GDP Per Capita by Country: Calculation and Full 2026 Ranking

GDP per capita measures a country's economic output per person. It helps explain why a large economy does not necessarily have the highest output relative to its population. Comparing countries on this basis gives us a different picture from total GDP, but the figures need context: prices, population and the way international businesses operate can all affect the result.

Key Takeaways

GDP per capita measures average output per resident, rather than the amount each person earns.
Nominal figures compare output at current prices and exchange rates; purchasing power parity adjusts for price differences between economies.
Real GDP per capita removes the effect of inflation when measuring changes over time.
The 2026 ranking uses projections, which can change as economic and population data are revised.
A high ranking does not establish how evenly income is distributed or how well public services meet residents’ needs.

What Is GDP Per Capita?

GDP per capita is used to compare the relative size of economies on a population-adjusted basis, rather than by total output alone, since a large population can produce a large GDP without high output per person.

The indicator is expressed in nominal terms (current market exchange rates), in real terms (adjusted for inflation) or at purchasing power parity (PPP), which adjusts for differences in price levels between countries. Each version answers a different question, covered in the sections below.

How is GDP Per Capita calculated?

GDP per capita is calculated by dividing GDP by the population for the corresponding period. Use consistent units and the population estimate associated with the dataset. Dividing nominal GDP produces nominal GDP per capita; using inflation-adjusted GDP produces a real measure of output per person.

GDP per capita = GDP ÷ population

Suppose a hypothetical economy produces $600bn of goods and services in one year and has 20m residents:

$600bn ÷ 20m = $30,000 per person

The result describes production averaged across the population. No payment of $30,000 is implied. The figures are illustrative and do not describe an actual country.

GDP Per Capita by country

GDP per capita by country compares output per resident using a common measurement basis. The comparison below uses nominal US-dollar figures, including 2026 projections and earlier observations for some economies. These choices affect which countries appear at either end of the ranking.

