Economy · GDP per capita (PPP) · 2025
Poorest Countries in the World
Burundi is the poorest country in the world, with GDP per capita of just $1,248 a year at purchasing-power parity — about 3.42 dollars a day. Here are all 199 countries ranked from poorest to richest.
$1,248
Poorest: Burundi
$25,762
World average (population-weighted)
$22,218
Median country
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Gap between richest and poorest
Top 10 poorest countries
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)
- Poorest 5%
- Poorest 15%
- Poorest 30%
- Lower half
- Upper half
- Richest 25%
Poorest to richest — all 199 countries
| Rank | Country | GDP per capita (PPP) | GDP per capita (nominal) | Total GDP | GDP growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Burundi |
$1,248 | $234 | $3.36 billion | +4.2% |
| 2 |  Central African Republic |
$1,314 | $556 | $3.07 billion | +4.5% |
| 3 |  Somalia |
$1,643 | $661 | $13.00 billion | +3.0% |
| 4 |  Mozambique |
$1,698 | $627 | $22.34 billion | -0.5% |
| 5 |  Malawi |
$1,899 | $672 | $14.92 billion | +1.9% |
| 6 |  DR Congo |
$1,920 | $807 | $91.03 billion | +5.8% |
| 7 |  Madagascar |
$1,952 | $599 | $19.62 billion | +3.0% |
| 8 |  Liberia |
$1,981 | $915 | $5.25 billion | +5.0% |
| 9 |  Niger |
$2,177 | $775 | $21.65 billion | +7.0% |
| 10 |  Sudan |
$2,192 | $1,165 | $60.16 billion | +3.1% |
| 11 |  Afghanistan |
$2,236 | $417 | $17.78 billion | +1.9% |
| 12 |  Solomon Islands |
$2,788 | $2,086 | $1.75 billion | +3.6% |
| 13 |  Chad |
$2,903 | $1,022 | $21.47 billion | +5.6% |
| 14 |  Burkina Faso |
$3,072 | $1,148 | $27.63 billion | +5.3% |
| 15 |  Haiti |
$3,134 | $2,694 | $32.08 billion | -2.7% |
| 16 |  Lesotho |
$3,184 | $1,089 | $2.57 billion | +2.0% |
| 17 |  Guinea-Bissau |
$3,293 | $1,124 | $2.53 billion | +5.8% |
| 18 |  Uganda |
$3,488 | $1,206 | $61.99 billion | +6.3% |
| 19 |  Mali |
$3,503 | $1,193 | $30.07 billion | +5.6% |
| 20 |  Ethiopia |
$3,622 | $933 | $126.36 billion | +9.8% |
| 21 |  Gambia |
$3,706 | $919 | $2.59 billion | +5.9% |
| 22 |  Sierra Leone |
$3,717 | $846 | $7.46 billion | +4.6% |
| 23 |  Kiribati |
$3,937 | $2,559 | $349.2 million | +4.2% |
| 24 |  Togo |
$4,079 | $1,384 | $11.89 billion | +6.3% |
| 25 |  Rwanda |
$4,164 | $1,124 | $16.37 billion | +9.4% |
| 26 |  Comoros |
$4,238 | $2,056 | $1.81 billion | +3.8% |
| 27 |  Zambia |
$4,379 | $1,318 | $28.88 billion | +3.8% |
| 28 |  Tanzania |
$4,471 | $1,319 | $90.14 billion | +5.9% |
| 29 |  Vanuatu |
$4,525 | $4,039 | $1.35 billion | +3.1% |
| 30 |  Micronesia |
$4,604 | $4,414 | $501.8 million | +1.1% |
| 31 |  Timor-Leste |
$4,809 | $1,341 | $1.90 billion | +7.0% |
| 32 |  Benin |
$4,817 | $1,658 | $24.57 billion | +8.1% |
| 33 |  Syria |
$4,905 | $1,057 | $23.74 billion | -0.2% |
| 34 |  Guinea |
$4,935 | $1,877 | $28.35 billion | +7.4% |
| 35 |  Palestine |
$5,000 | $3,171 | $17.17 billion | +4.3% |
| 36 |  Papua New Guinea |
$5,215 | $3,020 | $32.50 billion | +5.6% |
| 37 |  Senegal |
$5,463 | $1,955 | $37.01 billion | +6.7% |
| 38 |  Cameroon |
$5,788 | $1,972 | $58.93 billion | +3.2% |
| 39 |  Tajikistan |
$5,923 | $1,637 | $17.66 billion | +8.4% |
| 40 |  Myanmar |
$6,012 | $1,489 | $81.67 billion | -2.0% |
| 41 |  Nepal |
$6,175 | $1,536 | $45.49 billion | +4.4% |
