In this article, we will share the ranking of 192 countries in the world based on their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Per Capita during 2018.  We have used the publicly available data from International Monetary Fund (IMF) to rank the countries. We have also provided GDP per capita ranking for developed and developing countries. IMF classifies these countries as ‘advanced economies’ and ’emerging market and developing economies’ respectively. Of the 192 countries, 39 countries classified as advanced economies and the remaining are classified as emerging market and developing economies.

This article is part of a series of articles ranking the countries in the world based on their GDP related indicators. In our other articles, we have provided world GDP rankings ,  world GDP PPP (purchasing power parity) rankings , world GDP PPP per capita rankings , and world real GDP growth rankings.

World GDP Per Capita Ranking

Luxembourg leads the world GDP per capita rankings with a GDP per capita of $114,234 during 2018. Luxembourg is followed by Switzerland, Macao SAR, Norway, and Ireland. Here are the GDP per capita rankings of the world top-10 economies (based on GDP) along with their GDP per capita.

• The United States is ranked 9 with a GDP per capita of $62,606.
• China is ranked is ranked 72 with a GDP per capita of $9,608.
• Japan is ranked 26 with a GDP per capita of $39,306.
• Germany is ranked 18 with a GDP per capita of $48,264.
• The United Kingdom is ranked 22 with a GDP per capita of $42,558.
• France is ranked 21 with a GDP per capita of $42,878.
• India is ranked 147 with a GDP per capita of $2,036.
• Italy is ranked 27 with a GDP per capita of $34,260.
• Brazil is ranked 78 with a GDP per capita of $8,968.
• Canada is ranked 20 with a GDP per capita of $46,261.

The charts below list all the 192 countries as per their GDP per capita rank.

World GDP Per Capita Ranking - Developed countries

In the world GDP per capita rankings provided above, all of the 39 advanced economies find place in the world top-50. The chart below lists the advanced economies only as per their GDP per capita rank in the developed world.

World GDP Per Capita Ranking - Developing countries

Qatar leads the developing world GDP per capita rankings with a GDP per capita of $70,780 during 2018. Qatar is followed by United Arab Emirates, The Bahamas, Brunei Darussalam, and Kuwait.

Even though top-10 developing countries in the developing world GDP per capita ranking have GDP per capita more than the last ranking country (Lativa) in the developed world, these countries are not classified as advanced economies. Why?

As per IMF, “The main criteria used by the WEO to classify the world into advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies are (1) per capita income level, (2) export diversification—so oil exporters that have high per capita GDP would not make the advanced classification because around 70% of its exports are oil, and (3) degree of integration into the global financial system.  Note, however, that these are not the only factors considered in deciding the classification of countries. This classification has evolved over time. The objective is to facilitate analysis by providing a reasonably meaningful method of organizing data. Reclassification only happens when something marked changes or the case for change in terms of the three criteria above becomes overwhelming.”

The chart below lists the top-60 developing countries as per their GDP per capita rank in the developing world.

World GDP Per Capita Ranking Data Table

The data table below lists the 192 countries in the world along with their GDP per capita rank and GDP per capita.

