Countries by GDP per Capita
What is the World's Richest Country?
Monaco is the world's richest country, with a per-capita income of $203,404.
Luxembourg follows at around $140,000 while Liechtenstein, Singapore, and Ireland round out the top 5. One possible caveat: Vatican City would probably be #1 if we had enough data to know.
10 Richest Countries
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| Continent | Country | GDP per Capita |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | Monaco | $203,404 |
| Europe | Luxembourg | $140,694 |
| Europe | Liechtenstein | $133,735 |
| Asia | Singapore | $131,580 |
| Europe | Ireland | $124,596 |
| Asia | Qatar | $112,789 |
| Europe | Switzerland | $84,658 |
| Asia | United Arab Emirates | $78,255 |
| Europe | Norway | $77,808 |
| North America | United States | $76,027 |
What is the World's Poorest Country?
Burundi is the world's poorest country. The small east African nation had a GDP per capita of just $856 as of 2022.
South Sudan is the second poorest, followed by the Central African Republic, D. R. Congo, and Somalia. Of the world's ten poorest countries, nine are located in Africa.
10 Poorest Countries
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| Continent | Country | GDP per Capita |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | Burundi | $856 |
| Africa | South Sudan | $928 |
| Africa | Central African Republic | $1,102 |
| Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1,316 |
| Africa | Somalia | $1,322 |
| Africa | Niger | $1,435 |
| Africa | Mozambique | $1,439 |
| Asia | North Korea | $1,588 |
| Africa | Malawi | $1,603 |
| Africa | Chad | $1,705 |
What is the Poorest Country in Europe?
Kosovo is the poorest country in Europe. The former Yugoslav republic had a per-capita GDP of just $13,964 as of 2022.
Note: this measurement doesn't take into account the war in Ukraine.
10 Poorest Countries in Europe
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| Continent | Country | GDP per Capita |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | Kosovo | $13,964 |
| Europe | Ukraine | $14,325 |
| Europe | Moldova | $16,719 |
| Europe | Albania | $17,383 |
| Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $17,471 |
| Europe | North Macedonia | $19,726 |
| Europe | Belarus | $21,686 |
| Europe | Serbia | $23,904 |
| Europe | Montenegro | $24,878 |
| Europe | Bulgaria | $28,593 |
What is the Richest Country in Africa?
Seychelles is the richest country that is considered to be part of Africa. With a per-capita GDP of $35,272 as of 2022, the island nation is buoyed by a strong tourism industry. Among countries on the continent itself, Botswana is the richest.
Keep in mind that both countries suffer from extremely high income inequality, so the average person is much, much poorer than these numbers might suggest.
10 Richest Countries in Africa
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| Continent | Country | GDP per Capita |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | Seychelles | $35,272 |
| Africa | Mauritius | $25,043 |
| Africa | Botswana | $19,287 |
| Africa | Equatorial Guinea | $19,036 |
| Africa | Libya | $18,345 |
| Africa | Gabon | $17,848 |
| Africa | South Africa | $15,361 |
| Africa | Egypt | $14,928 |
| Africa | Algeria | $13,002 |
| Africa | Tunisia | $12,300 |
Is Canada Richer than the United States?
No. Measured by per-capita GDP, Canada is poorer than the United States. As of 2022, the U.S. has a per-capita GDP of $76,027 while Canada's is just $57,812. However, this is mainly due to the earnings of high-income people. In terms of median household income, there is a much smaller difference between the two countries.
Is Mexico a Poor Country?
No. Mexico is a middle-income country. With a per-capita GDP of $22,216 in 2022, Mexico ranks 71st out of 195 countries. This is comparable to Uruguay, Argentina, or China. However, Mexico is considerably poorer than the United States, whose per-capita GDP is more than three times higher.
