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Poorest Countries in the World
Compare economies from lowest to highest by nominal GDP per capita in current US dollars. This broad indicator does not describe income distribution, household wealth, or quality of life.
Burundi currently leads this latest-available ranking across 214 reported places.
Answer at a glance
Burundi ranks as the poorest country in the world, at $219 (2024), using the latest available World Bank value.
The gap to Afghanistan is $194 using the displayed latest-available values.
Methodology: countries are ordered by nominal GDP per person in current US dollars. Reporting years can vary by country, so this is a latest-available comparison rather than a single-year estimate. View World Bank GDP per capita data.
Coverage: 214 countries and territories with a reported value are included; records without this metric are omitted.
GDP per capita is a broad economic indicator and does not by itself measure household income, wealth distribution or quality of life.
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Bujumbura · 2024 observation
Kabul · 2023 observation
Bangui · 2024 observation
Lilongwe · 2024 observation
Antananarivo · 2024 observation
Mogadishu · 2024 observation
Sanaa · 2018 observation
Kinshasa · 2024 observation
Maputo · 2024 observation
Asmara · 2011 observation
Niamey · 2024 observation
Freetown · 2024 observation
Monrovia · 2024 observation
Banjul · 2024 observation
N'Djamena · 2024 observation
Maseru · 2024 observation
Ouagadougou · 2024 observation
Khartoum · 2024 observation
Kigali · 2024 observation
Bissau · 2024 observation
Damascus · 2022 observation
Kampala · 2024 observation
Juba · 2015 observation
Abuja · 2024 observation
Bamako · 2024 observation
Lome · 2024 observation
Addis Ababa · 2024 observation
Dodoma · 2024 observation
Lusaka · 2024 observation
Dili · 2024 observation
Dushanbe · 2024 observation
Nay Pyi Taw · 2024 observation
Kathmandu · 2024 observation
Islamabad · 2024 observation
Porto-Novo · 2024 observation
Moroni · 2024 observation
Conakry · 2024 observation
Dakar · 2024 observation
Yaounde · 2024 observation
Honiara · 2024 observation
Nouakchott · 2024 observation
Vientiane · 2024 observation
Nairobi · 2024 observation
Port-au-Prince · 2024 observation
Tarawa · 2024 observation
Accra · 2024 observation
Bishkek · 2024 observation
Brazzaville · 2024 observation
Harare · 2024 observation
East Jerusalem · 2024 observation
Dhaka · 2024 observation
Phnom Penh · 2024 observation
Luanda · 2024 observation
New Delhi · 2024 observation
Yamoussoukro · 2024 observation
Managua · 2024 observation
Port Moresby · 2024 observation
Tashkent · 2024 observation
Cairo · 2024 observation
Port Vila · 2024 observation
Tegucigalpa · 2024 observation
Beirut · 2023 observation
Sao Tome · 2024 observation
Djibouti · 2024 observation
Thimphu · 2023 observation
Mbabane · 2024 observation
Manila · 2024 observation
Rabat · 2024 observation
