In this article, we will share the ranking of 191 countries in the world based on their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Per Capita on a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis during 2018.  We have used the publicly available data from International Monetary Fund (IMF) to rank the countries. We have also provided GDP PPP per capita ranking for developed and developing countries. IMF classifies these countries as ‘advanced economies’ and ’emerging market and developing economies’ respectively. Of the 191 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 per capita rankings , world GDP PPP (purchasing power parity) rankings , and world real GDP growth rankings.

World GDP PPP Per Capita Ranking

Qatar leads the world GDP PPP per capita rankings with a GDP per capita of $130,475 during 2018. Qatar is followed by Macao SAR, Luxembourg, Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam. Here are the GDP PPP per capita rankings of the world top-10 economies (based on GDP PPP) along with their GDP PPP per capita.

• China is ranked 78 with a GDP PPP per capita of $18,110.
• The United States is ranked is ranked 12 with a GDP PPP per capita of $62,606.
• India is ranked 125 with a GDP PPP per capita of $7,874.
• Japan is ranked 31 with a GDP PPP per capita of $44,227.
• Germany is ranked 19 with a GDP PPP per capita of $52,559.
• Russia is ranked 54 with a GDP PPP per capita of $29,267.
• Indonesia is ranked 101 with a GDP PPP per capita of $13,230.
• Brazil is ranked 85 with a GDP PPP per capita of $16,154.
• The United Kingdom is ranked 29 with a GDP PPP per capita of $45,705.
• France is ranked 28 with a GDP PPP per capita of $45,775.

The charts below list all the 191 countries as per their GDP PPP per capita rank.

World GDP PPP Per Capita Ranking - Developed countries

Macao SAR leads the developed world GDP PPP per capita rankings with a GDP PPP per capita of $116,808 during 2018. Macao SAR is followed by Luxembourg, Singapore, Ireland, and Norway. The chart below lists the advanced economies only as per their GDP per capita rank in the developed world.

World GDP PPP Per Capita Ranking - Developing countries

Qatar leads the developing world GDP PPP per capita rankings with a GDP PPP per capita of $130,475 during 2018. Qatar is followed by Brunei Darussalam, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.

Even though top-16 developing countries in the developing world GDP PPP per capita ranking have GDP PPP per capita more than the last ranking country (Greece) 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 PPP per capita rank in the developing world.

World GDP PPP Per Capita Ranking Data Table

The data table below lists the 191 countries in the world along with their GDP PPP per capita rank and GDP PPP per capita.

