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DEFINITION:
This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at offical exchange rates (OER) is the home-currency-denominated annual GDP figure divided by the bilateral average US exchange rate with that country in that year. The measure is simple to compute and gives a precise measure of the value of output. Many economists prefer this measure when gauging the economic power an economy maintains vis-a-vis its neighbors, judging that an exchange rate captures the purchasing power a nation enjoys in the international marketplace. Official exchange rates, however, can be artifically fixed and/or subject to manipulation - resulting in claims of the country having an under- or over-valued currency - and are not necessarily the equivalent of a market-determined exchange rate. Moreover, even if the official exchange rate is market-determined, market exchange rates are frequently established by a relatively small set of goods and services (the ones the country trades) and may not capture the value of the larger set of goods the country produces. Furthermore, OER-converted GDP is not well suited to comparing domestic GDP over time, since appreciation/depreciation from one year to the next will make the OER GDP value rise/fall regardless of whether home-currency-denominated GDP changed. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Liechtenstein | $147,254.91 per capita | 2008 | ||
2 | Luxembourg | $104,421.43 per capita | 2010 | ||
3 | Norway | $84,595.13 per capita | 2007 | ||
4 | Qatar | $74,562.51 per capita | 2010 | ||
5 | Switzerland | $66,408.19 per capita | 2010 | ||
6 | Iceland | $66,240.30 per capita | 2007 | ||
7 | Ireland | $62,933.70 per capita | 2007 | ||
8 | Denmark | $57,039.71 per capita | 2007 | ||
9 | Jersey | $56,159.98 per capita | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | $52,744.59 per capita | 2007 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | $51,981.88 per capita | 2007 | |||
10 | Sweden | $50,414.75 per capita | 2007 | ||
11 | Faroe Islands | $50,341.09 per capita | 2008 | ||
12 | Cayman Islands | $47,010.15 per capita | 2008 | ||
13 | Finland | $46,769.47 per capita | 2007 | ||
14 | Netherlands | $46,389.35 per capita | 2007 | ||
15 | Singapore | $46,073.24 per capita | 2010 | ||
16 | United States | $45,958.70 per capita | 2007 | ||
17 | United Kingdom | $45,626.38 per capita | 2007 | ||
18 | Austria | $45,598.77 per capita | 2007 | ||
19 | Australia | $44,474.51 per capita | 2007 | ||
20 | Belgium | $43,648.01 per capita | 2007 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | $43,618.39 per capita | 2007 | |||
21 | Canada | $42,886.91 per capita | 2007 | ||
22 | Kuwait | $42,857.14 per capita | 2010 | ||
23 | Guernsey | $42,037.16 per capita | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $40,898.37 per capita | 2007 | |||
24 | Germany | $40,315.05 per capita | 2007 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | $40,226.97 per capita | 2007 | |||
25 | Gibraltar | $39,601.83 per capita | 2006 | ||
26 | British Virgin Islands | $38,811.89 per capita | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | $36,629.07 per capita | 2007 | |||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | $35,767.89 per capita | 2007 | |||
27 | Spain | $35,576.38 per capita | 2007 | ||
28 | Greenland | $35,265.10 per capita | 2008 | ||
29 | France | $35,240.62 per capita | 2006 | ||
30 | Japan | $34,402.26 per capita | 2007 | ||
31 | European Union | $33,888.90 per capita | 2007 | ||
