List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita

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Nominal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is the total value of a country's finished goods and services (gross domestic product) divided by its total population (per capita).

Countries or territories by GDP (nominal) per capita in 2026
  >$70,000
  $60,000–70,000
  $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
  No data

Gross domestic product per capita is often used as a proxy indicator of a country's standard of living; however, this is inaccurate because GDP per capita is not a measure of personal income and does not take into account social and environmental costs and benefits.[1][2] Measures of personal income include average wage, real income, median income, disposable income and gross national income (GNI) per capita.

Comparisons of GDP per capita are also frequently made on the basis of purchasing power parity (PPP), to adjust for differences in the cost of living in different countries. 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.[relevant to this section? – discuss] On the whole, PPP per capita figures are more narrowly spread than nominal GDP per capita figures.

GDP per capita does not consider differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results may 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, while the standard of living of its population might not change by as much.

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, Ireland and Luxembourg.[3]

Non-sovereign entities (the world, continents, and some dependent territories) and states with limited international recognition are included in the list in cases in which they appear in the sources. These economies are not ranked in the charts (except Kosovo and Taiwan) but are listed in sequence by GDP for comparison. Three UN members (Cuba, Monaco and North Korea) do not belong to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hence their economies are not ranked. Kosovo is not a member of the United Nations but is a member of the IMF. Taiwan is not an IMF member but is listed in the official IMF indices.

Distorted GDP-per-capita for tax havens

Main articles: Corporate haven § GDP-per-capita tax haven proxy, and Corporate haven § Distorted GDP/GNP

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[4]

Table

All data are in current United States dollars. For historical data, see list of countries by past and projected GDP (nominal) per capita.

The table initially ranks each country or territory by its IMF estimate, and can be reranked by any of the sources.