Palikir · 2024 observation
Tunis · 2024 observation
Caracas · 2024 observation
Windhoek · 2024 observation
Sucre · 2024 observation
Colombo · 2024 observation
Amman · 2024 observation
Hanoi · 2024 observation
Jakarta · 2024 observation
Tehran · 2024 observation
Praia · 2024 observation
Kyiv · 2024 observation
Apia · 2024 observation
San Salvador · 2024 observation
Nuku'alofa · 2023 observation
Algiers · 2024 observation
Baghdad · 2024 observation
Guatemala City · 2024 observation
Pretoria · 2024 observation
Funafuti · 2023 observation
Asuncion · 2024 observation
Suva · 2024 observation
Tripolis · 2024 observation
Malabo · 2024 observation
Ulan Bator · 2024 observation
Ashgabat · 2024 observation
Quito · 2024 observation
Paramaribo · 2024 observation
Pristina · 2024 observation
Baku · 2024 observation
Bangkok · 2024 observation
Chisinau · 2024 observation
Belmopan · 2024 observation
Gaborone · 2024 observation
Majuro · 2024 observation
Kingston · 2024 observation
Bogotá · 2024 observation
Libreville · 2024 observation
Minsk · 2024 observation
Lima · 2024 observation
Yerevan · 2024 observation
Tbilisi · 2024 observation
Skopje · 2024 observation
Sarajevo · 2024 observation
Havana · 2020 observation
Brasilia · 2024 observation
Roseau · 2024 observation
Santo Domingo · 2024 observation
Tirana · 2024 observation
Kingstown · 2024 observation
St. George's · 2024 observation
Kuala Lumpur · 2024 observation
Port Louis · 2024 observation
Podgorica · 2024 observation
Beijing · 2024 observation
Male · 2024 observation
Yaren · 2024 observation
Belgrade · 2024 observation
Buenos Aires · 2024 observation
Astana · 2024 observation
Castries · 2024 observation
Ciudad de México · 2024 observation
Moscow · 2024 observation
Melekeok · 2023 observation
Ankara · 2024 observation
Santiago · 2024 observation
Sofia · 2024 observation
Victoria · 2024 observation
Pago Pago · 2022 observation
San Jose · 2024 observation
Port of Spain · 2024 observation
Panama City · 2024 observation
Bucharest · 2024 observation
Muscat · 2024 observation
Marigot · 2021 observation
Papeete · 2024 observation
Willemstad · 2024 observation
Budapest · 2024 observation
Riga · 2024 observation
St. John's · 2024 observation
Saipan · 2022 observation
Montevideo · 2024 observation
Basseterre · 2024 observation
Zagreb · 2024 observation
Athens · 2024 observation
Warsaw · 2024 observation
Bratislava · 2024 observation
Bridgetown · 2024 observation
Noumea · 2024 observation
Lisbon · 2024 observation
Vilnius · 2024 observation
Manama · 2024 observation
Georgetown · 2024 observation
Tallinn · 2024 observation
Prague · 2024 observation
Tokyo · 2024 observation
Kuwait City · 2024 observation
Taipei · 2024 observation
Bandar Seri Begawan · 2024 observation
Ljubljana · 2024 observation
Riyadh · 2024 observation
Madrid · 2024 observation
Seoul · 2024 observation
Cockburn Town · 2024 observation
Nicosia · 2024 observation
San Juan · 2024 observation
Nassau · 2024 observation
Oranjestad · 2024 observation
