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
PSEWest Bank and Gaza 1,6191,592-261811.143162
LKASri Lanka 3,9274,1682414628.934131
LBNLebanon 3,9063,879-274326.935135
PAKPakistan 38039212411.542161
PAKPakistan 1,5881,655671811.542161
ARMArmenia8,5188,96544710062.32389
AZEAzerbaijan7,3817,428478251.626103
BHRBahrain29,57329,8863133322081446
BGDBangladesh2,6252,7731493119.339145
BTNBhutan4,0684,4954275031.232126
BRNBrunei Darussalam34,87237,0232,152411257935
KHMCambodia2,7442,9482043320.537142
CHNChina12,96913,87390515496.32073
CYPCyprus37,76740,5522,785450282730
GEOGeorgia8,8839,61373010766.72286
HKGHong Kong SAR53,16555,6082,443617386420
INDIndia2,6982,9372393320.438143
IDNIndonesia4,9815,2482675836.429121
IRNIslamic Republic of Iran5,0135,3002875936.828120
IRQIraq5,9475,95136641.327112
ISRIsrael53,11154,3701,259604378521
JPNJapan32,85935,6112,7523952471037
JORJordan4,6824,9042225434.131123
KAZKazakhstan14,57015,1125421681051868
KORKorea36,13237,6751,543418262832
KWTKuwait32,29031,682-6083522201342
KGZKyrgyz Republic2,2292,4051762716.740150
LAOLao P.D.R.1,9451,854-912112.941158
MACMacao SAR77,18684,2767,09093558528
MYSMalaysia13,14214,4231,2811601001971
MDVMaldives17,28718,5991,3122061291664
MNGMongolia6,6667,5769118452.625101
MMRMyanmar1,1791,1877138.2447170
NPLNepal1,3811,4861051610.345165
OMNOman20,63120,230-4012251401560
PHLPhilippines4,1544,4392854930.833128
QATQatar71,56872,7601,19180850539
SAUSaudi Arabia32,88133,2874063692311239
SGPSingapore89,37093,9564,5861,04365214
TWNTaiwan Province of China33,23434,9241,6903882431138
TJKTajikistan1,2761,36792159.4946167
THAThailand7,5277,7542278653.82499
TLSTimor-Leste1,4541,533791710.644164
TURTürkiye15,66616,8771,2111871171767
TKMTurkmenistan12,71313,65794315294.82174
AREUnited Arab Emirates49,55051,2941,745569356623
UZBUzbekistan3,0513,3793293823.536138
VNMVietnam4,6494,9863375534.630122
YEMYemen465455-953.1648190
Asia 8,489 9,009 520 62.56
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GDP per capita (PPP)

Code Country/Economy GDP per capita (Int. $) % of Rank PPP/Nom
20242025ChangeAsiaWorld AsiaWorld
PSEWest Bank and Gaza 2,6982,654-431310.4471821.667
LKASri Lanka 14,56015,1375767259.4321163.632
LBNLebanon 11,15911,082-775243.5371292.857
AFGAfghanistan 2,0752,13055108.35481835.429
PAKPakistan 6,7156,9222063327.1421474.183
ARMArmenia23,37624,9681,59211897.925832.785
AZEAzerbaijan24,69825,47777812099.924823.430
BHRBahrain65,34566,9671,6223172638272.241
BGDBangladesh9,84010,3675264940.7381313.738
BTNBhutan16,75518,1141,3598671.0281044.030
BRNBrunei Darussalam91,04695,0393,992449373482.567
KHMCambodia8,1378,6785414134.0401372.944
CHNChina26,31028,0081,69813211021782.019
CYPCyprus59,85862,2882,43029424411331.536
GEOGeorgia27,36329,5332,17014011620753.072
HKGHong Kong SAR75,40778,7173,3103723097171.416
INDIndia11,11211,9388265646.8351254.065
IDNIndonesia16,54217,5209788368.7291073.339
IRNIslamic Republic of Iran19,60720,3697629679.927983.843
IRQIraq14,75715,2565007259.8311152.564
ISRIsrael54,44655,8471,40126421912381.027
JPNJapan53,05954,9071,84826021513401.542
JORJordan10,91711,3804635444.6361272.321
KAZKazakhstan41,36643,6102,24420617115542.886
KORKorea62,96065,5822,62131025710291.741
KWTKuwait49,73651,2871,55124220114431.619
KGZKyrgyz Republic7,7738,1343623831.9411413.382
LAOLao P.D.R.9,72710,1133854839.7391325.454
MACMacao SAR130,417140,2469,829663550231.664
MYSMalaysia41,02243,0952,07320416916552.988
MDVMaldives34,32235,9841,66217014119651.935
MNGMongolia19,06320,5141,4519780.526962.708
MMRMyanmar5,2065,3301242520.9451574.492
NPLNepal5,3485,6142652722.0441543.776
OMNOman41,65242,36271020016617582.094
PHLPhilippines12,08012,9138346150.6331202.909
QATQatar115,075118,7623,687561466351.632
SAUSaudi Arabia63,11865,8852,7673112589281.979
SGPSingapore148,186153,6095,423726602121.635
TWNTaiwan Province of China79,03182,6153,5843913245132.366
TJKTajikistan5,5335,7892562722.7431524.234
THAThailand25,21226,4161,20512510423803.407
TLSTimor-Leste4,6974,8631662319.1461583.172
TURTürkiye40,28341,9141,63019816418592.484
TKMTurkmenistan26,88127,67078813110922792.026
AREUnited Arab Emirates77,25182,0004,7493883226151.599
UZBUzbekistan11,59612,2246285847.9341223.617
VNMVietnam16,19317,3491,1568268.0301093.480
YEMYemen1,9962,01721107.91491864.430
Asia 20,047 21,153 1,106 82.97