GDP per capita by country, 1960 to 2025
Luxembourg had the world's highest GDP per capita in 2025 at $147,000, ahead of Ireland at $132,000 and Switzerland at $115,000. The United States stood at $90,027. The median country reached $7,899, against China's $13,862, India's $2,702, and Nigeria's $1,224.
How it is measured
The figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD): gross domestic product divided by midyear population, in current US dollars at market exchange rates, one value per country per year. Values are nominal, so they move with currencies and price levels as well as output; comparisons at purchasing-power parity differ. This page covers every country the World Bank reports, about 214 with data, of which 186 report a value for 2025; the chart shows the ten highest at each year of the replay.
What the chart shows
The top of this chart belongs to small, open economies: Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the Nordic countries trade places across the decades, and Ireland and Singapore now sit among them. Ireland's climb is partly a measurement story, since the profits of multinationals booked there inflate GDP relative to residents' income. The median country rose from $257 in 1960 to $7,899 in 2025 in nominal terms.
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