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World GDP per capita Ranking

Source International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (October-2019)
World Bank : Nominal (current), PPP (current)
Date26 Aug 2020

Luxembourg is at the top in the world gdp per capita ranking 2019 in the nominal method, followed by Macao SAR, China. In ppp terms, Macao SAR, China has the highest gdp per capita, followed by Luxembourg. Switzerland (3,6), Ireland (4,5), Norway (5,8), United States (7,9), Singapore (8,3), and Qatar (9,4) are in the list of the top ten richest economies of both methods. Iceland (6) and Denmark (10) complete the top ten list of nominal rankings, While United Arab Emirates (7) and Brunei Darussalam (10) complete the top ten list of ppp ranking.

In the top 10 nominal rankings, Ireland overtook Norway, and the United States moved up by two spots by interchanging position with Qatar in the year 2019 compared to 2018. In the top 11-20, Netherlands, Hong Kong SAR, and Canada overtook Sweden, Finland, and Belgium resp. Out of 194 economies, the rank of 148 economies changed in 2019. With increasing its rank by 9, Ukraine is the biggest gainer in the ranking, followed by Suriname (+7), Turkmenistan (+6), and Dominica (+6). Venezuela lost 11 positions, followed by Equatorial Guinea (-10), and Zambia (-8).

In the top 10 ppp ranking, Brunei Darussalam replaced Hong Kong in the top ten. In the top 11-20, Denmark climbs past the Netherlands. Out of 192 economies, 126 economies' rank has changed with Turkmenistan is the biggest improver by a huge 17 position, followed by Rwanda (+6). Venezuela lost 12 positions, followed by Iran (-9), Palau (-9), Lebanon (-8), and Bhutan (-7).

There are many differences in rankings of economies between nominal and ppp basis. Brunei Darussalam (+22) and United Arab Emirates (+15) are not even in the top 20 in nominal, but due to the high ppp conversion rate, these are in the top 10 ppp list. In the top 10 ppp list, Singapore and Qatar are five positions higher in the ppp list. Taiwan also has a noticeable improvement from 39 in nominal to 19 in ppp. In the top 10 nominal list, Ranks of Iceland is up by seven places, while Denmark is up by four nominal places. Sudan (+37) is the highest gainer in ppp rank compare to its nominal rank. The rank of nine economies is up by more than 20 positions in ppp ranking. Barbados (-35) is the biggest loser in ppp ranking, followed by Nauru (-32). The rank of six economies is up by more than 30 positions in the nominal order. One economy has been excluded for calculating PPP-Nominal as ppp figures are not available.

Data compile this ranking from the World Bank and the IMF for the year 2018 and 2019. Data from the World Bank has been given preference. If data is not available for any economy or year in the world bank, data from the IMF has been listed.

