List of continents by GDP per capita

Source International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (April - 2025)
UN
Date10 Jul 2025

North America has the highest continental GDP per capita in the world. With $58,460 in nominal terms, the per capita GDP of North America is 413% of the world's GDP per capita. North America is followed by Oceania ($42,742). There is a large gap between 3rd-ranked Europe ($37,489) and 4th-ranked South America ($9,890). Europe is in 2nd place, Oceania is in 3rd, and South America is in 4th position in PPP methods. Africa is the poorest continent in the world.

Four subregions have figures above $50,000, as Northern America is the richest subregion, followed by Australia/New Zealand, Northern Europe, and Western Europe. In PPP terms too, these four occupy the top four positions, but the ranking is different, as Western Europe is in 2nd spot, followed by Northern Europe and Australia/New Zealand. In the nominal list, the bottom three positions are occupied by African subregions.

Northern America would add $2,828 in 2025, followed by Northern Europe ($2,107). Africa and Oceania and four subregions have seen a decline in GDP per capita in nominal methods.

The grouping of continents and subregions is as per the United Nations Statistics Division.

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Continents by gdp per capita (IMF)

Continent GDP (Nominal per capita) ($) GDP (PPP per capita) (Int. $)
20242025Net change% world 20242025Net change% world
Asia8,5658,7762116220,32221,5071,18584
Africa1,9271,917-10147,0257,31128628
Europe36,52537,48996426556,78858,9652,177229
North America56,93258,4601,52841361,25163,4212,170246
South America9,8479,890437021,87122,8861,01589
Oceania44,02942,742-1,28730247,24748,6191,372189
World 13,874 14,160 286 24,615 25,743 1,128

Continents by gdp per capita (UN)

Continent GDP per capita ($) % world
197020002022 197020002022
Asia2462,5658,049274764
Africa3208232,015341516
Europe1,97713,32332,001213242253
North America3,92324,69150,322423449398
South America6053,9238,839657170
Oceania2,79315,54846,473301283367
World 928 5,497 12,647

Subregions by gdp per capita (IMF)

Subregion GDP (Nominal per capita) ($) GDP (PPP per capita) (Int. $)
20242025Net change% world 20242025Net change% world
Southern Asia2,6072,7121051910,70011,42272244
Western Asia16,52216,83331111933,72434,9691,245136
South-Eastern Asia5,7495,9461974217,91818,9741,05674
Eastern Asia16,00116,41641511631,19833,1491,951129
Central Asia6,3446,7644204819,33620,4891,15380
Southern Africa6,0966,161654415,20815,54533760
Western Africa1,1771,2042795,5195,74722822
Northern Africa3,5693,472-972514,80015,50570560
Eastern Africa1,2701,271193,9084,13722916
Middle Africa1,4681,465-3104,3814,49711617
Southern Europe33,01033,98697624052,63754,6812,044212
Western Europe55,26956,24697739770,35672,3461,990281
Northern Europe57,37659,4832,10742069,13971,4592,320278
Eastern Europe16,41016,71130111844,19546,4132,218180
Northern America82,43085,2582,82860283,43286,5733,141336
Central America12,17111,327-8448022,56323,06850590
Caribbean11,01211,4134018119,86020,67081080
South America9,8479,890437021,87122,8861,01589
Australia and New Zealand63,30061,523-1,77743467,32169,3982,077270
Melanesia2,7822,83957204,3014,50019917
Polynesia5,2255,586361397,2507,74849830
Micronesia5,2445,536292395,4575,77732022
World 13,874 14,160 286 24,615 25,743 1,128

Subregions by gdp per capita (UN)

Subregion GDP ($) % world Continent
197020002022 197020002022
Central Asia - 7505,118- 1440Asia
Eastern Africa1853291,0872069Africa
Western Africa3875051,79542914Africa
Northern Africa2891,4723,298312726Africa
Middle Africa2774571,46530812Africa
Southern Africa7773,0726,485845651Africa
Eastern Asia3314,87615,0633689119Asia
Southern Asia1315022,37214919Asia
South-Eastern Asia1351,1935,330152242Asia
Western Asia6724,74414,2177286112Asia
Eastern Europe1,5532,16314,33116739113Europe
Northern Europe2,67926,80153,207289488421Europe
Southern Europe1,51114,15627,853163258220Europe
Western Europe2,82724,23749,648305441393Europe
Northern America5,24135,12374,012565639585North America
Central America8006,0279,9748611079North America
Caribbean7004,42011,135758088North America
South America6053,9238,839657170South America
Australia and New Zealand3,36220,31164,485362369510Oceania
Melanesia5211,5393,931562831Oceania
Polynesia8987,63611,3129713989Oceania
Micronesia4702,0794,105513832Oceania
World 928 5,497 12,647