List of All Countries by Per Capita Income
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| Continent | Country | Source | Year | GDP | GDP per Capita |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | Monaco | CIA World Factbook | 2015 | $7,672 mil | $203,404 |
| Europe | Luxembourg | IMF | 2022 | $90,532 mil | $140,694 |
| Europe | Liechtenstein | CIA World Factbook | 2014 | $4,978 mil | $133,735 |
| Asia | Singapore | IMF | 2022 | $701,804 mil | $131,580 |
| Europe | Ireland | IMF | 2022 | $633,533 mil | $124,596 |
| Asia | Qatar | IMF | 2022 | $301,231 mil | $112,789 |
| Europe | Switzerland | IMF | 2022 | $739,494 mil | $84,658 |
| Asia | United Arab Emirates | IMF | 2022 | $779,234 mil | $78,255 |
| Europe | Norway | IMF | 2022 | $423,871 mil | $77,808 |
| North America | United States | IMF | 2022 | $25,346,805 mil | $76,027 |
| Asia | Brunei | IMF | 2022 | $33,389 mil | $74,953 |
| Europe | San Marino | IMF | 2022 | $2,387 mil | $70,139 |
| Europe | Denmark | IMF | 2022 | $406,011 mil | $69,273 |
| Asia | Taiwan | IMF | 2022 | $1,603,723 mil | $68,730 |
| Europe | Netherlands | IMF | 2022 | $1,201,755 mil | $68,572 |
| Europe | Austria | IMF | 2022 | $582,127 mil | $64,751 |
| Europe | Iceland | IMF | 2022 | $24,197 mil | $64,621 |
| Europe | Andorra | IMF | 2022 | $5,157 mil | $63,600 |
| Europe | Germany | IMF | 2022 | $5,269,963 mil | $63,271 |
| Europe | Sweden | IMF | 2022 | $674,263 mil | $62,926 |
| Oceania | Australia | IMF | 2022 | $1,605,196 mil | $61,941 |
| Europe | Belgium | IMF | 2022 | $715,658 mil | $61,587 |
| Europe | Finland | IMF | 2022 | $321,233 mil | $58,010 |
| North America | Canada | IMF | 2022 | $2,236,928 mil | $57,812 |
| Asia | Bahrain | IMF | 2022 | $87,150 mil | $57,424 |
| Europe | France | IMF | 2022 | $3,677,579 mil | $56,036 |
| Asia | Saudi Arabia | IMF | 2022 | $2,002,542 mil | $55,368 |
| Europe | United Kingdom | IMF | 2022 | $3,751,845 mil | $55,301 |
| Europe | Malta | IMF | 2022 | $28,486 mil | $54,647 |
| Asia | South Korea | IMF | 2022 | $2,735,870 mil | $53,051 |
| Asia | Kuwait | IMF | 2022 | $245,182 mil | $50,919 |
| Oceania | New Zealand | IMF | 2022 | $260,122 mil | $50,411 |
| Europe | Italy | IMF | 2022 | $2,972,091 mil | $50,216 |
| Asia | Israel | IMF | 2022 | $478,010 mil | $50,204 |
| Asia | Japan | IMF | 2022 | $6,110,075 mil | $48,814 |
| Europe | Slovenia | IMF | 2022 | $102,424 mil | $48,534 |
| Asia | Cyprus | IMF | 2022 | $43,802 mil | $48,443 |
| Europe | Czech Republic | IMF | 2022 | $509,953 mil | $47,527 |
| Europe | Lithuania | IMF | 2022 | $129,658 mil | $46,479 |
| Europe | Spain | IMF | 2022 | $2,209,419 mil | $46,413 |
| Europe | Estonia | IMF | 2022 | $59,557 mil | $44,778 |
| Europe | Poland | IMF | 2022 | $1,575,777 mil | $41,685 |
| Europe | Hungary | IMF | 2022 | $398,278 mil | $40,944 |
| Europe | Portugal | IMF | 2022 | $419,652 mil | $40,805 |
| North America | Bahamas | IMF | 2022 | $15,854 mil | $40,274 |
| Europe | Slovakia | IMF | 2022 | $211,119 mil | $38,620 |
| South America | Guyana | IMF | 2022 | $30,287 mil | $38,258 |
| Asia | Turkey | IMF | 2022 | $3,212,072 mil | $37,488 |
| Europe | Latvia | IMF | 2022 | $70,532 mil | $37,330 |