Rome · 2024 observation
Philipsburg · 2024 observation
Hagatna · 2022 observation
Valletta · 2024 observation
Charlotte Amalie · 2022 observation
Paris · 2024 observation
Wellington · 2024 observation
Andorra la Vella · 2024 observation
Abu Dhabi · 2024 observation
Helsinki · 2024 observation
London · 2024 observation
Hong Kong · 2024 observation
Jerusalem · 2024 observation
Ottawa · 2024 observation
Berlin · 2024 observation
Brussels · 2024 observation
Stockholm · 2024 observation
Vienna · 2024 observation
Nuuk · 2023 observation
San Marino · 2023 observation
Canberra · 2024 observation
Amsterdam · 2024 observation
Copenhagen · 2024 observation
Macao · 2024 observation
Torshavn · 2024 observation
Doha · 2024 observation
Washington · 2024 observation
Reykjavik · 2024 observation
Oslo · 2024 observation
Douglas, Isle of Man · 2022 observation
Singapur · 2024 observation
George Town · 2023 observation
Bern · 2024 observation
Dublin · 2024 observation
Luxembourg · 2024 observation
Hamilton · 2024 observation
Vaduz · 2023 observation
Monaco · 2024 observation
| # | Country | GDP / capita | Data year | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Burundi | $219 | 2024 | Bujumbura |
| 2 |  Afghanistan | $414 | 2023 | Kabul |
| 3 |  Central African Republic | $516 | 2024 | Bangui |
| 4 |  Malawi | $523 | 2024 | Lilongwe |
| 5 |  Madagascar | $545 | 2024 | Antananarivo |
| 6 |  Somalia | $630 | 2024 | Mogadishu |
| 7 |  Yemen | $634 | 2018 | Sanaa |
| 8 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | $649 | 2024 | Kinshasa |
| 9 |  Mozambique | $657 | 2024 | Maputo |
| 10 |  Eritrea | $689 | 2011 | Asmara |
| 11 |  Niger | $735 | 2024 | Niamey |
| 12 |  Sierra Leone | $807 | 2024 | Freetown |
| 13 |  Liberia | $851 | 2024 | Monrovia |
| 14 |  The Gambia | $871 | 2024 | Banjul |
| 15 |  Chad | $962 | 2024 | N'Djamena |
| 16 |  Lesotho | $972 | 2024 | Maseru |
| 17 |  Burkina Faso | $982 | 2024 | Ouagadougou |
| 18 |  Sudan | $985 | 2024 | Khartoum |
| 19 |  Rwanda | $1,000 | 2024 | Kigali |
| 20 |  Guinea-Bissau | $1,008 | 2024 | Bissau |
| 21 |  Syria | $1,052 | 2022 | Damascus |
| 22 |  Uganda | $1,078 | 2024 | Kampala |
| 23 |  South Sudan | $1,080 | 2015 | Juba |
| 24 |  Nigeria | $1,084 | 2024 | Abuja |
| 25 |  Mali | $1,095 | 2024 | Bamako |
| 26 |  Togo | $1,119 | 2024 | Lome |
| 27 |  Ethiopia | $1,134 | 2024 | Addis Ababa |
| 28 |  Tanzania | $1,187 | 2024 | Dodoma |
| 29 |  Zambia | $1,187 | 2024 | Lusaka |
| 30 |  Timor-Leste | $1,332 | 2024 | Dili |
| 31 |  Tajikistan | $1,341 | 2024 | Dushanbe |
| 32 |  Myanmar | $1,359 | 2024 | Nay Pyi Taw |
| 33 |  Nepal | $1,447 | 2024 | Kathmandu |
| 34 |  Pakistan | $1,479 | 2024 | Islamabad |
| 35 |  Benin | $1,485 | 2024 | Porto-Novo |
| 36 |  Comoros | $1,663 | 2024 | Moroni |
| 37 |  Guinea | $1,695 | 2024 | Conakry |
| 38 |  Senegal | $1,773 | 2024 | Dakar |
| 39 |  Cameroon | $1,830 | 2024 | Yaounde |
| 40 |  Solomon Islands | $1,934 | 2024 | Honiara |
