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List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita

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Countries or territories by GDP (nominal) per capita in 2022.[note 1]
  >$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

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.

Therefore, these figures should be used with caution. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living;[1][2] however, this is problematic 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 many of leading GDP-per-capita (nominal) jurisdictions, such as Ireland, are tax haven's. Their GDP data are subject to material distortion by the tax planning activities of foreign multinationals. To address this, in 2017 the Central Bank of Ireland created "Modified gross national income|modified GNI" (or GNI*) as a more appropriate statistic, and the OECD and IMF have adopted it for Ireland.

All data are in current United States dollars.

Table

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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 take to articles titled "Income in country or territory" or to "Economy of country or territory".

GDP (in US$) per capita by country or  territory 
Country/Territory UN Region IMF[3][4] United Nations[5]World Bank[6]
EstimateYearEstimateYearEstimateYear
Image LiechtensteinEuropeN/a180,2272020169,0492019
Image MonacoEuropeN/a173,6962020173,6882020
Image LuxembourgEurope835,0462022117,1822020135,6832021
Image BermudaAmericasN/a123,9452020110,8702021
Image IrelandEurope801,509202286,251202085,2682020
Image NorwayEurope789,481202266,871202067,3902020
Image Cayman
Islands		AmericasN/a95,191202085,0832020
Image SwitzerlandEurope979,390202286,919202087,0972020
Image QatarAsia944,514202250,815202050,1242020
Image SingaporeAsia979,576202258,114202059,7982020
Image United States *Americas76,027202263,123202063,4142020
Image IcelandEurope874,417202263,644202059,2702020
Image DenmarkEurope768,094202261,477202061,0632020
Image AustraliaOceania847,464202255,823202051,6932020
Image SwedenEurope657,978202253,575202052,2742020
Image NetherlandsEurope697,836202253,334202052,3972020
Image CanadaAmericas787,406202243,560202043,2582020
Image GreenlandAmericasN/a55,139202053,0412019
Image IsraelAsia354,688202247,034202044,1692020
Image FinlandEurope773,745202248,685202048,7732020
Image AustriaEurope783,371202248,106202048,5872020
Image BelgiumEurope702,485202245,028202045,1592020
Image GermanyEurope81,104202245,909202046,2082020
Image Macau *Asia850,578202237,474202039,4032020
Image United
Arab Emirates		Asia850,349202236,285202036,2852020
Image San MarinoEurope849,901202245,832202047,7312019
Image Hong KongAsia849,850202246,611202046,3242020
Image New ZealandOceania849,847202243,972202041,4422020
Image United KingdomEurope349,761202240,718202041,1252020
Image British
Virgin Islands		AmericasN/a49,3572020N/a
Image France *Europe644,747202238,959202039,0302020
Image AndorraEurope791,930202237,072202040,8972019
Image JapanAsia839,243202239,990202040,1932020
Image KuwaitAsia798,755202224,809202024,8122020
Image Puerto RicoAmericas837,823202236,052202032,2912020
Image TaiwanAsia796,051202228,383[7][8]2020N/a
Image South KoreaAsia834,994202231,947202031,6322020
Image ItalyEurope634,777202231,238202031,7142020
Image GuamOceaniaN/aN/a34,6242020
Image New CaledoniaOceaniaN/a34,006202034,7892019
Image MaltaEurope793,094202233,771202027,8852020
Image BahamasAmericas832,077202225,194202025,1942020
Image Cyprus *Europe830,663202228,133202026,6242020
Image SloveniaEurope890,159202225,777202025,5172020
Image SpainEurope630,157202227,409202027,0632020
Image BahrainAsia829,103202219,925202020,4102020
Image ArubaAmericas798,863202223,386202030,2532018
Image Saudi ArabiaAsia658,759202220,110202020,1102020
Image EstoniaEurope787,971202223,106202023,0272020
Image Czech RepublicEurope797,609202222,911202022,9322020
Image LithuaniaEurope787,015202220,772202020,2342020
Image PortugalEurope770,495202222,413202022,1762020
