GDP per capita is a rough proxy for a country’s average living standards. A higher GDP per capita usually reflects more economic resources available per person, a signal for prosperity.

However, like all statistical measures there are caveats: it doesn’t account for income distribution, quality of life metrics, or how sustainable the economy is.

Nevertheless, it is a standard that can be applied to make useful comparisons, while keeping these caveats in mind.

So, what are the “richest” countries in the world?

Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao ranks the top 50 countries by GDP per capita in 2025 using figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

All values are in current USD, which means: it is not adjusted for currency rates, cost of living metrics, or inflation.

Ranked: The Richest Countries in the World in 2025

Luxembourg is the richest country in the world by GDP per capita, $140,941 in 2025.

The U.S. is the richest country ($89,105) with a population of more than 10 million.

RankCountry/ RegionISO CodeGDP Per Capita

1🇱🇺 LuxembourgLUX$140,941

2🇮🇪 IrelandIRL$108,919

3🇨🇭 SwitzerlandCHE$104,896

4🇸🇬 SingaporeSGP$92,932

5🇮🇸 IcelandISL$90,284

6🇳🇴 NorwayNOR$89,694

7🇺🇸 U.S.USA$89,105

8🇲🇴 Macao SARMAC$76,314

9🇩🇰 DenmarkDNK$74,969

10🇶🇦 QatarQAT$71,653

11🇳🇱 NetherlandsNLD$70,480

12🇦🇺 AustraliaAUS$64,547

13🇸🇲 San MarinoSMR$59,603

14🇦🇹 AustriaAUT$58,192

15🇸🇪 SwedenSWE$58,100

16🇧🇪 BelgiumBEL$57,772

17🇮🇱 IsraelISR$57,760

18🇭🇰 Hong Kong SARHKG$56,031

19🇩🇪 GermanyDEU$55,911

20🇬🇧 United KingdomGBR$54,949

21🇫🇮 FinlandFIN$54,163

22🇨🇦 CanadaCAN$53,558

23🇦🇪 UAEARE$49,498

24🇫🇷 FranceFRA$46,792

25🇳🇿 New ZealandNZL$46,126

26🇲🇹 MaltaMLT$45,735

27🇦🇩 AndorraAND$45,263

28🇨🇾 CyprusCYP$41,132

29🇮🇹 ItalyITA$41,091

30🇵🇷 Puerto RicoPRI$38,605

31🇦🇼 ArubaABW$37,775

32🇧🇸 BahamasBHS$36,784

33🇪🇸 SpainESP$36,192

34🇸🇮 SloveniaSVN$35,332

35🇧🇳 Brunei DarussalamBRN$34,970

36🇰🇷 South KoreaKOR$34,642

37🇹🇼 TaiwanTWN$34,426

38🇯🇵 JapanJPN$33,956

39🇨🇿 Czech RepublicCZE$33,039

40🇪🇪 EstoniaEST$32,760

41🇬🇾 GuyanaGUY$32,326

42🇱🇹 LithuaniaLTU$30,835

43🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaSAU$30,099

44🇵🇹 PortugalPRT$30,002

45🇰🇼 KuwaitKWT$29,951

46🇧🇭 BahrainBHR$28,857

47🇸🇰 Slovak RepublicSVK$27,130

48🇵🇱 PolandPOL$26,805

49🇧🇧 BarbadosBRB$25,901

50🇬🇷 GreeceGRC$25,756

51🇭🇷 CroatiaHRV$25,674

52🇭🇺 HungaryHUN$24,809

53🇱🇻 LatviaLVA$24,374

54🇺🇾 UruguayURY$22,693

55🇦🇬 Antigua
& BarbudaATG$22,630

56🇰🇳 Saint Kitts
& NevisKNA$21,911

57🇸🇨 SeychellesSYC$21,633

58🇷🇴 RomaniaROU$21,421

59🇵🇦 PanamaPAN$20,080

60🇨🇷 Costa RicaCRI$19,095

61🇵🇼 PalauPLW$18,993

62🇴🇲 OmanOMN$18,966

63🇧🇬 BulgariaBGR$18,522

64🇹🇹 Trinidad