| 42 |  Sao Tome and Principe |
$6,388 | $4,084 | $981.3 million | +1.0% |
| 43 |  Zimbabwe |
$6,470 | $3,021 | $51.22 billion | +8.1% |
| 44 |  Pakistan |
$6,573 | $1,596 | $407.31 billion | +3.7% |
| 45 |  Tuvalu |
$6,759 | $6,041 | $57.3 million | +1.6% |
| 46 |  Kenya |
$7,016 | $2,363 | $135.94 billion | +4.6% |
| 47 |  Republic of the Congo |
$7,248 | $2,515 | $16.31 billion | +3.1% |
| 48 |  Mauritania |
$7,676 | $2,198 | $11.68 billion | +4.0% |
| 49 |  Honduras |
$7,871 | $3,598 | $39.60 billion | +3.8% |
| 50 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
$8,209 | $3,050 | $99.77 billion | +6.5% |
| 51 |  Djibouti |
$8,452 | $3,906 | $4.62 billion | +6.5% |
| 52 |  Cambodia |
$8,543 | $2,872 | $51.27 billion | +5.3% |
| 53 |  Ghana |
$8,610 | $3,257 | $114.21 billion | +6.0% |
| 54 |  Tonga |
$8,675 | $6,547 | $679.2 million | +2.8% |
| 55 |  Marshall Islands |
$8,964 | $8,489 | $308.0 million | +2.3% |
| 56 |  Kyrgyzstan |
$9,220 | $3,081 | $22.62 billion | +11.1% |
| 57 |  Nicaragua |
$9,284 | $3,173 | $22.24 billion | +4.9% |
| 58 |  Samoa |
$9,319 | $5,873 | $1.29 billion | +4.2% |
| 59 |  Nigeria |
$9,532 | $1,224 | $290.79 billion | +4.0% |
| 60 |  Bangladesh |
$10,154 | $2,597 | $456.32 billion | +3.5% |
| 61 |  Angola |
$10,251 | $3,129 | $122.17 billion | +3.1% |
| 62 |  Laos |
$10,383 | $2,325 | $18.30 billion | +4.5% |
| 63 |  Morocco |
$11,112 | $4,672 | $182.37 billion | +4.6% |
| 64 |  India |
$11,748 | $2,702 | $3,956.07 billion | +7.6% |
| 65 |  Lebanon |
$11,917 | $4,473 | $25.97 billion | -7.1% |
| 66 |  Namibia |
$11,986 | $4,876 | $15.08 billion | +1.7% |
| 67 |  Cape Verde |
$12,165 | $5,796 | $3.06 billion | +6.3% |
| 68 |  Eswatini |
$12,529 | $4,108 | $5.16 billion | +4.2% |
| 69 |  Philippines |
$12,577 | $4,171 | $487.09 billion | +4.4% |
| 70 |  Jordan |
$12,632 | $5,348 | $61.61 billion | +2.8% |
| 71 |  Bolivia |
$12,873 | $5,148 | $64.77 billion | -1.6% |
| 72 |  Jamaica |
$13,291 | $8,003 | $22.70 billion | +0.1% |
| 73 |  Uzbekistan |
$13,601 | $3,968 | $147.04 billion | +7.7% |
| 74 |  El Salvador |
$14,101 | $5,767 | $36.71 billion | +3.9% |
| 75 |  Nauru |
$14,200 | $14,640 | $176.0 million | +2.1% |
| 76 |  Iraq |
$14,267 | $5,410 | $254.37 billion | -2.2% |
| 77 |  Belize |
$14,966 | $7,865 | $3.33 billion | +2.7% |
| 78 |  Guatemala |
$15,197 | $6,598 | $123.31 billion | +4.3% |
| 79 |  Tunisia |
$15,233 | $4,657 | $57.50 billion | +2.5% |
| 80 |  South Africa |
$15,906 | $6,598 | $427.18 billion | +1.1% |
| 81 |  Equatorial Guinea |
$16,133 | $6,615 | $12.82 billion | -5.8% |
| 82 |  Fiji |
$16,338 | $6,642 | $6.20 billion | +3.2% |
| 83 |  Libya |
$16,521 | $6,449 | $48.10 billion | +13.4% |
| 84 |  Ecuador |
$16,757 | $7,125 | $130.32 billion | +3.7% |
| 85 |  Sri Lanka |
$17,065 | $5,002 | $108.83 billion | +5.0% |
| 86 |  Indonesia |
$17,660 | $5,060 | $1,445.64 billion | +5.1% |
| 87 |  Vietnam |
$18,088 | $5,066 | $514.70 billion | +8.0% |
| 88 |  Algeria |
$18,586 | $6,051 | $287.03 billion | +3.8% |
| 89 |  Peru |
$18,816 | $9,684 | $334.85 billion | +3.4% |
| 90 |  Ukraine |
$18,905 | $5,866 | $214.23 billion | +1.8% |
| 91 |  Kosovo |
$19,263 | $7,899 | $12.46 billion | +3.6% |
| 92 |  Bhutan |
$19,594 | $4,493 | $3.58 billion | +8.0% |
| 93 |  Iran |
$19,699 | $3,924 | $362.68 billion | -2.8% |