| Europe | Romania | IMF | 2022 | $707,747 mil | $36,622 |
| Europe | Croatia | IMF | 2022 | $145,032 mil | $36,201 |
| North America | Panama | IMF | 2022 | $158,608 mil | $36,085 |
| Europe | Greece | IMF | 2022 | $378,693 mil | $35,596 |
| Asia | Oman | IMF | 2022 | $165,947 mil | $35,286 |
| Africa | Seychelles | IMF | 2022 | $3,489 mil | $35,272 |
| Asia | Malaysia | IMF | 2022 | $1,089,499 mil | $32,901 |
| Asia | Kazakhstan | IMF | 2022 | $590,370 mil | $30,502 |
| Europe | Russia | IMF | 2022 | $4,365,443 mil | $30,013 |
| North America | Trinidad and Tobago | IMF | 2022 | $42,259 mil | $29,884 |
| Asia | Maldives | IMF | 2022 | $11,385 mil | $29,133 |
| Europe | Bulgaria | IMF | 2022 | $195,399 mil | $28,593 |
| South America | Chile | IMF | 2022 | $568,319 mil | $28,526 |
| South America | Uruguay | IMF | 2022 | $94,783 mil | $26,663 |
| North America | Saint Kitts and Nevis | CIA World Factbook | 2017 | $1,360 mil | $26,131 |
| South America | Argentina | IMF | 2022 | $1,195,581 mil | $25,822 |
| Africa | Mauritius | IMF | 2022 | $31,720 mil | $25,043 |
| Europe | Montenegro | IMF | 2022 | $15,476 mil | $24,878 |
| North America | Costa Rica | IMF | 2022 | $128,134 mil | $24,490 |
| North America | Dominican Republic | IMF | 2022 | $254,992 mil | $23,983 |
| Europe | Serbia | IMF | 2022 | $163,599 mil | $23,904 |
| North America | Mexico | IMF | 2022 | $2,890,685 mil | $22,216 |
| North America | Antigua and Barbuda | IMF | 2022 | $2,206 mil | $21,890 |
| Europe | Belarus | IMF | 2022 | $201,749 mil | $21,686 |
| Asia | China | IMF | 2022 | $30,177,926 mil | $21,364 |
| Asia | Thailand | IMF | 2022 | $1,475,656 mil | $21,057 |
| Europe | North Macedonia | IMF | 2022 | $40,810 mil | $19,726 |
| Africa | Botswana | IMF | 2022 | $47,262 mil | $19,287 |
| Africa | Equatorial Guinea | IMF | 2022 | $28,522 mil | $19,036 |
| Asia | Turkmenistan | IMF | 2022 | $117,672 mil | $18,857 |
| Asia | Georgia | IMF | 2022 | $69,136 mil | $18,594 |
| Africa | Libya | IMF | 2022 | $124,326 mil | $18,345 |
| Asia | Iran | IMF | 2022 | $1,573,467 mil | $18,332 |
| North America | Grenada | IMF | 2022 | $2,081 mil | $18,293 |
| South America | Colombia | IMF | 2022 | $940,589 mil | $18,225 |
| Africa | Gabon | IMF | 2022 | $38,574 mil | $17,848 |
| Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | IMF | 2022 | $60,679 mil | $17,471 |
| North America | Barbados | IMF | 2022 | $5,037 mil | $17,408 |
| Europe | Albania | IMF | 2022 | $49,827 mil | $17,383 |
| South America | Suriname | IMF | 2022 | $10,676 mil | $17,300 |
| South America | Brazil | IMF | 2022 | $3,680,942 mil | $17,208 |
| Asia | Azerbaijan | IMF | 2022 | $175,658 mil | $17,153 |
| Europe | Moldova | IMF | 2022 | $42,483 mil | $16,719 |
| Asia | Armenia | IMF | 2022 | $46,864 mil | $15,818 |
| Asia | Sri Lanka | IMF | 2022 | $340,861 mil | $15,387 |
| Africa | South Africa | IMF | 2022 | $937,964 mil | $15,361 |
| South America | Peru | IMF | 2022 | $513,715 mil | $15,035 |
| North America | Saint Lucia | CIA World Factbook | 2017 | $2,780 mil | $15,015 |
| Africa | Egypt | IMF | 2022 | $1,562,377 mil | $14,928 |
| Asia | Indonesia | IMF | 2022 | $3,995,064 mil | $14,535 |