Rank	Country / territory	GDP per capita, nominal ($) — 2026 projections and latest available observations	Income group (World Bank FY2027 classification based on 2025 Atlas-method GNI per capita)
1	Monaco	288 002	High income
2	Liechtenstein	226 809	High income
3	Luxembourg	158 733	High income
4	Bermuda	142 250	High income
5	Ireland	140 186	High income
6	Switzerland	126 177	High income
7	Iceland	110 048	High income
8	Singapore	107 758	High income
9	Norway	105 877	High income
10	Cayman Islands	104 293	High income
11	United States	94 430	High income
12	Isle of Man	90 015	High income
13	Denmark	83 445	High income
14	Netherlands	79 918	High income
15	Macao	76 446	High income
16	Australia	75 648	High income
17	Faeroe Islands	74 175	High income
18	Sweden	70 676	High income
19	San Marino	70 187	High income
20	Israel	69 804	High income
21	Qatar	68 138	High income
22	Austria	67 761	High income
23	Germany	65 303	High income
24	Belgium	65 112	High income
25	United Kingdom	61 056	High income
26	Canada	60 305	High income
27	Finland	60 130	High income
28	Hong Kong	59 640	High income
29	Greenland	58 499	High income
30	United Arab Emirates	54 214	High income
31	Malta	53 560	High income
32	Andorra	53 475	High income
33	France	52 083	High income
34	New Zealand	52 023	High income
35	Italy	46 505	High income
36	Cyprus	45 409	High income
37	Sint Maarten	42 978	High income
38	Aruba	42 862	High income
39	Taiwan	42 103	High income
40	Spain	41 563	High income
41	Bahamas	40 892	High income
42	Puerto Rico	40 650	High income
43	Slovenia	40 630	High income
44	Czech Republic (Czechia)	39 795	High income
45	British Virgin Islands	38 627	High income
46	Saudi Arabia	37 811	High income
47	Estonia	37 718	High income
48	Turks and Caicos	37 507	High income
49	South Korea	37 412	High income
50	Lithuania	36 545	High income
51	Brunei	36 288	High income
52	Japan	35 703	High income
53	Portugal	35 434	High income
54	Guyana	33 167	High income
55	Kuwait	33 164	High income
56	Poland	31 336	High income
57	Slovakia	31 242	High income
58	Croatia	30 030	High income
59	Greece	29 696	High income
60	Bahrain	29 569	High income
61	Latvia	28 913	High income
62	Anguilla	28 850	High income
63	Hungary	28 430	High income
64	Uruguay	27 608	High income
65	Cook Islands	25 750	High income
66	Romania	25 693	High income
67	Bulgaria	23 848	High income
68	Curaçao	22 833	High income
69	Antigua and Barbuda	22 448	High income
70	French Polynesia	22 440	High income
71	Saint Kitts & Nevis	22 146	High income
72	Oman	21 645	High income
73	Palau	21 571	High income
74	Panama	20 564	High income
75	Costa Rica	20 299	High income
76	Chile	20 240	High income
77	Maldives	19 464	High income
78	Turkey	19 018	High income
79	Trinidad and Tobago	18 616	High income
80	Russia	18 525	High income
81	Cuba	18 329	High income
82	Montserrat	18 197	High income
83	Seychelles	17 675	High income
84	Kazakhstan	17 503	High income
85	Serbia	17 252	High income
86	Montenegro	16 377	High income
87	Nauru	16 053	High income
88	Mexico	15 779	High income
89	Saint Lucia	15 135	High income
90	Malaysia	15 085	High income
91	China	14 874	High income
92	Argentina	14 357	Upper-middle income
93	Mauritius	13 812	Upper-middle income
94	Grenada	12 689	Upper-middle income
95	Albania	12 493	Upper-middle income
96	Dominican Republic	12 406	Upper-middle income
97	Brazil	12 313	Upper-middle income
98	Turkmenistan	12 300	Upper-middle income
99	North Macedonia	11 967	Upper-middle income
100	Georgia	11 574	Upper-middle income
101	Belarus	11 286	Upper-middle income
102	St. Vincent & Grenadines	11 098	Upper-middle income
103	Peru	10 960	Upper-middle income
104	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10 701	Upper-middle income
105	Dominica	10 459	Upper-middle income
106	Armenia	10 410	Upper-middle income
107	Colombia	10 104	Upper-middle income
108	Gabon	9 918	Upper-middle income
109	Marshall Islands	9 677	Upper-middle income
110	Paraguay	9 372	Upper-middle income
111	Moldova	9 354	Upper-middle income
112	Suriname	8 856	Upper-middle income
113	Botswana	8 490	Upper-middle income
114	Jamaica	8 356	Upper-middle income
115	Equatorial Guinea	8 152	Upper-middle income
116	Belize	8 134	Upper-middle income
117	Thailand	8 105	Upper-middle income
118	Mongolia	7 853	Upper-middle income
119	Ecuador	7 575	Upper-middle income
120	South Africa	7 503	Upper-middle income
121	Azerbaijan	7 467	Upper-middle income
122	Tonga	7 238	Upper-middle income
123	Ukraine	6 980	Upper-middle income
124	Libya	6 962	Upper-middle income
125	Guatemala	6 810	Upper-middle income
126	Fiji	6 802	Upper-middle income
127	Cabo Verde	6 670	Upper-middle income
128	Algeria	6 628	Upper-middle income
129	Tuvalu	6 581	Upper-middle income
130	Samoa	6 455	Upper-middle income
131	Lebanon	6 443	Upper-middle income
132	Bolivia	6 333	Upper-middle income
133	El Salvador	6 196	Upper-middle income
134	Iraq	5 677	Upper-middle income
135	Jordan	5 601	Upper-middle income
136	Namibia	5 573	Upper-middle income
137	Micronesia	5 514	Upper-middle income
138	Indonesia	5 362	Upper-middle income
139	Vietnam	5 115	Upper-middle income
140	Morocco	5 107	Upper-middle income
141	Sri Lanka	5 002	Upper-middle income
142	Eswatini	4 927	Upper-middle income
143	Tunisia	4 893	Upper-middle income
144	Bhutan	4 867	Upper-middle income
145	Sao Tome & Principe	4 739	Upper-middle income
146	Uzbekistan	4 661	Upper-middle income
147	Philippines	4 443	Lower-middle income
148	Djibouti	4 421	Lower-middle income
149	Venezuela	4 140	Lower-middle income
150	Vanuatu	4 082	Lower-middle income
151	Egypt	3 904	Lower-middle income
152	Angola	3 754	Lower-middle income
153	Honduras	3 711	Lower-middle income
154	Nicaragua	3 559	Lower-middle income
155	Iran	3 415	Lower-middle income
156	Ghana	3 314	Lower-middle income
157	Côte d'Ivoire	3 313	Lower-middle income
158	Kyrgyzstan	3 202	Lower-middle income
159	Zimbabwe	3 199	Lower-middle income
160	State of Palestine	3 171	Lower-middle income
161	Haiti	3 079	Lower-middle income
162	Kiribati	3 051	Lower-middle income
163	Mauritania	3 033	Lower-middle income
164	Bangladesh	2 911	Lower-middle income
165	Cambodia	2 902	Lower-middle income
166	India	2 813	Lower-middle income
167	Kenya	2 714	Lower-middle income
168	Papua New Guinea	2 632	Lower-middle income
169	Congo	2 554	Lower-middle income
170	Laos	2 403	Lower-middle income
171	Solomon Islands	2 258	Lower-middle income
172	Cameroon	2 125	Lower-middle income
173	Senegal	2 054	Lower-middle income
174	Comoros	1 951	Lower-middle income
175	Tajikistan	1 939	Lower-middle income
176	Guinea	1 848	Lower-middle income
177	Zambia	1 831	Lower-middle income
178	Benin	1 809	Lower-middle income
179	Pakistan	1 696	Lower-middle income
180	Nigeria	1 556	Lower-middle income
181	Nepal	1 548	Lower-middle income
182	Timor-Leste	1 520	Lower-middle income
183	Myanmar	1 519	Lower-middle income
184	Uganda	1 476	Lower-middle income
185	Guinea-Bissau	1 449	Lower-middle income
186	Tanzania	1 362	Lower-middle income
187	Togo	1 341	Lower-middle income
188	Burkina Faso	1 319	Lower-middle income
189	Chad	1 315	Lower-middle income
190	Mali	1 301	Lower-middle income
191	Lesotho	1 241	Lower-middle income
192	Rwanda	1 198	Lower-middle income
193	DR Congo	1 122	Low income
194	Ethiopia	1 081	Low income
195	Liberia	964	Low income
196	Gambia	953	Low income
197	Sierra Leone	919	Low income
198	Sudan	864	Low income
199	Syria	847	Low income
200	Niger	822	Low income
201	Somalia	813	Low income
202	Malawi	733	Low income
203	Eritrea	656	Low income
204	Madagascar	656	Low income
205	North Korea	640	Low income
206	Mozambique	632	Low income
207	Central African Republic	613	Low income
208	Burundi	546	Low income
209	South Sudan	488	Low income
210	Afghanistan	448	Low income
211	Yemen	384	Low income