Image Turks and
Caicos Islands		AmericasN/a23,881202023,8802020
Image OmanAsia683,416202212,409202012,6602020
Image SlovakiaEurope786,665202219,264202019,2672020
Image LatviaEurope771,311202217,871202017,7262020
Image GreeceEurope710,940202218,117202017,6232020
Image French
Polynesia		OceaniaN/a20,707202014,3242000
Image Northern
Mariana Islands		OceaniaN/aN/a20,6602019
Image HungaryEurope770,336202216,129202015,9812020
Image IranAsia20,261202211,18320202,4232020
Image Sint MaartenAmericasN/a20,000202029,1602018
Image Saint Kitts
and Nevis		Americas799,117202217,434202018,4382020
Image BarbadosAmericas919,110202215,449202015,3742020
Image PolandEurope678,506202215,764202015,7212020
Image UruguayAmericas1,918,083202215,438202015,4382020
Image Trinidad
and Tobago		Americas787,921202215,286202015,4262020
Image SeychellesAfrica787,693202210,767202010,7642020
Image CroatiaEurope787,338202213,934202014,1342020
Image AnguillaAmericasN/a17,2262020N/a
Image GuyanaAmericas787,10820226,95620206,9562020
Image CuraçaoAmericasN/a15,819202016,7462020
Image Cook IslandsOceaniaN/a16,1352020N/a
Image Antigua
and Barbuda		Americas786,085202213,993202013,9932020
Image PanamaAmericas786,038202212,269202012,5102020
Image ChileAmericas795,941202213,232202013,2322020
Image RomaniaEurope660,825202212,929202012,8962020
Image China *Asia664,096[n 1]202210,229[n 1]202010,4352020
Image MaldivesAsia784,07820226,92420206,9242020
Image PalauOceania793,706202214,567202014,2442020
Image MontserratAmericasN/a13,5232020N/a
Image MalaysiaAsia513,268202210,402202010,4122020
Image BulgariaEurope613,101202210,058202010,0792020
Image American
Samoa		OceaniaN/aN/a12,8452020
Image RussiaEurope752,575202210,166202010,1272020
Image Costa RicaAmericas782,483202212,077202012,1412020
Image TurkmenistanAsia4,00120227,10420207,6122019
Image ArgentinaAmericas412,18720228,47620208,5792020
Image Saint LuciaAmericas781,36420228,80520208,8052020
 WorldN/a10,949202010,9262020
Image Equatorial GuineaAfrica713,90220227,14320207,1432020
Image GrenadaAmericas780,47220229,27320209,2622020
Image GabonAfrica760,39020226,78920207,0062020
Image Dominican
Republic		Americas780,25920227,26820207,2682020
Image MexicoAmericas610,16620228,32620208,3292020
Image NauruOceania910,005202212,510202010,5802020
Image KazakhstanAsia670,00320229,11120209,1222020
Image MontenegroEurope769,67320227,62620207,6772020
Image SerbiaEurope669,50320227,65620207,7212020
Image CubaAmericas3,98120223,00020203,0002020
Image MauritiusAfrica2,808,89220228,58720208,6282020
Image Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines		Americas778,59520227,29820207,2982020
Image DominicaAmericas778,57520227,03820207,2682020
Image BrazilAmericas608,57020226,79720206,7972020
Image TurkeyAsia4,08120228,53820208,5362020
Image Botswana *Africa714,51920226,71120206,7112020
Image ThailandAsia507,44920227,18920207,1892020
Image LibyaAfrica97,19720224,24320203,6992020
Image Azerbaijan *Asia715,16520224,20220204,2142020
Image Bosnia and
Herzegovina		Europe677,07820226,03520206,0322020
Image IraqAsia207,03820224,14620204,1582020
Image PeruAmericas769,03420226,16320206,1272020
Image South Africa *Africa97920225,09420205,0912020
Image North
Macedonia		Europe716,86320225,88620205,8882020
Image ColombiaAmericas768,80720225,33320205,3332020
Image EcuadorAmericas774,41220225,60020205,6002020
Image BelarusEurope746,38420226,37720206,4112020
Image AlbaniaEurope596,26020225,18120205,2152020
Image TuvaluOceania766,04720224,64820204,1432020
Image JamaicaAmericas775,73020224,66520204,6652020
Image FijiOceania95,68520225,01320204,8822020
Image ParaguayAmericas775,62620224,95020204,9502020
Image GeorgiaAsia735,61820223,98420204,2792020
Image MoldovaEurope755,43520222,95420204,5512020
Image KosovoEurope755,35520224,36820204,2872020
Image TongaOceania585,28320224,64620204,9032019
Image MongoliaAsia655,20620224,00720204,0072020
Image NamibiaAfrica95,01620224,21520204,2112020
Image GuatemalaAmericas164,86420224,33220204,6032020
Image SurinameAmericas784,84320227,02320206,4912020
Image UkraineEurope174,82820213,55720203,7272020
