GDP per capita — income by country
World Bank World Development Indicators, 2024
GDP divided by population. Because it measures one person's share rather than the size of the whole economy, small countries rise to the top. It is an average, though, so it says nothing about how the total is shared out — it stays high even when most of it sits with a few.
United States ranks 10 of 200
$86,170
Top 5% · 2024 figures
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| # | Country | GDP per capita |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MonacoEurope & Central Asia | $288,002 |
| 2 | LiechtensteinEurope & Central Asia | $220,167 |
| 3 | BermudaNorth America | $142,250 |
| 4 | LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia | $137,782 |
| 5 | IrelandEurope & Central Asia | $112,895 |
| 6 | SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia | $107,702 |
| 7 | Cayman IslandsLatin America & Caribbean | $104,293 |
| 8 | SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific | $94,897 |
| 9 | NorwayEurope & Central Asia | $89,889 |
| 10 | United States← yoursNorth America | $86,170 |
| 11 | IcelandEurope & Central Asia | $85,863 |
| 12 | QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $75,685 |
| 13 | Faroe IslandsEurope & Central Asia | $74,175 |
| 14 | Macao SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific | $72,005 |
| 15 | DenmarkEurope & Central Asia | $71,026 |
| 16 | NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia | $67,465 |
| 17 | AustraliaEast Asia & Pacific | $64,610 |
| 18 | AustriaEurope & Central Asia | $58,269 |
| 19 | SwedenEurope & Central Asia | $57,223 |
| 20 | BelgiumEurope & Central Asia | $56,582 |
| 21 | GermanyEurope & Central Asia | $56,104 |
| 22 | CanadaNorth America | $55,016 |
| 23 | Hong Kong SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific | $54,275 |
| 24 | IsraelMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $54,217 |
| 25 | United KingdomEurope & Central Asia | $53,341 |
| 26 | FinlandEurope & Central Asia | $53,156 |
| 27 | United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | $50,274 |
| 28 | New ZealandEast Asia & Pacific | $49,432 |
| 29 | AndorraEurope & Central Asia | $49,357 |
| 30 | FranceEurope & Central Asia | $46,103 |
Only the 200 countries with a 2024 figure are ranked. Countries that report late are missing.
Sources: World Bank Open Data — World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org, CC BY 4.0). World Bank last updated 2026-07-13; downloaded 2026-08-14. Nothing in the figures was altered. Nominal GDP is converted to dollars, so a move in exchange rates changes the ranking even when nothing changed at home — which is why the PPP measure is kept separately.
Common questions
QWhy does it differ from what people actually earn?
GDP is not money households receive; it includes corporate profits and the government's share. It is also an average, so it differs from the person in the middle. For what people actually take home, the salary and household income rankings are closer.
QPrices differ between countries — is this comparable?
These are nominal figures, so no adjustment is made for prices. The same $100 buys different amounts in different places, so for comparing living standards, GDP per capita (PPP) is the better measure.