 |
| Russia * | Europe | 14,665 | 2022 | 12,195 | 2021 | 12,259 | 2021 |
| Argentina * | Americas | 13,622 | 2022 | 10,636 | 2021 | 10,761 | 2021 |
| World | 13,400 | 2022 | 12,235 | 2021 | 12,230 | 2021 | |
| Malaysia * | Asia | 13,108 | 2022 | 11,109 | 2021 | 11,101 | 2021 |
| Costa Rica * | Americas | 13,090 | 2022 | 12,472 | 2021 | 12,472 | 2021 |
| China * | Asia | 12,970 | [n 4]2022 | 12,556 | [n 5]2021 | 12,437 | [n 4]2021 |
| Palau * | Oceania | 12,663 | 2022 | 12,084 | 2021 | 12,084 | 2021 |
| Bulgaria * | Europe | 12,505 | 2022 | 12,222 | 2021 | 12,207 | 2021 |
| Turkmenistan * | Asia | 11,929 | 2022 | 7,345 | 2019 | 8,508 | 2021 |
| Kazakhstan * | Asia | 11,591 | 2022 | 10,374 | 2021 | 10,055 | 2021 |
| Equatorial Guinea * | Africa | 11,264 | 2022 | 7,507 | 2021 | 7,605 | 2021 |
| Cuba * | Americas | — | 9,500 | 2020 | 11,255 | 2021 | |
| Mexico * | Americas | 10,948 | 2022 | 10,046 | 2021 | 10,046 | 2021 |
| Saint Lucia * | Americas | 10,763 | 2022 | 9,414 | 2021 | 9,824 | 2021 |
| Dominican Republic * | Americas | 10,573 | 2022 | 8,477 | 2021 | 8,477 | 2021 |
| Grenada * | Americas | 10,477 | 2022 | 9,011 | 2021 | 8,950 | 2021 |
| Gabon * | Africa | 10,282 | 2022 | 8,635 | 2021 | 7,911 | 2021 |
| Nauru * | Oceania | 10,005 | 2022 | 10,648 | 2021 | 12,390 | 2021 |
| Turkey * | Asia | 9,961 | 2022 | 9,661 | 2021 | 9,661 | 2021 |
| Montenegro * | Europe | 9,850 | 2022 | 9,466 | 2021 | 9,252 | 2021 |
| Serbia * | Europe | 9,164 | 2022 | 9,230 | 2021 | 8,643 | 2021 |
| Mauritius * | Africa | 9,112 | 2022 | 9,106 | 2021 | 8,873 | 2021 |
| Brazil * | Americas | 8,857 | 2022 | 7,507 | 2021 | 7,507 | 2021 |
| Belarus * | Europe | 8,567 | 2022 | 7,302 | 2021 | 7,121 | 2021 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * | Americas | 8,546 | 2022 | 8,666 | 2021 | 8,440 | 2021 |
| Dominica * | Americas | 8,086 | 2022 | 7,653 | 2021 | 7,571 | 2021 |
| Thailand * | Asia | 7,631 | 2022 | 7,066 | 2021 | 7,067 | 2021 |
| Botswana * | Africa | 7,348 | 2022 | 6,805 | 2021 | 6,805 | 2021 |
| Peru * | Americas | 7,005 | 2022 | 6,622 | 2021 | 6,622 | 2021 |
| Azerbaijan * | Asia | 6,842 | 2022 | 5,388 | 2021 | 5,296 | 2021 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina * | Europe | 6,818 | 2022 | 7,143 | 2021 | 7,143 | 2021 |
| North Macedonia * | Europe | 6,816 | 2022 | 6,695 | 2021 | 6,600 | 2021 |
| Lebanon * | Asia | 3,589 | 2020 | 4,136 | 2021 | 6,785 | 2021 |
| Georgia * | Asia | 6,770 | [n 6]2022 | 5,023 | [n 6]2021 | 4,975 | [n 6]2021 |
| South Africa * | Africa | 6,739 | 2022 | 7,055 | 2021 | 7,055 | 2021 |
| Iraq * | Asia | 6,696 | 2022 | 4,775 | 2021 | 4,686 | 2021 |
| Colombia * | Americas | 6,644 | 2022 | 6,104 | 2021 | 6,104 | 2021 |
| Ecuador * | Americas | 6,413 | 2022 | 5,965 | 2021 | 5,965 | 2021 |
| Albania * | Europe | 6,369 | 2022 | 6,493 | 2021 | 6,396 | 2021 |
| Belize * | Americas | 6,096 | 2022 | 6,228 | 2021 | 6,229 | 2021 |
| Libya * | Africa | 6,026 | 2022 | 6,357 | 2021 | 5,791 | 2021 |
| Armenia * | Asia | 5,972 | 2022 | 4,967 | 2021 | 4,967 | 2021 |
| Tuvalu * | Oceania | 5,900 | 2022 | 5,632 | 2021 | 5,370 | 2021 |
| Jamaica * | Americas | 5,870 | 2022 | 5,184 | 2021 | 5,184 | 2021 |
| Paraguay * | Americas | 5,615 | 2022 | 5,892 | 2021 | 6,035 | 2021 |
| Moldova * | Europe | 5,529 | [n 7]2022 | 5,231 | [n 7]2021 | 4,468 | [n 7]2021 |
| Fiji * | Oceania | 5,341 | 2022 | 4,647 | 2021 | 4,647 | 2021 |
| Kosovo * | Europe | 5,230 | 2022 | 5,270 | 2021 | 5,663 | 2021 |
| Tonga * | Oceania | 5,008 | 2022 | 4,426 | 2021 | 4,451 | 2021 |
