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Liechtenstein has the highest GDP per Capita - IMF in 2026 ($226,809), followed by Luxembourg ($158,733) and Ireland ($140,186). Yemen has the lowest ($384).

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GDP per Capita - IMF, 2026

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 189 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
$9,677
Middle half $3.2K – $31.2K
Average
$22,877
189 countries
Highest
$226,809
Liechtenstein
Lowest
$384
Yemen

Over time · 1980–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Liechtenstein
  • Luxembourg
  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
  • Iceland

Data

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197 countries · # = rank by GDP per Capita - IMF
#
1Liechtenstein$226,809——
2Luxembourg$158,733Tier 188.66
3Ireland$140,186Tier 188.76
4Switzerland$126,177Tier 190.44
5Iceland$110,048Tier 189.57
6Singapore$107,758Tier 186.73
7Norway$105,877Tier 191.95
8United States$94,430Tier 281.65
9Denmark$83,445Tier 191.96
10Netherlands$79,918Tier 188.82
11Macau$76,446——
12Australia$75,648Tier 187.6
13Sweden$70,676Tier 190.75
14San Marino$70,187——
15Israel$69,804Tier 281.8
16Qatar$68,138Tier 273.19
17Austria$67,761Tier 187.8
18Germany$65,303Tier 188.24
19Belgium$65,112Tier 187.51
20United Kingdom$61,056Tier 185.76
21Canada$60,305Tier 186.02
22Finland$60,130Tier 191.28
23Hong Kong$59,640——
24United Arab Emirates$54,214Tier 274.04
25Malta$53,560Tier 283.14
26Andorra$53,475——
27France$52,083Tier 284.81
28New Zealand$52,023Tier 185.87
29Italy$46,505Tier 284.08
30Cyprus$45,409Tier 282
31Aruba$42,862——
32Taiwan$42,103——
33Spain$41,563Tier 285.58
34Bahamas$40,892——
35Puerto Rico$40,650——
36Slovenia$40,630Tier 186.09
37Czechia$39,795Tier 284.85
38Saudi Arabia$37,811Tier 368.14
39Estonia$37,718Tier 186.28
40South Korea$37,412Tier 2—
41Lithuania$36,545Tier 282.02
42Brunei$36,288——
43Japan$35,703Tier 187.12
44Portugal$35,434Tier 284.63
45Guyana$33,167Tier 463.14
46Kuwait$33,164Tier 275.63
47Poland$31,336Tier 280.59
48Slovakia$31,242Tier 280.36
49Croatia$30,030Tier 279.33
50Greece$29,696Tier 280.13
51Bahrain$29,569Tier 369.1
52Barbados$29,020Tier 275.95
53Latvia$28,913Tier 281.25
54Hungary$28,430Tier 277.29
55Uruguay$27,608Tier 279.26
56Romania$25,693Tier 274.61
57Bulgaria$23,848Tier 275.73
58Antigua and Barbuda$22,448——
59Saint Kitts and Nevis$22,146——
60Oman$21,645Tier 271.22
61Palau$21,571——
62Panama$20,564Tier 272.43
63Costa Rica$20,299Tier 279.02
64Chile$20,240Tier 279.49
65Maldives$19,464Tier 370.04
66Turkey$19,018Tier 367.66
67Trinidad and Tobago$18,616Tier 370.47
68Russia$18,525Tier 368.29
69Seychelles$17,675——
70Kazakhstan$17,503Tier 271.52
71Serbia$17,252Tier 274.17
72Montenegro$16,377Tier 274.27
73Nauru$16,053——
74Mexico$15,779Tier 369.3
75Saint Lucia$15,135——
76Malaysia$15,085Tier 274.34
77China$14,874Tier 369.08
78Argentina$14,357Tier 276.85
79Mauritius$13,812Tier 272.45
80Grenada$12,689——
81Albania$12,493Tier 271.21
82Dominican Republic$12,406Tier 368.17
83Brazil$12,313Tier 272.35
84Turkmenistan$12,300Tier 460.63
85North Macedonia$11,967Tier 370.53
86Georgia$11,574Tier 272.98
87Belarus$11,286Tier 370.3
88Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$11,098——
89Peru$10,960Tier 367.61
90Bosnia and Herzegovina$10,701Tier 369.48
91Dominica$10,459——
92Armenia$10,410Tier 272.94
93Colombia$10,104Tier 369.91
94Gabon$9,918Tier 455.9
95Marshall Islands$9,677——
96Paraguay$9,372Tier 368.71
97Moldova$9,354Tier 272.3
98Suriname$8,856Tier 366.03
99Botswana$8,490Tier 463.06
100Jamaica$8,356Tier 272.09
101Equatorial Guinea$8,152Tier 545.24
102Belize$8,134——
103Thailand$8,105Tier 370.97
104Mongolia$7,853Tier 366.53
105Ecuador$7,575Tier 368.64
106South Africa$7,503Tier 366.71
107Azerbaijan$7,467Tier 463.44
108Tonga$7,238——
109Ukraine$6,980Tier 370.92
110Libya$6,962Tier 458.96
111Guatemala$6,810Tier 458.7
112Fiji$6,802Tier 365.7
113Cape Verde$6,670Tier 367.59
114Algeria$6,628Tier 464.18
115Tuvalu$6,581——
116Samoa$6,455——
117Bolivia$6,333Tier 463.97
118El Salvador$6,196Tier 462.89
119Iraq$5,677Tier 457.21
120Jordan$5,601Tier 368.12
121Namibia$5,573Tier 458.38
122Micronesia$5,514——
123Indonesia$5,362Tier 367.81
124Vietnam$5,115Tier 370.98
125Morocco$5,107Tier 462.7
126Eswatini$4,927Tier 548.56
127Tunisia$4,893Tier 365.98
128Bhutan$4,867Tier 366.82
129Sao Tome and Principe$4,739Tier 458.24
130Uzbekistan$4,661Tier 368.46
131Philippines$4,443Tier 367.34
132Djibouti$4,421Tier 550.33
133Venezuela$4,140Tier 458.33
134Vanuatu$4,082——
135Egypt$3,904Tier 457.56
136Angola$3,754Tier 546.04
137Honduras$3,711Tier 459.66
138Nicaragua$3,559Tier 457.69
139Iran$3,415Tier 461.6
140Ghana$3,314Tier 460.45
141Ivory Coast$3,313Tier 550.85
142Kyrgyzstan$3,202Tier 367.91
143Zimbabwe$3,199Tier 547.27
144Haiti$3,079Tier 539.84
145Kiribati$3,051——
146Mauritania$3,033Tier 544.64
147Bangladesh$2,911Tier 454.6
148Cambodia$2,902Tier 455.84
149India$2,813Tier 458.31
150Kenya$2,714Tier 456.39
151Papua New Guinea$2,632Tier 545.67
152Republic of the Congo$2,554Tier 543.11
153Laos$2,403Tier 452.9
154Solomon Islands$2,258Tier 552.7
155Cameroon$2,125Tier 547.18
156Senegal$2,054Tier 454.23
157Comoros$1,951Tier 547.78
158Tajikistan$1,939Tier 458.15
159Guinea$1,848Tier 640.61
160Zambia$1,831Tier 550.59
161Benin$1,809Tier 550.26
162Nigeria$1,556Tier 550.01
163Nepal$1,548Tier 457.57
164Timor-Leste$1,520Tier 457.4
165Myanmar$1,519Tier 551.46
166Uganda$1,476Tier 546.92
167Guinea-Bissau$1,449Tier 544.32
168Tanzania$1,362Tier 552.56
169Togo$1,341Tier 548.37
170Burkina Faso$1,319Tier 543.73
171Chad$1,315Tier 629.46
172Mali$1,301Tier 544.64
173Lesotho$1,241Tier 547.6
174Rwanda$1,198Tier 549.83
175DR Congo$1,122Tier 637.23
176Ethiopia$1,081Tier 544.63
177Liberia$964Tier 544.03
178Gambia$953Tier 549.92
179Sierra Leone$919Tier 543.5
180Sudan$864Tier 543.68
181Niger$822Tier 640.32
182Somalia$813Tier 638.57
183Malawi$733Tier 548.82
184Madagascar$656Tier 541.93
185Mozambique$632Tier 545.75
186Central African Republic$613Tier 627.42
187Burundi$546Tier 640.42
188South Sudan$488Tier 626.5
189Yemen$384Tier 541.2
—Pakistan—Tier 549.34
—Afghanistan—Tier 632.11
—Syria—Tier 547.49
—Sri Lanka—Tier 366.39
—Cuba—Tier 368.67
—Lebanon—Tier 365.64
—Palestine—Tier 3—
—Eritrea—Tier 637.9

