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Luxembourg, Bermuda, and Ireland rank highest in GDP per capita, indicating significant national wealth. GDP can be influenced by factors like population size and tax haven status, leading to the use of GNI as an alternative measure.
Our ranking shows the 50 wealthiest countries, measured by gross domestic product per capita and adjusted by the purchasing in the respective country. The USA is the only country with a large surface area and population among the highest-ranking nations, ranking 13th.
May 3, 2024 · Many of the world’s richest countries are also the world’s smallest: the pandemic, the global economic slowdown and geopolitical turmoil have barely made a dent in their huge wealth.
The following table indicates the share of global wealth of the ten wealthiest countries by net national wealth at given years. The share of global wealth of a country that is 5% or greater at a given year is in bold.
May 15, 2024 · Luxembourg is currently the richest country in the world based on its GDP per capita (PPP) of $143,742 according to the 2024 IMF report. Ireland, Singapore, and Qatar trail behind at $133,895, $133,737, and $112,282, respectively.
Mar 29, 2023 · Most of the richest countries are found in Europe and North America (the top two richest continents), with a per capita GDP of $34,500 and $59,000, respectively. On the other hand, most of the poorest countries in the world are found in Africa.
May 4, 2024 · If we simply consider a nation’s gross domestic product—the sum of all goods and services produced by a country during one year—then we would have to conclude that the richest nations are exactly the ones with the largest GDP: United States, China, Japan, Germany.
Kosovo, despite not being a member of the United Nations, is a member of IMF. Taiwan is not a IMF member but it is still listed in the official IMF indices. Several leading GDP-per-capita (nominal) jurisdictions may be considered tax havens, and their GDP data subject to material distortion by tax-planning activities.
Oct 25, 2022 · The United States is the richest country in the world with the highest GDP, as of 2021. China is the second richest country in the world with a $17.734 trillion GDP. Monaco is the richest...
Dec 15, 2023 · The world’s richest countries in 2023. Our ranking compares economies in three different ways. Dec 15th 2023. To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic detail page. C...