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026 projections, and earlier observations reproduced by Worldometer. Reference years may differ by economy. Values are rounded to whole US dollars.

Projections may be revised, while historical observations may be updated as new data becomes available.

The highest and lowest values from this comparison are shown below. Positions describe measured output per resident; they are not rankings of household wealth or investment opportunities.

Countries With the Highest GDP Per Capita

In the displayed ranking, Monaco ranks first, followed by Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Bermuda and Ireland. However, the figures are not all observations or projections for the same year. High output per resident can reflect several economic structures, so a position alone does not explain its cause. In particular, international business activity and cross-border employment require care when interpreting some countries' figures.

Rank	Country / territory	GDP per capita, nominal ($) — 2026 projections and latest available observations
1	Monaco	$288,002
2	Liechtenstein	$226,809
3	Luxembourg	$158,733
4	Bermuda	$142,250
5	Ireland	$140,186
6	Switzerland	$126,177
7	Iceland	$110,048
8	Singapore	$107,758
9	Norway	$105,877
10	Cayman Islands	$104,293
11	United States	$94,430
12	Isle of Man	$90,015
13	Denmark	$83,445
14	Netherlands	$79,918
15	Macao	$76,446
16	Australia	$75,648
17	Faeroe Islands	$74,175
18	Sweden	$70,676
19	San Marino	$70,187
20	Israel	$69,804

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026, and earlier observations reproduced by Worldometer. Figures include 2026 projections and historical observations; reference years may differ by economy.