Image Marshall
Islands		Oceania774,75620224,13020204,0732019
Image ArmeniaAsia724,74120224,26620204,2682020
Image IndonesiaAsia204,69120223,87020203,8702020
Image El SalvadorAmericas154,68920223,79920203,7992020
Image JordanAsia144,63520224,28320204,2832020
Image BelizeAmericas774,52020223,98820204,4362020
Image AlgeriaAfrica2,29420223,36820203,3102020
Image EgyptAfrica134,16220223,60920203,5482020
Image VietnamAsia214,12220222,78620202,7862020
Image MicronesiaOceania204,06620223,50020203,5852019
Image SamoaOceania194,05920223,89020204,0682020
Image EswatiniAfrica14,03620223,30620203,4162020
Image LebanonAsia4,00020209,31020204,6502020
Image AngolaAfrica2,39320221,89620201,8962020
Image DjiboutiAfrica763,77520223,46520203,4262020
Image TunisiaAfrica663,76320223,31820203,3202020
Image Sri LankaAsia85,69920223,76820203,6822020
Image PhilippinesAsia183,68720223,29920203,2992020
Image PalestineAsia1,682[n 2]20223,05020203,2402020
Image MoroccoAfrica723,62920223,10820203,0092020
Image Cape VerdeAfrica723,50320223,06420203,0642020
Image BhutanAsia83,49120223,21820203,1222020
Image BoliviaAmericas1,43120223,13320203,1432020
Image Papua
New Guinea		Oceania4,26920222,64020202,6372020
Image CongoAfrica133,24320221,83020201,9732020
Image VanuatuOceania71,14520222,78320202,7832020
Image Ivory CoastAfrica132,64620222,31820202,3262020
Image India *Asia4,00120221,93120201,9012020
Image HondurasAmericas62,52420222,40620202,4062020
Image NicaraguaAmericas52,38420221,90520201,9052020
Image BangladeshAsia4,00120222,00120201,9692020
Image NigeriaAfrica2,35620222,08520202,0972020
Image Solomon
Islands		Oceania42,33420222,25120202,2582020
Image LaosAsia82,31920222,62320202,6302020
Image São Tomé
and Príncipe		Africa722,31520222,17420202,1582020
Image GhanaAfrica722,30320222,20620202,3292020
Image ZimbabweAfrica72,30120221,46620201,1282020
Image KenyaAfrica32,25220221,87920201,8382020
Image MauritaniaAfrica22,14120221,70220201,6732020
Image UzbekistanAsia122,07120221,72420201,6862020
Image VenezuelaAmericas1,22420223,740202016,0562014
Image CambodiaAsia81,75220221,51320201,5132020
Image KiribatiOceania761,74520221,51520201,6712020
Image HaitiAmericas2,67220221,36020201,1772020
Image CameroonAfrica718,63820221,50220201,4992020
Image SenegalAfrica719,60920221,45820201,4882020
Image Pakistan *Asia46220211,16720201,1942020
Image BeninAfrica18,43220221,25420201,2912020
Image GuineaAfrica717,42820221,17920201,1942020
Image East TimorAsia10,40220221,44320201,3812020
Image ComorosAfrica31,37120221,42120201,4032020
Image ZambiaAfrica31,330202298520201,0512020
Image KyrgyzstanAsia111,32720221,18620201,1742020
Image MyanmarAsia8,28520221,29220201,4002020
Image TanzaniaAfrica5,05020221,115[n 3]20201,0772020
Image LesothoAfrica9,21320221,06120208612020
Image AfghanistanAsia309202242120204212020
Image Uganda *Africa5,060202284620208172020
Image EthiopiaAfrica7,040202284020209362020
Image ZanzibarAfricaN/a1,0312020N/a
Image TogoAfrica6,900202286320209152020
Image RwandaAfrica6,910202279820207982020
Image MaliAfrica4,397202285620208592020
Image YemenAsia2,491202293720208242018
Image SyriaAsia491201089020206412007
Image Burkina FasoAfrica6,886202283120208312020
Image Guinea-BissauAfrica6,873202266820207282020
Image GambiaAfrica6,844202275720207872020
Image TajikistanAsia79,795202283820208592020
Image LiberiaAfrica15,776202249120205832020
Image ChadAfrica6,743202267920206152020
Image EritreaAfrica3,701202258820206432011
Image SudanAfrica2,67420221,41520205962020
Image DR CongoAfrica4,669202250620205572020
Image North KoreaAsia80620226182020N/a
Image NepalAsia2,311202050820205092020
Image NigerAfrica2,099202256820204212020
Image MozambiqueAfrica4,547202244920204492020
Image MalawiAfrica1,845202261520206252020
Image SomaliaAfrica3,544202211820203092020
Image Central African
Republic		Africa4,527202248120204772020
Image Sierra LeoneAfrica10,513202247520204852020
Image MadagascarAfrica5,504202247020204962020
Image South SudanAfrica1,39320221,42120201,1202015
Image BurundiAfrica4,272202228620202742020

