The 10 Countries with the Highest GDP per Capita (2024)

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Luxembourg leads global GDP per capita, topping $100k per person. Across 210 countries with 2024 data, Monaco tops the table for gdp per capita (288,001 US dollars per person), while Burundi sits at the bottom (219.4).

The top 10

  1. Monaco — 288,001
  2. Liechtenstein — 206,781
  3. Bermuda — 142,855
  4. Luxembourg — 137,782
  5. Ireland — 112,895
  6. Switzerland — 103,998
  7. Cayman Islands — 99,144
  8. Singapore — 90,674
  9. Isle of Man — 88,329
  10. Norway — 86,785

At the other end of the table

  • Burundi — 219.4
  • Afghanistan — 413.8
  • Central African Republic — 516.2

What the numbers show

The global average sits at about 23,167 US dollars per person, with 69 of 210 countries above it. The median country (8,452) trails the leader by a wide margin. The top country reports roughly 1,313× the figure of the lowest — a reminder of how unevenly gdp per capita is distributed.

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