Data for 2004

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2004

2004, as GGDC’s 2023 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2004 covers 166 countries. Qatar is highest, at 74,372.9; DR Congo is lowest, at 464.0. The middle country reads 7,908.1. Against 2003, 166 values changed (156 up, 10 down), the same countries are covered.

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Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison) · Data for 2004

HighestQatar

74,372.9

LowestDR Congo

464.0

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

166countries
1measure
2004the year it describes
166distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2004, as published. GGDC ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2004: every country, as published by Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC).
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1	QatarQATWestern Asia	74,372.9
2	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	64,925.7
3	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	64,824.1
4	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	55,911.8
5	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	52,624.2
6	United StatesUSANorthern America	48,492.7
7	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	47,263.6
8	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	47,028.9
9	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	42,111.2
10	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	41,178.6
11	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	40,887.7
12	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	39,682.4
13	CanadaCANNorthern America	39,491.6
14	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	38,016.1
15	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	36,957.1
16	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	36,209.2
17	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	36,053.0
18	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	35,888.6
19	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	35,740.4
20	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	35,528.7
21	FranceFRAWestern Europe	35,093.8
22	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	34,865.8
23	ItalyITASouthern Europe	34,472.1
24	JapanJPNEastern Asia	34,313.6
25	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	33,419.9
26	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	32,110.8
27	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	30,233.5
28	SpainESPSouthern Europe	30,088.1
29	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	29,975.1
30	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	29,806.7
31	OmanOMNWestern Asia	28,607.1
32	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	26,646.5
33	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	25,780.4
34	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	25,403.3
35	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	25,355.2
36	IsraelISRWestern Asia	25,210.9
37	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	24,150.6
38	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	24,142.8
39	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	23,389.6
40	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	21,233.0
41	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	20,803.8
42	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	20,555.0
43	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	16,999.0
44	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	16,628.6
45	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	16,570.9
46	ChileCHLSouth America	16,479.0
47	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	15,371.2
48	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	15,087.3
49	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	14,995.8
50	PolandPOLEastern Europe	14,906.1
51	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	14,881.0
52	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	14,854.6
53	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	14,193.3
54	ArgentinaARGSouth America	14,183.2
55	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	13,929.7
56	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	13,735.9
57	VenezuelaVENSouth America	13,713.0
58	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	13,423.8
59	MexicoMEXCentral America	13,287.6
60	IranIRNSouthern Asia	12,404.3
61	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	12,078.7
62	GabonGABMiddle Africa	12,022.5
63	UruguayURYSouth America	11,955.3
64	BelarusBLREastern Europe	11,615.7
65	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	11,408.3
66	BrazilBRASouth America	10,949.7
67	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	10,853.8
68	PanamaPANCentral America	10,769.5
69	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	10,531.2
70	Costa RicaCRICentral America	10,086.8
71	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	9,491.6
72	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	9,329.5
73	JordanJORWestern Asia	9,288.6
74	ColombiaCOLSouth America	9,211.3
75	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	9,182.3
76	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	8,877.9
77	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	8,705.1
78	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	8,561.4
79	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	8,512.2
80	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	8,322.3
81	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	8,193.7
82	UkraineUKREastern Europe	8,049.4
83	EcuadorECUSouth America	7,958.9
84	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	7,857.4
85	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	7,781.7
86	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	7,661.9
87	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	7,441.4
88	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	7,229.6
89	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	7,051.4
90	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7,005.0
91	PeruPERSouth America	6,731.0
92	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	6,712.8
93	DominicaDMACaribbean	6,602.7
94	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	6,419.9
95	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	6,342.7
96	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	6,192.0
97	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	6,180.9
98	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	6,146.0
99	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	6,070.2
100	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	6,067.6
101	IraqIRQWestern Asia	6,061.6
102	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	5,971.5
103	ParaguayPRYSouth America	5,876.7
104	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	5,584.2
105	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	5,559.5
106	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	5,068.2
107	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	4,562.5
108	CubaCUBCaribbean	4,561.0
109	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	4,560.5
110	YemenYEMWestern Asia	4,371.4
111	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	4,368.1
112	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	4,358.5
113	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	4,334.2
114	BoliviaBOLSouth America	4,330.6
115	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	3,813.4
116	HondurasHNDCentral America	3,686.7
117	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	3,664.5
118	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	3,632.1
119	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3,437.7
120	NicaraguaNICCentral America	3,220.3
121	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3,212.5
122	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	3,136.6
123	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	3,064.3
124	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2,784.7
125	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2,664.9
126	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2,461.3
127	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	2,408.8
128	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2,329.5
129	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2,301.3
130	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	2,280.8
131	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	2,198.2
132	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	2,186.0
133	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	2,097.1
134	SenegalSENWestern Africa	2,075.0
135	KenyaKENEastern Africa	2,066.2
136	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2,004.1
137	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,965.9
138	BeninBENWestern Africa	1,923.7
139	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,828.3
140	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,812.6
141	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,802.1
142	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,753.7
143	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,604.5
144	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,585.8
145	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,464.4
146	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,439.2
147	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,367.0
148	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,364.7
149	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,268.7
150	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,247.3
151	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,239.9
152	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,200.3
153	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,197.2
154	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,194.7
155	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,159.8
156	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,159.0
157	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1,125.8
158	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,121.8
159	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	922.8
160	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	869.0
161	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	853.2
162	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	771.5
163	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	760.9
164	NigerNERWestern Africa	725.1
165	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	709.7
166	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	464.0

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar74,372.9
2United Arab Emirates64,925.7
3Norway64,824.1
4Kuwait55,911.8
5Luxembourg52,624.2

Lowest

166DR Congo464.0
165Burundi709.7
164Niger725.1
163Liberia760.9
162Ethiopia771.5

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 7,908.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
166values changed, of 166 in both
156 · 10rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Qatar62,234.2 → 74,372.9+12,138.7
Kuwait48,809.7 → 55,911.8+7,102.1
Equatorial Guinea27,571.2 → 33,419.9+5,848.7
United Arab Emirates59,823.3 → 64,925.7+5,102.4
Norway60,852.3 → 64,824.1+3,971.9

Fell most

Seychelles13,836.0 → 13,735.9−100.1
Zimbabwe1,701.0 → 1,604.5−96.5
Liberia851.9 → 760.9−91.0
Haiti1,495.9 → 1,439.2−56.7
Malta21,273.1 → 21,233.0−40.1

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2023 release
Every year in this series comes from GGDC’s 2023 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2004.
The position is ours
GGDC publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 166 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC) (2004). Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/historical-gdp-per-capita/2004

06112 held

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