Data for 2017

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2017

2017, as GGDC’s 2023 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2017 covers 166 countries. Qatar is highest, at 153,819.1; Central African Republic is lowest, at 608.3. The middle country reads 12,012.8. Against 2016, 166 values changed (138 up, 28 down), the same countries are covered.

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Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison) · Data for 2017

HighestQatar

153,819.1

LowestCentral African Republic

608.3

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

166countries
1measure
2017the 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), 2017, 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), 2017: every country, as published by Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC).
derived
1	QatarQATWestern Asia	153,819.1
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	84,600.7
3	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	74,427.0
4	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	73,973.3
5	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	72,292.0
6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	60,903.2
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	55,465.7
8	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	55,037.2
9	United StatesUSANorthern America	54,152.4
10	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	50,593.3
11	OmanOMNWestern Asia	50,502.7
12	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	49,841.5
13	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	49,001.9
14	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	47,022.0
15	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	46,706.4
16	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	46,065.1
17	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	44,658.5
18	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	44,618.3
19	CanadaCANNorthern America	44,493.7
20	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	42,419.4
21	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	42,216.9
22	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	39,940.8
23	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	39,553.2
24	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	39,043.2
25	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	38,283.9
26	JapanJPNEastern Asia	38,079.0
27	FranceFRAWestern Europe	38,037.3
28	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	37,296.0
29	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	35,574.0
30	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	35,248.4
31	ItalyITASouthern Europe	34,754.8
32	SpainESPSouthern Europe	33,924.1
33	IsraelISRWestern Asia	32,549.8
34	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	31,495.5
35	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	30,531.4
36	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	30,206.9
37	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	30,072.2
38	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	28,618.2
39	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	28,288.9
40	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	27,872.8
41	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	26,661.6
42	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	26,530.0
43	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	26,318.0
44	PolandPOLEastern Europe	26,310.1
45	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	25,788.8
46	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	24,641.2
47	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	24,396.8
48	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	24,301.6
49	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	24,014.0
50	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	23,893.8
51	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	23,279.0
52	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	23,003.7
53	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	22,972.9
54	PanamaPANCentral America	22,331.2
55	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	21,852.0
56	ChileCHLSouth America	21,709.4
57	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	20,259.9
58	UruguayURYSouth America	19,656.6
59	ArgentinaARGSouth America	19,150.5
60	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	18,640.2
61	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	18,456.0
62	IranIRNSouthern Asia	18,416.5
63	BelarusBLREastern Europe	18,193.3
64	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	18,104.4
65	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	17,386.3
66	MexicoMEXCentral America	16,900.1
67	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	16,647.0
68	GabonGABMiddle Africa	16,576.2
69	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	15,994.5
70	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	15,121.7
71	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	15,053.8
72	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	15,030.4
73	Costa RicaCRICentral America	14,372.7
74	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	14,149.9
75	BrazilBRASouth America	14,062.7
76	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	13,876.7
77	IraqIRQWestern Asia	13,403.6
78	ColombiaCOLSouth America	13,380.6
79	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	13,209.3
80	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	12,878.0
81	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	12,728.4
82	PeruPERSouth America	12,390.0
83	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	12,157.3
84	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	11,868.2
85	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	11,867.5
86	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	11,545.6
87	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	11,479.4
88	VenezuelaVENSouth America	11,364.0
89	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	11,292.3
90	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	11,194.4
91	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	10,958.3
92	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	10,895.0
93	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	10,796.2
94	EcuadorECUSouth America	10,715.2
95	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	10,305.9
96	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	10,182.7
97	UkraineUKREastern Europe	9,477.5
98	JordanJORWestern Asia	9,186.5
99	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	8,882.6
100	DominicaDMACaribbean	8,877.9
101	ParaguayPRYSouth America	8,741.2
102	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	8,454.2
103	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	8,222.7
104	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	8,092.3
105	CubaCUBCaribbean	8,075.5
106	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	7,865.8
107	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	7,535.6
108	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7,433.1
109	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	7,279.7
110	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	6,677.0
111	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	6,638.7
112	BoliviaBOLSouth America	6,503.4
113	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	6,437.7
114	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	6,425.9
115	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	6,168.2
116	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5,503.6
117	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	5,269.6
118	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	5,248.7
119	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5,189.9
120	NicaraguaNICCentral America	5,174.2
121	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	5,104.1
122	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	4,977.3
123	HondurasHNDCentral America	4,949.0
124	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	4,192.4
125	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	3,841.9
126	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3,808.9
127	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	3,707.4
128	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	3,495.2
129	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	3,489.9
130	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3,488.6
131	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	3,450.2
132	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	3,422.2
133	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	3,198.0
134	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	3,068.8
135	KenyaKENEastern Africa	3,021.0
136	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	2,779.5
137	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	2,683.1
138	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2,654.4
139	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2,632.3
140	SenegalSENWestern Africa	2,436.0
141	YemenYEMWestern Asia	2,315.0
142	BeninBENWestern Africa	2,115.6
143	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,998.6
144	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,909.7
145	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,843.9
146	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,840.4
147	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,805.9
148	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,799.5
149	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,767.9
150	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,764.7
151	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,749.1
152	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,643.3
153	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,642.5
154	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,583.5
155	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,555.7
156	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,548.5
157	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,492.0
158	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,433.8
159	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,398.0
160	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,153.0
161	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1,114.4
162	NigerNERWestern Africa	913.8
163	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	848.3
164	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	785.1
165	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	715.1
166	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	608.3

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar153,819.1
2Norway84,600.7
3Kuwait74,427.0
4United Arab Emirates73,973.3
5Singapore72,292.0

Lowest

166Central African Republic608.3
165Burundi715.1
164DR Congo785.1
163Liberia848.3
162Niger913.8

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 12,012.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
166values changed, of 166 in both
138 · 28rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Libya14,219.2 → 18,456.0+4,236.8
Romania19,825.6 → 23,003.7+3,178.1
Singapore69,211.0 → 72,292.0+3,081.0
Malta29,207.3 → 31,495.5+2,288.2
Ireland53,686.8 → 55,465.7+1,778.8

Fell most

Qatar160,051.2 → 153,819.1−6,232.1
Kuwait79,289.2 → 74,427.0−4,862.1
Equatorial Guinea33,206.6 → 30,206.9−2,999.8
Venezuela13,428.8 → 11,364.0−2,064.8
Trinidad and Tobago30,158.1 → 28,618.2−1,539.9

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 2017.
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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Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC) (2017). Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/historical-gdp-per-capita/2017

06112 held

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