GDP per Capita (PPP) by Country
What Is GDP per Capita (PPP)?
GDP per Capita (PPP) measures a country’s total economic output divided by its population, adjusted for differences in price levels. It converts output into a common international dollar value that represents equivalent purchasing power across nations. This adjustment allows fair comparisons of average living standards despite varying local costs.
Why GDP per Capita (PPP) Matters to a Country’s Progress
- Provides a realistic gauge of living standards by accounting for local cost of living differences.
- Shows whether economic output per person is growing faster than population growth, reflecting productivity changes.
- Enables fair global comparisons, informing development agencies, investors, and policymakers on relative national prosperity levels.
Implications for Policy & Society
- Rising GDP per Capita (PPP) gives governments fiscal space to expand healthcare, education, and social safety nets to reduce poverty.
- Higher per capita output often attracts foreign investment, leading policymakers to invest in infrastructure and support more long-term economic growth.
- As productivity improves, labor markets must prioritize skill development so workers can fill higher-value roles and drive further growth ultimately.
- National averages can hide regional disparities, requiring targeted programs to ensure that economic gains benefit all segments of society equally.
How to Read the Rankings
- A higher GDP per Capita (PPP) indicates higher material living standards for the average person.
- “Most Recent Year” shows absolute level, while “Change” shows percentage difference from the prior year.
- Short-term dips can often reflect temporary shocks, while sustained increases point to deeper productivity gains.
Ranking Highlights
- Guyana tops the progress rankings in GDP per Capita (PPP), recording an increase from $39,711 to $54,732. Ukraine follows with a gain from $14,770 to $17,630, while San Marino rounds out the top three, rising from $64,745 to $75,941.
- Across all 186 countries, the average year-over-year change was $+5% with a median change of $+6%.
- Overall, 169 countries improved in this area while 17 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.
| Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guyana | $54,732 (2023) | $39,711 (2022) | +37.83% |
| 2 |  Ukraine | $17,630 (2023) | $14,770 (2022) | +19.36% |
| 3 |  San Marino | $75,941 (2022) | $64,745 (2021) | +17.29% |
| 4 |  Libya | $13,849 (2023) | $12,273 (2022) | +12.84% |
| 5 |  Bhutan | $15,064 (2022) | $13,459 (2021) | +11.93% |
| 6 |  Samoa | $6,997 (2023) | $6,260 (2022) | +11.76% |
| 7 |  Georgia | $25,072 (2023) | $22,461 (2022) | +11.62% |
| 8 |  Armenia | $21,343 (2023) | $19,161 (2022) | +11.38% |