32 | Italy | $33,599.20 per capita | 2010 | ||
33 | Hong Kong | $31,912.20 per capita | 2010 | ||
European Union average (profile) | $31,583.08 per capita | 2007 | |||
34 | New Zealand | $31,124.18 per capita | 2007 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | $31,059.45 per capita | 2007 | |||
35 | Macau | $30,879.39 per capita | 2006 | ||
36 | Brunei | $29,974.94 per capita | 2010 | ||
37 | Greece | $29,384.60 per capita | 2007 | ||
38 | United Arab Emirates | $29,005.08 per capita | 2010 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | $27,281.37 per capita | 2007 | |||
39 | Cyprus | $27,014.79 per capita | 2007 | ||
40 | Israel | $25,191.86 per capita | 2007 | ||
41 | Puerto Rico | $25,100.72 per capita | 2010 | ||
42 | French Polynesia | $24,140.06 per capita | 2004 | ||
43 | Slovenia | $22,933.99 per capita | 2007 | ||
44 | Aruba | $22,512.46 per capita | 2005 | ||
45 | The Bahamas | $21,547.17 per capita | 2007 | ||
46 | Portugal | $20,981.25 per capita | 2007 | ||
47 | Equatorial Guinea | $20,785.71 per capita | 2010 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | $20,417.75 per capita | 2007 | |||
48 | Oman | $19,962.18 per capita | 2010 | ||
49 | South Korea | $19,514.81 per capita | 2007 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | $19,225.28 per capita | 2007 | |||
50 | Malta | $18,460.74 per capita | 2007 | ||
51 | Guam | $17,556.41 per capita | 2001 | ||
52 | Bahrain | $17,218.70 per capita | 2010 | ||
53 | Czech Republic | $17,137.98 per capita | 2007 | ||
54 | Taiwan | $16,768.11 per capita | 2007 | ||
55 | Slovakia | $16,264.13 per capita | 2010 | ||
56 | Estonia | $16,171.29 per capita | 2007 | ||
57 | Trinidad and Tobago | $16,088.47 per capita | 2010 | ||
58 | Saudi Arabia | $16,007.68 per capita | 2010 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | $15,589.89 per capita | 2007 | |||
59 | New Caledonia | $14,619.62 per capita | 2003 | ||
60 | Barbados | $14,516.48 per capita | 2010 | ||
61 | Hungary | $13,901.01 per capita | 2007 | ||
62 | Antigua and Barbuda | $12,348.32 per capita | 2010 | ||
63 | Poland | $12,307.90 per capita | 2010 | ||
64 | Libya | $12,259.64 per capita | 2010 | ||
65 | Uruguay | $12,128.40 per capita | 2010 | ||
66 | Latvia | $12,098.36 per capita | 2007 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | $12,049.77 per capita | 2007 | |||
67 | Croatia | $11,430.32 per capita | 2007 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | $11,256.42 per capita | 2005 | |||
68 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $10,807.69 per capita | 2010 | ||
69 | Lithuania | $10,725.96 per capita | 2007 | ||
70 | Seychelles | $10,621.21 per capita | 2010 | ||
71 | Brazil | $10,611.71 per capita | 2010 | ||
72 | Chile | $10,058.50 per capita | 2007 | ||
73 | Turkey | $9,889.72 per capita | 2010 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | $9,290.68 per capita | 2007 | |||
74 | Lebanon | $9,259.70 per capita | 2010 | ||
75 | Russia | $9,124.49 per capita | 2007 | ||
76 | Venezuela | $9,084.09 per capita | 2007 | ||
77 | Argentina | $8,755.00 per capita | 2010 | ||
78 | Cook Islands | $8,565.55 per capita | 2005 | ||
79 | Gabon | $8,345.51 per capita | 2010 | ||
80 | Mexico | $8,218.88 per capita | 2007 | ||
81 | Panama | $7,986.35 per capita | 2010 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | $7,978.51 per capita | 2007 | |||
82 | Malaysia | $7,944.62 per capita | 2010 | ||
83 | Palau | $7,775.09 per capita | 2008 | ||
84 | Costa Rica | $7,673.87 per capita | 2010 | ||