Rank	Country Name	GDP PPP per capita (in $)
1	Qatar	130,475
2	Macao SAR	116,808
3	Luxembourg	106,705
4	Singapore	100,345
5	Brunei Darussalam	79,530
6	Ireland	78,785
7	Norway	74,356
8	United Arab Emirates	69,382
9	Kuwait	67,000
10	Switzerland	64,649
11	Hong Kong SAR	64,216
12	United States	62,606
13	San Marino	60,313
14	Netherlands	56,383
15	Saudi Arabia	55,944
16	Iceland	55,917
17	Taiwan Province of China	53,023
18	Sweden	52,984
19	Germany	52,559
20	Australia	52,373
21	Austria	52,137
22	Denmark	52,121
23	Bahrain	50,057
24	Canada	49,651
25	Belgium	48,245
26	Oman	46,584
27	Finland	46,430
28	France	45,775
29	United Kingdom	45,705
30	Malta	45,606
31	Japan	44,227
32	Korea	41,351
33	Spain	40,139
34	New Zealand	40,135
35	Cyprus	39,973
36	Puerto Rico	39,737
37	Italy	39,637
38	Aruba	39,319
39	Israel	37,972
40	Czech Republic	37,371
41	Slovenia	36,746
42	Slovak Republic	35,130
43	Lithuania	34,826
44	Estonia	34,096
45	The Bahamas	33,494
46	Trinidad and Tobago	32,254
47	Portugal	32,006
48	Poland	31,939
49	Hungary	31,903
50	Malaysia	30,860
51	Seychelles	30,505
52	Latvia	29,901
53	St. Kitts and Nevis	29,820
54	Russia	29,267
55	Greece	29,123
56	Antigua and Barbuda	27,981
57	Turkey	27,956
58	Kazakhstan	27,550
59	Romania	26,447
60	Croatia	26,221
61	Chile	25,978
62	Panama	25,675
63	Mauritius	23,699
64	Uruguay	23,274
65	Bulgaria	23,156
66	Equatorial Guinea	22,710
67	Maldives	21,760
68	Mexico	20,602
69	Argentina	20,537
70	Belarus	20,003
71	Islamic Republic of Iran	19,557
72	Turkmenistan	19,527
73	Thailand	19,476
74	Montenegro	19,043
75	Barbados	18,534
76	Gabon	18,496
77	Dominican Republic	18,425
78	China	18,110
79	Azerbaijan	18,076
80	Botswana	17,965
81	Iraq	17,659
82	Costa Rica	17,559
83	Serbia	17,555
84	Grenada	16,167
85	Brazil	16,154
86	North Macedonia	15,709
87	Algeria	15,440
88	Suriname	15,105
89	Palau	14,952
90	Colombia	14,943
91	Lebanon	14,684
92	St. Lucia	14,355
93	Peru	14,224
94	South Africa	13,675
95	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13,491
96	Mongolia	13,447
97	Sri Lanka	13,397
98	Paraguay	13,395
99	Egypt	13,366
100	Albania	13,345
101	Indonesia	13,230
102	Tunisia	12,372
103	Nauru	12,326
104	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	11,956
105	Ecuador	11,718
106	Kosovo	11,552
107	Georgia	11,485
108	Libya	11,469
109	Namibia	11,229
110	Eswatini	11,020
111	Fiji	10,234
112	Armenia	10,176
113	Dominica	9,886
114	Bhutan	9,540
115	Jamaica	9,447
116	Jordan	9,433
117	Ukraine	9,283
118	Philippines	8,936
119	Morocco	8,933
120	Guyana	8,519
121	Belize	8,501
122	Guatemala	8,436
123	El Salvador	8,041
124	Lao P.D.R.	7,925
125	India	7,874
126	Uzbekistan	7,665
127	Vietnam	7,511
128	Bolivia	7,477
129	Cabo Verde	7,316
130	Moldova	7,305
131	Angola	6,814
132	Republic of Congo	6,799
133	Myanmar	6,511
134	Ghana	6,452
135	Tonga	6,111
136	Nigeria	6,027
137	Samoa	5,890
138	Nicaragua	5,683
139	Pakistan	5,680
140	Timor-Leste	5,242
141	Honduras	5,212
142	Bangladesh	4,620
143	Cambodia	4,335
144	Sudan	4,232
145	Côte d'Ivoire	4,178
146	Zambia	4,104
147	Tuvalu	4,052
148	Mauritania	3,990
149	Kyrgyz Republic	3,844
150	Cameroon	3,828
151	Djibouti	3,786
152	Marshall Islands	3,697
153	Kenya	3,691
154	Papua New Guinea	3,662
155	Senegal	3,651
156	Micronesia	3,482
157	Tanzania	3,444
158	Tajikistan	3,416
159	Lesotho	3,394
160	São Tomé and Príncipe	3,324
161	Nepal	2,905
162	Vanuatu	2,862
163	The Gambia	2,792
164	Zimbabwe	2,788
165	Uganda	2,498
166	Benin	2,426
167	Chad	2,415
168	Mali	2,384
169	Yemen	2,377
170	Ethiopia	2,332
171	Guinea	2,310
172	Rwanda	2,280
173	Solomon Islands	2,242
174	Kiribati	2,086
175	Afghanistan	2,017
176	Burkina Faso	1,996
177	Guinea-Bissau	1,937
178	Haiti	1,864
179	Togo	1,746
180	Eritrea	1,657
181	Comoros	1,632
182	Madagascar	1,630
183	Sierra Leone	1,620
184	South Sudan	1,502
185	Liberia	1,418
186	Mozambique	1,291
187	Niger	1,217
188	Malawi	1,199
189	Democratic Republic of the Congo	767
190	Burundi	733
191	Central African Republic	712

 

Notes

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