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Encyclopedia > List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita

This article includes two lists of countries of the world[1] sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita, the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year divided by the average population for the same year. This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... This article is about GDP in the context of economics. ... PPP The purchasing power parity (PPP) theory was developed by Gustav Cassel in 1920. ... Per capita is a Latin phrase meaning for each head. ...


GDP dollar estimates here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. Such calculations are prepared by various organizations, including the International Monetary Fund, the University of Pennsylvania, and the World Bank. As estimates and assumptions have to be made, the results produced by different organizations for the same country tend to differ, sometimes substantially. PPP per capita figures are estimates rather than hard facts, and should be used with caution. PPP The purchasing power parity (PPP) theory was developed by Gustav Cassel in 1920. ... IMF redirects here. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ... The World Bank logo The World Bank (the Bank) is a part of the World Bank Group (WBG), is a bank that makes loans to developing countries for development programs with the stated goal of reducing poverty. ...


Comparisons of national wealth are also frequently made on the basis of nominal GDP, which does not reflect differences in the cost of living in different countries. (See List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita.) The advantages of using nominal GDP figures include that less estimation is required, and that they more accurately reflect the participation of the inhabitants of a country in the global economy. Map of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita for the year 2006. ...

  • The first table below includes data for the year 2006 for 179 of total 185 members of the International Monetary Fund (plus the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), for which information is available.
  • The second table is a tabulation of the CIA World Factbook data update of June 2007, according to the data provided by the CIA. Figures are estimates in international dollars, and almost[2] all of the figures are for the year 2006. Sovereign territories are ranked.


Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... IMF redirects here. ... World Factbook 2004 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... The international dollar is a hypothetical unit of currency that has the same purchasing power that the U.S. dollar has in the United States at a given point in time. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