| 9 |  Montenegro | $30,967 (2023) | $27,882 (2022) | +11.06% |
| 10 |  India | $10,166 (2023) | $9,154 (2022) | +11.06% |
| 11 |  Mauritius | $29,511 (2023) | $26,602 (2022) | +10.94% |
| 12 |  Fiji | $15,152 (2023) | $13,672 (2022) | +10.82% |
| 13 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $20,349 (2023) | $18,397 (2022) | +10.61% |
| 14 |  Tajikistan | $4,964 (2023) | $4,514 (2022) | +9.96% |
| 15 |  Panama | $39,803 (2023) | $36,245 (2022) | +9.82% |
| 16 |  Mongolia | $18,005 (2023) | $16,402 (2022) | +9.77% |
| 17 |  Rwanda | $3,396 (2023) | $3,096 (2022) | +9.70% |
| 18 |  Serbia | $28,748 (2023) | $26,242 (2022) | +9.55% |
| 19 |  Albania | $21,263 (2023) | $19,446 (2022) | +9.34% |
| 20 |  China | $24,569 (2023) | $22,510 (2022) | +9.15% |
| 21 |  Djibouti | $7,104 (2023) | $6,517 (2022) | +9.00% |
| 22 |  Dominica | $19,334 (2023) | $17,738 (2022) | +9.00% |
| 23 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1,616 (2023) | $1,484 (2022) | +8.86% |
| 24 |  Cabo Verde | $10,309 (2023) | $9,481 (2022) | +8.73% |
| 25 |  Croatia | $45,603 (2023) | $41,960 (2022) | +8.68% |
| 26 |  Tuvalu | $6,151 (2023) | $5,661 (2022) | +8.65% |
| 27 |  Philippines | $10,989 (2023) | $10,131 (2022) | +8.46% |
| 28 |  Romania | $45,777 (2023) | $42,218 (2022) | +8.43% |
| 29 |  Costa Rica | $28,075 (2023) | $25,925 (2022) | +8.29% |
| 30 |  Bangladesh | $9,148 (2023) | $8,451 (2022) | +8.25% |
| 31 |  Türkiye | $42,326 (2023) | $39,101 (2022) | +8.25% |
| 32 |  Belarus | $30,763 (2023) | $28,429 (2022) | +8.21% |
| 33 |  Turkmenistan | $19,829 (2023) | $18,340 (2022) | +8.12% |
| 34 |  Maldives | $24,735 (2023) | $22,881 (2022) | +8.11% |
| 35 |  Vietnam | $14,974 (2023) | $13,852 (2022) | +8.10% |
| 36 |  Kyrgyzstan | $7,106 (2023) | $6,578 (2022) | +8.04% |
| 37 |  Indonesia | $15,416 (2023) | $14,285 (2022) | +7.91% |
| 38 |  Uzbekistan | $11,107 (2023) | $10,293 (2022) | +7.91% |
| 39 |  Guinea | $4,383 (2023) | $4,062 (2022) | +7.90% |
| 40 |  Barbados | $21,336 (2023) | $19,786 (2022) | +7.83% |
| 41 |  Eswatini | $11,245 (2023) | $10,434 (2022) | +7.77% |
| 42 |  Togo | $3,072 (2023) | $2,852 (2022) | +7.69% |
| 43 |  Russia | $44,120 (2023) | $40,992 (2022) | +7.63% |
| 44 |  Bulgaria | $37,508 (2023) | $34,856 (2022) | +7.61% |
| 45 |  Iran | $17,660 (2023) | $16,424 (2022) | +7.52% |
| 46 |  Ethiopia | $3,058 (2023) | $2,845 (2022) | +7.49% |
| 47 |  Benin | $4,130 (2023) | $3,844 (2022) | +7.44% |
| 48 |  Moldova | $17,597 (2023) | $16,381 (2022) | +7.42% |
| 49 |  Cambodia | $7,426 (2023) | $6,917 (2022) | +7.35% |
| 50 |  Zimbabwe | $3,820 (2023) | $3,560 (2022) | +7.31% |
| 51 |  Côte d'Ivoire | $7,198 (2023) | $6,708 (2022) | +7.30% |
| 52 |  Kazakhstan | $38,515 (2023) | $35,895 (2022) | +7.30% |
| 53 |  Kenya | $6,307 (2023) | $5,883 (2022) | +7.21% |
