List of Countries by Projected GDP per capita

Source International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (October - 2021)
Date23 Oct 2021

In 2021, Luxembourg would have the highest GDP per capita, while South Sudan and Burundi would be the poorest economy in nominal and PPP terms,resp. The per capita of the richest economy, Luxembourg, would be 1,069% and 676% of the global average in nominal and PPP methods, respectively. On the other hand, the poorest economy, South Sudan and Burundi, would be only 1.87% and 4.16% of the global GDP per capita in nominal and PPP methods, respectively.

In nominal data, Luxembourg and Ireland would have gdp per capita of above 100k US dollars. Eighteen economies would have per capita gdp above $50,000. Six economies are expected to cross the $50k mark in 2021. With the entry of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Maldives, and Nauru into the elite $10000 per capita GDP club in 2021, there would be a total of 71 economies on this list.

Out of 195 economies, gdp (nominal) per capita of the 175 economies would increase, and 20 economies would decrease in 2021 compared to 2020. Ireland will add $17,189 in 2021, followed by Norway ($14918), Luxembourg ($14380), Australia ($9713), and Canada ($9496). The top five decliners are Palau ($-2896.5), St. Vincent and the Grenadines ($-352.1), Myanmar ($-281.1), St. Kitts and Nevis ($-256.1), and Costa Rica ($-196.7). Libya (+16) would be a huge gainer in the nominal ranking, followed by Azerbaijan (+12), Haiti (+10), Guyana (+10). Palau (-11) and Marshall Islands (-10) would lose most in the ranking.

In ppp data, Four economies would have gdp per capita of above 100k International dollars. Ireland, Singapore, and Qatar will cross Int. $100,000 in 2021. Twenty-six economies would have per capita gdp above $50,000. Finland, Canada, and France are expected to cross the $50k mark in 2021. There would be a total of 74 economies above Int. $20k level.

Out of 195 economies, gdp (ppp) per capita of the 185 economies would increase, and ten economies would decrease in 2021 compared to 2020. Ireland will add Int. $15,366 in 2021, followed by Macao SAR (Int. $12532), Singapore (Int. $9165), Luxembourg (Int. $8585), and Libya (Int. $7597). Palau (Int. $-2610), Myanmar (Int. $-814), St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Int. $-355), Samoa (Int. $-262), and Timor-Leste (Int. $-250) are top decliners. Libya (+34), Macao SAR (+8), Moldova (+6), Guyana (+6) are top gainers in the ppp ranking. Palau (-11), Marshall Islands (-10), Myanmar (-8) would lose most in the ranking.

