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Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•208 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
161,018.0Number
Median: 35,247.6Number
Countries Covered
208
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
6,739,300.0Number
Lowest
Nauru
66.0Number
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China6,739,300.0Number
2India5,190,989.0Number
3United States of America1,779,956.1Number
4Indonesia1,509,890.0Number
5Nigeria913,305.0Number
By Region
Asia695,986.3Number(26 countries)
North America653,798.8Number(4 countries)
Africa328,895.7Number(9 countries)
South America222,450.2Number(7 countries)
Europe75,093.5Number(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (66.0Number)High (6,739,300.0Number)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 161,018.0Number)

Asia (26)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (128)

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 2025. 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 China6,739,300.0Number
2India5,190,989.0Number
3United States of America1,779,956.1Number
4Indonesia1,509,890.0Number
5Nigeria913,305.0Number
6Brazil696,748.4Number
7Mexico571,832.0Number
8Democratic Republic of the Congo561,172.0Number
9Philippines527,504.0Number
10Egypt483,053.0Number
11Pakistan445,877.0Number
12Japan440,864.0Number
13Bangladesh383,624.0Number
14Vietnam380,535.0Number
15Islamic Republic of Iran372,396.0Number
16Venezuela352,723.0Number
17Ethiopia338,716.0Number
18Russian Federation327,102.0Number
19Thailand305,368.0Number
20Türkiye299,967.0Number
21Argentina288,776.0Number
22South Africa287,310.0Number
23Iraq286,890.0Number
24Germany283,851.0Number
25Kenya281,500.0Number
26United Kingdom281,127.9Number
27Malaysia273,792.0Number
28Italy250,961.0Number
29Spain248,253.0Number
30Algeria247,748.0Number
31Saudi Arabia244,652.0Number
32United Republic of Tanzania229,840.0Number
33France229,471.0Number
34Myanmar217,561.0Number
35Uganda207,238.0Number
36Peru199,824.0Number
37Sudan193,338.0Number
38Morocco189,855.0Number
39Colombia180,781.0Number
40South Korea173,133.0Number
41Afghanistan163,166.9Number
42Nepal157,456.0Number
43Yemen144,824.0Number
44Syrian Arab Republic144,621.0Number
45Canada141,045.0Number
46Madagascar138,648.0Number
47Poland135,357.0Number
48Mozambique133,644.0Number
49Uzbekistan130,601.0Number
50Ghana122,558.0Number
51Guatemala122,362.0Number
52Cameroon121,453.0Number
53Zambia116,859.0Number
54Kazakhstan113,317.0Number
55Ukraine105,694.0Number
56Australia105,469.0Number
57Cote d'Ivoire104,418.0Number
58Netherlands98,851.0Number
59Angola96,016.0Number
60Chile94,708.5Number
61Israel92,770.0Number
62Burkina Faso91,764.0Number
63Zimbabwe90,330.0Number
64Malawi87,834.0Number
65Tunisia84,596.0Number
66Cuba82,575.0Number
67Belgium80,763.0Number
68Dominican Republic80,321.0Number
69Ecuador77,431.6Number
70Bolivia76,710.0Number
71North Korea74,274.0Number
72Sri Lanka73,333.0Number
73Senegal72,089.0Number
74Sweden71,551.0Number
75Greece70,680.0Number
76Niger69,636.0Number
77Rwanda68,326.0Number
78Jordan64,348.0Number
79Mali59,920.0Number
80Benin59,742.0Number
81Switzerland58,349.0Number
82Chad54,801.0Number
83Portugal52,131.0Number
84Norway51,889.0Number
85Honduras49,996.0Number
86Romania47,769.0Number
87Sierra Leone46,575.0Number
88Cambodia46,016.0Number
89Haiti44,472.0Number
90Guinea43,914.0Number