| North America | Dominica | IMF | 2022 | $1,074 mil | $14,491 |
| South America | Paraguay | IMF | 2022 | $107,554 mil | $14,430 |
| Europe | Ukraine | IMF | 2020 | $588,433 mil | $14,325 |
| Europe | Kosovo | IMF | 2022 | $25,189 mil | $13,964 |
| Oceania | Palau | IMF | 2022 | $243 mil | $13,652 |
| Oceania | Fiji | IMF | 2022 | $12,370 mil | $13,598 |
| Asia | Mongolia | IMF | 2022 | $46,421 mil | $13,350 |
| Africa | Algeria | IMF | 2022 | $586,175 mil | $13,002 |
| Asia | Bhutan | IMF | 2022 | $9,853 mil | $12,967 |
| Asia | Vietnam | IMF | 2022 | $1,278,061 mil | $12,881 |
| South America | Ecuador | IMF | 2022 | $228,025 mil | $12,664 |
| Africa | Tunisia | IMF | 2022 | $149,184 mil | $12,300 |
| Asia | Iraq | IMF | 2022 | $512,926 mil | $12,141 |
| Asia | Lebanon | IMF | 2020 | $82,144 mil | $12,035 |
| North America | Cuba | CIA World Factbook | 2017 | $134,800 mil | $11,892 |
| Asia | Jordan | IMF | 2022 | $122,180 mil | $11,861 |
| North America | Jamaica | IMF | 2022 | $32,378 mil | $11,802 |
| Oceania | Nauru | IMF | 2022 | $144 mil | $10,750 |
| North America | El Salvador | IMF | 2022 | $69,314 mil | $10,581 |
| Africa | Namibia | IMF | 2022 | $27,118 mil | $10,448 |
| Africa | Eswatini | IMF | 2022 | $11,985 mil | $10,411 |
| Asia | Philippines | IMF | 2022 | $1,143,862 mil | $10,237 |
| North America | Guatemala | IMF | 2022 | $185,473 mil | $9,911 |
| South America | Bolivia | IMF | 2022 | $117,877 mil | $9,856 |
| Asia | Uzbekistan | IMF | 2022 | $326,015 mil | $9,243 |
| Asia | Laos | IMF | 2022 | $68,703 mil | $9,184 |
| Africa | Morocco | IMF | 2022 | $331,542 mil | $9,041 |
| Asia | India | IMF | 2022 | $11,745,260 mil | $8,358 |
| Africa | Cape Verde | IMF | 2022 | $4,413 mil | $7,740 |
| Africa | Angola | IMF | 2022 | $242,286 mil | $7,360 |
| North America | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | CIA World Factbook | 2017 | $785 mil | $7,148 |
| North America | Belize | IMF | 2022 | $3,148 mil | $7,147 |
| North America | Nicaragua | IMF | 2022 | $46,757 mil | $7,071 |
| Africa | Mauritania | IMF | 2022 | $29,993 mil | $6,920 |
| Oceania | Tonga | IMF | 2022 | $678 mil | $6,783 |
| Africa | Ghana | IMF | 2022 | $216,676 mil | $6,754 |
| North America | Honduras | IMF | 2022 | $69,388 mil | $6,740 |
| Africa | Djibouti | IMF | 2022 | $6,774 mil | $6,667 |
| Asia | Bangladesh | IMF | 2022 | $1,113,600 mil | $6,633 |
| Asia | Pakistan | IMF | 2022 | $1,468,862 mil | $6,470 |
| Africa | Ivory Coast | IMF | 2022 | $180,059 mil | $6,345 |
| Africa | Kenya | IMF | 2022 | $308,671 mil | $6,061 |
| South America | Venezuela | IMF | 2022 | $160,132 mil | $5,949 |
| Oceania | Samoa | IMF | 2022 | $1,193 mil | $5,935 |
| Africa | Nigeria | IMF | 2022 | $1,268,536 mil | $5,853 |
| Oceania | Tuvalu | IMF | 2022 | $63 mil | $5,798 |
| Asia | Kyrgyzstan | IMF | 2022 | $37,792 mil | $5,562 |
| Asia | Cambodia | IMF | 2022 | $87,856 mil | $5,493 |
| Asia | Myanmar | IMF | 2022 | $257,343 mil | $4,776 |
| Africa | São Tomé and Príncipe | IMF | 2022 | $1,063 mil | $4,681 |
| Asia | Tajikistan | IMF | 2022 | $45,540 mil | $4,630 |
| Asia | Nepal | IMF | 2022 | $138,200 mil | $4,578 |