85 | Romania | $7,451.95 per capita | 2007 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | $7,446.17 per capita | 2007 | |||
86 | Mauritius | $7,359.52 per capita | 2010 | ||
87 | South Africa | $7,089.23 per capita | 2010 | ||
88 | Botswana | $6,944.07 per capita | 2010 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | $6,879.81 per capita | 2007 | |||
89 | Kazakhstan | $6,791.00 per capita | 2007 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | $6,364.36 per capita | 2007 | |||
90 | Suriname | $6,280.00 per capita | 2010 | ||
91 | Grenada | $6,201.92 per capita | 2010 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | $6,138.58 per capita | 2007 | |||
92 | Saint Lucia | $6,005.07 per capita | 2010 | ||
93 | Azerbaijan | $5,798.34 per capita | 2010 | ||
94 | American Samoa | $5,725.56 per capita | 2005 | ||
95 | Turkmenistan | $5,545.42 per capita | 2010 | ||
96 | Dominica | $5,514.71 per capita | 2010 | ||
97 | Dominican Republic | $5,423.92 per capita | 2010 | ||
98 | Bulgaria | $5,409.09 per capita | 2007 | ||
99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $5,348.62 per capita | 2010 | ||
100 | Serbia and Montenegro | $5,326.64 per capita | 2010 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $5,306.63 per capita | 2007 | |||
101 | Peru | $5,210.11 per capita | 2010 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $5,178.41 per capita | 2007 | |||
102 | Cuba | $5,114.24 per capita | 2010 | ||
103 | Jamaica | $5,077.93 per capita | 2010 | ||
104 | Namibia | $5,015.33 per capita | 2010 | ||
105 | Niue | $4,666.67 per capita | 2003 | ||
106 | Thailand | $4,662.82 per capita | 2010 | ||
107 | Belarus | $4,603.73 per capita | 2007 | ||
108 | Maldives | $4,516.52 per capita | 2010 | ||
109 | Iran | $4,497.11 per capita | 2007 | ||
110 | Angola | $4,496.91 per capita | 2010 | ||
111 | Jordan | $4,385.00 per capita | 2010 | ||
112 | Belize | $4,327.67 per capita | 2007 | ||
113 | China | $4,288.19 per capita | 2010 | ||
114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $4,246.54 per capita | 2010 | ||
115 | Tunisia | $4,157.70 per capita | 2010 | ||
116 | Ecuador | $3,949.15 per capita | 2010 | ||
117 | Algeria | $3,948.01 per capita | 2007 | ||
118 | Colombia | $3,866.64 per capita | 2007 | ||
119 | Gaza Strip | $3,729.12 per capita | 2006 | ||
120 | Albania | $3,693.27 per capita | 2010 | ||
121 | Fiji | $3,663.18 per capita | 2010 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | $3,619.70 per capita | 2007 | |||
122 | El Salvador | $3,520.10 per capita | 2010 | ||
123 | Cape Verde | $3,199.92 per capita | 2010 | ||
124 | Ukraine | $3,034.57 per capita | 2007 | ||
125 | Vanuatu | $3,004.17 per capita | 2010 | ||
126 | Samoa | $2,940.67 per capita | 2010 | ||
127 | Indonesia | $2,926.04 per capita | 2010 | ||
128 | Tonga | $2,894.23 per capita | 2010 | ||
129 | Guatemala | $2,838.81 per capita | 2010 | ||
130 | Guyana | $2,799.10 per capita | 2010 | ||
131 | Paraguay | $2,756.02 per capita | 2010 | ||
132 | Armenia | $2,683.36 per capita | 2007 | ||
133 | Swaziland | $2,668.63 per capita | 2010 | ||
134 | Iraq | $2,656.61 per capita | 2010 | ||
135 | Marshall Islands | $2,559.60 per capita | 2008 | ||
136 | Georgia | $2,531.33 per capita | 2010 | ||
137 | Sri Lanka | $2,333.93 per capita | 2010 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $2,293.31 per capita | 2010 | |||
138 | Federated States of Micronesia | $2,211.49 per capita | 2008 | ||
139 | Morocco | $2,175.24 per capita | 2007 | ||
140 | Congo, Republic of the | $2,014.68 per capita | 2007 | ||