| 54 |  Paraguay | $17,517 (2023) | $16,347 (2022) | +7.16% |
| 55 |  Grenada | $18,808 (2023) | $17,555 (2022) | +7.14% |
| 56 |  Sierra Leone | $3,368 (2023) | $3,143 (2022) | +7.14% |
| 57 |  Mauritania | $6,946 (2023) | $6,485 (2022) | +7.11% |
| 58 |  Antigua and Barbuda | $32,149 (2023) | $30,032 (2022) | +7.05% |
| 59 |  Australia | $70,497 (2023) | $65,872 (2022) | +7.02% |
| 60 |  Seychelles | $32,706 (2023) | $30,576 (2022) | +6.97% |
| 61 |  Nicaragua | $8,309 (2023) | $7,776 (2022) | +6.86% |
| 62 |  El Salvador | $12,657 (2023) | $11,858 (2022) | +6.74% |
| 63 |  Guinea-Bissau | $2,862 (2023) | $2,686 (2022) | +6.57% |
| 64 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | $22,449 (2023) | $21,117 (2022) | +6.31% |
| 65 |  Algeria | $16,824 (2023) | $15,836 (2022) | +6.24% |
| 66 |  Portugal | $47,331 (2023) | $44,557 (2022) | +6.23% |
| 67 |  Kiribati | $3,547 (2023) | $3,340 (2022) | +6.19% |
| 68 |  Brazil | $21,107 (2023) | $19,877 (2022) | +6.19% |
| 69 |  Mexico | $24,790 (2023) | $23,345 (2022) | +6.19% |
| 70 |  Zambia | $4,077 (2023) | $3,841 (2022) | +6.15% |
| 71 |  Chile | $32,803 (2023) | $30,911 (2022) | +6.12% |
| 72 |  Slovakia | $43,625 (2023) | $41,112 (2022) | +6.11% |
| 73 |  Uganda | $3,098 (2023) | $2,919 (2022) | +6.11% |
| 74 |  Gambia | $3,254 (2023) | $3,067 (2022) | +6.10% |
| 75 |  Liberia | $1,795 (2023) | $1,692 (2022) | +6.09% |
| 76 |  United States | $82,769 (2023) | $78,035 (2022) | +6.07% |
| 77 |  Mozambique | $1,678 (2023) | $1,582 (2022) | +6.05% |
| 78 |  Morocco | $9,843 (2023) | $9,284 (2022) | +6.02% |
| 79 |  Laos | $9,292 (2023) | $8,766 (2022) | +5.99% |
| 80 |  Lebanon | $12,293 (2022) | $11,600 (2021) | +5.97% |
| 81 |  Malaysia | $36,417 (2023) | $34,366 (2022) | +5.97% |
| 82 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | $33,750 (2023) | $31,883 (2022) | +5.85% |
| 83 |  Jamaica | $11,422 (2023) | $10,790 (2022) | +5.85% |
| 84 |  Bahamas | $36,742 (2023) | $34,719 (2022) | +5.83% |
| 85 |  Senegal | $4,791 (2023) | $4,529 (2022) | +5.79% |
| 86 |  Tanzania | $4,019 (2023) | $3,800 (2022) | +5.75% |
| 87 |  Palau | $17,532 (2023) | $16,581 (2022) | +5.73% |
| 88 |  Nepal | $5,394 (2023) | $5,103 (2022) | +5.70% |
| 89 |  Egypt | $18,525 (2023) | $17,527 (2022) | +5.69% |
| 90 |  Greece | $41,182 (2023) | $38,969 (2022) | +5.68% |
| 91 |  Slovenia | $53,952 (2023) | $51,079 (2022) | +5.62% |
| 92 |  Guatemala | $13,750 (2023) | $13,019 (2022) | +5.61% |
| 93 |  Thailand | $23,465 (2023) | $22,220 (2022) | +5.60% |
| 94 |  Saint Lucia | $25,974 (2023) | $24,599 (2022) | +5.59% |
| 95 |  Honduras | $7,179 (2023) | $6,805 (2022) | +5.49% |
| 96 |  Spain | $53,230 (2023) | $50,497 (2022) | +5.41% |
| 97 |  Bolivia | $10,925 (2023) | $10,372 (2022) | +5.33% |
| 98 |  Suriname | $21,136 (2023) | $20,079 (2022) | +5.26% |
