Data for 2005

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2005

2005, as GGDC’s 2023 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2005 covers 166 countries. Qatar is highest, at 76,808.4; DR Congo is lowest, at 490.7. The middle country reads 8,337.8. Against 2004, 166 values changed (154 up, 12 down), the same countries are covered.

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Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison) · Data for 2005

HighestQatar

76,808.4

LowestDR Congo

490.7

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

166countries
1measure
2005the year it describes
166distinct values14 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), 2005, 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), 2005: every country, as published by Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC).
derived
1	QatarQATWestern Asia	76,808.4
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	68,108.6
3	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	65,599.1
4	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	62,959.6
5	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	53,262.1
6	United StatesUSANorthern America	49,654.8
7	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	49,273.9
8	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	49,223.4
9	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	44,698.8
10	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	42,264.6
11	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	41,904.4
12	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	40,679.5
13	CanadaCANNorthern America	40,485.0
14	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	39,259.0
15	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	38,191.9
16	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	37,884.1
17	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	37,642.8
18	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	36,787.3
19	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	36,338.4
20	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	36,205.6
21	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	35,623.6
22	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	35,569.7
23	FranceFRAWestern Europe	35,495.5
24	ItalyITASouthern Europe	34,872.1
25	JapanJPNEastern Asia	34,857.8
26	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	32,700.3
27	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	32,013.5
28	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	31,374.5
29	SpainESPSouthern Europe	30,885.6
30	OmanOMNWestern Asia	30,392.6
31	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	30,270.2
32	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	27,443.3
33	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	26,651.8
34	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	26,164.2
35	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	26,091.5
36	IsraelISRWestern Asia	25,686.4
37	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	25,230.9
38	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	24,966.9
39	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	24,377.9
40	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	22,518.5
41	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	22,128.6
42	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	21,905.2
43	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	18,140.6
44	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	17,649.5
45	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	17,581.4
46	ChileCHLSouth America	17,137.5
47	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	17,069.7
48	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	16,538.6
49	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	16,417.9
50	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	16,243.1
51	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	15,651.1
52	PolandPOLEastern Europe	15,580.9
53	ArgentinaARGSouth America	15,344.2
54	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	15,233.8
55	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	15,172.6
56	VenezuelaVENSouth America	14,944.3
57	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	14,725.2
58	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	14,487.8
59	MexicoMEXCentral America	13,655.8
60	IranIRNSouthern Asia	13,110.1
61	UruguayURYSouth America	12,757.5
62	BelarusBLREastern Europe	12,629.6
63	GabonGABMiddle Africa	12,438.0
64	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	12,379.5
65	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	11,758.1
66	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	11,742.1
67	PanamaPANCentral America	11,389.2
68	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	11,313.8
69	BrazilBRASouth America	11,305.8
70	Costa RicaCRICentral America	10,308.4
71	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	9,969.6
72	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	9,933.1
73	JordanJORWestern Asia	9,860.8
74	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	9,798.1
75	ColombiaCOLSouth America	9,524.7
76	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	9,393.7
77	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	9,198.4
78	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	9,002.2
79	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	8,984.5
80	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	8,983.4
81	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	8,791.7
82	UkraineUKREastern Europe	8,496.7
83	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	8,418.9
84	EcuadorECUSouth America	8,256.8
85	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	8,156.4
86	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	8,057.7
87	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	8,021.9
88	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	8,007.0
89	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	7,553.6
90	PeruPERSouth America	7,091.1
91	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7,073.8
92	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	7,037.7
93	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	6,858.5
94	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	6,849.8
95	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	6,807.6
96	DominicaDMACaribbean	6,697.5
97	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	6,626.6
98	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	6,491.2
99	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	6,482.0
100	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	6,441.5
101	IraqIRQWestern Asia	6,441.4
102	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	6,130.5
103	ParaguayPRYSouth America	5,922.8
104	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	5,867.2
105	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	5,708.0
106	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	5,284.0
107	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	4,822.2
108	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	4,820.7
109	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	4,721.0
110	CubaCUBCaribbean	4,713.7
111	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	4,659.4
112	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	4,589.6
113	YemenYEMWestern Asia	4,485.6
114	BoliviaBOLSouth America	4,445.3
115	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	4,073.7
116	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	3,883.9
117	HondurasHNDCentral America	3,851.1
118	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	3,708.8
119	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3,637.7
120	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	3,554.2
121	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3,396.6
122	NicaraguaNICCentral America	3,370.8
123	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	3,347.8
124	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2,948.7
125	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2,947.1
126	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2,642.5
127	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	2,532.9
128	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2,416.9
129	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2,411.3
130	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	2,371.0
131	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	2,312.8
132	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	2,222.9
133	KenyaKENEastern Africa	2,157.8
134	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2,144.8
135	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	2,126.8
136	SenegalSENWestern Africa	2,121.2
137	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2,013.8
138	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,970.0
139	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,925.6
140	BeninBENWestern Africa	1,875.9
141	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,836.3
142	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,808.1
143	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,554.2
144	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,541.6
145	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,496.0
146	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,461.8
147	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,451.1
148	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,414.8
149	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,310.0
150	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,276.5
151	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,266.1
152	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,265.7
153	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,226.6
154	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,223.7
155	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,210.5
156	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,186.6
157	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,119.8
158	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1,107.5
159	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	964.4
160	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	920.0
161	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	858.5
162	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	829.2
163	NigerNERWestern Africa	757.2
164	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	755.2
165	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	691.6
166	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	490.7

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar76,808.4
2Norway68,108.6
3United Arab Emirates65,599.1
4Kuwait62,959.6
5Luxembourg53,262.1

Lowest

166DR Congo490.7
165Burundi691.6
164Liberia755.2
163Niger757.2
162Ethiopia829.2

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 8,337.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
166values changed, of 166 in both
154 · 12rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Kuwait55,911.8 → 62,959.6+7,047.8
Norway64,824.1 → 68,108.6+3,284.4
Singapore42,111.2 → 44,698.8+2,587.7
Saudi Arabia30,233.5 → 32,700.3+2,466.8
Qatar74,372.9 → 76,808.4+2,435.5

Fell most

Mauritius14,854.6 → 14,725.2−129.4
Zimbabwe1,604.5 → 1,496.0−108.5
Puerto Rico32,110.8 → 32,013.5−97.3
Kyrgyzstan3,632.1 → 3,554.2−78.0
Benin1,923.7 → 1,875.9−47.8

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 2005.
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) (2005). Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/historical-gdp-per-capita/2005

06112 held

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