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Encyclopedia > List of countries by GDP per capita

Here is a list of countries of the world sorted by their Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita, the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year, divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. GDP dollar estimates here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See list of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita for list based on currency exchange rates.

Rank Country 2003 GDP (PPP) per capita
international dollars
— World 8,236
1 Luxembourg 62,844
2 United States 37,352
3 Norway 37,063
4 Ireland 36,775
5 Denmark 31,630
6 Iceland 30,657
7 Canada 30,463
8 Switzerland 30,186
9 Austria 29,972
10 Netherlands 29,412
11 Australia 29,143
12 Belgium 28,396
13 Japan 28,162
14 Hong Kong, China 28,027
15 Germany 27,609
16 France 27,327
17 Finland 27,252
18 United Kingdom 27,106
19 Italy 27,050
20 Sweden 26,656
21 Puerto Rico 24,692
22 Singapore 24,480
23 Spain 22,264
24 New Zealand 21,177
25 Greece 19,973
26 Macao, China 19,455
27 Slovenia 19,300
28 Israel 19,176
29 Portugal 18,444
30 Cyprus 17,939
31 South Korea 17,908
32 Malta 17,717
33 Seychelles 16,881
34 Bahrain 16,820
35 The Bahamas 16,688
36 Czech Republic 16,448
37 Kuwait 15,950
38 Barbados 15,712
39 Hungary 14,572
40 Slovak Republic 13,469
41 Estonia 13,348
42 Oman 13,024
43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12,681
44 Saudi Arabia 12,479
45 Poland 11,623
46 Argentina 11,586
47 Mauritius 11,258
48 Lithuania 11,250
49 Croatia 11,140
50 South Africa 10,492
51 Chile 10,206
52 Antigua and Barbuda 10,089
53 Latvia 9,981
54 Trinidad and Tobago 9,975
55 Malaysia 9,696
56 Costa Rica 9,490
57 Russia 9,195
58 Mexico 9,136
59 Botswana 8,359
60 Uruguay 8,280
61 Bulgaria 7,807
62 Brazil 7,767
63 Thailand 7,580
64 Grenada 7,314
65 Romania 7,222
66 Iran 7,145
67 Tunisia 7,083
68 Tonga 6,971
69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,881
70 Colombia 6,784
71 FYR Macedonia 6,762
72 Turkey 6,749
73 Dominican Republic 6,703
74 Kazakhstan 6,556
75 Panama 6,475
76 Belize 6,386
77 Namibia 6,375
78 Algeria 6,248
79 Gabon 6,134
80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6,029
81 Belarus 6,012
82 Turkmenistan 5,884
83 Samoa 5,742
84 Saint Lucia 5,609
85 Cape Verde 5,549
86 Fiji 5,517
87 Ukraine 5,472
88 Dominica 5,451
89 Peru 5,267
90 Lebanon 5,073
91 China 4,995
92 El Salvador 4,994
93 Venezuela 4,909
94 Paraguay 4,724
95 Swaziland 4,719
96 Albania 4,571
97 Philippines 4,321
98 Jordan 4,320
99 Guyana 4,194
100 Jamaica 4,184
101 Guatemala 4,122
102 Morocco 4,012
103 Egypt 3,950
104 Sri Lanka 3,776
105 Ecuador 3,684
106 Armenia 3,607
107 Azerbaijan 3,606
108 Syria 3,575
109 Indonesia 3,364
110 Vanuatu 2,924
111 India 2,909
112 Honduras 2,658
113 Lesotho 2,645
114 Georgia 2,569
115 Bolivia 2,546
116 Nicaragua 2,523
117 Papua New Guinea 2,505
118 Vietnam 2,490
119 Zimbabwe 2,325
120 Angola 2,319
121 Ghana 2,235
122 Cambodia 2,189
123 Djibouti 2,143
124 Guinea 2,136
125 Cameroon 2,069
126 Sudan 2,046
127 Pakistan 1,971
128 Laos 1,896
129 Mauritania 1,896
130 Mongolia 1,802
131 Bangladesh 1,786
132 Comoros 1,758
133 Uzbekistan 1,737
134 Kyrgyzstan 1,714
135 The Gambia 1,714
136 Senegal 1,682
137 Solomon Islands 1,639
138 Haiti 1,635
139 Togo 1,527
140 Moldova 1,504
141 Uganda 1,471
142 Côte d'Ivoire 1,469
143 Nepal 1,418
144 Rwanda 1,268
145 Chad 1,206
146 Burkina Faso 1,176
147 Mozambique 1,133
148 Benin 1,124
149 Tajikistan 1,119
150 Central African Republic 1,085
151 Kenya 1,035
152 Nigeria 1,024
153 Mali 994
154 Eritrea 956
155 Republic of Congo 948
156 Yemen 889
157 Zambia 883
158 Niger 827
159 Madagascar 808
160 Ethiopia 716
161 Guinea-Bissau 681
162 DR Congo 673
163 Burundi 627
164 Malawi 619
165 Tanzania 611
166 Sierra Leone 556
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Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank, September 2004.