| 99 |  Mali | $2,658 (2023) | $2,525 (2022) | +5.25% |
| 100 |  Namibia | $11,216 (2023) | $10,658 (2022) | +5.23% |
| 101 |  Japan | $49,794 (2023) | $47,329 (2022) | +5.21% |
| 102 |  Ecuador | $16,062 (2023) | $15,280 (2022) | +5.12% |
| 103 |  Dominican Republic | $25,624 (2023) | $24,380 (2022) | +5.10% |
| 104 |  Tonga | $7,394 (2022) | $7,035 (2021) | +5.10% |
| 105 |  Malta | $63,420 (2023) | $60,352 (2022) | +5.08% |
| 106 |  Madagascar | $1,824 (2023) | $1,738 (2022) | +4.92% |
| 107 |  Qatar | $128,919 (2023) | $122,921 (2022) | +4.88% |
| 108 |  Trinidad and Tobago | $35,189 (2023) | $33,556 (2022) | +4.86% |
| 109 |  Papua New Guinea | $4,633 (2023) | $4,420 (2022) | +4.83% |
| 110 |  Andorra | $71,731 (2023) | $68,470 (2022) | +4.76% |
| 111 |  Botswana | $20,916 (2023) | $19,978 (2022) | +4.70% |
| 112 |  Somalia | $1,557 (2023) | $1,487 (2022) | +4.69% |
| 113 |  Jordan | $10,391 (2023) | $9,927 (2022) | +4.67% |
| 114 |  Comoros | $3,883 (2023) | $3,710 (2022) | +4.67% |
| 115 |  Azerbaijan | $23,598 (2023) | $22,552 (2022) | +4.64% |
| 116 |  Ghana | $7,543 (2023) | $7,209 (2022) | +4.63% |
| 117 |  Nigeria | $6,207 (2023) | $5,949 (2022) | +4.35% |
| 118 |  Lesotho | $2,881 (2023) | $2,761 (2022) | +4.33% |
| 119 |  Burkina Faso | $2,755 (2023) | $2,642 (2022) | +4.27% |
| 120 |  Solomon Islands | $2,812 (2023) | $2,697 (2022) | +4.26% |
| 121 |  Brunei | $85,268 (2023) | $81,802 (2022) | +4.24% |
| 122 |  Cameroon | $5,406 (2023) | $5,189 (2022) | +4.17% |
| 123 |  Afghanistan | $2,211 (2023) | $2,123 (2022) | +4.16% |
| 124 |  Uruguay | $34,427 (2023) | $33,082 (2022) | +4.07% |
| 125 |  Micronesia | $4,314 (2023) | $4,150 (2022) | +3.93% |
| 126 |  Syria | $4,772 (2022) | $4,593 (2021) | +3.91% |
| 127 |  Myanmar | $5,953 (2023) | $5,732 (2022) | +3.86% |
| 128 |  Gabon | $20,757 (2023) | $19,993 (2022) | +3.82% |
| 129 |  Latvia | $41,492 (2023) | $39,965 (2022) | +3.82% |
| 130 |  France | $58,318 (2023) | $56,181 (2022) | +3.80% |
| 131 |  Iceland | $76,357 (2023) | $73,615 (2022) | +3.72% |
| 132 |  Nauru | $13,832 (2023) | $13,356 (2022) | +3.56% |
| 133 |  Burundi | $920 (2023) | $889 (2022) | +3.53% |
| 134 |  Vanuatu | $3,461 (2023) | $3,345 (2022) | +3.46% |
| 135 |  Central African Republic | $1,260 (2023) | $1,218 (2022) | +3.40% |
| 136 |  United Arab Emirates | $76,110 (2023) | $73,778 (2022) | +3.16% |
| 137 |  Bahrain | $63,498 (2023) | $61,562 (2022) | +3.14% |
| 138 |  Congo | $6,850 (2023) | $6,648 (2022) | +3.05% |
| 139 |  Chad | $1,864 (2023) | $1,809 (2022) | +3.05% |
| 140 |  Hungary | $45,021 (2023) | $43,702 (2022) | +3.02% |
| 141 |  Tunisia | $13,932 (2023) | $13,533 (2022) | +2.95% |
| 142 |  South Africa | $15,194 (2023) | $14,759 (2022) | +2.95% |
