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Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2021. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 5,402.7value)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2021. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 329,229.0value |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 159,019.0value |
| 3 | Japan | 66,748.0value |
| 4 | South Korea | 51,753.0value |
| 5 | India | 35,306.0value |
| 6 | Canada | 32,445.0value |
| 7 | Australia | 29,443.0value |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 21,542.0value |
| 9 | Brazil | 19,566.0value |
| 10 | Germany | 18,747.0value |
| 11 | Mexico | 15,044.0value |
| 12 | Singapore | 12,566.0value |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 11,408.0value |
| 14 | South Africa | 9,156.0value |
| 15 | Israel | 8,017.0value |
| 16 | Vietnam | 7,468.0value |
| 17 | Indonesia | 7,403.0value |
| 18 | Thailand | 7,375.0value |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 7,263.0value |
| 20 | Malaysia | 6,651.0value |
| 21 | New Zealand | 6,522.0value |
| 22 | Philippines | 3,903.0value |
| 23 | Argentina | 3,263.0value |
| 24 | Chile | 2,680.0value |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 2,581.0value |
| 26 | Morocco | 2,549.0value |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 2,354.0value |
| 28 | Ukraine | 2,091.0value |
| 29 | Colombia | 1,855.0value |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 1,441.0value |
| 31 | Netherlands | 1,390.0value |
| 32 | France | 1,373.0value |
| 33 | Egypt | 1,343.0value |
| 34 | Peru | 1,141.0value |
| 35 | Italy | 797.0value |
| 36 | Qatar | 722.0value |
| 37 | San Marino | 722.0value |
| 38 | Norway | 634.0value |
| 39 | Nigeria | 598.0value |
| 40 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 581.0value |
| 41 | Algeria | 581.0value |
| 42 | Pakistan | 567.0value |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 566.0value |
| 44 | Greece | 532.0value |
| 45 | Oman | 511.0value |
| 46 | Uruguay | 500.0value |
| 47 | Sweden | 425.0value |
| 48 | Belgium | 415.0value |
| 49 | Panama | 401.0value |
| 50 | Ecuador | 373.0value |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 373.0value |
| 52 | Paraguay | 354.0value |
| 53 | Venezuela | 338.0value |
| 54 | Bahrain | 326.0value |
| 55 | Jordan | 322.0value |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 273.0value |
| 57 | Tunisia | 271.0value |
| 58 | Switzerland | 267.0value |
| 59 | Kuwait | 256.0value |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 252.0value |
| 61 | Guatemala | 249.0value |
| 62 | Cambodia | 248.0value |
| 63 | Türkiye | 242.0value |
| 64 | Bolivia | 227.0value |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 220.0value |
| 66 | Lebanon | 194.0value |
| 67 | Honduras | 188.0value |
| 68 | Denmark | 186.0value |
| 69 | Austria | 175.0value |
| 70 | Georgia | 164.0value |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 149.0value |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 145.0value |
| 73 | El Salvador | 144.0value |
| 74 | Brunei Darussalam | 137.0value |
| 75 | Spain | 126.0value |
| 76 | Poland | 111.0value |
| 77 | Belarus | 110.0value |
| 78 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 110.0value |
| 79 | Angola | 108.0value |
| 80 | Finland | 105.0value |
| 81 | Iraq | 98.0value |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 97.0value |
| 83 | Republic of The Gambia | 91.0value |
| 84 | Cuba | 86.0value |
| 85 | Mongolia | 77.0value |
| 86 | Jamaica | 60.0value |
| 87 | Czech Republic | 59.0value |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 58.0value |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 54.0value |
| 90 | Bahamas | 48.0value |
| 91 | Romania | 45.0value |
| 92 | Nepal | 43.0value |
| 93 | Ireland | 42.0value |
| 94 | Portugal | 42.0value |
| 95 | Montenegro | 41.0value |
| 96 | Kenya | 37.0value |
| 97 | Macao | 35.0value |
| 98 | Barbados | 31.0value |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 29.0value |
| 100 | Seychelles | 28.0value |
| 101 | Republic of the Congo | 27.0value |
| 102 | Belize | 27.0value |
| 103 | Libya | 23.0value |
| 104 | Madagascar | 22.0value |
| 105 | Yemen | 22.0value |
| 106 | Liberia | 21.0value |
| 107 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.0value |
| 108 | Haiti | 19.0value |
| 109 | Guyana | 18.0value |
| 110 | Serbia | 18.0value |
| 111 | Fiji | 17.0value |
| 112 | Slovenia | 17.0value |
| 113 | Grenada | 16.0value |
| 114 | Mozambique | 16.0value |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 16.0value |
| 116 | Mauritius | 14.0value |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.0value |
| 118 | Hungary | 13.0value |
| 119 | Slovakia | 13.0value |
| 120 | Zambia | 13.0value |
| 121 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.0value |
| 122 | Namibia | 12.0value |
| 123 | Croatia | 11.0value |
| 124 | Dominica | 11.0value |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.0value |
| 126 | Tuvalu | 11.0value |
| 127 | Djibouti | 10.0value |
| 128 | Lithuania | 9.0value |
| 129 | Ghana | 8.0value |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 8.0value |
| 131 | Andorra | 8.0value |
| 132 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.0value |
| 133 | Armenia | 8.0value |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.0value |
| 135 | Mali | 7.0value |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 7.0value |
| 137 | Somalia | 7.0value |
| 138 | Sudan | 7.0value |
| 139 | Bhutan | 7.0value |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 6.0value |
| 141 | North Korea | 6.0value |
| 142 | Burundi | 5.0value |
| 143 | Malta | 5.0value |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 5.0value |
| 145 | Turkmenistan | 5.0value |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.0value |
| 147 | Latvia | 4.0value |
| 148 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.0value |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | 4.0value |
| 150 | Uganda | 4.0value |
| 151 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.0value |
| 152 | Monaco | 3.0value |
| 153 | Cyprus | 2.0value |
| 154 | Kiribati | 2.0value |
| 155 | Iceland | 2.0value |
| 156 | Lesotho | 2.0value |
| 157 | Rwanda | 2.0value |
| 158 | Eswatini | 2.0value |
| 159 | Tonga | 2.0value |
| 160 | Samoa | 2.0value |
| 161 | Botswana | 2.0value |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 2.0value |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 1.0value |
| 164 | Estonia | 1.0value |
| 165 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.0value |
| 166 | Malawi | 1.0value |
| 167 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.0value |
| 168 | Albania | 1.0value |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2021).
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