Countries With the Lowest GNI per Capita (PPP)
Every country with a figure for gni per capita (ppp), ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Burundi ($1,024), Central African Republic ($1,181) and Congo, Dem. Rep. ($1,239). The middle country of the 197 has $16,784.
What this measures
GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Source: World Bank. For this measure, higher is better.
This measure mostly follows how rich a country is, so this ranking is close to a ranking by national income. Each country’s page also ranks it against countries with similar incomes, which is often the fairer comparison.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2021–2025. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | GNI per capita (PPP) | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | $1,024 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Central African Republic | $1,181 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | $1,239 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Mozambique | $1,354 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $1,418 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Liberia | $1,446 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Malawi | $1,561 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Madagascar | $1,658 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Niger | $1,857 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Sudan | $1,879 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Afghanistan | $1,960 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 12 | Chad | $2,405 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Solomon Islands | $2,551 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | $2,757 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Uganda | $2,815 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | $2,825 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Mali | $2,891 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Gambia, The | $2,929 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Haiti | $3,001 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | $3,023 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Ethiopia | $3,130 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Lesotho | $3,220 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Togo | $3,230 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Zambia | $3,232 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Rwanda | $3,280 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Timor-Leste | $3,470 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 27 | Comoros | $3,682 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | $3,735 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 29 | Tanzania | $3,830 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Vanuatu | $3,910 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 31 | Benin | $4,028 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Guinea | $4,181 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | $4,472 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 34 | Senegal | $4,565 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Syrian Arab Republic | $4,599 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 36 | West Bank and Gaza | $4,625 | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 37 | Cameroon | $4,857 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 38 | Myanmar | $5,097 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | $5,145 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Congo, Rep. | $5,151 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Kiribati | $5,157 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 42 | Nepal | $5,351 | 2025 | South Asia |
| 43 | Pakistan | $5,692 | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 44 | Kenya | $5,863 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 45 | Mauritania | $6,185 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 46 | Honduras | $6,190 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | $6,632 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Ghana | $6,783 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Cambodia | $6,909 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | $6,960 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Tuvalu | $7,443 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 52 | Nigeria | $7,482 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Tonga | $7,590 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 54 | Lao PDR | $7,620 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 55 | Djibouti | $7,771 | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 56 | Angola | $7,878 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Samoa | $8,553 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 58 | Nicaragua | $8,597 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | $8,630 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 60 | Kyrgyz Republic | $8,966 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Bangladesh | $9,153 | 2025 | South Asia |
| 62 | Eswatini | $9,234 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Fiji | $9,701 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 64 | Morocco | $9,727 | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | $9,748 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 66 | India | $9,910 | 2025 | South Asia |
| 67 | Jordan | $10,011 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 68 | Jamaica | $10,157 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 69 | Cabo Verde | $10,243 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 70 | Lebanon | $10,332 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 71 | Namibia | $10,536 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 72 | Tajikistan | $10,615 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 73 | Bolivia | $10,948 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | El Salvador | $11,259 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Iraq | $11,973 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 76 | Belize | $12,098 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Philippines | $12,312 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 78 | Libya | $12,668 | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 79 | South Africa | $13,036 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 80 | Guatemala | $13,248 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Tunisia | $13,250 | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 82 | Grenada | $13,944 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Ecuador | $14,256 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | $14,291 | 2025 | South Asia |
| 85 | Indonesia | $14,434 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 86 | Bhutan | $14,485 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 87 | Viet Nam | $15,189 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 88 | Dominica | $15,823 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | $15,877 | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 90 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $15,896 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | $15,904 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 92 | Algeria | $15,908 | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 93 | Peru | $15,938 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | $16,077 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | $16,182 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 96 | Suriname | $16,194 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 97 | Paraguay | $16,228 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 98 | Kosovo | $16,485 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 99 | Gabon | $16,784 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 100 | Ukraine | $17,156 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 101 | Barbados | $17,401 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 102 | Botswana | $17,803 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 103 | Mongolia | $17,969 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 104 | Moldova | $18,134 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Guyana | $18,313 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 106 | Palau | $18,498 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 107 | St. Lucia | $18,661 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | Colombia | $19,071 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | Brazil | $19,212 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 110 | Naoero | $19,279 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 111 | Thailand | $19,572 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | $19,694 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Armenia | $20,437 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | China | $20,701 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 115 | Maldives | $20,960 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $21,136 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Mexico | $22,157 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 118 | Albania | $22,397 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | $23,723 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 120 | North Macedonia | $23,869 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Georgia | $24,718 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 122 | Antigua and Barbuda | $24,877 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 123 | Turks and Caicos Islands | $25,162 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 124 | Curacao | $25,195 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 125 | Costa Rica | $25,809 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 126 | St. Kitts and Nevis | $26,038 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 127 | Serbia | $27,049 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Argentina | $27,594 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 129 | Puerto Rico (US) | $27,956 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 130 | Mauritius | $29,003 | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 131 | Seychelles | $29,068 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 132 | Uruguay | $29,795 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 133 | Chile | $29,817 | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | $29,989 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 135 | Belarus | $30,113 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | Montenegro | $30,626 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Turkiye | $31,665 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Bulgaria | $33,267 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Aruba | $33,932 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 140 | Malaysia | $34,062 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | $34,286 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Bahamas, The | $34,710 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 143 | Panama | $35,040 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 144 | Oman | $36,390 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 145 | Latvia | $36,880 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Slovak Republic | $37,668 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Greece | $38,018 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 148 | Russian Federation | $38,912 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $39,283 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 150 | Hungary | $39,824 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | Estonia | $41,227 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 152 | Romania | $42,050 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Portugal | $43,133 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Croatia | $44,131 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Poland | $44,439 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | Lithuania | $46,181 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 157 | Czechia | $46,355 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | New Zealand | $46,633 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 159 | Israel | $47,468 | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 160 | Cyprus | $48,268 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 161 | Spain | $48,454 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Slovenia | $48,601 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Japan | $50,060 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 164 | United Kingdom | $52,643 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 165 | Italy | $53,971 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 166 | France | $55,091 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 167 | Finland | $55,772 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 168 | Kuwait | $56,107 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 169 | Korea, Rep. | $56,424 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 170 | Canada | $56,432 | 2025 | North America |
| 171 | Malta | $56,504 | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 172 | Australia | $58,319 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | $61,805 | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 174 | Austria | $62,385 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 175 | Belgium | $62,975 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 176 | Bahrain | $63,513 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 177 | Andorra | $63,828 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 178 | Cayman Islands | $64,426 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 179 | San Marino | $64,746 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 180 | Sweden | $65,118 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 181 | Germany | $65,564 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 182 | Iceland | $67,400 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 183 | Netherlands | $70,745 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 184 | Faroe Islands | $70,786 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 185 | Denmark | $71,534 | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 186 | Hong Kong SAR, China | $75,243 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 187 | United States | $75,332 | 2024 | North America |
| 188 | Brunei Darussalam | $78,957 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 189 | Switzerland | $82,430 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 190 | United Arab Emirates | $84,671 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 191 | Luxembourg | $85,030 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 192 | Ireland | $88,346 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 193 | Bermuda | $110,550 | 2024 | North America |
| 194 | Norway | $113,022 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 195 | Macao SAR, China | $114,322 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 196 | Qatar | $115,037 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 197 | Singapore | $116,633 | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
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