| El Salvador * | Americas | 4,883 | 2022 | 4,551 | 2021 | 4,551 | 2021 |
| Guatemala * | Americas | 4,880 | 2022 | 5,026 | 2021 | 4,883 | 2021 |
| Suriname * | Americas | 4,880 | 2022 | 4,869 | 2021 | 5,259 | 2021 |
| Ukraine * | Europe | 4,862 | [n 8]2021 | 4,836 | [n 8]2021 | 4,596 | [n 8]2021 |
| Marshall Islands * | Oceania | 4,859 | 2022 | 6,172 | 2021 | 6,111 | 2021 |
| Namibia * | Africa | 4,809 | 2022 | 4,866 | 2021 | 4,836 | 2021 |
| Indonesia * | Asia | 4,691 | 2022 | 4,333 | 2021 | 4,333 | 2021 |
| Jordan * | Asia | 4,666 | 2022 | 4,103 | 2021 | 4,058 | 2021 |
| Mongolia * | Asia | 4,542 | 2022 | 4,566 | 2021 | 4,510 | 2021 |
| Egypt * | Africa | 4,504 | 2022 | 3,699 | 2021 | 3,898 | 2021 |
| Vietnam * | Asia | 4,163 | 2022 | 3,757 | 2021 | 3,756 | 2021 |
| Algeria * | Africa | 4,151 | 2022 | 3,691 | 2021 | 3,700 | 2021 |
| Samoa * | Oceania | 4,128 | 2022 | 3,857 | 2021 | 3,919 | 2021 |
| Micronesia * | Oceania | 4,072 | 2022 | 3,571 | 2021 | 3,573 | 2021 |
| Eswatini * | Africa | 4,056 | 2022 | 3,978 | 2021 | 3,969 | 2021 |
| Morocco * | Africa | 3,896 | 2022 | 3,795 | 2021 | 3,853 | 2021 |
| Tunisia * | Africa | 3,816 | 2022 | 3,807 | 2021 | 3,807 | 2021 |
| Angola * | Africa | 3,791 | 2022 | 1,954 | 2021 | 2,258 | 2021 |
| Djibouti * | Africa | 3,666 | 2022 | 3,150 | 2021 | 3,348 | 2021 |
| Bolivia * | Americas | 3,631 | 2022 | 3,345 | 2021 | 3,345 | 2021 |
| Cape Verde * | Africa | 3,600 | 2022 | 3,293 | 2021 | 3,293 | 2021 |
| Philippines * | Asia | 3,597 | 2022 | 3,461 | 2021 | 3,461 | 2021 |
| Bhutan * | Asia | 3,562 | 2022 | 3,266 | 2021 | 3,063 | 2021 |
| Palestine * | Asia | 3,517 | [n 9]2022 | 3,664 | [n 9]2021 | 3,514 | [n 10]2021 |
| Papua New Guinea * | Oceania | 3,427 | 2022 | 2,673 | 2021 | 2,673 | 2021 |
| Sri Lanka * | Asia | 3,293 | 2022 | 4,014 | 2021 | 3,918 | 2021 |
| Venezuela * | Americas | 3,052 | 2022 | 15,976 | 2014 | 3,965 | 2021 |
| Vanuatu * | Oceania | 3,050 | 2022 | 2,997 | 2021 | 3,073 | 2021 |
| Honduras * | Americas | 2,969 | 2022 | 2,772 | 2021 | 2,772 | 2021 |
| Congo * | Africa | 2,945 | 2022 | 2,290 | 2021 | 2,200 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh * | Asia | 2,734 | 2022 | 2,458 | 2021 | 2,450 | 2021 |
| India * | Asia | 2,466 | 2022 | 2,257 | 2021 | 2,274 | 2021 |
| Zimbabwe * | Africa | 2,420 | 2022 | 1,774 | 2021 | 1,508 | 2021 |
| Ivory Coast * | Africa | 2,418 | 2022 | 2,549 | 2021 | 2,539 | 2021 |
| Nicaragua * | Americas | 2,375 | 2022 | 2,046 | 2021 | 2,046 | 2021 |
| Ghana * | Africa | 2,369 | 2022 | 2,363 | 2021 | 2,409 | 2021 |
| Mauritania * | Africa | 2,328 | 2022 | 2,166 | 2021 | 2,166 | 2021 |
| Nigeria * | Africa | 2,326 | 2022 | 2,066 | 2021 | 2,019 | 2021 |
| Kenya * | Africa | 2,255 | 2022 | 2,082 | 2021 | 2,082 | 2021 |
| Uzbekistan * | Asia | 2,243 | 2022 | 1,983 | 2021 | 2,032 | 2021 |
| Solomon Islands * | Oceania | 2,240 | 2022 | 2,305 | 2021 | 2,306 | 2021 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe * | Africa | 2,231 | 2022 | 2,361 | 2021 | 2,486 | 2021 |
| Laos * | Asia | 2,172 | 2022 | 2,536 | 2021 | 2,569 | 2021 |
| East Timor * | Asia | 1,793 | 2022 | 2,741 | 2021 | 1,517 | 2021 |
| Cambodia * | Asia | 1,771 | 2022 | 1,625 | 2021 | 1,608 | 2021 |
| Kiribati * | Oceania | 1,673 | 2022 | 1,607 | 2021 | 1,765 | 2021 |
| Haiti * | Americas | 1,673 | 2022 | 1,830 | 2021 | 1,664 | 2021 |
| Pakistan * | Asia | 1,658 | 2022 | 1,505 | 2021 | 1,480 | 2021 |
| Cameroon * | Africa | 1,584 | 2022 | 1,667 | 2021 | 1,668 | 2021 |