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CodeCountry/Economy GDP per capita Nominal ($) GDP per capita PPP (Int. $)
2020Rank2021Rank% world 2020Rank2021Rank% world
PAKPakistan 1,2551631,40116111.45,1531465,44714329.1
AFGAfghanistan 6111836441835.242,4561722,48517313.3
LBNLebanon 2,7851363,10913625.311,56110911,32011460.5
ALBAlbania5,153975,8379847.514,1729115,4878882.8
DZAAlgeria3,3371273,63812729.611,24011111,82911163.2
Andorra36,6312640,4172732951,9892055,76421298
AGOAngola1,8811512,20114617.96,8251286,82013036.4
ATGAntigua and Barbuda13,9675714,1185911518,2387518,80177100
ARGArgentina8,572769,9297380.820,7596522,89267122
ARMArmenia4,2671114,59511037.413,3299214,7019178.6
ABWAruba22,4834225,7014220929,9815234,90247186
AUSAustralia52,9051062,619951051,7812155,49222297
AUTAustria48,5931453,7931343855,4531659,40616317
AZEAzerbaijan4,2321125,16710042.114,5158815,2999081.7
BHRBahrain23,5903826,2944021450,5672353,12823284
BGDBangladesh1,9621472,13914917.45,2871425,73313930.6
BRBBarbados15,3465416,1055513113,3249314,2249476.0
BLRBelarus6,398907,0328957.220,1706821,46770115
BELBelgium44,6881850,4131841051,1802255,91920299
BLZBelize4,0771154,45811236.36,1321326,73813236.0
BENBenin1,2911621,44716011.83,4991603,72015919.9
BTNBhutan3,3591263,29613326.812,05810412,13510964.8
BOLBolivia3,1681313,26713426.68,3051238,90112347.6
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina6,035926,6489454.115,2318416,3028487.1
BWABotswana6,420897,3508859.815,4938217,1638091.7
BRABrazil6,823887,7418763.014,8908516,1698686.4
BRNBrunei Darussalam26,0613533,9793127762,306965,67510351
BGRBulgaria10,0066711,3326792.223,7216225,84761138
BFABurkina Faso8311769261757.542,2761762,44417513.1
BDIBurundi2561952611942.137621957791954.16
CPVCabo Verde3,0651333,34713127.26,3671306,77913136.2
KHMCambodia1,6071551,64715613.44,7151504,93014926.3
CMRCameroon1,5051571,64615713.43,6871573,86015820.6
CANCanada43,2952052,7911543048,7592553,08924284
CAFCentral African Republic4941905261904.289891929961925.32
TCDChad6601817301815.941,6121851,6371858.75
CHLChile12,9935916,7995413723,3636326,51360142
CHNChina10,5116411,8916496.817,1047819,09075102
COLColombia5,391965,8929648.014,4738915,9228785.1
COMComoros1,3551601,39016211.33,0441643,12016316.7
CRICosta Rica12,0576211,8606596.620,2696721,59269115
HRVCroatia13,8965815,8085612928,0295531,11254166
CYPCyprus26,7853429,4863524040,0073742,83238229
CZECzech Republic22,9434025,8064121040,7933643,71436234
CIVCôte d'Ivoire2,2711412,48914120.35,3491415,72414030.6
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo5441885941864.831,1421911,2031916.43
DNKDenmark61,154667,920755359,1361263,40513339
DJIDjibouti3,4821253,64612629.75,8331356,25513533.4
DMADominica7,416827,7778663.311,94510612,79210468.3
DOMDominican Republic7,554818,4928469.118,6207420,94473112
ECUEcuador5,643945,8849747.910,97711211,52911361.6
EGYEgypt3,6011223,85212331.412,78810113,42210171.7
SLVEl Salvador3,7991194,24411634.68,4981219,55112151.0
GNQEquatorial Guinea7,137868,6268270.217,8977718,6987899.9
ERIEritrea5881846261845.101,8201831,91118210.2
ESTEstonia23,0363927,1013922137,2774141,89241224
SWZEswatini3,5331233,96512032.39,0411209,40912250.3
ETHEthiopia9941709401747.652,9081673,02416716.2
FJIFiji4,9951005,12710141.712,03210511,90211063.6
FINFinland48,7861353,5231443649,8062453,08425284
FRAFrance40,2992345,0282336746,3252750,87626272
GABGabon7,277848,5698369.815,9518116,5598388.5