What correlates with GDP per Capita - IMF (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,394 other country metrics sharing at least 114 countries, 3 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher GDP per Capita - IMF tend to score higher on these

  1. GDP per AdultAverage Net Worth by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 189
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  2. GNI per Capita AtlasGNI per Capita by Country
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 142
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  3. GDI Female Est. GNI per CapitaGender Development Index by Country
    r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 177
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  4. GDP per Person at PPP (International $)Economic Indicators by Country (World Bank)
    r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 180
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  5. GDP per CapitaGDP per Capita by Country
    r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 179
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  6. Consumer Spending per CapitaConsumer Spending by Country
    r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 139
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher GDP per Capita - IMF tend to score lower on these

  1. Failed States IndexFailed States
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 169
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  2. Fragile States Index
    r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 170
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  3. RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 134
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  4. EconomyFailed States
    r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 169
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  5. Individuals Making Under $10kWealth Inequality by Country
    r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 165
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  6. Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
    r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 151
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest GDP per Capita - IMF?
Liechtenstein has the highest GDP per Capita - IMF in 2026, at $226,809, followed by Luxembourg ($158,733) and Ireland ($140,186).
Which country has the lowest GDP per Capita - IMF?
Yemen has the lowest GDP per Capita - IMF in 2026, at $384.
What is the median GDP per Capita - IMF across countries?
The median is $9,677 across the 189 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this social progress index by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Index 2025: Results - The Social Progress Imperative; Global Index 2023: Results - The Social Progress Imperative.