Data for 1990

GDP per Capita (PPP), 1990

1990, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

GDP per Capita (PPP), 1990 covers 185 countries. Brunei is highest, at 118,163.7; Mozambique is lowest, at 547.6. The middle country reads 8,945.8.

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GDP per Capita (PPP) · Data for 1990

HighestBrunei

118,163.7

LowestMozambique

547.6

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

185countries
1measure
1990the year it describes
185distinct values12 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of GDP per Capita (PPP), 1990, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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GDP per Capita (PPP), 1990: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	118,163.7
2	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	111,377.0
3	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	81,455.0
4	BermudaBMUNorthern America	79,750.9
5	QatarQATWestern Asia	75,303.6
6	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	65,196.6
7	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	63,921.4
8	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	56,608.3
9	MacauMACEastern Asia	55,300.7
10	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	50,036.3
11	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	45,961.1
12	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	45,943.9
13	United StatesUSANorthern America	44,384.2
14	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	43,258.1
15	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	43,128.3
16	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	43,099.6
17	ItalyITASouthern Europe	42,656.7
18	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	42,355.3
19	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	41,856.5
20	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	41,640.1
21	CanadaCANNorthern America	40,475.1
22	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	40,199.7
23	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	38,932.9
24	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	38,807.1
25	FranceFRAWestern Europe	38,655.9
26	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	38,137.6
27	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	36,267.7
28	JapanJPNEastern Asia	36,137.8
29	OmanOMNWestern Asia	35,201.6
30	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	33,531.0
31	ArubaABWCaribbean	33,146.7
32	BahamasBHSCaribbean	33,072.2
33	SpainESPSouthern Europe	31,773.2
34	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	31,598.7
35	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	30,785.7
36	NauruNRUMicronesia	30,127.2
37	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	29,643.6
38	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	29,504.9
39	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	27,918.1
40	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	27,666.5
41	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	27,190.6
42	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	26,916.3
43	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	26,738.8
44	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	25,349.8
45	IsraelISRWestern Asia	25,341.0
46	GabonGABMiddle Africa	23,884.8
47	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	23,399.6
48	UkraineUKREastern Europe	22,815.8
49	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	21,297.0
50	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	21,074.6
51	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	20,594.1
52	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	19,195.9
53	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	19,161.4
54	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	18,208.1
55	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	18,126.6
56	PalauPLWMicronesia	17,807.5
57	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	17,521.0
58	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	17,508.8
59	MexicoMEXCentral America	17,169.6
60	SurinameSURSouth America	17,137.7
61	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	17,056.7
62	ArgentinaARGSouth America	17,007.3
63	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	16,837.7
64	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	16,316.8
65	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	15,902.9
66	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	15,478.8
67	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	14,954.1
68	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	14,377.9
69	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	14,326.0
70	UruguayURYSouth America	14,060.8
71	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	12,917.1
72	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	12,904.5
73	PolandPOLEastern Europe	12,821.5
74	BrazilBRASouth America	12,633.3
75	BelarusBLREastern Europe	12,351.6
76	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	12,184.2
77	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	12,013.7
78	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	11,869.5
79	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	11,728.5
80	DominicaDMACaribbean	11,311.6
81	Costa RicaCRICentral America	10,979.8
82	ChileCHLSouth America	10,955.2
83	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	10,811.2
84	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	10,776.1
85	IraqIRQWestern Asia	10,735.1
86	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	10,520.9
87	PanamaPANCentral America	10,263.7
88	ColombiaCOLSouth America	9,998.8
89	ParaguayPRYSouth America	9,961.2
90	IranIRNSouthern Asia	9,656.0
91	EcuadorECUSouth America	9,104.8
92	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	8,986.0
93	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	8,945.8
94	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	8,883.9
95	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	8,879.7
96	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	8,702.9
97	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	8,699.5
98	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	8,366.4
99	BelizeBLZCentral America	8,251.6
100	JordanJORWestern Asia	8,241.8
101	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	8,006.6
102	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	7,850.7
103	FijiFJIMelanesia	7,820.7
104	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	7,594.7
105	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	7,467.4
106	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	7,327.7
107	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	7,281.8
108	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	6,742.6
109	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	6,637.8
110	PeruPERSouth America	6,316.2
111	BoliviaBOLSouth America	6,247.1
112	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	6,137.6
113	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	6,095.7
114	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	6,082.9
115	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	5,976.0
116	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	5,952.4
117	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	5,560.8
118	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	5,519.6
119	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	5,447.7
120	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	5,423.8
121	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	5,345.5
122	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	5,255.5
123	GuyanaGUYSouth America	5,074.4
124	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	4,873.1
125	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	4,561.6
126	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4,517.6
127	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	4,504.5
128	TongaTONPolynesia	4,488.4
129	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	4,418.7
130	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	4,239.6
131	NicaraguaNICCentral America	4,217.6
132	KenyaKENEastern Africa	4,177.5
133	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	4,173.0
134	SamoaWSMPolynesia	3,991.4
135	HaitiHTICaribbean	3,923.2
136	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	3,906.1
137	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	3,883.2
138	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	3,531.8
139	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	3,411.4
140	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	3,199.7
141	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	3,178.9
142	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	3,164.6
143	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	3,120.3
144	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	3,119.8
145	SenegalSENWestern Africa	2,923.3
146	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2,785.7
147	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2,703.6
148	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	2,653.8
149	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2,646.1
150	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2,468.0
151	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2,460.2
152	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	2,425.1
153	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2,413.9
154	TogoTGOWestern Africa	2,409.1
155	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	2,404.0
156	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,352.7
157	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	2,213.8
158	BeninBENWestern Africa	2,207.1
159	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	2,143.8
160	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2,139.8
161	GuineaGINWestern Africa	2,105.7
162	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2,069.8
163	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2,005.5
164	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,968.3
165	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,968.1
166	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,890.5
167	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,866.4
168	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	1,848.8
169	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,808.3
170	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,794.2
171	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,711.4
172	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1,666.8
173	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1,481.3
174	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,455.8
175	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	1,422.2
176	NigerNERWestern Africa	1,420.2
177	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,172.1
178	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,165.7
179	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	1,122.8
180	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,107.9
181	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,080.0
182	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,047.5
183	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	874.3
184	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	775.3
185	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	547.6

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Brunei118,163.7
2United Arab Emirates111,377.0
3Luxembourg81,455.0
4Bermuda79,750.9
5Qatar75,303.6

Lowest

185Mozambique547.6
184Myanmar775.3
183Ethiopia874.3
182Malawi1,047.5
181Uganda1,080.0

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 8,945.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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