GEOGeorgia4,2751104,80810639.114,8498616,5908288.6
DEUGermany46,2161750,7881741354,5511858,15018311
GHAGhana2,2261422,41314219.65,7991376,19013633.1
GRCGreece17,6574719,8274716128,7225331,82153170
GRDGrenada9,130709,5757477.915,3978316,2888587.0
GTMGuatemala4,3171074,54211137.08,3031248,89512547.5
GINGuinea1,1021681,1681689.512,6511692,81816815.1
GNBGuinea-Bissau7901788581766.992,3711742,48317413.3
GUYGuyana6,953879,3697776.319,6946924,49463131
HTIHaiti1,2351641,69215413.83,0051653,04916616.3
HNDHonduras2,3971392,60214021.25,3991395,76713830.8
HKGHong Kong SAR46,6571549,4852040359,6561165,40312349
HUNHungary15,8665118,5284915133,0454636,84944197
ISLIceland59,643868,844656056,0661459,26817317
INDIndia1,9301502,11615017.26,5101297,31412939.1
IDNIndonesia3,9221164,22511734.412,22010312,96710369.3
IRQIraq4,2231134,89310539.89,95111710,41511855.7
IRLIreland85,2063102,394283495,9944111,3602595
IRNIslamic Republic of Iran9,9286812,7256210413,3149413,9939774.8
ISRIsrael44,1811949,8401940641,2713444,96633240
ITAItaly31,6043035,5852829041,2683545,26732242
JAMJamaica5,103995,4229944.19,99311610,81511657.8
JPNJapan40,0892440,7042633142,2123344,93534240
JORJordan4,2861084,39411335.810,34811410,82111557.8
KAZKazakhstan9,0717110,1457082.626,5515828,04359150
KENKenya2,1041452,19914717.95,0551475,40714428.9
KIRKiribati1,6731541,92715215.72,1991812,28118112.2
KORKorea31,6382935,1962928744,7502848,30929258
UVKKosovo4,3481064,98610440.611,47011012,54610667.0
KWTKuwait22,6844127,9273722743,2503144,60935238
KGZKyrgyz Republic1,1891651,2251659.975,0071485,18714727.7
LAOLao P.D.R.2,5871382,62613921.48,0991258,44412745.1
LVALatvia17,5494819,5394815931,4854834,16949183
LSOLesotho9701711,1881669.672,6241702,76116914.8
LBRLiberia6471827031825.731,5501861,6231878.67
LBYLibya2,8911354,06911933.15,89213413,48910072.1
LTULithuania19,9814522,4124518238,8173942,09139225
LUXLuxembourg116,9211131,30211,069117,9841126,5691676
MACMacao SAR35,6212742,1072534354,9431767,4759361
MDGMadagascar4621914991914.061,5151871,6301868.71
MWIMalawi5681875661884.611,4601881,5031888.03
MYSMalaysia10,2316511,1256990.627,4365629,04857155
MDVMaldives9,8896911,8996396.919,6827023,83866127
MLIMali8901749661737.872,4101732,52217213.5
MLTMalta28,9553131,9973326043,6563047,15230252
MHLMarshall Islands4,4131054,33811535.33,8301563,87715720.7
MRTMauritania1,9561482,16114817.66,0451336,29313433.6
MUSMauritius8,619748,6828170.720,5066622,31168119
MEXMexico8,404779,9677281.119,0897320,82074111
FSMMicronesia3,8921183,85512231.43,4381613,44116118.4
MDAMoldova4,5231044,79210739.012,9359814,2589276.2
MNGMongolia3,9161174,18611834.111,82310812,67110567.7
MNEMontenegro7,703788,8387971.919,3057121,38771114
MARMorocco3,1881303,47113028.37,6881278,33812844.6
MOZMozambique4491924921924.011,2971891,3381907.15
MMRMyanmar1,5271561,24616410.15,2411434,42715023.7
NAMNamibia4,2761094,69310838.29,5171199,61612051.4
NRUNauru8,8677310,1387182.59,85311810,16711954.3
NPLNepal1,1781661,1731679.554,0491544,21515322.5
NLDNetherlands52,4561157,7151247057,6651361,81614330
NZLNew Zealand41,1652148,3492139442,4463245,88031245
NICNicaragua1,9431492,04715116.75,6791386,13313732.8
NERNiger5681866221855.071,2891901,3551897.24
NGANigeria2,0831462,27314518.55,1861445,37714528.7
MKDNorth Macedonia5,939936,7129254.616,7707918,0697996.5
NORNorway67,326482,244467065,841769,8597373
OMNOman14,2555617,6335014431,3124932,32752173
PLWPalau14,7325511,8356696.314,8388712,22810865.3