Note: Data unavailable for the Falkland Islands, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, the Holy See (Vatican City), the Isle of Man, Jersey, Niue, the Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Tokelau, the United States Virgin Islands, and Western Sahara.

  1. 1 2 Figures exclude special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
  2. ↑ The name used by the IMF and World Bank is the "West Bank and Gaza"
  3. ↑ The UN figure excludes autonomous region of Zanzibar.

Distorted GDP-per-capita for tax havens

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Many of leading GDP-per-capita (nominal) jurisdictions are tax haven's 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 gross national income|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.

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Based on the IMF data. If no data was available for a country from IMF, data from the World Bank is used

References

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  1. ↑ O'Sullivan, Arthur
  2. ↑ French President seeks alternatives to GDP, The Guardian 14-09-2009.
    "European Parliament, Policy Department Economic and Scientific Policy: Beyond GDP Study" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2021-04-13. (1.47 MB)
  3. ↑ "World Economic Outlook Database, April 2022". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "World Economic Outlook Database, April 2022". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. ↑ , (Select all countries, "GDP, Per Capita GDP - US Dollars", and "2020" to generate the table), United Nations Statistics Division. Access date: 29 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "GDP per capita (current US$)". World Development Indicators. World Bank. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "GDP: Preliminary estimate for 2021 Q1 and outlook for 2021" (PDF). eng.stat.gov.tw. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  8. ↑ "國民所得統計摘要" (PDF). eng.stat.gov.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  9. ↑ "Piercing the Veil, FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT, JUNE 2018, VOL. 55, NO. 2". IMF Finance & Development. June 2018.

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