| 94 |  Moldova |
$19,996 | $8,622 | $20.35 billion | +2.4% |
| 95 |  Paraguay |
$20,181 | $7,027 | $49.28 billion | +6.6% |
| 96 |  Egypt |
$20,204 | $3,086 | $365.25 billion | +4.4% |
| 97 |  Botswana |
$20,698 | $7,778 | $19.93 billion | -0.7% |
| 98 |  Mongolia |
$20,798 | $7,108 | $25.37 billion | +6.8% |
| 99 |  Grenada |
$21,346 | $12,107 | $1.42 billion | +4.4% |
| 100 |  Gabon |
$22,218 | $8,263 | $21.43 billion | +2.5% |
| 101 |  Turkmenistan |
$22,602 | $6,540 | $49.83 billion | +6.3% |
| 102 |  Colombia |
$22,640 | $8,562 | $457.41 billion | +2.6% |
| 103 |  Suriname |
$22,652 | $7,070 | $4.52 billion | +1.8% |
| 104 |  Dominica |
$22,713 | $10,989 | $723.9 million | +3.1% |
| 105 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
$22,799 | $12,562 | $1.26 billion | +3.4% |
| 106 |  Palau |
$23,052 | $19,532 | $345.0 million | +6.3% |
| 107 |  Brazil |
$23,433 | $10,713 | $2,279.92 billion | +2.3% |
| 108 |  Armenia |
$24,754 | $9,474 | $29.24 billion | +7.2% |
| 109 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
$25,814 | $10,382 | $32.60 billion | +2.1% |
| 110 |  Mexico |
$25,868 | $13,889 | $1,832.64 billion | +0.6% |
| 111 |  Barbados |
$25,894 | $28,365 | $8.02 billion | +2.7% |
| 112 |  Azerbaijan |
$26,113 | $7,411 | $75.94 billion | +1.4% |
| 113 |  Thailand |
$26,250 | $8,057 | $577.01 billion | +2.4% |
| 114 |  North Macedonia |
$28,029 | $10,490 | $19.10 billion | +3.5% |
| 115 |  Albania |
$28,221 | $12,998 | $30.54 billion | +3.8% |
| 116 |  Maldives |
$28,555 | $14,615 | $7.74 billion | +6.3% |
| 117 |  Saint Lucia |
$28,674 | $14,746 | $2.66 billion | -0.6% |
| 118 |  Dominican Republic |
$28,721 | $11,059 | $127.41 billion | +2.1% |
| 119 |  China |
$29,333 | $13,862 | $19,498.04 billion | +5.0% |
| 120 |  Georgia |
$29,414 | $9,692 | $38.14 billion | +7.5% |
| 121 |  Argentina |
$32,587 | $14,898 | $683.10 billion | +4.4% |
| 122 |  Curacao |
$32,741 | $22,833 | $3.56 billion | +5.0% |
| 123 |  Mauritius |
$33,667 | $12,991 | $16.16 billion | +3.2% |
| 124 |  Costa Rica |
$33,815 | $19,970 | $102.90 billion | +4.6% |
| 125 |  Serbia |
$33,910 | $15,262 | $99.95 billion | +2.0% |
| 126 |  Belarus |
$34,716 | $10,279 | $93.40 billion | +1.3% |
| 127 |  Montenegro |
$35,423 | $14,817 | $9.23 billion | +2.7% |
| 128 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
$35,832 | $24,819 | $2.34 billion | +5.0% |
| 129 |  Seychelles |
$35,854 | $19,449 | $2.39 billion | +5.8% |
| 130 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
$36,777 | $25,223 | $1.18 billion | +2.7% |
| 131 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
$37,121 | $18,967 | $25.94 billion | -0.8% |
| 132 |  Chile |
$37,774 | $17,995 | $357.37 billion | +2.5% |
| 133 |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
$38,010 | $37,507 | $1.75 billion | +5.6% |
| 134 |  Uruguay |
$38,315 | $25,216 | $85.35 billion | +1.8% |
| 135 |  Bahamas |
$41,258 | $39,455 | $15.83 billion | +3.4% |
| 136 |  Malaysia |
$41,498 | $13,125 | $472.19 billion | +5.2% |
| 137 |  Oman |
$42,295 | $19,947 | $109.60 billion | +2.4% |
| 138 |  Panama |
$43,902 | $19,790 | $90.46 billion | +4.4% |
| 139 |  Kazakhstan |
$44,293 | $14,692 | $306.24 billion | +6.5% |
| 140 |  Bulgaria |
$44,451 | $20,328 | $130.78 billion | +3.1% |