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Country/Economy GDP per capita (Nominal) ($) Rank (Nominal) GDP per capita (ppp) (Int. $) Rank (PPP) Nominal-PPP
201820192019Change 201820192019Change2019
Luxembourg116,654114,70510116,786121,29320-1
Macao SAR, China87,20984,09620135,021129,10310+1
Switzerland82,81881,9943069,35770,98960-3
Ireland78,62178,6614184,46088,24150-1
Norway81,73475,4205-167,64066,83280-3
Iceland72,96966,9456057,74260,061130-7
United States62,99765,2817262,99765,28190-2
Singapore66,18965,23380100,051101,37630+5
Qatar68,79464,7829-296,73396,49140+5
Denmark61,39159,82210057,21859,830141-4
Australia57,39654,90711051,03653,320211-10
Netherlands53,04852,44812157,56559,68715-1-3
Sweden54,58951,61013-153,74755,815180-5
Austria51,52550,27714056,87159,111160-2
Hong Kong SAR, China48,54348,75615162,51362,37511-1+4
Finland50,02148,68616-149,37351,324240-8
Germany47,63946,25918054,45756,052170+1
Canada46,31346,19519150,07851,342230-4
Belgium47,49146,11720-152,25054,5452000
Israel41,72043,64121440,26142,194360-15
United Arab Emirates43,83943,10322-168,54969,90170+15
United Kingdom43,04342,30023-146,95648,710270-4
New Zealand42,95042,08424-142,81143,953310-7
Andorra41,79340,88625-1-----
France41,63140,49426046,60549,4352530
Japan39,15940,24727041,33643,236321-6
Italy34,52033,19028042,81644,197300-3
Bahamas, The32,21832,93329236,33837,26642-1-14
Puerto Rico31,62232,87430334,92135,94844-1-15
Kuwait33,99432,03231-251,67051,91222-1+8
Korea, Rep.33,34031,76232-242,13643,02933-1-2
Brunei Darussalam31,62831,08733-161,81464,673101+22
Spain30,33829,61434040,48342,21435-1-2
Malta30,13329,41635043,55545,652290+5
Cyprus28,69027,85836039,73741,254370-2
Slovenia26,05525,73938-138,74940,657381-1
Estonia23,25823,66040336,35838,811400-1
Bahrain23,99123,50441-147,33346,89228-2+12
Portugal23,46223,14542-134,34136,471431-2
Saudi Arabia23,33923,14043-148,72048,90826-1+16
Czech Republic23,04723,10244040,38942,576341+9
St. Kitts and Nevis19,27519,89645226,51127,449581-14
Greece20,32419,58346-130,35431,39951-1-6
Lithuania19,08119,45547135,83238,214411+5
Slovak Republic19,42819,32948-232,57534,17846-1+1
Barbados17,74518,14849116,04516,28783-1-35
Latvia17,80517,83650-130,64532,20450-1-1
Antigua and Barbuda16,72717,79051221,61422,816660-16
Seychelles16,39117,40252328,65730,260522-1
Trinidad and Tobago17,13017,27653-126,89327,26160-2-8
Hungary16,15116,47655131,57933,979471+7
Uruguay17,27816,19056-522,10022,45567-2-12
Panama15,59315,73157231,78232,76248-1+8
Poland15,46115,59558231,83434,218451+12
Oman16,41515,47459-529,26929,05256-5+2
Chile15,92514,89660-324,76525,155610-2
Croatia14,92014,85361028,03929,973534+7
Romania12,40912,92062029,21432,297493+12
Costa Rica12,11212,23863019,87320,434682-6
St. Lucia11,35811,61164315,62216,08985-1-22
Russian Federation11,37111,58565128,76429,18155-2+9
Malaysia11,37311,41566-128,18729,526541+11
Mauritius11,20811,20467122,73223,942630+3
Grenada10,48610,96668117,19817,956781-11
Maldives10,33110,79169118,94519,698721-4
China9,97710,26270215,60316,785823-13
Argentina11,68410,00671-723,28322,94765-3+5
Mexico9,6739,86372320,39620,411690+2
Bulgaria9,4249,73873322,60124,561622+10
Kazakhstan9,8139,73174-126,14727,444591+14
Nauru9,7629,39775-111,75812,080108-1-34
Turkey9,3709,04276128,13927,87557-1+18
Montenegro8,8508,83277221,23622,989643+12
Brazil9,0018,71778014,94115,25992-2-15
Dominica7,6918,30079611,80612,6591051-27
Dominican Republic8,0518,28280118,13019,182751+4
Equatorial Guinea10,1448,13281-1020,84019,32773-5+7
Botswana8,2807,96182-218,05018,503770+4
Thailand7,2957,80884318,51319,228740+9
Lebanon8,0257,78485-315,98015,32791-8-7
Libya7,8777,68486-215,37215,803860-1
Gabon7,9577,66787-415,09115,48690-2-4
St. Vincent and the Grenadines7,3617,46488-212,76112,983103-2-16
Serbia7,2467,40289-117,56318,989762+12
Peru6,9416,97890013,08413,38099-1-10
Suriname6,0046,85591717,00117,00581-1+9
Belarus6,3306,66392119,33119,943711+20
Colombia6,7196,43293-214,96615,644881+4
Fiji6,2676,22094114,13414,42895-1-2
Ecuador6,2966,18495-111,83511,847109-4-15
North Macedonia6,0636,09396116,51717,815792+16
Bosnia and Herzegovina6,0726,07397-114,93215,792874+9
