Data for 2014

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2014

2014, as GGDC’s 2023 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2014 covers 166 countries. Qatar is highest, at 157,712.9; Central African Republic is lowest, at 561.0. The middle country reads 11,874.0. Against 2013, 166 values changed (137 up, 29 down), the same countries are covered.

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Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison) · Data for 2014

HighestQatar

157,712.9

LowestCentral African Republic

561.0

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

166countries
1measure
2014the 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), 2014, 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), 2014: every country, as published by Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC).
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1	QatarQATWestern Asia	157,712.9
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	82,311.3
3	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	79,103.4
4	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	67,791.4
5	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	66,498.6
6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	59,775.5
7	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	54,100.1
8	United StatesUSANorthern America	51,796.6
9	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	50,791.0
10	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	50,732.3
11	OmanOMNWestern Asia	48,528.4
12	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	47,753.8
13	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	46,941.6
14	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	44,245.6
15	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	44,215.6
16	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	44,132.8
17	CanadaCANNorthern America	43,800.6
18	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	42,346.8
19	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	41,930.8
20	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	41,907.0
21	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	41,250.5
22	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	38,599.4
23	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	38,463.0
24	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	38,364.8
25	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	36,907.9
26	FranceFRAWestern Europe	36,818.5
27	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	36,521.9
28	JapanJPNEastern Asia	36,440.2
29	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	34,787.0
30	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	34,573.1
31	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	33,591.3
32	ItalyITASouthern Europe	33,310.7
33	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	32,878.2
34	IsraelISRWestern Asia	30,906.1
35	SpainESPSouthern Europe	30,842.2
36	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	27,030.2
37	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	27,007.9
38	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	25,638.7
39	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	24,442.4
40	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	24,250.0
41	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	24,135.0
42	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	24,114.6
43	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	23,982.8
44	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	23,819.7
45	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	23,453.0
46	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	23,273.2
47	PolandPOLEastern Europe	23,247.8
48	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	22,591.6
49	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	22,118.8
50	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	21,769.0
51	ChileCHLSouth America	21,337.8
52	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	21,168.5
53	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	20,557.4
54	PanamaPANCentral America	19,855.0
55	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	19,403.6
56	ArgentinaARGSouth America	19,112.2
57	UruguayURYSouth America	19,104.3
58	BelarusBLREastern Europe	18,805.2
59	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	18,487.3
60	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	18,192.2
61	VenezuelaVENSouth America	17,579.2
62	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	17,536.8
63	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	17,451.1
64	IranIRNSouthern Asia	17,449.9
65	GabonGABMiddle Africa	17,098.1
66	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	16,437.0
67	MexicoMEXCentral America	15,883.9
68	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	15,550.3
69	BrazilBRASouth America	15,251.9
70	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	15,154.1
71	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	14,929.7
72	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	14,572.0
73	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	13,760.4
74	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	13,586.3
75	Costa RicaCRICentral America	13,242.0
76	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	13,011.5
77	ColombiaCOLSouth America	12,981.6
78	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	12,717.7
79	IraqIRQWestern Asia	12,559.5
80	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	12,515.2
81	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	12,283.0
82	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	12,034.1
83	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	11,968.1
84	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	11,780.0
85	PeruPERSouth America	11,389.9
86	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	11,135.7
87	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	11,084.8
88	EcuadorECUSouth America	11,016.2
89	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	10,437.8
90	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	10,307.6
91	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	10,050.7
92	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	10,035.0
93	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	9,942.3
94	UkraineUKREastern Europe	9,817.5
95	JordanJORWestern Asia	9,765.8
96	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	9,745.1
97	DominicaDMACaribbean	9,507.0
98	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	9,228.8
99	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	9,134.9
100	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	8,831.6
101	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	8,548.3
102	ParaguayPRYSouth America	8,047.6
103	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	7,935.0
104	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	7,927.0
105	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	7,714.6
106	CubaCUBCaribbean	7,628.0
107	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7,198.4
108	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	6,978.1
109	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	6,760.8
110	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	6,428.5
111	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	6,262.0
112	BoliviaBOLSouth America	5,988.3
113	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5,744.3
114	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	5,550.7
115	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	5,524.1
116	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	5,465.5
117	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	5,251.0
118	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	4,939.0
119	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	4,750.9
120	NicaraguaNICCentral America	4,685.0
121	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	4,684.6
122	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	4,644.3
123	HondurasHNDCentral America	4,620.0
124	YemenYEMWestern Asia	4,019.4
125	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	3,631.9
126	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	3,627.8
127	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	3,474.0
128	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	3,461.1
129	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	3,459.0
130	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	3,384.4
131	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3,216.9
132	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	3,031.0
133	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	2,995.2
134	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2,982.7
135	KenyaKENEastern Africa	2,852.9
136	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	2,823.0
137	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	2,657.4
138	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2,644.0
139	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	2,436.5
140	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2,421.0
141	SenegalSENWestern Africa	2,192.0
142	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2,022.0
143	BeninBENWestern Africa	2,008.0
144	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2,007.0
145	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,941.2
146	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,829.8
147	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,791.3
148	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,789.0
149	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,749.0
150	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,743.0
151	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,647.0
152	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,601.4
153	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,505.7
154	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,488.9
155	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,443.3
156	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,399.0
157	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,355.0
158	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,354.1
159	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,334.0
160	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,143.0
161	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1,049.2
162	NigerNERWestern Africa	884.3
163	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	884.0
164	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	784.6
165	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	748.0
166	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	561.0

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar157,712.9
2Norway82,311.3
3Kuwait79,103.4
4United Arab Emirates67,791.4
5Singapore66,498.6

Lowest

166Central African Republic561.0
165Burundi748.0
164DR Congo784.6
163Liberia884.0
162Niger884.3

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 11,874.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
166values changed, of 166 in both
137 · 29rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Ireland48,181.2 → 50,732.3+2,551.1
Qatar155,657.1 → 157,712.9+2,055.8
Taiwan40,140.7 → 41,930.8+1,790.1
Singapore64,821.9 → 66,498.6+1,676.6
Malta25,611.1 → 27,007.9+1,396.8

Fell most

Libya20,190.1 → 15,154.1−5,036.0
Lebanon15,145.6 → 13,586.3−1,559.3
Equatorial Guinea43,209.0 → 41,907.0−1,302.0
Jordan10,834.4 → 9,765.8−1,068.6
Kuwait80,098.6 → 79,103.4−995.2

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

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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 2014.
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) (2014). Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/historical-gdp-per-capita/2014

06112 held

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