| 141 |  Greece |
$45,264 | $26,948 | $280.64 billion | +2.1% |
| 142 |  Türkiye |
$45,288 | $18,599 | $1,597.29 billion | +3.6% |
| 143 |  Latvia |
$46,137 | $26,312 | $48.62 billion | +2.1% |
| 144 |  Slovakia |
$49,309 | $28,544 | $154.53 billion | +0.8% |
| 145 |  Russia |
$49,568 | $17,547 | $2,561.31 billion | +1.0% |
| 146 |  Virgin Islands |
$49,785 | $44,321 | $4.67 billion | -1.3% |
| 147 |  Hungary |
$49,838 | $25,907 | $246.49 billion | +0.5% |
| 148 |  Romania |
$50,895 | $22,538 | $428.68 billion | +0.7% |
| 149 |  Croatia |
$50,946 | $27,104 | $105.06 billion | +3.4% |
| 150 |  Aruba |
$51,712 | $38,591 | $4.17 billion | +6.8% |
| 151 |  Estonia |
$52,106 | $34,418 | $47.03 billion | +0.6% |
| 152 |  Puerto Rico |
$52,196 | $40,620 | $129.37 billion | +0.3% |
| 153 |  Portugal |
$53,146 | $32,082 | $346.64 billion | +1.9% |
| 154 |  Poland |
$54,262 | $28,420 | $1,035.49 billion | +3.6% |
| 155 |  Japan |
$55,422 | $35,951 | $4,435.16 billion | +1.2% |
| 156 |  Kuwait |
$56,468 | $32,312 | $157.21 billion | +2.7% |
| 157 |  Sint Maarten |
$56,491 | $42,978 | $1.89 billion | +3.4% |
| 158 |  Lithuania |
$56,838 | $32,959 | $95.21 billion | +2.9% |
| 159 |  New Zealand |
$57,350 | $49,591 | $264.06 billion | +0.5% |
| 160 |  Slovenia |
$59,245 | $37,376 | $79.65 billion | +1.1% |
| 161 |  Israel |
$59,717 | $60,337 | $610.78 billion | +2.9% |
| 162 |  Spain |
$59,868 | $38,627 | $1,906.45 billion | +2.8% |
| 163 |  Czechia |
$60,487 | $35,917 | $391.03 billion | +2.6% |
| 164 |  Italy |
$62,803 | $43,309 | $2,551.56 billion | +0.5% |
| 165 |  South Korea |
$63,125 | $36,227 | $1,872.37 billion | +1.0% |
| 166 |  France |
$63,975 | $48,986 | $3,366.32 billion | +0.8% |
| 167 |  Cyprus |
$64,575 | $41,783 | $41.23 billion | +3.8% |
| 168 |  United Kingdom |
$64,606 | $57,602 | $4,002.59 billion | +1.4% |
| 169 |  Finland |
$65,884 | $56,149 | $317.04 billion | +0.2% |
| 170 |  Canada |
$66,746 | $55,698 | $2,319.90 billion | +1.7% |
| 171 |  Bahrain |
$70,997 | $30,597 | $48.97 billion | +3.5% |
| 172 |  Australia |
$71,934 | $65,130 | $1,798.52 billion | +1.4% |
| 173 |  Malta |
$72,210 | $47,907 | $27.77 billion | +4.0% |
| 174 |  Sweden |
$72,529 | $63,133 | $669.00 billion | +1.5% |
| 175 |  Saudi Arabia |
$73,784 | $34,537 | $1,276.94 billion | +4.5% |
| 176 |  Belgium |
$74,676 | $60,750 | $725.47 billion | +1.0% |
| 177 |  Germany |
$75,407 | $60,496 | $5,050.92 billion | +0.2% |
| 178 |  Austria |
$76,778 | $62,930 | $579.47 billion | +0.6% |
| 179 |  San Marino |
$78,810 | $59,871 | $2.03 billion | +0.4% |
| 180 |  Greenland |
$78,906 | $58,499 | $3.33 billion | +0.9% |
| 181 |  United Arab Emirates |
$79,344 | $50,274 | $552.32 billion | +4.0% |
| 182 |  Andorra |
$79,567 | $54,292 | $4.50 billion | +3.9% |
| 183 |  Hong Kong |
$80,423 | $56,983 | $427.31 billion | +3.5% |
| 184 |  Faroe Islands |
$82,089 | $74,175 | $4.05 billion | +0.8% |
| 185 |  Denmark |
$83,218 | $76,970 | $462.53 billion | +2.9% |
| 186 |  Iceland |
$83,431 | $98,323 | $38.58 billion | +1.3% |
| 187 |  Netherlands |
$87,320 | $73,684 | $1,332.77 billion | +1.8% |
| 188 |  United States |
$90,027 | $90,027 | $30,769.70 billion | +2.2% |
| 189 |  Cayman Islands |
$92,201 | $104,293 | $7.77 billion | +3.8% |
| 190 |  Brunei |
