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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.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•158 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
14,553.0value
Median: 72.5value
Countries Covered
158
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
1,426,644.0value
Lowest
Belize
1.0value
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China1,426,644.0value
2United States of America262,244.0value
3Japan222,452.0value
4South Korea186,245.0value
5Germany39,822.0value
By Region
Asia75,376.5value(25 countries)
North America67,020.0value(4 countries)
Europe3,015.7value(32 countries)
Oceania1,648.0value(2 countries)
South America865.4value(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.0value)High (1,426,644.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 14,553.0value)

Asia (25)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Other (79)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

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 ↕
1People's Republic of China1,426,644.0value
2United States of America262,244.0value
3Japan222,452.0value
4South Korea186,245.0value
5Germany39,822.0value
6India26,267.0value
7Russian Federation19,569.0value
8France13,386.0value
9United Kingdom11,592.0value
10Italy10,281.0value
11Islamic Republic of Iran10,210.0value
12Türkiye8,234.0value
13North Korea6,937.0value
14Canada4,710.0value
15Brazil4,666.0value
16Poland3,377.0value
17Australia2,966.0value
18Netherlands2,080.0value
19Singapore2,024.0value
20Austria1,872.0value
21South Africa1,804.0value
22Sweden1,771.0value
23Israel1,592.0value
24Finland1,557.0value
25Saudi Arabia1,398.0value
26Indonesia1,397.0value
27Spain1,308.0value
28Ukraine1,302.0value
29Switzerland1,288.0value
30Mexico1,117.0value
31Denmark1,090.0value
32Vietnam1,066.0value
33Norway946.0value
34Malaysia883.0value
35Egypt881.0value
36Thailand867.0value
37Kazakhstan803.0value
38Belgium799.0value
39Romania772.0value
40Portugal711.0value
41Iraq635.0value
42Czech Republic541.0value
43Philippines490.0value
44Hungary433.0value
45Colombia432.0value
46Pakistan426.0value
47Uzbekistan413.0value
48Nigeria410.0value
49Argentina406.0value
50Chile402.0value
51Hong Kong401.0value
52Greece394.0value
53New Zealand330.0value
54Belarus276.0value
55Algeria268.0value
56Sri Lanka266.0value
57Morocco254.0value
58Slovenia222.0value
59Tunisia180.0value
60Bulgaria165.0value
61Kenya160.0value
62Sudan153.0value
63Slovakia146.0value
64Serbia138.0value
65Azerbaijan119.0value
66Luxembourg112.0value
67Lebanon110.0value
68Mongolia109.0value
69Latvia104.0value
70Syrian Arab Republic102.0value
71Venezuela96.0value
72Peru94.0value
73Georgia90.0value
74Kyrgyzstan83.0value
75Lithuania81.0value
76Croatia77.0value
77Ireland75.0value
78Bangladesh74.0value
79Barbados73.0value
80Democratic Republic of the Congo72.0value
81United Arab Emirates69.0value
82Moldova, Republic of64.0value
83Bosnia and Herzegovina53.0value
84Qatar47.0value
85Turkmenistan44.0value
86The Republic of North Macedonia42.0value
87Guyana40.0value
88Armenia40.0value
89Ecuador35.0value
90Panama35.0value
91Iceland34.0value
92Mozambique30.0value
93Oman30.0value
94Cote d'Ivoire26.0value
95Estonia25.0value
96Jordan25.0value
97Uruguay23.0value
98Albania23.0value
99Cuba21.0value
100Nepal20.0value
101Yemen20.0value
102Republic of the Congo19.0value
103Jamaica16.0value
104Costa Rica15.0value
105Liberia14.0value
106Rwanda14.0value
107Uganda14.0value
108Zambia13.0value
109Ghana12.0value
110Libya12.0value
111Paraguay10.0value
112Guatemala9.0value
113Honduras8.0value
114Namibia8.0value
115Zimbabwe8.0value
116Dominican Republic7.0value
117San Marino7.0value
118Ethiopia6.0value
119Madagascar6.0value
120Mauritius6.0value
121Malta5.0value
122Monaco5.0value
123Montenegro5.0value
124Antigua and Barbuda5.0value
125Bolivia5.0value
126Bahamas4.0value
127Djibouti3.0value
128Malawi3.0value
129Seychelles3.0value
130Andorra3.0value
131Bahrain3.0value
132Botswana3.0value
133Burundi2.0value
134El Salvador2.0value
135Fiji2.0value
136Haiti2.0value
137Macao2.0value
138Saint Lucia2.0value
139Trinidad and Tobago2.0value
140Burkina Faso2.0value
141Angola2.0value
142Brunei Darussalam2.0value
143Cambodia1.0value
144Cape Verde1.0value
145Cyprus1.0value
146Kuwait1.0value
147Lao People's Democratic Republic1.0value
148Lesotho1.0value
149Mali1.0value
150Aruba1.0value
151Nicaragua1.0value
152Papua New Guinea1.0value
153Somalia1.0value
154Tajikistan1.0value
155United Republic of Tanzania1.0value
156Samoa1.0value
157Bhutan1.0value
158Belize1.0value
Showing 158 of 158 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2021).

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