List by the International Monetary Fund
Rank Country GDP (PPP)
$ per capita
Estimates
(for 2006)
are based
on data of:
1 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 81,511 2006
2 Flag of Ireland Ireland 44,676 2006
3 Flag of Norway Norway 44,648 2005
4 Flag of the United States United States 43,223 2006
5 Flag of Iceland Iceland 40,112 2006
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong, S.A.R, China 38,714 2006
6 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 38,706 2006
7 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 36,937 2006
8 Flag of Denmark Denmark 36,920 2006
9 Flag of Qatar Qatar 36,632 2006
10 Flag of Austria Austria 36,368 2006
11 Flag of Finland Finland 35,559 2006
12 Flag of Canada Canada 35,514 2006
13 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 35,486 2006
14 Flag of Belgium Belgium 34,749 2006
15 Flag of Sweden Sweden 34,735 2006
16 Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 34,109 2006
17 Flag of Singapore Singapore 33,471 2006
18 Flag of Australia Australia 33,037 2004
19 Flag of Greece Greece 33,004 2005
20 Flag of Japan Japan 32,530 2005
21 Flag of France France 31,825 2006
22 Flag of Israel Israel 31,561 2005
23 Flag of Germany Germany 31,390 2006
24 Flag of Italy Italy 31,051 2005
25 Flag of the Republic of China Taiwan (Republic of China) 30,687 2006
26 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 29,870 2006
27 Flag of Spain Spain 27,914 2006
28 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 25,874 2006
29 Flag of Brunei Brunei 25,772 2006
30 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 24,571 2006
31 Flag of South Korea South Korea 24,084 2006
32 Flag of Bahrain Bahrain 24,067 2006
33 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 23,399 2006
34 Flag of Portugal Portugal 22,937 2005
35 Flag of Malta Malta 22,239 2006
36 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 20,886 2005
37 Flag of the Bahamas The Bahamas 20,440 2003
38 Flag of Hungary Hungary 20,047 2006
39 Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles 19,794 2006
40 Flag of Estonia Estonia 19,692 2006
41 Flag of Barbados Barbados 19,274 2006
42 Flag of Oman Oman 18,498 2003
43 Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 18,171 2001
44 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 17,913 2006
45 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 17,494 2002
46 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 16,505 2005
47 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 16,373 2006
48 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 16,282 2003
49 Flag of Argentina Argentina 16,080 2005
50 Flag of Latvia Latvia 15,806 2006
51 Flag of Botswana Botswana 15,692 2006
52 Flag of Poland Poland 15,149 2005
53 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 14,705 2005
54 Flag of Croatia Croatia 14,523 2006
55 Flag of Mauritius Mauritius 13,281 2006
56 Flag of South Africa South Africa 13,018 2005
57 Flag of Libya Libya 12,848 2005
58 Flag of Chile Chile 12,811 2006
59 Flag of Russia Russia 12,178 2006
60 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 11,969 2005
61 Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 11,957 2006
62 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 11,862 2005
63 Flag of Mexico Mexico 11,369 2005
64 Flag of Romania Romania 10,125 2006
65 Flag of Brazil Brazil 10,073 2005
66 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 10,022 2006
67 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 9,568 2004
68 Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 9,377 2004
69 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,253 2006
70 Flag of Turkey Turkey 9,240 2006
71 Flag of Grenada Grenada 9,198 2003
72 Flag of Thailand Thailand 9,193 2006
73 Flag of Belarus Belarus 9,143 2005
74 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 8,975 2005
75 Flag of the Maldives Maldives 8,807 2006
76 Flag of Panama Panama 8,593 2000
77 Flag of Namibia Namibia 8,577 1994
78 Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 8,539 2006
79 Flag of Iran Iran 8,535 2005
80 Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,343 2001
81 Flag of Colombia Colombia 8,260 2006
82 Flag of Tonga Tonga 8,245 2006
83 Flag of Belize Belize 7,835 2005
84 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 7,832 2006
85 Flag of Algeria Algeria 7,747 2006
86 Flag of the People's Republic of China China 7,722 2006
87 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Macedonia 7,680 2005
88 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 7,480 2001
89 Flag of Gabon Gabon 7,355 N/A
90 Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde 7,344 2003
91 Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 7,300 2001
92 Flag of Peru Peru 6,855 2006
93 Flag of Serbia Serbia 6,702 2004
94 Flag of Suriname Suriname 6,571 2002
95 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 6,476 2006
96 Flag of Samoa Samoa 6,473 2005
97 Flag of Fiji Fiji 6,120 2000
98 Flag of Dominica Dominica 5,840 2005
99 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 5,775 2004
100 Flag of Morocco Morocco 5,765 2004
101 Flag of Albania Albania 5,728 2001
102 Flag of Jordan Jordan 5,611 2006
103 Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 5,600 2005
104 Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 5,387 2006
105 Flag of the Philippines Philippines 5,365 2006
106 Flag of Swaziland Swaziland 5,359 2004
107 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 5,339 2002
108 Flag of Armenia Armenia 5,177 2004
109 Flag of Guyana Guyana 5,004 2002
110 Flag of Egypt Egypt 4,895 2005
111 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 4,835 2001
112 Flag of Jamaica Jamaica 4,494 2005
113 Flag of Bhutan Bhutan 4,457 2005
114 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 4,356 2006
115 Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 4,335 2004
116 Flag of Syria Syria 4,324 2005
117 Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua 3,886 2003