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External links

  • The CIA World Factbook, with information updated as of December 18, 2003.
  • The International Monetary Fund - World Economic Outlook Database (http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2004/02/data/dbcoutm.cfm?SD=2003&ED=2003&R1=1&R2=1&CS=3&SS=2&OS=C&DD=0&OUT=1&C=914-446-612-666-614-672-311-946-213-137-911-962-193-674-122-676-912-548-313-556-419-678-513-181-316-682-913-684-124-273-339-921-638-948-514-686-218-688-963-518-616-728-223-558-516-138-918-353-748-196-618-278-522-692-622-694-156-142-624-449-626-564-628-283-228-853-924-288-233-293-632-566-636-964-634-182-238-453-662-968-960-922-423-714-935-862-128-716-611-456-321-722-243-965-248-718-469-724-253-576-642-936-643-961-939-813-644-199-819-184-172-524-132-361-646-362-648-364-915-732-134-366-652-734-174-144-328-146-258-463-656-528-654-923-336-738-263-578-268-537-532-742-944-866-176-369-534-744-536-186-429-925-178-746-436-926-136-466-343-112-158-111-439-298-916-927-664-846-826-299-542-582-443-474-917-754-544-698-941&S=PPPPC&CMP=0&x=45&y=6) - Gross Domestic Product through Purchasing Power Parity to US dollar exchange rate per capita GDP - 2003
  • The International Monetary Fund - World Economic Outlook Database (http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2004/02/data/dbcoutm.cfm?SD=2004&ED=2004&R1=1&R2=1&CS=3&SS=2&OS=C&DD=0&OUT=1&C=914-446-612-666-614-672-311-946-213-137-911-962-193-674-122-676-912-548-313-556-419-678-513-181-316-682-913-684-124-273-339-921-638-948-514-686-218-688-963-518-616-728-223-558-516-138-918-353-748-196-618-278-522-692-622-694-156-142-624-449-626-564-628-283-228-853-924-288-233-293-632-566-636-964-634-182-238-453-662-968-960-922-423-714-935-862-128-716-611-456-321-722-243-965-248-718-469-724-253-576-642-936-643-961-939-813-644-199-819-184-172-524-132-361-646-362-648-364-915-732-134-366-652-734-174-144-328-146-258-463-656-528-654-923-336-738-263-578-268-537-532-742-944-866-176-369-534-744-536-186-429-925-178-746-436-926-136-466-343-112-158-111-439-298-916-927-664-846-826-299-542-582-443-474-917-754-544-698-941&S=PPPPC&CMP=0&x=45&y=6) - Gross Domestic Product through Purchasing Power Parity to US dollar exchange rate per capita GDP - 2004

See also


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Map of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita, based on the 2005 IMF data.
This article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) 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.
List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita, 2006 - Estimates of GDP (PPP) per capita for the year 2006.
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