List of Asian countries by GDP per capita

Source IMF World Economic Outlook (April-2024)
Date11 Sep 2024

Singapore is the richest economy in Asia, followed by Qatar. Six economies have a GDP per capita above 50,000 US dollars. Twenty-one economies would have a per capita GDP above $10,000. Pakistan has the poorest economy in Asia. Two Asian economies have a GDP per capita below $1000.

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong will overtake Israel. The rank of Taiwan will move up from 13th to 9th. Three economies are in the top ten richest economies in the world, and fourteen economies are within the top 50 world GDP per capita rankings.

Out of 49 economies, gdp (nominal) per capita of 40 economies would increase, and 9 economies would decrease in 2024 compared to 2023. Macao SAR will add $9,883 in 2024, followed by Singapore ($3,713) and Hong Kong ($3,577). Kuwait, Oman, and Japan are the top decliners.

In PPP data, three economies have a GDP per capita above 100k Int. Dollars. Fourteen economies would have a per capita GDP above Int. $50,000. Macao SAR will dethrone Singapore at the top spot. Four Asian economies are in the top ten richest economies globally, and fourteen economies are within the top 50 world GDP per capita rankings.

Out of 49 economies, the GDP (PPP) per capita of 44 would increase, and five economies would decrease in 2024 compared to 2023. Macao SAR will add Int. $17,294 in 2024, followed by Singapore (Int. $5,388) and United Arab Emirates (Int. $4,772). 'West Bank and Gaza' and Kuwait are the top decliners.

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GDP per capita (Nominal)

Code Country/Economy GDP per capita ($) % of Rank
20242025ChangeAsiaWorld AsiaWorld
LKASri Lanka 4,3254,301-244829.633132
LBNLebanon 5,2825,246-365936.028120
AFGAfghanistan, Islamic Republic of 417405-1152.7948193
ARMArmenia, Republic of8,3308,96963910061.62393
AZEAzerbaijan, Republic of7,2517,3651148350.625102
BHRBahrain, Kingdom of29,65429,253-4013282011447
BGDBangladesh2,6192,7341153118.840149
BTNBhutan3,9214,2853654829.434133
BRNBrunei Darussalam33,94833,858-893792331242
KHMCambodia2,6832,8121293219.338147
CHNChina, People's Republic of13,31413,80649215594.92078
CYPCyprus38,80242,4133,611475291730
GEOGeorgia9,14210,12698411369.62287
HKGHong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China54,24456,8442,600637391520
INDIndia2,6952,8181233219.437146
IDNIndonesia4,9585,0741165734.929122
IRNIran, Islamic Republic of4,8104,074-7364628.035134
IRQIraq6,2775,832-4456540.127116
ISRIsrael54,29460,0095,715672412418
JPNJapan32,44334,7132,2703892391140
JORJordan4,6934,9082155533.730123
KAZKazakhstan, Republic of14,45914,7232631651011872
KORKorea, Republic of36,23935,962-276403247937
KWTKuwait31,97130,805-1,1663452121346
KGZKyrgyz Republic2,4712,7903183119.239148
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic2,0702,1741042414.941157
MACMacao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China72,90774,9212,014839515210
MYSMalaysia12,61913,9011,28215695.51977
MDVMaldives17,45418,6841,2302091281665
MNGMongolia6,7127,0052937848.126104
MMRMyanmar1,1221,097-25127.5446175
NPLNepal1,4471,535881710.544165
OMNOman20,05919,119-9402141311563
PAKPakistan1,5741,7071331911.742162
PHLPhilippines4,0794,3212424829.732131
QATQatar70,99471,441447800491312
SAUSaudi Arabia35,12235,2311093952421038
SGPSingapore90,67494,4813,8071,05864916
TWNTaiwan Province of China34,06037,8273,767424260835
TJKTajikistan, Republic of1,3941,6442501811.343163
THAThailand7,4937,9424498954.624100
TLSTimor-Leste, Democratic Republic of1,4481,508601710.445166
TURTürkiye, Republic of15,88218,1982,3152041251766
TKMTurkmenistan10,40810,80139312174.22184
AREUnited Arab Emirates50,21651,3481,132575353624
UZBUzbekistan, Republic of3,1133,6475334125.136136
VNMVietnam4,5364,7452095332.631127
YEMYemen, Republic of471415-5552.8547192
Asia 8,600 8,927 327 61.34
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GDP per capita (PPP)

Code Country/Economy GDP per capita (Int. $) % of Rank PPP/Nom
20242025ChangeAsiaWorld AsiaWorld
LKASri Lanka 14,99414,910-846957.4321183.467
LBNLebanon 11,81611,734-825445.2361282.237
AFGAfghanistan, Islamic Republic of 2,1962,136-60108.23471835.268
ARMArmenia, Republic of22,24623,9541,70811092.324842.671
AZEAzerbaijan, Republic of25,01326,0811,06812010023813.541
BHRBahrain, Kingdom of67,03969,2712,2313192679272.368
BGDBangladesh9,74710,2585104739.5381323.752
BTNBhutan16,30617,7221,4158268.3281084.136
BRNBrunei Darussalam91,43794,4723,036435364492.790
KHMCambodia8,1948,7075134033.5411413.096
CHNChina, People's Republic of27,13229,1912,05913411221792.114
CYPCyprus62,30565,3042,99930125210311.540
GEOGeorgia28,29931,0902,79014312020753.070
HKGHong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China75,54178,9193,3783633047181.388
INDIndia11,17612,1019255646.6351274.294
IDNIndonesia16,58217,6341,0528167.9301103.475
IRNIran, Islamic Republic of21,03821,4734359982.726935.270
IRQIraq15,33015,391617159.3311142.639
ISRIsrael54,12655,7661,64025721512400.929
JPNJapan52,68854,8152,12725221113421.579
JORJordan10,99711,5115145344.3371292.345
KAZKazakhstan, Republic of41,75244,7783,02620617315543.041
KORKorea, Republic of62,88565,0802,19530025111321.810
KWTKuwait51,32252,8661,54424320414431.716
KGZKyrgyz Republic8,1888,8706834134.2401383.180
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic9,76210,2124504739.3391344.697
MACMacao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China128,211132,6484,437611511251.771
MYSMalaysia41,27043,6652,39520116817573.141
MDVMaldives34,16536,0661,90116613919641.930
MNGMongolia19,06420,3781,3149478.527992.909
MMRMyanmar4,9894,951-392319.1461594.511
NPLNepal5,7456,1403952823.7431543.999
OMNOman41,33542,21187619416318602.208
PAKPakistan6,7356,9502153226.8421504.072
PHLPhilippines12,09012,9208306049.8331222.990
QATQatar116,616122,2835,667563471361.712
SAUSaudi Arabia71,47974,6683,1893442888222.119
SGPSingapore150,908156,9696,061723605121.661
TWNTaiwan Province of China80,09185,1275,0363923285122.250
TJKTajikistan, Republic of5,6236,0894662823.5441553.704
THAThailand25,25126,3591,10812110222803.319
TLSTimor-Leste, Democratic Republic of4,8065,0192122319.3451583.328
TURTürkiye, Republic of41,54943,7862,23820216916562.406
TKMTurkmenistan22,06822,85678810588.125882.116
AREUnited Arab Emirates79,25384,4035,1493893256141.644
UZBUzbekistan, Republic of11,72112,5598385848.4341233.444
VNMVietnam16,35917,6881,3308168.1291093.728
YEMYemen, Republic of1,7081,674-3486.45481914.029
Asia 20,444 21,713 1,269 83.66