118 Flag of India India 3,802 2005
119 Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 3,642 2004
120 Flag of Angola Angola 3,543 2000
121 Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu 3,514 1999
122 Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 3,393 2005
123 Flag of Cambodia Cambodia 3,374 2006
124 Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe 3,290 2004
125 Flag of Honduras Honduras 3,199 2001
126 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 2,931 2004
127 Flag of Mongolia Mongolia 2,891 2005
128 Flag of Moldova Moldova 2,869 2005
129 Flag of Ghana Ghana 2,786 N/A
130 Flag of Sudan Sudan 2,781 2005
131 Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 2,757 2000
132 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 2,744 2006
133 Flag of Djibouti Djibouti 2,541 N/A
134 Flag of Mauritania Mauritania 2,504 2004
135 Flag of Kiribati Kiribati 2,490 2005
136 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2,488 2000
137 Flag of Guinea Guinea 2,411 2006
138 Flag of Laos Laos 2,336 2005
139 Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 2,304 2006
140 Flag of Burma Myanmar 2,294 2004
141 Flag of Lesotho Lesotho 2,251 1996
142 Flag of The Gambia The Gambia 2,245 2006
143 Flag of Cameroon Cameroon 2,188 2004
144 Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 2,130 2005
145 Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 2,121 2006
146 Flag of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 2,107 2005
147 Flag of the Comoros Comoros 2,048 2003
148 Flag of Senegal Senegal 1,981 2006
149 Flag of Nepal Nepal 1,947 2003
150 Flag of Haiti Haiti 1,840 2004
151 Flag of Chad Chad 1,749 2004
152 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 1,680 2006
153 Flag of East Timor East Timor 1,670 2004
154 Flag of Uganda Uganda 1,643 2006
155 Flag of Togo Togo 1,506 2001
156 Flag of Mozambique Mozambique 1,494 2006
157 Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan 1,494 2005
158 Flag of Rwanda Rwanda 1,443 2006
159 Flag of the Republic of the Congo Republic of Congo 1,442 2004
160 Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 1,406 2002
161 Flag of Benin Benin 1,404 2002
162 Flag of Kenya Kenya 1,357 2003
163 Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan 1,348 2005
164 Flag of Mali Mali 1,308 2006
165 Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1,227 2003
166 Flag of the Central African Republic Central African Republic 1,210 2004
167 Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia 1,123 2006
168 Flag of Zambia Zambia 1,088 2003
169 Flag of Eritrea Eritrea 996 2005
170 Flag of Yemen Yemen 984 2006
171 Flag of Niger Niger 963 2005
172 Flag of Madagascar Madagascar 954 2005
173 Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 893 2005
174 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo Democratic Republic 842 1983
175 Flag of Tanzania Tanzania 806 2001
176 Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 763 1997
177 Flag of Malawi Malawi 707 2004
178 Flag of Burundi Burundi 677 N/A
179 Flag of Liberia Liberia 17 2006
List by the CIA World Factbook
Rank Country GDP (PPP)
$ per capita
Date of info.
1 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 71,400 2006 est.
Flag of Bermuda Bermuda 69,900 2004 est.
Flag of Jersey Jersey 57,000 2005 est.
2 Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 50,200 2005 est.
3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 49,700 2006 est.
4 Flag of Norway Norway 46,300 2006 est.
Flag of Guernsey Guernsey 44,600 2005
5 Flag of Ireland Ireland 44,500 2006 est.
6 Flag of the United States United States 43,800 2006 est.
Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 43,800 2004 est.
7 Flag of Andorra Andorra 38,800 2005
Flag of the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 38,500 2004 est.
8 Flag of Iceland Iceland 38,000 2006 est.
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong S.A.R., China 37,300 2006 est.
9 Flag of Denmark Denmark 37,100 2006 est.
10 Flag of Canada Canada 35,700 2006 est.
Flag of the Isle of Man Isle of Man 35,000 2005 est.
11 Flag of Austria Austria 34,700 2006 est.
12 Flag of San Marino San Marino 34,100 2004 est.
13 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 34,000 2006 est.
14 Flag of Finland Finland 33,500 2006 est.
15 Flag of Australia Australia 33,300 2006 est.
16 Flag of Japan Japan 33,100 2006 est.
17 Flag of Belgium Belgium 33,000 2006 est.
18 Flag of Sweden Sweden 32,200 2006 est.
19 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 32,100 2006 est.
20 Flag of Germany Germany 31,900 2006 est.
21 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 31,800 2006 est.
22 Flag of Singapore Singapore 31,400 2006 est.
23 Flag of France France 31,200 2006 est.
Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 31,000 2001 est.
24 Flag of Italy Italy 30,200 2006 est.
25 Flag of Monaco Monaco 30,000 2006 est.
Flag of Europe European Union 29,900 2006 est.
26 Flag of Qatar Qatar 29,800 2006 est.
27 Flag of the Republic of China Taiwan (Republic of China) 29,600 2006 est.
Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar 27,900 2000 est.
28 Flag of Spain Spain 27,400 2006 est.
29 Flag of Israel Israel 26,800 2006 est.
30 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 26,200 2006 est.
31 Flag of Bahrain Bahrain 25,600 2006 est.
32 Flag of Brunei Brunei 25,600 2005 est.
Flag of the Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 25,000 2002 est.
33 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 25,000 1999 est.
34 Flag of South Korea South Korea 24,500 2006 est.
Flag of Macau Macao S.A.R., China 24,300 2005
35 Flag of Greece Greece 24,000 2006 est.
36 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 23,400 2006 est.
37 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 23,100 2006 est.
38 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 23,000 2006 est.
39 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 22,000 2006 est.