PANPanama12,3736113,8616011326,9995730,88955165
PNGPapua New Guinea2,6511372,95213724.03,8311553,93615521.0
PRYParaguay4,9181025,02810240.912,85210013,7249973.3
PERPeru6,134916,6779354.411,88110713,41010271.7
PHLPhilippines3,3231283,49212928.48,4491228,90012447.6
POLPoland15,6995217,3195114134,1654337,32342199
PRTPortugal22,1494324,4574319933,7124436,54345195
PRIPuerto Rico32,6452834,1433027835,6604237,17043199
QATQatar54,185961,7911050396,6073100,0374535
COGRepublic of Congo2,2061432,65613821.64,2491524,28815222.9
ROURomania12,8686014,8645812130,5175033,83351181
RUSRussia10,1156611,2736891.828,0535430,43156163
RWARwanda8161778021796.532,2641782,41017712.9
WSMSamoa4,0901143,90612131.85,8041365,54114229.6
SMRSan Marino46,2821650,9341641560,4901065,44611350
SAUSaudi Arabia19,9964423,7624419346,4892648,90827261
SENSenegal1,4741581,60315913.03,5031593,69916019.8
SRBSerbia7,646808,7948071.619,1687221,24372114
SYCSeychelles11,7026313,1406110725,5555928,06058150
SLESierra Leone5271895411894.401,7271841,8091849.67
SGPSingapore59,795766,263853998,5122107,6773575
SVKSlovak Republic19,1454621,3834617432,8664735,54746190
SVNSlovenia25,5493728,9393623639,3783843,20637231
SLBSolomon Islands2,2811402,35714419.22,3491752,41017612.9
SOMSomalia3321933501932.859321939531935.09
ZAFSouth Africa5,625956,8619155.913,2899514,2399376.1
SSDSouth Sudan3221942301951.877911948391944.48
ESPSpain27,1793330,5373424938,4434042,07540225
LKASri Lanka3,6821213,66612529.813,2239614,1239675.5
KNASt. Kitts and Nevis17,1734916,9175313823,8776124,23664130
LCASt. Lucia8,935729,4197576.712,8979913,7399873.4
VCTSt. Vincent and the Grenadines7,304836,9529056.612,75010212,39510766.2
SDNSudan7761797891806.434,0961534,17315422.3
SURSuriname4,7871034,62010937.616,2928016,7938189.7
SWESweden52,1291258,6391147754,4801957,42519307
CHESwitzerland87,367293,515376173,246578,1125417
STPSão Tomé and Príncipe2,1901442,39314319.54,2561514,40215123.5
TWNTaiwan Province of China28,3583233,4023227255,8561561,37115328
TJKTajikistan8441758391776.833,6751583,92315621.0
TZATanzania1,1101671,1591699.442,9261663,06216516.4
THAThailand7,188857,8098563.618,2317619,02876102
BHSThe Bahamas25,7343627,4373822333,2334534,73248186
GMBThe Gambia7701808191786.672,2741772,39917912.8
TLSTimor-Leste1,3481611,26316310.33,3561633,10616416.6
TGOTogo9161731,0001728.142,2221802,35318012.6
TONTonga4,9791015,01010340.86,2591316,36113334.0
TTOTrinidad and Tobago15,4255315,3535712525,0226025,52662136
TUNTunisia3,2951293,55612828.910,14211510,72011757.3
TURTurkey8,610759,4077676.630,4495133,96350181
TKMTurkmenistan7,674798,8447872.014,3129015,3478982.0
TUVTuvalu5,106986,0049548.94,9991495,28914628.3
UGAUganda9251721,0181718.292,5911712,72917014.6
UKRUkraine3,7411204,38411435.713,1299714,1469575.6
AREUnited Arab Emirates38,6612543,5382435471,139674,2456397
GBRUnited Kingdom40,3942246,2002237644,1542948,69328260
USAUnited States63,358569,375556563,358869,3758371
URYUruguay16,0235016,9655213822,4236423,86965128
UZBUzbekistan1,7671521,90115315.57,8091268,45212645.2
VUTVanuatu3,0901323,23513526.32,6591682,72517114.6
VENVenezuela1,6911531,62715813.25,1771455,16314827.6
VNMVietnam3,5231243,74312430.510,89711311,60811262.0
PSEWest Bank and Gaza3,0511343,32113227.05,3571405,66214130.3
YEMYemen5801855851874.761,8441821,8271839.76
ZMBZambia1,0231691,1151709.083,3581623,41016218.2
ZWEZimbabwe1,4431591,66515513.62,2541792,40817812.9
SYRSyria--- ---- ---
World 11,108 12,284 17,253 18,715