| 41 |  Mauritania | $2,110 | 2024 | Nouakchott |
| 42 |  Laos | $2,124 | 2024 | Vientiane |
| 43 |  Kenya | $2,132 | 2024 | Nairobi |
| 44 |  Haiti | $2,143 | 2024 | Port-au-Prince |
| 45 |  Kiribati | $2,289 | 2024 | Tarawa |
| 46 |  Ghana | $2,391 | 2024 | Accra |
| 47 |  Kyrgyzstan | $2,420 | 2024 | Bishkek |
| 48 |  Congo | $2,482 | 2024 | Brazzaville |
| 49 |  Zimbabwe | $2,497 | 2024 | Harare |
| 50 |  Palestinian Territory Occupied | $2,592 | 2024 | East Jerusalem |
| 51 |  Bangladesh | $2,593 | 2024 | Dhaka |
| 52 |  Cambodia | $2,628 | 2024 | Phnom Penh |
| 53 |  Angola | $2,666 | 2024 | Luanda |
| 54 |  India | $2,695 | 2024 | New Delhi |
| 55 |  Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | $2,728 | 2024 | Yamoussoukro |
| 56 |  Nicaragua | $2,848 | 2024 | Managua |
| 57 |  Papua New Guinea | $3,007 | 2024 | Port Moresby |
| 58 |  Uzbekistan | $3,162 | 2024 | Tashkent |
| 59 |  Egypt | $3,338 | 2024 | Cairo |
| 60 |  Vanuatu | $3,411 | 2024 | Port Vila |
| 61 |  Honduras | $3,426 | 2024 | Tegucigalpa |
| 62 |  Lebanon | $3,478 | 2023 | Beirut |
| 63 |  Sao Tome and Principe | $3,491 | 2024 | Sao Tome |
| 64 |  Djibouti | $3,553 | 2024 | Djibouti |
| 65 |  Bhutan | $3,831 | 2023 | Thimphu |
| 66 |  Eswatini | $3,910 | 2024 | Mbabane |
| 67 |  Philippines | $3,985 | 2024 | Manila |
| 68 |  Morocco | $4,153 | 2024 | Rabat |
| 69 |  Micronesia | $4,166 | 2024 | Palikir |
| 70 |  Tunisia | $4,181 | 2024 | Tunis |
| 71 |  Venezuela | $4,218 | 2024 | Caracas |
| 72 |  Namibia | $4,413 | 2024 | Windhoek |
| 73 |  Bolivia | $4,421 | 2024 | Sucre |
| 74 |  Sri Lanka | $4,516 | 2024 | Colombo |
| 75 |  Jordan | $4,618 | 2024 | Amman |
| 76 |  Vietnam | $4,717 | 2024 | Hanoi |
| 77 |  Indonesia | $4,925 | 2024 | Jakarta |
| 78 |  Iran | $5,190 | 2024 | Tehran |
| 79 |  Cape Verde | $5,192 | 2024 | Praia |
| 80 |  Ukraine | $5,389 | 2024 | Kyiv |
| 81 |  Samoa | $5,393 | 2024 | Apia |
| 82 |  El Salvador | $5,580 | 2024 | San Salvador |
| 83 |  Tonga | $5,652 | 2023 | Nuku'alofa |
| 84 |  Algeria | $5,753 | 2024 | Algiers |
| 85 |  Iraq | $6,074 | 2024 | Baghdad |
| 86 |  Guatemala | $6,150 | 2024 | Guatemala City |
| 87 |  South Africa | $6,267 | 2024 | Pretoria |
| 88 |  Tuvalu | $6,345 | 2023 | Funafuti |
| 89 |  Paraguay | $6,416 | 2024 | Asuncion |
| 90 |  Fiji Islands | $6,426 | 2024 | Suva |
| 91 |  Libya | $6,569 | 2024 | Tripolis |
| 92 |  Equatorial Guinea | $6,745 | 2024 | Malabo |
| 93 |  Mongolia | $6,751 | 2024 | Ulan Bator |
| 94 |  Turkmenistan | $6,857 | 2024 | Ashgabat |
| 95 |  Ecuador | $6,875 | 2024 | Quito |
| 96 |  Suriname | $6,962 | 2024 | Paramaribo |
| 97 |  Kosovo | $7,023 | 2024 | Pristina |
| 98 |  Azerbaijan | $7,284 | 2024 | Baku |
| 99 |  Thailand | $7,347 | 2024 | Bangkok |
| 100 |  Moldova | $7,576 | 2024 | Chisinau |
| 101 |  Belize | $7,681 | 2024 | Belmopan |
| 102 |  Botswana | $7,696 | 2024 | Gaborone |
| 103 |  Marshall Islands | $7,726 | 2024 | Majuro |
| 104 |  Jamaica | $7,754 | 2024 | Kingston |