More information Country/Territory, World Bank (2022–24) ...
Nominal GDP (in USD) per capita by country, territory, non-sovereign state or non-IMF member
Country/Territory IMF
(2026)[a][5]		 World Bank
(2022–24)[6]		 United Nations
(2023-24)[7]
 MonacoN/a288,004288,002
 Liechtenstein226,809207,973216,392
 Luxembourg158,733137,516138,596
 BermudaN/a142,855136,766
 Ireland140,186107,316109,874
 Switzerland126,177103,670104,973
 Iceland110,04882,70484,450
 Singapore107,75890,67493,853
 Norway105,87786,81086,717
 Cayman IslandsN/a97,750102,833
 United States94,43085,81084,817
 Isle of ManN/a88,329N/a
 Denmark83,44571,85271,021
 Netherlands79,91868,21966,649
 Macau76,44673,04768,680
 Australia75,64864,40868,528
 Channel IslandsN/a74,589N/a
 Faroe IslandsN/a74,120N/a
 Sweden70,67657,72357,028
 San Marino70,18754,26558,917
 Israel69,80454,17757,770
 Qatar68,13876,27671,894
 Austria67,76156,83358,634
 Germany65,30355,80055,113
 Belgium65,11255,72356,613
 United Kingdom61,05652,63753,313
 Canada60,30554,28357,120
 Finland60,13053,18953,174
 Hong Kong59,64054,10754,871
 GreenlandN/a58,49962,078
 United Arab Emirates54,21449,37850,088
 Malta53,56042,34746,386
 Andorra53,47549,30449,304
 France52,08346,15045,950
 New Zealand52,02348,74749,889
 European Union[n 1]46,80543,145N/a
 Italy46,50540,22640,112
 Cyprus[n 2]45,40938,65440,476
 U.S. Virgin IslandsN/a44,321N/a
 Aruba42,86233,98538,791
 Taiwan[n 3]42,103N/aN/a
 GuamN/a41,833N/a
 Spain41,56335,29835,958
 Bahamas40,89239,35539,455
 Puerto Rico40,65039,28538,814
 Slovenia40,63034,08934,212
 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)N/a40,02838,515
 Czech Republic39,79531,70732,139
 British Virgin IslandsN/aN/a38,627
 Saudi Arabia37,81132,09436,927
 Estonia37,71831,17031,434
 South Korea37,41233,12136,262
 Lithuania36,54529,38629,684
 Brunei36,28833,41833,418
 Japan35,70332,47632,534
 Portugal35,43428,84430,049
 New CaledoniaN/a33,51634,981
 Guyana33,16729,88429,670
 Kuwait33,16433,73032,471
 Poland31,33625,02323,734
 AnguillaN/aN/a31,269
 Slovakia31,24226,14825,746
 Turks and Caicos IslandsN/a30,34937,760
 Cook IslandsN/aN/a30,161
 Croatia30,03023,93223,911
 Greece29,69624,75225,592
 Bahrain29,56930,04829,314
 Barbados29,02025,36526,897
 Latvia28,91323,36723,337
 Hungary28,43023,31023,037
 Uruguay27,60823,90723,907
 Romania25,69320,07220,130
 Bulgaria23,84817,41216,773
 Northern Mariana IslandsN/a23,786N/a
 CubaN/aN/a22,957
 French PolynesiaN/a22,77422,438
 Antigua and Barbuda22,44823,72623,060
 CuraçaoN/a22,19219,200
 Saint Kitts and Nevis22,14622,77123,916
 Saint Martin (French part)N/a21,668N/a
 Oman21,64520,24820,825
 Palau21,57115,89917,513
 Panama20,56419,10319,103
 Costa Rica20,29918,58718,587
 Chile20,24016,71016,710
 Maldives19,464N/a13,379
 Turkey19,01815,47315,127
 Trinidad and Tobago18,61619,31517,001
 Russia18,52514,88915,007
 MontserratN/aN/a18,451
 American SamoaN/a18,018N/a
 Seychelles17,67517,85916,576
 Kazakhstan17,50314,00514,155
 Serbia17,25213,52413,223
 Montenegro16,37712,93612,959
 Nauru16,05313,42215,645
 Mexico15,77914,15714,158
 Saint Lucia15,13514,18214,323
 Malaysia15,08511,86711,867
 China[n 4]14,87413,30313,206
 Argentina14,35713,85813,970
 World14,21713,67313,097
 Mauritius13,81211,87211,763
 Grenada12,68911,87211,705
 Albania12,49310,0129,685
 Dominican Republic12,40610,87610,876
 Brazil12,31310,28010,311
 Turkmenistan12,3008,5729,161
 North Macedonia11,9679,3109,299
 Georgia[n 5]11,5748,2848,980
 Belarus11,2868,3168,387
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11,09811,50111,294
 Peru10,9608,4528,456
 Bosnia and Herzegovina10,7018,9579,632
 Dominica10,45910,40510,405
 Armenia10,4108,5018,728
 Colombia10,1047,9147,914
 Gabon9,9188,2198,219
 Marshall Islands9,6777,4677,491
 Paraguay9,3726,4166,457
 Moldova[n 6]9,3547,6185,997
 Kosovo8,9587,2996,621
 Suriname8,8567,4316,990
 Botswana8,4907,6957,695
 Jamaica8,3567,0207,754
 Equatorial Guinea8,1526,7456,493
 Belize8,1348,4307,681
 Thailand8,1057,3457,347
 Mongolia7,8536,6926,786
 Ecuador7,5756,8756,875
 South Africa7,5036,2536,267
 Azerbaijan7,4677,2847,190
 Tonga7,2384,8646,218
 Ukraine[n 7]6,9805,3905,038
 Libya6,9626,3186,569
 Guatemala6,8106,1506,150
 Fiji6,8026,2886,426
 Cape Verde6,6705,2735,273
 Algeria6,6285,6315,703
 Tuvalu6,5816,3455,851
 Samoa6,4554,8995,749
 Lebanon6,443 (2025)3,4786,543
 Bolivia6,3334,0013,756
 El Salvador6,1965,5805,580
 Iraq5,6776,0746,074
 Jordan5,6014,4564,618
 Namibia5,5734,4134,413
 Federated States of Micronesia5,5144,1665,058
 Indonesia5,3624,9254,925
 Vietnam5,1154,7174,717
 Morocco5,1073,9934,217
 Eswatini4,9273,9363,981
 Tunisia4,8934,3504,357
 Bhutan4,8673,8394,228
 São Tomé and Príncipe4,7393,2453,517
 Uzbekistan4,6613,1623,162
 Sri Lanka4,516 (2024)4,5164,273
 Philippines4,4433,9853,985
 Djibouti4,4213,4973,553
 Venezuela4,140N/a5,298
 Vanuatu4,0823,5433,332
 Egypt3,9043,3392,634
 Angola3,7542,1223,092
 Honduras3,7113,4263,426
 Nicaragua3,5592,8482,848
 Iran3,4155,1904,894
 Ghana3,3142,4052,409
 Ivory Coast3,3132,7102,690
 Kyrgyzstan3,2022,4192,432
 Zimbabwe3,1992,6562,748
 Haiti3,0792,1421,705
 Kiribati3,0512,2882,178
 Mauritania3,0332,1212,121
 Bangladesh2,9112,5932,464
 Cambodia2,9022,6272,603
 Palestine[n 8]2,853 (2024)2,5923,640
 India2,8132,6972,724
 Kenya2,7142,2061,952
 Papua New Guinea2,6323,0762,986
 Congo2,5542,4822,291
 Laos2,4032,1241,958
 Solomon Islands2,2582,1492,042
 Cameroon2,1251,7621,737
 Senegal2,0541,7441,682
 Comoros1,9511,7841,703
 Tajikistan1,9391,3411,161
 Guinea1,8481,7171,597
 Zambia1,8311,2351,331
 Benin1,8091,4851,394
 Pakistan1,696 (2025)1,4841,212
 Nigeria1,5568071,646
 Nepal1,5481,4471,363
 Timor-Leste1,5201,3431,503
 Myanmar1,5191,3591,147
 Uganda1,4761,0721,049
 Guinea-Bissau1,449963855
 Tanzania[n 9]1,3621,1851,209
 Togo1,3411,043997
 Burkina Faso1,319987883
 Chad1,3151,016913
 Mali1,3011,086833
 Lesotho1,241972916
 ZanzibarN/a1,2251,374
 Rwanda1,1981,0001,010
 DR Congo1,122647655
 Ethiopia1,0811,0111,241
 Liberia964846917
 Gambia953909890
 Sierra Leone919873758
 Sudan864989680
 SyriaN/a8471,230
 Niger822723643
 Somalia813637597
 Malawi733602509
 EritreaN/aN/a656
 Madagascar656545598
 North KoreaN/aN/a640
 Mozambique632647623
 Central African Republic613516496
 Burundi546154289
 South Sudan488N/a403
 Afghanistan448 (2025)414396
 Yemen384433222
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Notes

  1. [a]
    The following countries are from 2023–2024 data: Afghanistan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Sri Lanka.
  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Data are for the area controlled by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
  3. [3]
    The name used by the IMF is the "Taiwan Province of China".
  4. [4]
    Figures for China exclude Taiwan, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
  5. [5]
    Excludes Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
  6. [6]
    Excludes data for Transnistria.
  7. [7]
    Figures exclude the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.
  8. [8]
    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".
  9. [9]
    The UN figure excludes autonomous region of Zanzibar.

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