91Burundi43,226.0Number
92Costa Rica43,058.3Number
93Libya42,696.0Number
94Ireland42,162.0Number
95Denmark42,105.0Number
96Papua New Guinea40,888.1Number
97United Arab Emirates39,735.0Number
98Azerbaijan38,731.0Number
99Tajikistan37,890.0Number
100Hungary37,255.0Number
101Liberia37,210.0Number
102Togo36,787.0Number
103Lebanon36,699.0Number
104Austria35,752.2Number
105Oman34,743.0Number
106Paraguay34,694.0Number
107Kuwait32,782.0Number
108Georgia32,424.0Number
109South Sudan32,200.0Number
110Finland30,824.0Number
111Nicaragua29,707.0Number
112Hong Kong28,284.0Number
113Kyrgyzstan26,847.0Number
114New Zealand26,597.0Number
115Czech Republic25,979.0Number
116State of Palestine25,038.0Number
117Turkmenistan24,978.0Number
118Mauritania24,560.0Number
119Republic of the Congo23,019.0Number
120Bulgaria22,710.0Number
121Belarus22,228.0Number
122El Salvador22,132.0Number
123Lao People's Democratic Republic21,845.0Number
124Namibia21,240.0Number
125Panama19,072.0Number
126Uruguay18,882.0Number
127Slovakia18,530.0Number
128Singapore16,639.0Number
129Botswana16,622.0Number
130Serbia16,557.0Number
131Puerto Rico15,316.0Number
132Qatar14,931.0Number
133Republic of The Gambia13,495.0Number
134Croatia13,441.0Number
135Somalia12,870.0Number
136Eritrea12,025.0Number
137Mongolia11,972.0Number
138Jamaica11,768.0Number
139Gabon10,935.0Number
140Lesotho10,388.0Number
141Latvia9,966.0Number
142Central African Republic9,756.0Number
143Bosnia and Herzegovina9,722.0Number
144Bahrain9,404.0Number
145Albania9,336.0Number
146Lithuania8,888.0Number
147Eswatini8,880.0Number
148Slovenia8,663.0Number
149Estonia8,627.5Number
150The Republic of North Macedonia7,723.0Number
151Trinidad and Tobago7,693.3Number
152Armenia7,540.0Number
153Moldova, Republic of7,408.0Number
154Timor-Leste7,144.0Number
155Guyana6,330.0Number
156Fiji6,295.0Number
157Mauritius6,144.0Number
158Luxembourg5,877.7Number
159Cyprus5,389.0Number
160Guinea-Bissau5,371.0Number
161Solomon Islands5,327.0Number
162Suriname5,068.0Number
163Maldives4,691.2Number
164Equatorial Guinea4,021.0Number
165Comoros3,952.0Number
166Brunei Darussalam3,846.0Number
167Iceland3,568.0Number
168Bhutan3,372.0Number
169Cape Verde3,031.0Number
170Macao2,896.0Number
171Djibouti2,739.0Number
172Belize2,497.0Number
173French Polynesia2,052.0Number
174Malta1,940.5Number
175Vanuatu1,892.0Number
176Barbados1,592.0Number
177Samoa1,558.0Number
178Bahamas1,497.0Number
179Sao Tome and Principe1,193.0Number
180New Caledonia1,096.0Number
181Antigua and Barbuda1,087.0Number
182Saint Lucia1,067.0Number
183Virgin Islands, U.S.1,025.0Number
184Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,018.0Number
185Tonga818.0Number
186Guam775.0Number
187Micronesia, Federated States of774.0Number
188Kiribati734.0Number
189Seychelles671.0Number
190Aruba628.0Number
191Grenada620.0Number
192Dominica552.0Number
193American Samoa524.0Number
194Marshall Islands439.0Number
195Bermuda420.0Number
196Andorra413.0Number
197Saint Kitts and Nevis408.0Number
198Sint Maarten (Dutch part)387.0Number
199Cayman Islands323.0Number
200Liechtenstein283.0Number
201Turks and Caicos Islands272.0Number
202Virgin Islands, British247.0Number
203San Marino245.0Number
204Palau205.0Number
205Gibraltar197.0Number
206Monaco195.0Number
207Tuvalu107.0Number
208Nauru66.0Number
Showing 208 of 208 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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