Interestingly, with a GDP per capita of over $131,782, Luxembourg in the richest country in the world in 2021, the United States places fifth with a GDP per capita of $68,309.
GDP per capita measures the economic output of a given country adjusted for its population size. The United Kingdom is noticeably absent from the list of top 10 countries. Coming in at just $46,344, the UK ranks 23rd behind places like Israel (No. 21; $47,602) and New Zealand (No. 22; $47,499). Many of the world’s wealthiest countries are also the world’s smallest.
Which are the wealthiest countries in the world, by nominal GDP per capita?
The Richest Countries in the World In 2021
| Rank | Country/Territory | GDP per capita (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 131782 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 94696 |
| 3 | Ireland | 94556 |
| 4 | Norway | 81995 |
| 5 | United States | 68309 |
| 6 | Denmark | 67218 |
| 7 | Iceland | 65273 |
| 8 | Singapore | 64103 |
| 9 | Australia | 62723 |
| 10 | Qatar | 59143 |
| 11 | Sweden | 58977 |
| 12 | Macau | 58004 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 58003 |
| 14 | Finland | 54330 |
| 15 | Austria | 53859 |
| 16 | Germany | 51860 |
| 17 | Belgium | 50103 |
| 18 | San Marino | 49765 |
| 19 | Canada | 49222 |
| 20 | Hong Kong | 49036 |
| 21 | Israel | 47602 |
| 22 | New Zealand | 47499 |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 46344 |
| 24 | France | 44995 |
| 25 | Japan | 42928 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 35171 |
| 27 | Italy | 34997 |
| 28 | South Korea | 34866 |
| 29 | Brunei | 33097 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 32233 |
| 31 | Taiwan | 32123 |
| 32 | Malta | 31576 |
| 33 | Spain | 30996 |
| 34 | Bahamas | 30070 |
| 35 | Cyprus | 29551 |
| 36 | Slovenia | 28104 |
| 37 | Estonia | 26470 |
| 38 | Czech Republic | 25732 |
| 39 | Kuwait | 25290 |
| 40 | Portugal | 25065 |
| 41 | Bahrain | 24294 |
| 42 | Aruba | 22852 |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 22700 |
| 44 | Lithuania | 22245 |
| 45 | Slovakia | 21529 |
| 46 | Latvia | 19824 |
| 47 | Greece | 19673 |
| 48 | Hungary | 18075 |
| 49 | Poland | 16930 |
| 50 | Croatia | 16247 |
| 51 | Oman | 16212 |
| 52 | Barbados | 16036 |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15752 |
| 54 | Uruguay | 15653 |
| 55 | Chile | 15617 |
| 56 | Romania | 14968 |
| 57 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14402 |
| 58 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13824 |
| 59 | Panama | 13690 |
| 60 | Palau | 12850 |
| 61 | China | 11819 |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 11806 |
| 63 | Maldives | 11801 |
| 64 | Russia | 11654 |
| 65 | Malaysia | 11604 |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 11321 |
| 67 | Nauru | 10125 |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 9828 |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 9816 |
| 70 | Seychelles | 9666 |
| 71 | Mauritius | 9639 |
| 72 | Turkey | 9327 |
| 73 | Mexico | 9246 |
| 74 | Guyana | 9192 |
| 75 | Grenada | 9171 |
| 76 | Argentina | 9122 |
| 77 | Montenegro | 9064 |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 9032 |
| 79 | Serbia | 8748 |
| 80 | Gabon | 8601 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | 8074 |
| 82 | Iran | 8034 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 7951 |
| 84 | Botswana | 7817 |
| 85 | Thailand | 7702 |