& TobagoTTO$18,445

65🇲🇻 MaldivesMDV$18,207

66🇨🇱 ChileCHL$17,015

67🇹🇷 TürkiyeTUR$16,709

68🇰🇿 KazakhstanKAZ$14,768

69🇱🇨 Saint LuciaLCA$14,499

70🇦🇷 ArgentinaARG$14,362

71🇷🇺 RussiaRUS$14,258

72🇷🇸 SerbiaSRB$14,174

73🇨🇳 ChinaCHN$13,687

74🇲🇪 MontenegroMNE$13,508

75🇹🇲 TurkmenistanTKM$13,337

76🇲🇾 MalaysiaMYS$13,145

77🇳🇷 NauruNRU$12,727

78🇲🇽 MexicoMEX$12,692

79🇬🇩 GrenadaGRD$12,591

80🇲🇺 MauritiusMUS$12,332

81🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicDOM$11,743

82🇻🇨 Saint Vincent
& the GrenadinesVCT$11,162

83🇦🇱 AlbaniaALB$10,527

84🇧🇷 BrazilBRA$9,964

85🇲🇰 North MacedoniaMKD$9,882

86🇩🇲 DominicaDMA$9,869

87🇬🇪 GeorgiaGEO$9,571

88🇦🇲 ArmeniaARM$8,857

89🇬🇦 GabonGAB$8,842

90🇵🇪 PeruPER$8,814

91🇧🇿 BelizeBLZ$8,648

92🇧🇦 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH$8,362

93🇲🇩 MoldovaMDA$8,260

94🇲🇭 Marshall IslandsMHL$8,133

95🇨🇴 ColombiaCOL$8,054

96🇧🇾 BelarusBLR$7,875

97🇯🇲 JamaicaJAM$7,778

98🇹🇭 ThailandTHA$7,767

99🇬🇶 Equatorial GuineaGNQ$7,750

100🇦🇿 AzerbaijanAZE$7,604

101🇲🇳 MongoliaMNG$7,201

102🇽🇰 KosovoXKX$7,147

103🇧🇼 BotswanaBWA$7,021

104🇪🇨 EcuadorECU$6,942

105🇸🇷 SurinameSUR$6,858

106🇱🇾 LibyaLBY$6,801

107🇫🇯 FijiFJI$6,740

108🇬🇹 GuatemalaGTM$6,698

109🇹🇻 TuvaluTUV$6,543

110🇵🇾 ParaguayPRY$6,522

111🇿🇦 South AfricaZAF$6,397

112🇺🇦 UkraineUKR$6,261

113🇸🇻 El SalvadorSLV$5,722

114🇹🇴 TongaTON$5,721

115🇩🇿 AlgeriaDZA$5,691

116🇮🇶 IraqIRQ$5,668

117🇼🇸 SamoaWSM$5,471

118🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeCPV$5,421

119🇫🇲 MicronesiaFSM$5,291

120🇮🇩 IndonesiaIDN$5,027

121🇯🇴 JordanJOR$4,903

122🇻🇳 VietnamVNM$4,806

123🇳🇦 NamibiaNAM$4,661

124🇸🇿 EswatiniSWZ$4,613

125🇹🇳 TunisiaTUN$4,528

126🇧🇴 BoliviaBOL$4,525

127🇲🇦 MoroccoMAR$4,397

128🇵🇭 PhilippinesPHL$4,350

129🇩🇯 DjiboutiDJI$4,343

130🇧🇹 BhutanBTN$4,302

131🇻🇪 VenezuelaVEN$4,068

132🇮🇷 IranIRN$3,897

133🇸🇹 São Tomé & PríncipeSTP$3,569

134🇻🇺 VanuatuVUT$3,548

135🇭🇳 HondurasHND$3,519

136🇺🇿 UzbekistanUZB$3,514

137🇪🇬 EgyptEGY$3,174

138🇳🇮 NicaraguaNIC$3,019

139🇦🇴 AngolaAGO$2,884

140🇮🇳 IndiaIND$2,878

141🇨🇮 Côte d'IvoireCIV$2,872

142🇰🇭 CambodiaKHM$2,870

143🇰🇬 Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ$2,747

144🇧🇩 BangladeshBGD$2,689

145🇭🇹 HaitiHTI$2,672

146🇵🇬 Papua New
GuineaPNG$2,565

147🇬🇭 GhanaGHA$2,519

148🇲🇷 MauritaniaMRT$2,478

149🇰🇪 KenyaKEN$2,468

150🇰🇮 KiribatiKIR$2,414

151🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsSLB$2,379

152🇨🇬 CongoCOG$2,356

153🇿🇼 ZimbabweZWE$2,199

154🇱🇦 LaosLAO$2,096

155🇬🇳 GuineaGIN$1,904

156🇨🇲 CameroonCMR$1,865

157🇸🇳 SenegalSEN$1,811

158🇰🇲 ComorosCOM$1,702

159🇧🇯 BeninBEN$1,532

160🇹🇱 Timor-LesteTLS$1,491

161🇳🇵 NepalNPL$1,458

162🇹🇯 TajikistanTJK$1,432

163🇺🇬 UgandaUGA$1,338

164🇿🇲 ZambiaZMB$1,332

