Data for 2021

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2021

2021, as GGDC’s 2023 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2021 covers 166 countries. Qatar is highest, at 143,469; Central African Republic is lowest, at 607. The middle country reads 12,406. Against 2020, 166 values changed (146 up, 20 down), the same countries are covered.

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Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison) · Data for 2021

HighestQatar

143,469

LowestCentral African Republic

607

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

166countries
1measure
2021the 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), 2021, 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), 2021: every country, as published by Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC).
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1	QatarQATWestern Asia	143,469
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	86,335
3	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	77,945
4	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	72,460
5	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	66,418
6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	62,595
7	United StatesUSANorthern America	57,523
8	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	57,278
9	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	55,347
10	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	51,944
11	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	50,705
12	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	50,006
13	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	49,841
14	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	49,259
15	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	48,002
16	OmanOMNWestern Asia	46,574
17	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	46,227
18	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	46,159
19	CanadaCANNorthern America	44,380
20	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	42,185
21	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	40,971
22	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	40,413
23	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	40,278
24	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	39,978
25	FranceFRAWestern Europe	38,242
26	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	37,837
27	JapanJPNEastern Asia	37,678
28	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	37,323
29	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	37,134
30	IsraelISRWestern Asia	34,969
31	ItalyITASouthern Europe	34,827
32	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	34,095
33	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	33,031
34	SpainESPSouthern Europe	32,553
35	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	31,453
36	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	31,020
37	PolandPOLEastern Europe	30,688
38	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	30,557
39	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	30,499
40	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	30,252
41	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	30,126
42	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	28,086
43	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	27,366
44	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	27,138
45	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	26,739
46	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	26,176
47	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	26,120
48	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	26,103
49	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	25,936
50	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	25,238
51	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	25,060
52	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	24,765
53	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	23,732
54	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	22,538
55	ChileCHLSouth America	22,325
56	PanamaPANCentral America	21,539
57	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	19,754
58	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	19,657
59	BelarusBLREastern Europe	19,542
60	UruguayURYSouth America	19,222
61	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	19,069
62	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	18,667
63	IranIRNSouthern Asia	18,052
64	ArgentinaARGSouth America	17,471
65	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	17,169
66	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	17,047
67	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	16,972
68	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	16,564
69	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	16,020
70	MexicoMEXCentral America	15,853
71	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	15,612
72	GabonGABMiddle Africa	15,598
73	Costa RicaCRICentral America	14,932
74	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	14,797
75	BrazilBRASouth America	14,293
76	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	13,692
77	ColombiaCOLSouth America	13,553
78	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	13,337
79	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	12,995
80	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	12,992
81	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	12,868
82	PeruPERSouth America	12,550
83	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	12,456
84	IraqIRQWestern Asia	12,356
85	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	12,242
86	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	12,234
87	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	12,076
88	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	11,752
89	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	11,554
90	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	11,273
91	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	10,726
92	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	10,574
93	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	10,387
94	UkraineUKREastern Europe	10,134
95	EcuadorECUSouth America	9,938
96	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	9,068
97	JordanJORWestern Asia	9,020
98	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	9,017
99	ParaguayPRYSouth America	8,846
100	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	8,726
101	DominicaDMACaribbean	8,419
102	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	8,391
103	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	7,894
104	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	7,796
105	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	7,765
106	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	7,557
107	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	7,508
108	CubaCUBCaribbean	7,486
109	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	7,315
110	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7,193
111	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	6,961
112	BoliviaBOLSouth America	6,356
113	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	6,173
114	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	6,137
115	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5,464
116	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	5,206
117	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5,113
118	HondurasHNDCentral America	5,062
119	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	5,036
120	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	5,029
121	NicaraguaNICCentral America	4,979
122	VenezuelaVENSouth America	4,897
123	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	4,699
124	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4,684
125	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	4,191
126	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	4,168
127	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	3,853
128	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	3,821
129	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3,796
130	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	3,542
131	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	3,527
132	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	3,322
133	KenyaKENEastern Africa	3,293
134	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3,008
135	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2,902
136	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	2,792
137	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	2,682
138	SenegalSENWestern Africa	2,607
139	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2,533
140	BeninBENWestern Africa	2,395
141	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2,312
142	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	2,191
143	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	2,107
144	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	2,084
145	YemenYEMWestern Asia	1,972
146	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,964
147	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,886
148	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,770
149	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,707
150	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,687
151	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,665
152	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,643
153	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,594
154	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,592
155	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,577
156	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,535
157	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,486
158	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,403
159	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,343
160	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,211
161	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1,074
162	NigerNERWestern Africa	941
163	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	817
164	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	790
165	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	723
166	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	607

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar143,469
2Norway86,335
3Singapore77,945
4United Arab Emirates72,460
5Kuwait66,418

Lowest

166Central African Republic607
165Burundi723
164Liberia790
163DR Congo817
162Niger941

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 12,406. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
166values changed, of 166 in both
146 · 20rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Singapore71,965 → 77,945+5,981
Hong Kong46,550 → 50,006+3,456
Croatia21,672 → 25,060+3,387
Malta29,704 → 33,031+3,327
Taiwan48,779 → 51,944+3,164

Fell most

Myanmar6,283 → 5,113−1,169
Equatorial Guinea23,300 → 22,538−763
Afghanistan1,928 → 1,486−443
Trinidad and Tobago25,549 → 25,238−311
Syria2,904 → 2,682−221

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 2021.
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) (2021). Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/historical-gdp-per-capita/2021

06112 held

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07Questions