| 143 |  Czech Republic | $53,217 (2023) | $51,710 (2022) | +2.92% |
| 144 |  Malawi | $1,830 (2023) | $1,778 (2022) | +2.88% |
| 145 |  Italy | $57,801 (2023) | $56,219 (2022) | +2.82% |
| 146 |  Niger | $1,891 (2023) | $1,840 (2022) | +2.75% |
| 147 |  Marshall Islands | $7,532 (2023) | $7,332 (2022) | +2.73% |
| 148 |  Belize | $13,823 (2023) | $13,466 (2022) | +2.65% |
| 149 |  Germany | $69,206 (2023) | $67,590 (2022) | +2.39% |
| 150 |  Cyprus | $57,214 (2023) | $56,019 (2022) | +2.13% |
| 151 |  Pakistan | $6,037 (2023) | $5,920 (2022) | +1.97% |
| 152 |  Sao Tome and Principe | $6,150 (2023) | $6,034 (2022) | +1.93% |
| 153 |  Peru | $16,974 (2023) | $16,657 (2022) | +1.90% |
| 154 |  South Korea | $52,204 (2023) | $51,231 (2022) | +1.90% |
| 155 |  Sri Lanka | $14,461 (2023) | $14,194 (2022) | +1.88% |
| 156 |  Argentina | $30,082 (2023) | $29,598 (2022) | +1.64% |
| 157 |  Netherlands | $78,305 (2023) | $77,152 (2022) | +1.49% |
| 158 |  Angola | $8,041 (2023) | $7,925 (2022) | +1.46% |
| 159 |  Belgium | $69,073 (2023) | $68,138 (2022) | +1.37% |
| 160 |  North Macedonia | $24,390 (2023) | $24,067 (2022) | +1.34% |
| 161 |  Canada | $63,525 (2023) | $62,734 (2022) | +1.26% |
| 162 |  Sweden | $67,198 (2023) | $66,376 (2022) | +1.24% |
| 163 |  Poland | $46,570 (2023) | $46,077 (2022) | +1.07% |
| 164 |  Israel | $54,057 (2023) | $53,546 (2022) | +0.95% |
| 165 |  Lithuania | $50,915 (2023) | $50,498 (2022) | +0.82% |
| 166 |  New Zealand | $53,440 (2023) | $53,049 (2022) | +0.74% |
| 167 |  Finland | $61,734 (2023) | $61,345 (2022) | +0.64% |
| 168 |  Colombia | $20,785 (2023) | $20,678 (2022) | +0.52% |
| 169 |  Haiti | $3,281 (2023) | $3,265 (2022) | +0.50% |
| 170 |  Singapore | $141,553 (2023) | $141,913 (2022) | -0.25% |
| 171 |  United Kingdom | $58,225 (2023) | $58,383 (2022) | -0.27% |
| 172 |  Austria | $70,479 (2023) | $70,735 (2022) | -0.36% |
| 173 |  Saudi Arabia | $61,103 (2023) | $61,441 (2022) | -0.55% |
| 174 |  Switzerland | $89,546 (2023) | $90,215 (2022) | -0.74% |
| 175 |  Oman | $42,520 (2023) | $43,244 (2022) | -1.68% |
| 176 |  Iraq | $14,107 (2023) | $14,349 (2022) | -1.68% |
| 177 |  Estonia | $46,790 (2023) | $47,802 (2022) | -2.12% |
| 178 |  Luxembourg | $139,466 (2023) | $144,873 (2022) | -3.73% |
| 179 | Equatorial Guinea | $17,412 (2023) | $18,140 (2022) | -4.02% |
| 180 |  Denmark | $73,737 (2023) | $77,400 (2022) | -4.73% |
| 181 |  Kuwait | $51,561 (2023) | $54,619 (2022) | -5.60% |
| 182 |  Ireland | $124,901 (2023) | $137,346 (2022) | -9.06% |
| 183 |  South Sudan | $1,155 (2015) | $1,373 (2014) | -15.87% |
| 184 |  Timor-Leste | $4,804 (2023) | $5,725 (2022) | -16.09% |
| 185 |  Norway | $100,928 (2023) | $122,619 (2022) | -17.69% |
| 186 |  Sudan | $2,740 (2023) | $3,355 (2022) | -18.33% |
Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.