| Senegal * | Africa | 1,558 | 2022 | 1,637 | 2021 | 1,637 | 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan * | Asia | 1,435 | 2022 | 1,277 | 2021 | 1,339 | 2021 |
| Benin * | Africa | 1,367 | 2022 | 1,319 | 2021 | 1,361 | 2021 |
| Zambia * | Africa | 1,348 | 2022 | 1,137 | 2021 | 1,095 | 2021 |
| Guinea * | Africa | 1,346 | 2022 | 1,189 | 2021 | 1,185 | 2021 |
| Comoros * | Africa | 1,300 | 2022 | 1,578 | 2021 | 1,631 | 2021 |
| Nepal * | Asia | 1,293 | 2022 | 1,208 | 2021 | 1,159 | 2021 |
| Tanzania * | Africa | 1,245 | 2022 | 1,099 | 2021 | 1,136 | [n 11]2021 |
| Zanzibar | Africa | — | — | 1,211 | 2021 | ||
| Lesotho * | Africa | 1,187 | 2022 | 1,094 | 2021 | 1,040 | 2021 |
| Uganda * | Africa | 1,106 | 2022 | 884 | 2021 | 930 | 2021 |
| Myanmar * | Asia | 1,105 | 2022 | 1,210 | 2021 | 1,089 | 2021 |
| Ethiopia * | Africa | 1,098 | 2022 | 925 | 2021 | 825 | 2021 |
| Tajikistan * | Asia | 1,015 | 2022 | 897 | 2021 | 897 | 2021 |
| Togo * | Africa | 961 | 2022 | 973 | 2021 | 944 | 2021 |
| Syria * | Asia | — | 533 | 2020 | 925 | 2021 | |
| Sudan * | Africa | 916 | 2022 | 752 | 2021 | 786 | 2021 |
| Rwanda * | Africa | 913 | 2022 | 822 | 2021 | 822 | 2021 |
| Yemen * | Asia | 874 | 2022 | 702 | 2018 | 302 | 2021 |
| Mali * | Africa | 858 | 2022 | 874 | 2021 | 875 | 2021 |
| Guinea-Bissau * | Africa | 857 | 2022 | 795 | 2021 | 759 | 2021 |
| Gambia * | Africa | 846 | 2022 | 772 | 2021 | 772 | 2021 |
| Burkina Faso * | Africa | 825 | 2022 | 893 | 2021 | 893 | 2021 |
| Chad * | Africa | 743 | 2022 | 686 | 2021 | 955 | 2021 |
| Liberia * | Africa | 735 | 2022 | 676 | 2021 | 471 | 2021 |
| DR Congo * | Africa | 660 | 2022 | 577 | 2021 | 551 | 2021 |
| North Korea * | Asia | — | — | 654 | 2021 | ||
| Eritrea * | Africa | 647 | 2022 | 644 | 2011 | 623 | 2021 |
| Niger * | Africa | 561 | 2022 | 591 | 2021 | 591 | 2021 |
| Mozambique * | Africa | 542 | 2022 | 492 | 2021 | 492 | 2021 |
| Somalia * | Africa | 539 | 2022 | 447 | 2021 | 447 | 2021 |
| Malawi * | Africa | 523 | 2022 | 635 | 2021 | 613 | 2021 |
| Madagascar * | Africa | 522 | 2022 | 501 | 2021 | 500 | 2021 |
| Central African Republic * | Africa | 496 | 2022 | 461 | 2021 | 461 | 2021 |
| Sierra Leone * | Africa | 494 | 2022 | 480 | 2021 | 505 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan * | Asia | 611 | 2020 | 369 | 2021 | 373 | 2021 |
| South Sudan * | Africa | 328 | 2022 | 1,072 | 2015 | 400 | 2021 |
| Burundi * | Africa | 293 | 2022 | 222 | 2021 | 311 | 2021 |
Note: Data unavailable for the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, the Holy See (Vatican City), Jersey, Niue, the Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Tokelau, and Western Sahara.
Distorted GDP-per-capita for tax havens
Many of the leading GDP-per-capita (nominal) jurisdictions are tax havens whose economic data is artificially inflated by tax-driven corporate accounting entries.
For instance, the Irish GDP data above is subject to material distortion by the tax planning activities of foreign multinationals in Ireland. 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*.
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[9]
Further discussion on this topic can be found in the List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita article.
See also
- List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
- List of countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of IMF ranked countries by GDP, IMF ranked GDP (nominal), GDP (nominal) per capita, GDP (PPP), GDP (PPP) per capita, Population, and PPP