| 105 |  Colombia | $7,919 | 2024 | Bogotá |
| 106 |  Gabon | $8,230 | 2024 | Libreville |
| 107 |  Belarus | $8,318 | 2024 | Minsk |
| 108 |  Peru | $8,452 | 2024 | Lima |
| 109 |  Armenia | $8,556 | 2024 | Yerevan |
| 110 |  Georgia | $9,241 | 2024 | Tbilisi |
| 111 |  North Macedonia | $9,292 | 2024 | Skopje |
| 112 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | $9,359 | 2024 | Sarajevo |
| 113 |  Cuba | $9,605 | 2020 | Havana |
| 114 |  Brazil | $10,311 | 2024 | Brasilia |
| 115 |  Dominica | $10,405 | 2024 | Roseau |
| 116 |  Dominican Republic | $10,876 | 2024 | Santo Domingo |
| 117 |  Albania | $11,378 | 2024 | Tirana |
| 118 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $11,501 | 2024 | Kingstown |
| 119 |  Grenada | $11,705 | 2024 | St. George's |
| 120 |  Malaysia | $11,874 | 2024 | Kuala Lumpur |
| 121 |  Mauritius | $11,991 | 2024 | Port Louis |
| 122 |  Montenegro | $13,263 | 2024 | Podgorica |
| 123 |  China | $13,303 | 2024 | Beijing |
| 124 |  Maldives | $13,379 | 2024 | Male |
| 125 |  Nauru | $13,609 | 2024 | Yaren |
| 126 |  Serbia | $13,679 | 2024 | Belgrade |
| 127 |  Argentina | $13,970 | 2024 | Buenos Aires |
| 128 |  Kazakhstan | $14,155 | 2024 | Astana |
| 129 |  Saint Lucia | $14,182 | 2024 | Castries |
| 130 |  Mexico | $14,186 | 2024 | Ciudad de México |
| 131 |  Russia | $14,889 | 2024 | Moscow |
| 132 |  Palau | $15,611 | 2023 | Melekeok |
| 133 |  Turkey | $15,893 | 2024 | Ankara |
| 134 |  Chile | $16,710 | 2024 | Santiago |
| 135 |  Bulgaria | $17,596 | 2024 | Sofia |
| 136 |  Seychelles | $17,859 | 2024 | Victoria |
| 137 |  American Samoa | $18,017 | 2022 | Pago Pago |
| 138 |  Costa Rica | $18,587 | 2024 | San Jose |
| 139 |  Trinidad and Tobago | $18,733 | 2024 | Port of Spain |
| 140 |  Panama | $19,161 | 2024 | Panama City |
| 141 |  Romania | $20,080 | 2024 | Bucharest |
| 142 |  Oman | $20,285 | 2024 | Muscat |
| 143 |  Saint-Martin (French part) | $21,668 | 2021 | Marigot |
| 144 |  French Polynesia | $22,440 | 2024 | Papeete |
| 145 |  Curaçao | $22,833 | 2024 | Willemstad |
| 146 |  Hungary | $23,292 | 2024 | Budapest |
| 147 |  Latvia | $23,409 | 2024 | Riga |
| 148 |  Antigua and Barbuda | $23,542 | 2024 | St. John's |
| 149 |  Northern Mariana Islands | $23,786 | 2022 | Saipan |
| 150 |  Uruguay | $23,907 | 2024 | Montevideo |
| 151 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | $23,961 | 2024 | Basseterre |
| 152 |  Croatia | $24,050 | 2024 | Zagreb |
| 153 |  Greece | $24,626 | 2024 | Athens |
| 154 |  Poland | $25,104 | 2024 | Warsaw |
| 155 |  Slovakia | $25,993 | 2024 | Bratislava |
| 156 |  Barbados | $26,545 | 2024 | Bridgetown |
| 157 |  New Caledonia | $29,213 | 2024 | Noumea |
| 158 |  Portugal | $29,292 | 2024 | Lisbon |
| 159 |  Lithuania | $29,384 | 2024 | Vilnius |
| 160 |  Bahrain | $29,654 | 2024 | Manama |
| 161 |  Guyana | $29,675 | 2024 | Georgetown |
| 162 |  Estonia | $31,428 | 2024 | Tallinn |
| 163 |  Czech Republic | $31,823 | 2024 | Prague |