165🇹🇿 TanzaniaTZA$1,280

166🇲🇲 MyanmarMMR$1,177

167🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauGNB$1,126

168🇧🇫 Burkina FasoBFA$1,107

169🇱🇸 LesothoLSO$1,098

170🇪🇹 EthiopiaETH$1,066

171🇹🇬 TogoTGO$1,053

172🇷🇼 RwandaRWA$1,043

173🇹🇩 ChadTCD$991

174🇬🇲 GambiaGMB$988

175🇲🇱 MaliMLI$936

176🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneSLE$916

177🇱🇷 LiberiaLBR$908

178🇳🇬 NigeriaNGA$807

179🇸🇴 SomaliaSOM$766

180🇳🇪 NigerNER$751

181🇨🇩 DRCCOD$743

182🇲🇿 MozambiqueMOZ$663

183🇸🇩 SudanSDN$625

184🇲🇬 MadagascarMDG$595

185🇲🇼 MalawiMWI$580

186🇨🇫 Central
African RepublicCAF$532

187🇧🇮 BurundiBDI$490

188🇾🇪 YemenYEM$417

189🇸🇸 South SudanSSD$251

N/A🇦🇫 AfghanistanAFGNo Data

N/A🇪🇷 EritreaERINo Data

N/A🇱🇧 LebanonLBNNo Data

N/A🇵🇰 PakistanPAKNo Data

N/A🇱🇰 Sri LankaLKANo Data

N/A🇸🇾 SyriaSYRNo Data

N/A🇵🇸 PalestinePSENo Data

N/A🌍 WorldN/A$14,213

Note: Data is missing for: Afghanistan, Eritrea, Lebanon, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Palestine. Figures for several overseas territories are also not included.

Noticeably, many of the top spots are held by small countries with specialized financial services sectors, also known offshore financial centers.

Luxembourg (#1), Ireland (#2), Switzerland (#3), Singapore (#4), Netherlands (#11) and Hong Kong (#18) are all considered tax havens as their friendly tax laws, strict privacy rules, and strong financial sectors encourage multinational corporations to route earnings through them.

As a result, this improves their GDP a significant amount, but doesn’t reflect the resident populations productivity.

In Ireland’s case, these flows distorted GDP values so much that the government discontinued its use as a reliable statistic, preferring to measure and compare gross national income (GNI) instead.

Oil Wealth a Major Factor

Energy-rich countries also dominate the rankings. Qatar (#10), UAE (#23), and Saudi Arabia (#43) rank high due to oil exports fueling government spending and infrastructure.

Norway (#6), with a large sovereign wealth fund, is Europe’s prime example of oil wealth being reinvested.

Guyana, a newcomer at #41, has rapidly climbed the ranks following major offshore oil discoveries and production growth.

America’s Scale and Wealth

Finally, while the U.S. ranks #7 in GDP per capita, it stands out for its scale. It’s the richest country in the world by GDP per capita with a population over 10 million, highlighting its economic might.

Other populous countries, like Germany, Japan, the UK, and France all fall lower in per capita terms, despite large total economies.

High-tech industries, consumer spending, and capital markets contribute to America’s wealth profile.