GDP per Capita by Country (2026)

The three richest countries are Monaco ($288,002), Liechtenstein ($220,167), Luxembourg ($147,252); the three poorest are Burundi ($234), Afghanistan ($417), Central African Republic ($556).

The gap between the top and the bottom of the table is a factor of about 1,232. The median country sits at $9,540 and the simple average across all 212 countries is $23,887 — the average is pulled up by a few very large values.

Over roughly the last decade the biggest increases were in Guyana (+474.7%), São Tomé and Príncipe (+214.6%), Moldova (+213.6%), while the largest decreases were in Nigeria (-52.7%), Syria (-44.3%), Lebanon (-41%).

By continent, the leaders are Singapore in Asia ($98,814), Monaco in Europe ($288,002), Seychelles in Africa ($19,449), Bermuda in North America ($142,250), Guyana in South America ($32,414), Australia in Oceania ($65,130).

GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by mid-year population, in current US dollars. It is the most common quick measure of average income, although it says nothing about how income is distributed and is not adjusted for differences in price levels (purchasing power).

Source: World Bank · UN WPP (computed). Countries without a published value are not ranked. Each country's own page shows the full historical series and its rank on this and every other indicator.