Data for 2020

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2020

2020, as GGDC’s 2023 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2020 covers 166 countries. Qatar is highest, at 143,118.5; Central African Republic is lowest, at 613.8. The middle country reads 11,631.8. Against 2019, 166 values changed (17 up, 149 down), the same countries are covered.

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Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison) · Data for 2020

HighestQatar

143,118.5

LowestCentral African Republic

613.8

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

166countries
1measure
2020the 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), 2020, 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), 2020: every country, as published by Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC).
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1	QatarQATWestern Asia	143,118.5
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	83,543.1
3	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	71,964.7
4	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	70,188.3
5	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	66,366.0
6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	60,521.3
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	55,134.9
8	United StatesUSANorthern America	54,379.2
9	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	53,489.3
10	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	48,779.4
11	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	48,268.9
12	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	47,171.1
13	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	46,723.9
14	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	46,550.3
15	OmanOMNWestern Asia	46,133.2
16	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	46,014.5
17	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	44,996.4
18	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	44,128.3
19	CanadaCANNorthern America	42,493.6
20	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	40,503.0
21	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	39,368.4
22	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	38,871.7
23	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	38,763.4
24	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	38,607.0
25	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	36,890.5
26	JapanJPNEastern Asia	36,826.6
27	FranceFRAWestern Europe	35,913.8
28	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	35,853.7
29	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	34,651.2
30	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	33,787.4
31	IsraelISRWestern Asia	32,730.9
32	ItalyITASouthern Europe	32,385.3
33	SpainESPSouthern Europe	30,834.5
34	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	30,365.4
35	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	29,703.8
36	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	29,647.5
37	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	28,971.8
38	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	28,733.3
39	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	28,634.5
40	PolandPOLEastern Europe	28,577.1
41	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	28,261.6
42	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	26,468.3
43	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	26,091.4
44	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	25,700.3
45	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	25,548.5
46	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	25,453.1
47	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	25,124.5
48	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	24,799.7
49	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	24,625.4
50	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	24,279.3
51	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	23,721.9
52	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	23,300.3
53	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	21,767.2
54	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	21,672.5
55	ChileCHLSouth America	20,205.9
56	BelarusBLREastern Europe	19,053.2
57	PanamaPANCentral America	18,840.7
58	UruguayURYSouth America	18,460.0
59	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	18,446.0
60	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	18,203.8
61	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	17,355.6
62	IranIRNSouthern Asia	17,296.3
63	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	17,226.0
64	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	16,580.8
65	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	16,189.5
66	ArgentinaARGSouth America	15,975.8
67	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	15,815.9
68	GabonGABMiddle Africa	15,745.7
69	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	15,325.7
70	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	15,256.4
71	MexicoMEXCentral America	15,253.7
72	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	14,162.7
73	Costa RicaCRICentral America	13,996.4
74	BrazilBRASouth America	13,685.9
75	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	13,125.8
76	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	13,086.3
77	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	12,990.3
78	ColombiaCOLSouth America	12,377.1
79	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	12,234.5
80	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	11,895.1
81	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	11,770.8
82	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	11,741.9
83	IraqIRQWestern Asia	11,717.4
84	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	11,546.2
85	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	11,447.2
86	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	11,372.5
87	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	11,341.9
88	PeruPERSouth America	11,137.0
89	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	10,839.1
90	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	10,736.2
91	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	10,487.4
92	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	10,354.2
93	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	10,182.6
94	UkraineUKREastern Europe	9,769.8
95	EcuadorECUSouth America	9,646.1
96	JordanJORWestern Asia	8,896.4
97	ParaguayPRYSouth America	8,603.1
98	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	8,167.7
99	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	8,164.9
100	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	8,138.0
101	DominicaDMACaribbean	7,974.3
102	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	7,849.2
103	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	7,734.6
104	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	7,624.4
105	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	7,395.4
106	CubaCUBCaribbean	7,364.1
107	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	7,309.4
108	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	6,880.5
109	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	6,824.1
110	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	6,730.5
111	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	6,560.7
112	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	6,282.8
113	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	6,279.9
114	BoliviaBOLSouth America	6,062.1
115	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	5,832.0
116	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5,242.7
117	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	4,976.3
118	VenezuelaVENSouth America	4,952.5
119	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	4,899.1
120	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	4,828.4
121	NicaraguaNICCentral America	4,575.2
122	HondurasHNDCentral America	4,567.9
123	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	4,490.8
124	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4,419.0
125	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	4,203.1
126	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	4,069.3
127	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	3,826.4
128	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3,728.2
129	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	3,682.1
130	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	3,532.3
131	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	3,426.7
132	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	3,270.6
133	KenyaKENEastern Africa	3,129.6
134	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	2,948.5
135	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	2,903.7
136	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2,832.9
137	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	2,769.3
138	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2,586.9
139	SenegalSENWestern Africa	2,524.3
140	BeninBENWestern Africa	2,297.8
141	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2,297.4
142	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	2,121.9
143	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	2,032.3
144	YemenYEMWestern Asia	2,031.4
145	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,935.3
146	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,928.5
147	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,914.2
148	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,869.9
149	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,726.5
150	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,641.8
151	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,638.9
152	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,638.8
153	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,635.7
154	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,586.0
155	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,584.4
156	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,531.3
157	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,482.8
158	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,463.5
159	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,300.5
160	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,186.7
161	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1,076.7
162	NigerNERWestern Africa	962.8
163	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	794.3
164	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	768.4
165	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	720.4
166	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	613.8

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar143,118.5
2Norway83,543.1
3Singapore71,964.7
4United Arab Emirates70,188.3
5Kuwait66,366.0

Lowest

166Central African Republic613.8
165Burundi720.4
164Liberia768.4
163DR Congo794.3
162Niger962.8

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 11,631.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
166values changed, of 166 in both
17 · 149rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Taiwan47,200.3 → 48,779.4+1,579.2
Romania23,267.5 → 24,799.7+1,532.2
China16,879.5 → 17,226.0+346.4
Türkiye23,497.5 → 23,721.9+224.4
Bangladesh4,242.8 → 4,419.0+176.2

Fell most

Qatar150,732.2 → 143,118.5−7,613.7
Kuwait73,748.4 → 66,366.0−7,382.4
Libya16,971.5 → 11,741.9−5,229.6
Ireland59,733.9 → 55,134.9−4,599.1
United Kingdom39,113.0 → 34,651.2−4,461.8

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

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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 2020.
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) (2020). Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/historical-gdp-per-capita/2020

06112 held

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