- List of countries by average wage
- List of countries by external debt
Notes
- ^ The European Union is included because it is far more than a free trade association such as ASEAN, NAFTA, or Mercosur. It has certain attributes associated with independent countries: its own flag, anthem, currency (for some members), parliament and other law-making abilities, as well as diplomatic representation and a common foreign and security policy when dealing with external partners. However, because the EU is an organization and not a sovereign state, it does not receive a ranking in this list.
- ^ a b c Data are for the area controlled by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
- ^ Note the IMF converts Iran's nominal GDP using the official exchange rate of the rial. Kazemzadeh, Masoud (2022-05-09). The Iran National Front and the Struggle for Democracy: 1949–Present. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. pp. 134–140. ISBN 9783110782158. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
Looking at the market exchange rate of Iran's national currency, the rial, would be a better way to capture the decline of Iran's economy.
- ^ a b Figures for China exclude Taiwan, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
- ^ Figures exclude special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
- ^ a b c Excludes Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- ^ a b c Excludes data for Transnistria.
- ^ a b c Figures exclude the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.
- ^ a b The name used by the IMF and World Bank is the "West Bank and Gaza"
- ^ The name used by the UN is the "State of Palestine".
- ^ The UN figure excludes autonomous region of Zanzibar.
References
- ^ O'Sullivan, Arthur
- ^ 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) - ^ Richard Phillips; Matt Gardner; Alexandria Robins; Michelle Surka (2017). "Offshore Shell Games 2017" (PDF). Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
- ^ "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2022". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "IMF DataMapper / Datasets / World Economic Outlook (October 2022) / GDP per capita, current prices / List (2022) - Analytical group: European Union, World". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "GDP per capita (current US$)". World Development Indicators. The World Bank. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ [1], (Select all countries, "GDP, Per Capita GDP - US Dollars", and "2021" to generate the table), United Nations Statistics Division. Access date: 12 February 2023.
- ^ United Nations Statistics Division - National Accounts - Basic Data Selection, unstats.un.org. Manually select the 27 member states, the latest available year (2020) and the parameter "GDP, Per Capita GDP - US Dollars", then press "Send request" to generate the table. Export the table as an Excel file ("Export to .xlsx" button), where you can use the Average formula to determine the GDP per capita at EU level. United Nations. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Piercing the Veil, FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT, JUNE 2018, VOL. 55, NO. 2". IMF Finance & Development. June 2018.
External links
- Chart of GDP per capita at current US$ prices by Google, World Bank data
- World Map and Chart of GDP per capita at current prices by Lebanese-economy-forum, World Bank data
- IMF DataMapper