141 | Bhutan | $2,007.70 per capita | 2010 | ||
142 | Philippines | $2,007.16 per capita | 2010 | ||
143 | Syria | $1,954.98 per capita | 2007 | ||
144 | Bolivia | $1,839.61 per capita | 2010 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | $1,683.33 per capita | 2007 | |||
145 | Honduras | $1,640.89 per capita | 2007 | ||
146 | Egypt | $1,592.08 per capita | 2007 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | $1,546.76 per capita | 2007 | |||
147 | Kiribati | $1,520.00 per capita | 2010 | ||
148 | Sudan | $1,513.82 per capita | 2010 | ||
149 | Moldova | $1,503.17 per capita | 2010 | ||
150 | Uzbekistan | $1,374.38 per capita | 2010 | ||
151 | Mongolia | $1,322.93 per capita | 2007 | ||
152 | Papua New Guinea | $1,314.19 per capita | 2010 | ||
153 | Nigeria | $1,304.73 per capita | 2010 | ||
154 | Djibouti | $1,281.21 per capita | 2010 | ||
155 | Solomon Islands | $1,270.10 per capita | 2010 | ||
156 | Zambia | $1,202.62 per capita | 2010 | ||
157 | Cote d'Ivoire | $1,133.85 per capita | 2010 | ||
158 | Sao Tome and Principe | $1,133.33 per capita | 2010 | ||
159 | Cameroon | $1,127.48 per capita | 2010 | ||
160 | North Korea | $1,114.08 per capita | 2007 | ||
161 | Nicaragua | $1,101.42 per capita | 2010 | ||
162 | Senegal | $1,018.18 per capita | 2010 | ||
163 | Laos | $1,017.78 per capita | 2010 | ||
164 | Mauritania | $1,007.51 per capita | 2010 | ||
165 | Yemen | $974.34 per capita | 2007 | ||
166 | India | $972.68 per capita | 2007 | ||
167 | Pakistan | $872.88 per capita | 2007 | ||
failed states average (profile) | $831.32 per capita | 2010 | |||
168 | Lesotho | $828.65 per capita | 2010 | ||
169 | Vietnam | $821.23 per capita | 2007 | ||
170 | Kyrgyzstan | $820.18 per capita | 2010 | ||
171 | Tajikistan | $810.87 per capita | 2010 | ||
172 | Kenya | $793.74 per capita | 2007 | ||
173 | Ghana | $745.25 per capita | 2010 | ||
174 | Benin | $739.75 per capita | 2010 | ||
175 | Chad | $676.23 per capita | 2010 | ||
176 | Haiti | $644.01 per capita | 2010 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | $633.22 per capita | 2007 | |||
177 | Comoros | $621.29 per capita | 2007 | ||
178 | Cambodia | $614.75 per capita | 2007 | ||
179 | The Gambia | $601.85 per capita | 2010 | ||
180 | Mali | $562.30 per capita | 2007 | ||
181 | Burkina Faso | $551.27 per capita | 2010 | ||
182 | East Timor | $548.04 per capita | 2010 | ||
183 | Rwanda | $546.73 per capita | 2010 | ||
184 | Guinea-Bissau | $544.55 per capita | 2010 | ||
185 | Uganda | $538.37 per capita | 2010 | ||
186 | Afghanistan | $529.42 per capita | 2010 | ||
187 | Tanzania | $519.36 per capita | 2010 | ||
188 | Togo | $509.95 per capita | 2010 | ||
189 | Bangladesh | $481.36 per capita | 2007 | ||
190 | Central African Republic | $480.12 per capita | 2010 | ||
191 | Mozambique | $455.46 per capita | 2010 | ||
192 | Zimbabwe | $443.40 per capita | 2010 | ||
193 | Guinea | $435.18 per capita | 2010 | ||
194 | Eritrea | $429.01 per capita | 2010 | ||
195 | Madagascar | $402.14 per capita | 2010 | ||
196 | Ethiopia | $389.40 per capita | 2010 | ||
197 | Malawi | $337.90 per capita | 2010 | ||
198 | Nepal | $333.09 per capita | 2007 | ||
199 | Sierra Leone | $323.96 per capita | 2010 | ||
200 | Niger | $323.69 per capita | 2007 | ||
201 | Burma | $285.60 per capita | 2007 | ||
202 | Somalia | $254.21 per capita | 2010 | ||
203 | Liberia | $244.62 per capita | 2010 | ||
204 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $191.01 per capita | 2010 | ||
205 | Burundi | $175.24 per capita | 2010 |