List of European countries by GDP per capita

Liechtenstein is the richest economy in Europe by GDP per capita, followed by Luxembourg, Ireland, and Switzerland. These four economies, along with two new entrants in 2026—Iceland and Norway—bring the total number of European economies with GDP per capita above $100,000 to six.

Eighteen European economies would have a GDP per capita above $50,000 in 2026, while forty would exceed $10,000. Moldova, Kosovo, and Ukraine are the only European economies with GDP per capita below $10,000. Ukraine is the poorest economy in Europe in nominal terms, although none of the European economies have GDP per capita below $6,000.

Europe’s biggest economies by GDP—Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy—rank between the top 10 and top 20 in Europe by GDP per capita. Overall, two European economies have GDP per capita exceeding 1,000% of the world average, while 36 economies have GDP per capita above the world average.

Europe hosts the top five richest economies in the world, with eight European economies ranking among the world’s top 10 richest economies. In addition, 29 European economies are among the top 50 in the world GDP per capita ranking. Only one European economy falls outside the top 100.

The nominal GDP per capita of all 43 European economies would increase in 2026 compared with 2025. Norway will record the largest increase, adding $11,409 in 2026, followed by Iceland ($10,977), Switzerland ($10,557), and Luxembourg ($10,486).

In 2026, Sweden will surpass San Marino and Austria, while Germany, Malta, and Poland will surpass Belgium, Andorra, and the Slovak Republic, respectively.

In PPP terms, Liechtenstein, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, and Switzerland have GDP per capita above Int. $100,000. Thirty European economies would have GDP per capita above Int. $50,000, while all 43 economies would exceed Int. $20,000.

Five European economies rank among the top 10 richest economies globally, while 29 are within the top 50 in the world GDP per capita ranking, and all 43 European economies rank within the global top 100. Moldova is the poorest economy in Europe in terms of GDP per capita at PPP.

Out of 43 European economies, none would see a decline in GDP per capita at PPP in 2026 compared with 2025. Ireland would record the largest increase, adding Int. $6,497, followed by Norway (Int. $4,003). Ireland would also overtake Luxembourg in 2026 to claim second place in Europe by GDP per capita at PPP.