| 164 |  Japan | $32,487 | 2024 | Tokyo |
| 165 |  Kuwait | $32,718 | 2024 | Kuwait City |
| 166 |  Taiwan | $33,100 | 2024 | Taipei |
| 167 |  Brunei | $33,153 | 2024 | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| 168 |  Slovenia | $34,301 | 2024 | Ljubljana |
| 169 |  Saudi Arabia | $35,122 | 2024 | Riyadh |
| 170 |  Spain | $35,327 | 2024 | Madrid |
| 171 |  South Korea | $36,239 | 2024 | Seoul |
| 172 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | $37,507 | 2024 | Cockburn Town |
| 173 |  Cyprus | $38,674 | 2024 | Nicosia |
| 174 |  Puerto Rico | $39,344 | 2024 | San Juan |
| 175 |  The Bahamas | $39,455 | 2024 | Nassau |
| 176 |  Aruba | $39,499 | 2024 | Oranjestad |
| 177 |  Italy | $40,385 | 2024 | Rome |
| 178 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $41,473 | 2024 | Philipsburg |
| 179 |  Guam | $41,833 | 2022 | Hagatna |
| 180 |  Malta | $43,899 | 2024 | Valletta |
| 181 |  Virgin Islands (US) | $44,321 | 2022 | Charlotte Amalie |
| 182 |  France | $46,103 | 2024 | Paris |
| 183 |  New Zealand | $49,205 | 2024 | Wellington |
| 184 |  Andorra | $49,304 | 2024 | Andorra la Vella |
| 185 |  United Arab Emirates | $50,274 | 2024 | Abu Dhabi |
| 186 |  Finland | $53,150 | 2024 | Helsinki |
| 187 |  United Kingdom | $53,246 | 2024 | London |
| 188 |  Hong Kong S.A.R. | $54,075 | 2024 | Hong Kong |
| 189 |  Israel | $54,177 | 2024 | Jerusalem |
| 190 |  Canada | $54,340 | 2024 | Ottawa |
| 191 |  Germany | $56,104 | 2024 | Berlin |
| 192 |  Belgium | $56,615 | 2024 | Brussels |
| 193 |  Sweden | $57,117 | 2024 | Stockholm |
| 194 |  Austria | $58,269 | 2024 | Vienna |
| 195 |  Greenland | $58,499 | 2023 | Nuuk |
| 196 |  San Marino | $59,880 | 2023 | San Marino |
| 197 |  Australia | $64,604 | 2024 | Canberra |
| 198 |  Netherlands | $67,520 | 2024 | Amsterdam |
| 199 |  Denmark | $71,026 | 2024 | Copenhagen |
| 200 |  Macau S.A.R. | $72,005 | 2024 | Macao |
| 201 |  Faroe Islands | $74,120 | 2024 | Torshavn |
| 202 |  Qatar | $76,689 | 2024 | Doha |
| 203 |  United States | $84,534 | 2024 | Washington |
| 204 |  Iceland | $86,041 | 2024 | Reykjavik |
| 205 |  Norway | $86,785 | 2024 | Oslo |
| 206 |  Man (Isle of) | $88,329 | 2022 | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| 207 |  Singapore | $90,674 | 2024 | Singapur |
| 208 |  Cayman Islands | $99,144 | 2023 | George Town |
| 209 |  Switzerland | $103,998 | 2024 | Bern |
| 210 |  Ireland | $112,895 | 2024 | Dublin |
| 211 |  Luxembourg | $137,782 | 2024 | Luxembourg |
| 212 |  Bermuda | $142,855 | 2024 | Hamilton |
| 213 |  Liechtenstein | $206,781 | 2023 | Vaduz |
| 214 |  Monaco | $288,001 | 2024 | Monaco |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the poorest country in the world?
Burundi is the poorest country in the world, with a GDP per capita of around $219.
What are the top 5 poorest countries in the world?
The top five are Burundi, Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Malawi and Madagascar.