List of Asian countries by GDP per capita

Source International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (October-2023)
Date08 Mar 2024

Singapore is the richest economy in Asia, followed by Qatar. Four economies have gdp per capita of above 50k US dollars. Twenty one economies would have per capita gdp above $10,000. Afghanistan is the poorest economy in Asia. Two Asian economies have gdp per capita below $1000.

In 2023, Macao SAR will move up from 12th to 3rd positions and Cyprus will move up from 13th to 7th positions. Rank of Kuwait will move down from 7th to 13th. Only Singapore and Qatar are in the list of the top ten richest economies in the world, and fourteen economies are within the top 50 world gdp per capita ranking.

Out of 49 economies, gdp (nominal) per capita of 28 economies would increase, and 21 economies would decrease in 2023 compared to 2022. Macao SAR will add $22,756 in 2021, followed by Singapore ($5,077), and Cyprus ($3,331). Kuwait, Brunei Darussalam and Timor-Leste are the top decliners.

In ppp data, Singapore and Qatar have gdp per capita of above 100k Int. Dollars. Fourteen economies would have per capita gdp above Int. $50,000. Macao SAR will move up from 9th to 3rd position. Four Asian economies are in the list of the top ten richest economies globally, and fourteen economies are within the top 50 world gdp per capita ranking.

Out of 49 economies, gdp (ppp) per capita of 45 economies would increase, and four economies would decrease in 2023 compared to 2022. Macao SAR will add Int. $42,948 in 2023, followed by Singapore (Int. $5,545) and Qatar (Int. $5,050). The four decliners are Timor-Leste, Lebanon, Afghanistan and Iraq.

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GDP per capita (Nominal)

Code Country/Economy GDP per capita ($) % of Rank
20232024ChangeAsiaWorld AsiaWorld
PSEWest Bank and Gaza 3,3963,004-3923524.536139
LKASri Lanka 3,1533,190373726.035137
LBNLebanon 3,2683,5082404128.634134
AFGAfghanistan 372335-3742.7349194
ARMArmenia8,1538,57542210169.82388
AZEAzerbaijan7,5257,6411159062.22594
BHRBahrain28,26228,8766143382351444
BGDBangladesh2,6212,646253121.539144
BTNBhutan3,7764,0142384732.733130
BRNBrunei Darussalam34,24835,111863412286833
KHMCambodia2,4602,6281673121.440145
CHNChina12,51413,1366231541071972
CYPCyprus34,95737,1492,192435302731
GEOGeorgia8,1738,82565310371.82287
HKGHong Kong SAR50,03053,6063,577628436521
INDIndia2,5002,7312303222.237141
IDNIndonesia4,9425,2713296242.929118
IRNIslamic Republic of Iran4,6635,3106486243.228117
IRQIraq5,8705,9791097048.727110
ISRIsrael52,21953,3721,152626434622
JPNJapan33,80633,138-6683882701138
JORJordan4,4984,7052085538.330122
KAZKazakhstan13,11714,7781,6621731201768
KORKorea33,19234,1659734002781035
KWTKuwait32,63831,724-9143722581341
KGZKyrgyz Republic1,8431,922782315.642157
LAOLao P.D.R.2,0041,976-282316.141155
MACMacao SAR69,08078,9629,88392564339
MYSMalaysia12,57013,3157441561081871
MDVMaldives16,82317,8189952091451663
MNGMongolia5,6686,1825147250.326107
MMRMyanmar1,1901,248581510.247169
NPLNepal1,3201,397771611.445166
OMNOman21,62320,913-7102451701557
PHLPhilippines3,8684,1302634833.632128
QATQatar78,69681,4002,70395466328
SAUSaudi Arabia32,53033,0405103872691239
SGPSingapore84,73488,4473,7131,03772015
TWNTaiwan Province of China32,44434,4321,988404280934
TJKTajikistan1,1841,271871510.346168
THAThailand7,3377,8124749263.62492
TLSTimor-Leste1,7311,454-2771711.844164
TURTürkiye12,84912,765-841501042075
TKMTurkmenistan11,83312,4125791451012177
AREUnited Arab Emirates51,90953,9162,007632439420
UZBUzbekistan2,5232,6661433121.738143
VNMVietnam4,3244,6232985437.631124
YEMYemen541486-5463.9648191
Asia 8,199 8,532 333 64.78
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GDP per capita (PPP)

Code Country/Economy GDP per capita (Int. $) % of Rank PPP/Nom
20232024ChangeAsiaWorld AsiaWorld
PSEWest Bank and Gaza 6,0574,349-1,7082223.2461591.448
LKASri Lanka 13,42613,6161907072.8311144.269
LBNLebanon 11,04511,4784335961.3351223.271
AFGAfghanistan 1,8621,731-13199.25491885.165
ARMArmenia20,03221,7461,71511211623822.536
AZEAzerbaijan18,58519,32874210010326932.529
BHRBahrain60,56962,6712,1023233359262.170
BGDBangladesh8,6639,4167534950.3391323.559
BTNBhutan15,10415,9788748285.4291083.980
BRNBrunei Darussalam73,94577,5343,5904004145132.208
KHMCambodia7,7088,2875794344.3401343.154
CHNChina23,33225,0151,68312913421781.904
CYPCyprus55,87758,7332,85630331411321.581
GEOGeorgia23,23725,2482,01113013520772.861
HKGHong Kong SAR71,81075,1283,3183874017151.401
INDIndia9,33910,1237845254.1381313.707
IDNIndonesia15,82916,8611,0338790.1271013.199
IRNIslamic Republic of Iran20,25321,22096610911324833.996
IRQIraq11,79711,9371406263.8341211.997
ISRIsrael54,38555,5331,14728629712341.040
JPNJapan52,21554,1841,96927929013361.635
JORJordan11,85312,4025496466.3321182.636
KAZKazakhstan33,06434,5341,47017818519632.337
KORKorea56,55259,3302,77830631710301.737
KWTKuwait52,82352,274-54926927914391.648
KGZKyrgyz Republic6,4826,7903083536.3421453.534
LAOLao P.D.R.9,75010,2424925354.7371305.182
MACMacao SAR116,847134,14117,294692717121.699
MYSMalaysia36,94039,0302,09020120917582.931
MDVMaldives35,33837,4332,09519320018612.101
MNGMongolia15,32216,5041,1818588.2281042.670
MMRMyanmar5,0335,2031702727.8441514.170
NPLNepal4,8495,0321832626.9451523.602
OMNOman39,69139,85916720521316571.906
PHLPhilippines11,34012,1928526365.1331192.952
QATQatar108,570112,2833,713579600351.379
SAUSaudi Arabia68,30570,3332,0273633768182.129
SGPSingapore128,349133,7375,388689715241.512
TWNTaiwan Province of China72,81276,8584,0473964116142.232
TJKTajikistan5,4435,8323893031.2431504.587
THAThailand22,27623,4011,12512112522792.996
TLSTimor-Leste4,0513,767-2841920.1471622.591
TURTürkiye42,06443,9211,85722623515513.441
TKMTurkmenistan19,06919,72966010210525901.589
AREUnited Arab Emirates92,07496,8464,772499517461.796
UZBUzbekistan10,35410,9365825658.4361264.102
VNMVietnam14,34215,4701,1278082.7301093.347
YEMYemen2,0131,996-161010.7481844.105
Asia 18,284 19,397 1,113 88.02