List of continents by GDP per capita

Source International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (October-2024)
UN
Date13 Feb 2025

North America has the highest continental GDP per capita in the world. With $58,975 in nominal terms, the per capita GDP of North America is 426% of the world's GDP per capita. North America is followed by Oceania ($45,021). There is a large gap between 3rd-ranked Europe ($38,187) and 4th-ranked South America ($10,046). 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. The GDP per capita of these four subregions is more than four times greater than the global per capita in nominal terms and almost three times greater in the PPP list. In the nominal list, the bottom three positions are occupied by African subregions.

Northern America would add $2,935 in 2025, followed by Western Europe ($2,276), and Northern Europe ($1,998). Africa and its three 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.

  • GDP per capita
  • % World
  • Continent
  • Sub region
  • Nominal
  • PPP

Continents by gdp per capita (IMF)

Continent GDP (Nominal per capita) ($) GDP (PPP per capita) (Int. $)
20242025Net change% world 20242025Net change% world
Asia8,4899,0095206320,04721,1531,10683
Africa1,9271,911-16137,0287,27524729
Europe36,67738,1871,51026556,98758,9211,934231
North America57,19258,9751,78341061,48563,5082,023249
South America9,75610,0462907021,67922,53885988
Oceania43,81945,0211,20231346,95048,0711,121189
World 13,842 14,401 559 24,469 25,496 1,027

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 Asia2,6092,8132042010,61911,30868944
Western Asia16,71417,26755312033,84435,1461,302138
South-Eastern Asia5,8056,1413364317,81318,8191,00674
Eastern Asia15,72316,8051,08211730,54332,3141,771127
Central Asia6,4046,7693654719,13720,05091379
Southern Africa6,1406,3051654415,29015,61432461
Western Africa1,1811,1921185,4935,68519222
Northern Africa3,5603,449-1112414,86815,48661861
Eastern Africa1,2641,234-3093,8994,10420516
Middle Africa1,4631,50744104,3464,44710117
Southern Europe33,15034,5931,44324052,63854,3261,688213
Western Europe56,25358,5292,27640671,19173,0471,856287
Northern Europe57,19459,1921,99841169,40871,5522,144281
Eastern Europe16,30216,92562311844,14946,0891,940181
Northern America83,03585,9702,93559784,00786,9222,915341
Central America12,15412,008-1468322,49923,09359491
Caribbean11,18111,6704898119,85520,62076581
South America9,75610,0462907021,67922,53885988
Australia and New Zealand62,86964,7301,86144966,77368,4671,694269
Melanesia2,7812,80625194,2664,40714117
Polynesia5,2525,563311397,2377,58534830
Micronesia5,2765,628352395,5035,78728423
World 13,842 14,401 559 24,469 25,496 1,027

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