Data for 2007

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2007

2007, as GGDC’s 2023 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2007 covers 166 countries. Qatar is highest, at 97,912.7; DR Congo is lowest, at 546.0. The middle country reads 9,899.7. Against 2006, 166 values changed (155 up, 11 down), the same countries are covered.

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Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison) · Data for 2007

HighestQatar

97,912.7

LowestDR Congo

546.0

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

166countries
1measure
2007the 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), 2007, 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), 2007: every country, as published by Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC).
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1	QatarQATWestern Asia	97,912.7
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	74,879.8
3	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	73,096.9
4	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	65,412.8
5	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	58,369.7
6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	54,509.5
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	52,322.2
8	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	51,844.1
9	United StatesUSANorthern America	50,901.7
10	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	44,481.5
11	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	44,033.6
12	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	44,008.8
13	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	42,399.8
14	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	42,230.9
15	CanadaCANNorthern America	41,806.9
16	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	41,277.8
17	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	41,111.2
18	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	40,305.3
19	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	39,998.5
20	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	39,752.2
21	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	38,082.9
22	FranceFRAWestern Europe	36,845.7
23	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	36,816.7
24	OmanOMNWestern Asia	36,425.0
25	ItalyITASouthern Europe	36,310.7
26	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	36,070.3
27	JapanJPNEastern Asia	35,892.7
28	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	34,761.3
29	SpainESPSouthern Europe	32,735.4
30	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	32,511.1
31	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	31,784.4
32	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	30,806.2
33	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	29,716.6
34	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	28,884.7
35	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	28,822.9
36	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	28,110.0
37	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	27,832.8
38	IsraelISRWestern Asia	27,624.9
39	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	26,177.9
40	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	25,477.2
41	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	25,382.8
42	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	23,048.3
43	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	21,109.9
44	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	21,042.4
45	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	20,731.7
46	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	20,138.5
47	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	20,018.1
48	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	19,984.0
49	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	19,763.8
50	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	18,832.8
51	ChileCHLSouth America	18,487.9
52	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	18,181.1
53	PolandPOLEastern Europe	18,067.4
54	ArgentinaARGSouth America	17,891.9
55	VenezuelaVENSouth America	17,386.1
56	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	17,209.6
57	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	16,090.8
58	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	15,519.4
59	IranIRNSouthern Asia	15,467.1
60	BelarusBLREastern Europe	14,857.0
61	MexicoMEXCentral America	14,684.7
62	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	14,418.8
63	UruguayURYSouth America	13,976.4
64	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	13,785.2
65	PanamaPANCentral America	13,492.4
66	GabonGABMiddle Africa	13,455.6
67	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	12,917.4
68	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	12,699.5
69	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	12,694.7
70	BrazilBRASouth America	12,500.0
71	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	12,027.4
72	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	11,602.1
73	Costa RicaCRICentral America	11,584.7
74	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	11,276.5
75	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	10,974.7
76	JordanJORWestern Asia	10,938.8
77	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	10,829.4
78	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	10,768.9
79	ColombiaCOLSouth America	10,602.3
80	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	10,576.3
81	UkraineUKREastern Europe	10,355.8
82	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	10,099.4
83	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	9,932.9
84	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	9,866.5
85	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	9,713.2
86	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	9,377.9
87	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	9,130.6
88	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	8,811.9
89	EcuadorECUSouth America	8,633.6
90	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	8,300.1
91	PeruPERSouth America	8,138.4
92	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	7,895.7
93	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	7,866.2
94	DominicaDMACaribbean	7,698.8
95	IraqIRQWestern Asia	7,587.6
96	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	7,509.5
97	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7,402.2
98	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	7,283.6
99	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	7,157.3
100	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	7,139.2
101	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	6,779.5
102	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	6,545.8
103	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	6,467.8
104	ParaguayPRYSouth America	6,383.5
105	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	6,228.4
106	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	6,196.6
107	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	5,908.0
108	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	5,773.5
109	CubaCUBCaribbean	5,635.7
110	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	5,597.9
111	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	5,172.7
112	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	4,845.0
113	BoliviaBOLSouth America	4,713.4
114	YemenYEMWestern Asia	4,516.1
115	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	4,342.7
116	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	4,251.0
117	HondurasHNDCentral America	4,237.3
118	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	4,160.4
119	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	4,037.2
120	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3,870.7
121	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	3,831.5
122	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	3,817.5
123	NicaraguaNICCentral America	3,729.9
124	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	3,542.6
125	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	3,389.4
126	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	3,233.7
127	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	2,875.0
128	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	2,752.1
129	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2,647.2
130	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2,553.2
131	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2,422.8
132	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	2,396.0
133	KenyaKENEastern Africa	2,380.8
134	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	2,380.1
135	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	2,318.6
136	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	2,315.6
137	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2,194.4
138	SenegalSENWestern Africa	2,137.7
139	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2,106.8
140	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,927.4
141	BeninBENWestern Africa	1,904.5
142	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,754.5
143	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,746.9
144	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,569.8
145	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,557.8
146	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,541.8
147	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,441.2
148	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,422.3
149	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,422.2
150	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,384.2
151	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,382.5
152	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,320.8
153	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,308.5
154	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,291.2
155	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,260.0
156	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,253.4
157	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,252.6
158	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,145.9
159	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1,068.0
160	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	982.4
161	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	936.4
162	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	897.5
163	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	768.2
164	NigerNERWestern Africa	766.2
165	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	701.0
166	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	546.0

02In 2007

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar97,912.7
2Norway74,879.8
3Kuwait73,096.9
4United Arab Emirates65,412.8
5Luxembourg58,369.7

Lowest

166DR Congo546.0
165Burundi701.0
164Niger766.2
163Liberia768.2
162Central African Republic897.5

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 9,899.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
166values changed, of 166 in both
155 · 11rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Qatar90,120.9 → 97,912.7+7,791.8
Equatorial Guinea36,615.7 → 41,277.8+4,662.0
Kuwait68,546.1 → 73,096.9+4,550.7
Singapore48,073.6 → 51,844.1+3,770.5
Norway71,310.5 → 74,879.8+3,569.3

Fell most

United Arab Emirates67,830.9 → 65,412.8−2,418.1
Republic of the Congo5,016.1 → 4,845.0−171.1
Syria6,901.8 → 6,779.5−122.2
Zimbabwe1,455.7 → 1,422.2−33.6
North Korea1,778.5 → 1,746.9−31.6

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 2007.
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) (2007). Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/historical-gdp-per-capita/2007

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