$92,430 | $32,235 | $15.03 billion | +0.7% |
| 191 |  Guyana |
$97,899 | $32,414 | $27.10 billion | +19.3% |
| 192 |  Switzerland |
$102,513 | $114,769 | $1,043.53 billion | +1.3% |
| 193 |  Norway |
$104,044 | $94,594 | $530.76 billion | +1.1% |
| 194 |  Bermuda |
$118,728 | $142,250 | $9.19 billion | +1.9% |
| 195 |  Qatar |
$128,883 | $72,525 | $215.56 billion | +2.9% |
| 196 |  Macau |
$137,031 | $75,902 | $52.06 billion | +4.7% |
| 197 |  Ireland |
$155,089 | $131,592 | $721.70 billion | +12.3% |
| 198 |  Luxembourg |
$156,542 | $147,252 | $101.16 billion | +0.6% |
| 199 |  Singapore |
$163,354 | $98,814 | $603.87 billion | +5.0% |
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Data: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) — NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD, NY.GDP.MKTP.CD, NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG.
Why are these countries poor?
Africa accounts for 10 of the ten poorest countries. Common causes include conflict and political instability (Burundi, Central African Republic, Somalia, DR Congo and Sudan), dependence on subsistence farming, weak infrastructure, limited access to education and health care, and climate shocks such as droughts.
Poorest country on each continent
- Africa: Burundi — $1,248
- Asia: Afghanistan — $2,236
- Oceania: Solomon Islands — $2,788
- Americas: Haiti — $3,134
- Europe: Ukraine — $18,905
Poverty, inequality and jobs
- Burundi: below poverty line: 51% (2020 est.) · unemployment: 1% (2024 est.)
- Central African Republic: below poverty line: 68.8% (2021 est.) · unemployment: 5.9% (2024 est.)
- Somalia: below poverty line: 54.4% (2022 est.) · unemployment: 18.9% (2024 est.)
- Mozambique: below poverty line: 62.8% (2019 est.) · unemployment: 3.6% (2024 est.)
- Malawi: below poverty line: 50.7% (2019 est.) · unemployment: 5.1% (2024 est.)
- DR Congo: below poverty line: 56.2% (2020 est.) · unemployment: 4.6% (2024 est.)
- Madagascar: unemployment: 3.1% (2024 est.)
- Liberia: below poverty line: 50.9% (2016 est.) · unemployment: 2.9% (2024 est.)
How big is the gap?
The richest country produces about 131 times as much per person as the poorest. The median country has GDP per capita of $22,218, while the population-weighted world average is $25,762.
GDP per capita, PPP vs nominal
The ranking uses GDP per capita at purchasing-power parity (PPP), which adjusts for price differences so that a dollar buys the same basket of goods everywhere — the fairest way to compare living standards. The nominal column converts at market exchange rates, which makes rich countries look richer and poor countries poorer. GDP measures output, not wealth, and says nothing about how income is shared.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the poorest country in the world?
Burundi, with GDP per capita of $1,248 (PPP, 2025), followed by Central African Republic, Somalia, Mozambique and Malawi.
Where are most of the poorest countries?
Africa — 10 of the ten poorest countries are there.
What does GDP per capita PPP mean?
Gross domestic product divided by population, converted to “international dollars” that have the same purchasing power in every country.
Where does the data come from?
World Bank World Development Indicators, 2025 (latest available year per country).