| Africa | Republic of the Congo | IMF | 2022 | $22,519 mil | $4,578 |
| Africa | Sudan | IMF | 2022 | $207,336 mil | $4,442 |
| Africa | Cameroon | IMF | 2022 | $122,764 mil | $4,398 |
| Oceania | Papua New Guinea | IMF | 2022 | $39,339 mil | $4,299 |
| Oceania | Marshall Islands | IMF | 2022 | $235 mil | $4,192 |
| Africa | Benin | IMF | 2022 | $53,108 mil | $4,137 |
| Africa | Senegal | IMF | 2022 | $72,341 mil | $4,093 |
| Africa | Zambia | IMF | 2022 | $75,690 mil | $3,776 |
| Oceania | Federated States of Micronesia | IMF | 2022 | $383 mil | $3,650 |
| Africa | Ethiopia | IMF | 2022 | $345,138 mil | $3,407 |
| Africa | Tanzania | IMF | 2022 | $206,568 mil | $3,358 |
| Africa | Comoros | IMF | 2022 | $3,206 mil | $3,355 |
| Asia | East Timor | IMF | 2022 | $4,573 mil | $3,339 |
| North America | Haiti | IMF | 2022 | $38,476 mil | $3,189 |
| Africa | Lesotho | IMF | 2022 | $6,408 mil | $3,034 |
| Africa | Guinea | IMF | 2022 | $44,455 mil | $3,029 |
| Africa | Uganda | IMF | 2022 | $129,476 mil | $2,961 |
| Oceania | Vanuatu | IMF | 2022 | $920 mil | $2,851 |
| Africa | Rwanda | IMF | 2022 | $37,211 mil | $2,808 |
| Asia | Syria | CIA World Factbook | 2015 | $50,280 mil | $2,794 |
| Africa | Guinea-Bissau | IMF | 2022 | $5,279 mil | $2,784 |
| Africa | Burkina Faso | IMF | 2022 | $58,985 mil | $2,663 |
| Africa | Gambia | IMF | 2022 | $6,792 mil | $2,646 |
| Africa | Togo | IMF | 2022 | $22,612 mil | $2,599 |
| Africa | Mali | IMF | 2022 | $55,335 mil | $2,575 |
| Africa | Zimbabwe | IMF | 2022 | $39,906 mil | $2,523 |
| Asia | Afghanistan | IMF | 2020 | $80,912 mil | $2,456 |
| Oceania | Solomon Islands | IMF | 2022 | $1,705 mil | $2,385 |
| Oceania | Kiribati | IMF | 2022 | $266 mil | $2,148 |
| Africa | Eritrea | IMF | 2022 | $7,695 mil | $2,101 |
| Asia | Yemen | IMF | 2022 | $65,603 mil | $2,078 |
| Africa | Sierra Leone | IMF | 2022 | $16,277 mil | $1,958 |
| Africa | Liberia | IMF | 2022 | $8,776 mil | $1,779 |
| Africa | Madagascar | IMF | 2022 | $51,521 mil | $1,778 |
| Africa | Chad | IMF | 2022 | $29,684 mil | $1,705 |
| Africa | Malawi | IMF | 2022 | $35,409 mil | $1,603 |
| Asia | North Korea | CIA World Factbook | 2015 | $40,000 mil | $1,588 |
| Africa | Mozambique | IMF | 2022 | $47,606 mil | $1,439 |
| Africa | Niger | IMF | 2022 | $37,423 mil | $1,435 |
| Africa | Somalia | IMF | 2022 | $20,641 mil | $1,322 |
| Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | IMF | 2022 | $127,384 mil | $1,316 |
| Africa | Central African Republic | IMF | 2022 | $5,528 mil | $1,102 |
| Africa | South Sudan | IMF | 2022 | $13,533 mil | $928 |
| Africa | Burundi | IMF | 2022 | $10,779 mil | $856 |
| Europe | Vatican City | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Methodology
Our primary source is the International Monetary Fund, April 2022 World Economic Outlook.
For countries that weren't listed by the IMF, we got the GDP from the CIA World Factbook, and population for the corresponding year from Worldometers.
Note that these numbers use Purchasing Power Parity, not current foreign exchange rates. We believe that this a better approximation of actual wealth, but other people disagree. You can read about this method here.