| 86 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7212 |
| 87 | Brazil | 7011 |
| 88 | Dominica | 6989 |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6728 |
| 90 | Peru | 6678 |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 6657 |
| 92 | Belarus | 6487 |
| 93 | Albania | 5991 |
| 94 | Colombia | 5753 |
| 95 | Ecuador | 5665 |
| 96 | South Africa | 5444 |
| 97 | Jamaica | 5328 |
| 98 | Paraguay | 5146 |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 5116 |
| 100 | Tonga | 5081 |
| 101 | Fiji | 5069 |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 4883 |
| 103 | Kosovo | 4856 |
| 104 | Moldova | 4638 |
| 105 | Iraq | 4632 |
| 106 | Guatemala | 4439 |
| 107 | Namibia | 4371 |
| 108 | Georgia | 4361 |
| 109 | Jordan | 4358 |
| 110 | Indonesia | 4256 |
| 111 | Marshall Islands | 4206 |
| 112 | Mongolia | 4172 |
| 113 | Armenia | 4125 |
| 114 | El Salvador | 4031 |
| 115 | Suriname | 4030 |
| 116 | Ukraine | 3984 |
| 117 | Belize | 3970 |
| 118 | Egypt | 3832 |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 3830 |
| 120 | Federated States of Micronesia | 3821 |
| 121 | Eswatini | 3710 |
| 122 | Tunisia | 3683 |
| 123 | Samoa | 3672 |
| 124 | Philippines | 3646 |
| 125 | Bolivia | 3624 |
| 126 | Libya | 3617 |
| 127 | Vietnam | 3609 |
| 128 | Cape Verde | 3555 |
| 129 | Morocco | 3415 |
| 130 | Algeria | 3364 |
| 131 | Bhutan | 3296 |
| 132 | Djibouti | 3214 |
| 133 | Palestine | 3156 |
| 134 | Vanuatu | 2957 |
| 135 | Syria (2010) | 2807 |
| 136 | Lebanon (2020) | 2802 |
| 137 | Laos | 2773 |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 2737 |
| 139 | Honduras | 2586 |
| 140 | Ivory Coast | 2567 |
| 141 | Republic of the Congo | 2505 |
| 142 | Solomon Islands | 2455 |
| 143 | Nigeria | 2432 |
| 144 | Ghana | 2374 |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 2214 |
| 146 | India | 2191 |
| 147 | Mauritania | 2179 |
| 148 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2174 |
| 149 | Kenya | 2129 |
| 150 | Angola | 2080 |
| 151 | Haiti | 1943 |
| 152 | Kiribati | 1917 |
| 153 | Nicaragua | 1877 |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | 1775 |
| 155 | Cambodia | 1720 |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 1684 |
| 157 | Cameroon | 1649 |
| 158 | Senegal | 1622 |
| 159 | Venezuela | 1542 |
| 160 | Myanmar | 1423 |
| 161 | Comoros | 1420 |
| 162 | Benin | 1388 |
| 163 | Timor-Leste | 1285 |
| 164 | Pakistan (2020) | 1260 |
| 165 | Nepal | 1236 |
| 166 | Lesotho | 1178 |
| 167 | Guinea | 1141 |
| 168 | Kyrgyzstan | 1123 |
| 169 | Tanzania | 1104 |
| 170 | Togo | 1016 |
| 171 | Mali | 983 |
| 172 | Zambia | 974 |
| 173 | Uganda | 972 |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 952 |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 888 |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 876 |
| 177 | Gambia | 834 |
| 178 | Rwanda | 821 |
| 179 | Tajikistan | 810 |
| 180 | Sudan | 787 |
| 181 | Yemen | 754 |
| 182 | Chad | 741 |
| 183 | Liberia | 700 |
| 184 | Niger | 633 |
| 185 | Eritrea | 625 |
| 186 | Afghanistan | 592 |
| 187 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 588 |
| 188 | Central African Republic | 552 |
| 189 | Sierra Leone | 542 |
| 190 | Madagascar | 521 |
| 191 | Malawi | 432 |
| 192 | Mozambique | 425 |
| 193 | Somalia | 347 |
| 194 | South Sudan | 315 |
| 195 | Burundi | 265 |
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