Countries With the Lowest GDP Per Capita

South Sudan, Afghanistan and Yemen have the lowest nominal GDP per capita in the IMF's April 2026 dataset, each below $500. Most of the lowest-ranked economies are affected by conflict, limited industrial capacity or heavy dependence on a narrow range of exports; several also have incomplete or less frequently updated national accounts data.

Rank	Country / territory	GDP per capita, nominal ($)
192	Rwanda	$1,198
193	DR Congo	$1,122
194	Ethiopia	$1,081
195	Liberia	$964
196	Gambia	$953
197	Sierra Leone	$919
198	Sudan	$864
199	Syria	$847
200	Niger	$822
201	Somalia	$813
202	Malawi	$733
203	Eritrea	$656
204	Madagascar	$656
205	North Korea	$640
206	Mozambique	$632
207	Central African Republic	$613
208	Burundi	$546
209	South Sudan	$488
210	Afghanistan	$448
211	Yemen	$384

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026, and earlier observations reproduced by Worldometer. Reference years may differ by economy.

GDP Per Capita and Related Economic Measures

GDP per capita measures output per resident, but its interpretation depends on the price basis and the measure used for comparison. GDP describes total production, while income measures track earnings received. Nominal, real and purchasing-power-adjusted figures also answer different questions about economic size, growth and differences between countries.

Comparison	Key difference	When it matters
GDP vs GDP per capita	GDP measures total economic output; GDP per capita divides that output by the population.	Distinguishing the size of an economy from output per resident.
Nominal vs real GDP per capita	Nominal figures use current prices; real figures remove the effect of inflation over time.	Assessing whether output per person has increased beyond price changes.
Nominal vs PPP GDP per capita	Nominal dollar figures use exchange rates; purchasing power parity (PPP) adjusts for differences in price levels between countries.	Comparing output per person across economies with different local prices.
GDP per capita vs GNI per capita	Gross national income (GNI) adds net primary income from abroad to GDP, including cross-border employment and investment income. Both per-capita measures divide by population.	Understanding differences between domestic production and income accruing to residents.
GDP per capita vs personal income	GDP per capita averages production; personal income measures income received by individuals.	Interpreting household finances rather than national output.

PPP and inflation adjustments are complementary: a series expressed in constant international dollars can account for both international price differences and changes in prices over time.

What GDP Per Capita Does and Doesn't Show

GDP per capita is a useful, widely reported gauge of average economic output per person, but it has well-documented limits as a measure of living standards or welfare.

Limitations as a Living-Standards Measure

It is an average, not a median: high inequality can produce a high GDP per capita even if most residents have modest incomes.
It does not directly measure health, education, leisure time, environmental quality or unpaid work such as caregiving and subsistence activity.
It does not account for the local cost of living unless the PPP-adjusted version is used, which can materially change a country's relative position.
Informal-economy activity, common in many lower-income countries, is only partly captured in official GDP statistics, which can understate real output per person.

FAQ

Does GDP per capita include children and people who do not work?

Yes. GDP per capita uses the resident population, including children, retired people and others outside paid employment; it does not divide production only by workers.

Is GDP per capita measured monthly or annually?

International GDP per capita comparisons are usually annual, although some statistical agencies also publish quarterly per-capita measures. Dividing an annual figure by 12 does not create an official monthly observation.

Why do GDP per capita rankings differ between sources?

Rankings can use different years, nominal or PPP measures, statistical revisions and geographical coverage. Check whether observations and forecasts have been combined before comparing positions.

Is GDP per capita the same as labour productivity?

No. GDP per capita divides output by the whole population, while labour productivity relates output to workers or hours worked. Changes in employment and working hours can make the two measures move differently.

Is a higher GDP per capita always better?

A higher GDP per capita indicates higher average output per person, but it does not account for income distribution, cost of living, informal-sector activity or non-economic measures of wellbeing. It is one indicator among several used to assess an economy.