South Africa6,3746,00198-612,92912,999102-2-5
Iraq5,8345,95599010,91211,3321122-14
Jamaica5,3545,58210039,96810,1661153-16
Guyana4,9795,46810239,53210,1051163-15
Paraguay5,8065,415103-313,15313,210101-4+1
Albania5,2845,353104013,83414,495941+9
Namibia5,4954,957105-410,16610,037117-1-13
Belize4,8854,815107-17,2877,295129-1-23
Azerbaijan4,7404,794108-114,54515,001930+14
Georgia4,7234,769109-114,59415,637893+19
Armenia4,2204,623110413,01514,220963+13
Guatemala4,4734,620111-28,6488,9961231-13
Moldova4,2344,499112112,66513,574984+13
Kosovo4,4204,418113-311,15211,8391102+2
Jordan4,2424,330114-210,08610,3171143-1
Samoa4,1834,31611506,4796,7871330-19
Mongolia4,1354,295116112,19712,8201040+11
El Salvador4,0684,18711738,8199,1401201-4
Indonesia3,8944,136118311,64012,3021063+11
Tuvalu3,7014,05911944,0474,4651491-31
Algeria4,1153,948120-211,75011,820111-3+8
Sri Lanka4,0813,853122-313,16813,62097-1+24
Eswatini4,1463,837123-78,8099,04812200
Ukraine3,0973,659125912,62913,3411003+24
Cabo Verde3,6173,604126-27,0267,4691282-3
Bolivia3,5493,552127-18,8609,086121-1+5
Philippines3,2523,48512828,7179,2771194+8
Djibouti3,1423,40913035,3375,7481361-7
Tunisia3,4393,318131-411,01811,2011130+17
Morocco3,2223,20413207,6137,8261261+5
Vanuatu3,0963,05813323,2043,2741610-29
Egypt, Arab Rep.2,5493,020134411,63512,2511073+26
Angola3,2902,974135-67,0976,930132-3+2
Papua New Guinea2,7202,84513604,3364,569147-1-12
Vietnam2,5672,71513707,7658,3741242+12
Honduras2,5062,57513825,8065,9651351+2
Lao PDR2,5422,535140-17,7728,1511250+14
Cote d'Ivoire2,3032,28614105,1485,45514030
Nigeria2,0332,23014235,2775,348143-4-2
Ghana2,2022,20214305,3175,6371371+5
Solomon Islands2,1382,12814402,4212,4661680-25
India2,0062,10414526,6507,0341311+13
Congo, Rep.2,2242,011146-43,4953,435159-3-14
Sao Tome and Principe2,0011,99514714,0384,1281501-4
Nicaragua2,0211,913148-25,8295,631138-3+9
Bangladesh1,6981,85614914,5464,9511441+4
Kenya1,7081,817150-14,3034,509148-1+1
Uzbekistan1,5291,72515156,9157,2891301+20
Mauritania1,6011,67815215,1615,4121410+10
Kiribati1,6981,655153-22,3122,3691700-18
Cambodia1,5121,64315434,2574,5711463+7
Cameroon1,5341,49815503,6893,8041530+1
Zimbabwe1,6841,464156-43,2042,953164-2-9
Senegal1,4661,44715723,3933,5361570-1
Myanmar1,4181,40815825,1485,3551420+15
Comoros1,4161,39415923,1393,2091631-5
Kyrgyz Republic1,3081,30916025,2545,4711391+20
Timor-Leste1,2371,29416133,1533,2531621-2
Zambia1,5561,291162-83,6053,6241540+7
Pakistan1,4821,285163-54,8524,885145-1+17
Benin1,2411,219164-13,2353,4241600+3
Lesotho1,2221,15816502,8132,8821650-1
Tanzania1,0611,12216602,6512,7711660-1
Nepal1,0391,07116703,3293,5581562+10
Guinea9831,06416802,5572,67016700
Mali90089117002,3372,42416900
Tajikistan82787117113,3113,5201581+12
Ethiopia77285817242,1532,3121724-1
Rwanda78380217312,1382,3181716+1
Uganda76777717432,1722,272177-2-4
Burkina Faso820775175-22,1822,280176-2-2
Haiti868755176-51,8091,8011790-4
Gambia, The71375117722,1952,2981730+3
Chad72671017801,6141,645183-1-6
Guinea-Bissau778698179-41,9952,07217800
Togo67967618001,5891,6621821-3
Liberia67762218101,5321,487185-1-5
Niger57255518211,2251,2701870-6
Congo, Dem. Rep.55754518311,1121,1431880-6
Madagascar52852218421,6511,7141810+2
Sierra Leone53450418501,7031,7901800+4
Afghanistan52450218612,2422,294174-2+11
Mozambique49949218711,3201,33418600
Central African Republic47646818819559841910-4
Sudan624442189-74,2594,123151-3+37
Malawi38141219001,0671,10418900
Burundi272261193077978319200
Aruba25,36625,97637139,34540,14839-1-3
Bhutan3,2433,423129211,6139,876118-7+10
Eritrea33234319111,0281,06019000
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3,5683,71812413,5503,5621550-32
Iran, Islamic Rep.5,4175,506101119,37717,66280-9+20
Marshall Islands3,7883,92512113,9863,8681520-32
Palau15,85916,73654418,49616,23584-9-31
San Marino48,48147,28017060,75061,575120+5
South Sudan353275192-11,5041,6021841+7
Turkmenistan6,9677,81683615,19620,4117017+12
Tonga4,3644,86210656,4156,4861340-29
Venezuela, RB3,4112,548139-1110,7987,488127-12+11
Yemen, Rep.96894316902,2532,280175-4-7
Taiwan Province of China25,00824,82839053,07455,078190+19
World 11,382 11,436 17,025 17,680