Rank	Country Name	GDP per capita (in $)
1	Luxembourg	114,234
2	Switzerland	82,950
3	Macao SAR	82,388
4	Norway	81,695
5	Ireland	76,099
6	Iceland	74,278
7	Qatar	70,780
8	Singapore	64,041
9	United States	62,606
10	Denmark	60,692
11	Australia	56,352
12	Sweden	53,873
13	Netherlands	53,106
14	Austria	51,509
15	Finland	49,845
16	San Marino	48,946
17	Hong Kong SAR	48,517
18	Germany	48,264
19	Belgium	46,724
20	Canada	46,261
21	France	42,878
22	United Kingdom	42,558
23	Israel	41,644
24	New Zealand	41,267
25	United Arab Emirates	40,711
26	Japan	39,306
27	Italy	34,260
28	The Bahamas	34,003
29	Brunei Darussalam	32,414
30	Puerto Rico	31,939
31	Korea	31,346
32	Malta	31,058
33	Kuwait	30,839
34	Spain	30,697
35	Cyprus	28,340
36	Slovenia	26,234
37	Bahrain	25,851
38	Aruba	25,466
39	Taiwan Province of China	24,971
40	Saudi Arabia	23,566
41	Portugal	23,186
42	Estonia	22,990
43	Czech Republic	22,850
44	Greece	20,408
45	Slovak Republic	19,582
46	Oman	19,302
47	Lithuania	19,143
48	St. Kitts and Nevis	18,203
49	Latvia	18,032
50	Barbados	17,961
51	Antigua and Barbuda	17,636
52	Uruguay	17,165
53	Seychelles	16,472
54	Trinidad and Tobago	16,223
55	Palau	16,091
56	Chile	16,079
57	Hungary	15,924
58	Panama	15,679
59	Poland	15,431
60	Croatia	14,816
61	Maldives	14,501
62	Romania	12,285
63	Costa Rica	11,744
64	Argentina	11,627
65	Russia	11,327
66	Mauritius	11,281
67	Grenada	11,042
68	Malaysia	10,942
69	St. Lucia	10,610
70	Equatorial Guinea	10,453
71	Mexico	9,807
72	China	9,608
73	Turkey	9,346
74	Bulgaria	9,267
75	Lebanon	9,257
76	Kazakhstan	9,237
77	Nauru	9,037
78	Brazil	8,968
79	Montenegro	8,652
80	Gabon	8,297
81	Botswana	8,137
82	Dominican Republic	7,881
83	Turkmenistan	7,646
84	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	7,491
85	Serbia	7,243
86	Thailand	7,187
87	Peru	7,002
88	Dominica	6,977
89	Libya	6,692
90	Colombia	6,684
91	South Africa	6,377
92	Ecuador	6,316
93	Belarus	6,306
94	North Macedonia	6,100
95	Iraq	5,930
96	Paraguay	5,899
97	Suriname	5,799
98	Fiji	5,752
99	Namibia	5,727
100	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5,674
101	Islamic Republic of Iran	5,491
102	Jamaica	5,392
103	Albania	5,289
104	Belize	4,862
105	Tonga	4,665
106	Guyana	4,649
107	Guatemala	4,575
108	Azerbaijan	4,569
109	Kosovo	4,403
110	Georgia	4,400
111	Samoa	4,318
112	Jordan	4,278
113	Eswatini	4,250
114	Algeria	4,238
115	Armenia	4,149
116	Tuvalu	4,096
117	Sri Lanka	4,068
118	Mongolia	4,026
119	El Salvador	3,924
120	Indonesia	3,871
121	Marshall Islands	3,831
122	Bolivia	3,682
123	Angola	3,669
124	Micronesia	3,656
125	Cabo Verde	3,563
126	Tunisia	3,423
127	Venezuela	3,374
128	Morocco	3,359
129	Vanuatu	3,254
130	Moldova	3,218
131	Bhutan	3,215
132	Philippines	3,104
133	Ukraine	2,963
134	Lao P.D.R.	2,720
135	Egypt	2,573
136	Vietnam	2,551
137	Papua New Guinea	2,530
138	Honduras	2,521
139	Republic of Congo	2,511
140	Timor-Leste	2,435
141	Solomon Islands	2,271
142	Ghana	2,206
143	Nicaragua	2,108
144	Djibouti	2,085
145	São Tomé and Príncipe	2,063
146	Nigeria	2,049
147	India	2,036
148	Kenya	1,857
149	Bangladesh	1,745
150	Zimbabwe	1,712
151	Côte d'Ivoire	1,680
152	Kiribati	1,641
153	Pakistan	1,555
154	Cameroon	1,548
155	Cambodia	1,509
156	Senegal	1,474
157	Zambia	1,417
158	Lesotho	1,358
159	Myanmar	1,298
160	Kyrgyz Republic	1,268
161	Uzbekistan	1,263
162	Mauritania	1,143
163	Tanzania	1,134
164	Eritrea	1,112
165	Nepal	972
166	Mali	927
167	Benin	915
168	Guinea	883
169	Chad	874
170	Comoros	874
171	Yemen	873
172	Haiti	857
173	Ethiopia	853
174	Guinea-Bissau	840
175	Tajikistan	826
176	Sudan	808
177	Rwanda	791
178	The Gambia	745
179	Burkina Faso	729
180	Liberia	728
181	Uganda	724
182	Togo	670
183	Afghanistan	544
184	Sierra Leone	516
185	Niger	477
186	Mozambique	476
187	Madagascar	459
188	Democratic Republic of the Congo	449
189	Central African Republic	430
190	Malawi	351
191	Burundi	307
192	South Sudan	303

Notes

Data Source:  International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook (WEO) database, April 2019 edition.