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2007/2008 Human Development Report
14Economic performance
GDP per capita, highest value (2005 PPP US$) 
Export results to Excel
Export results to Excel| HDI Rank | Country | 1975-2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 36,510 | |
| 2 | Norway | 41,420 | |
| 3 | Australia | 31,794 | |
| 4 | Canada | 33,375 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 38,505 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 32,525 | |
| 7 | Switzerland | 35,633 | |
| 8 | Japan | 31,267 | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 32,684 | |
| 10 | France | 30,386 | |
| 11 | Finland | 32,153 | |
| 12 | United States | 41,890 | |
| 13 | Spain | 27,169 | |
| 14 | Denmark | 33,973 | |
| 15 | Austria | 33,700 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 33,238 | |
| 17 | Belgium | 32,119 | |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 60,228 | |
| 19 | New Zealand | 24,996 | |
| 20 | Italy | 28,944 | |
| 21 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 34,833 | |
| 22 | Germany | 29,461 | |
| 23 | Israel | 25,864 | |
| 24 | Greece | 23,381 | |
| 25 | Singapore | 29,663 | |
| 26 | Korea (Republic of) | 22,029 | |
| 27 | Slovenia | 22,273 | 1 |
| 28 | Cyprus | 22,699 | 1 |
| 29 | Portugal | 20,679 | |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | .. | |
| 31 | Barbados | .. | |
| 32 | Czech Republic | 20,538 | 1 |
| 33 | Kuwait | 34,680 | 1 |
| 34 | Malta | 19,862 | |
| 35 | Qatar | .. | |
| 36 | Hungary | 17,887 | |
| 37 | Poland | 13,847 | 1 |
| 38 | Argentina | 14,489 | |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 50,405 | |
| 40 | Chile | 12,027 | |
| 41 | Bahrain | 21,482 | 1 |
| 42 | Slovakia | 15,871 | 1 |
| 43 | Lithuania | 14,494 | 1 |
| 44 | Estonia | 15,478 | 1 |
| 45 | Latvia | 13,646 | |
| 46 | Uruguay | 10,459 | |
| 47 | Croatia | 13,042 | 1 |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 10,180 | |
| 49 | Bahamas | 19,162 | 1 |
| 50 | Seychelles | 18,872 | |
| 51 | Cuba | .. | |
| 52 | Mexico | 10,751 | |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 9,032 | 1 |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13,307 | 1 |
| 55 | Tonga | 8,177 | 1 |
| 56 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | .. | |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12,500 | 1 |
| 58 | Oman | 15,602 | 1 |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14,603 | |
| 60 | Romania | 9,060 | 1 |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 27,686 | |
| 62 | Panama | 7,605 | |
| 63 | Malaysia | 10,882 | |
| 64 | Belarus | 7,918 | 1 |
| 65 | Mauritius | 12,715 | 1 |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | |
| 67 | Russian Federation | 11,947 | 1 |
| 68 | Albania | 5,316 | 1 |
| 69 | Macedonia (TFYR) | 7,850 | 1 |
| 70 | Brazil | 8,402 | |
| 71 | Dominica | 6,393 | 1 |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 6,707 | 1 |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 7,857 | 1 |
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8,756 | |
| 75 | Colombia | 7,304 | |
| 76 | Ukraine | 10,587 | 1 |
| 77 | Samoa | 6,170 | 1 |
| 78 | Thailand | 8,677 | |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 8,217 | |
| 80 | Belize | 7,120 | |
| 81 | China | 6,757 | |
| 82 | Grenada | 8,264 | 1 |
| 83 | Armenia | 4,945 | 1 |
| 84 | Turkey | 8,407 | |
| 85 | Suriname | 8,634 | |
| 86 | Jordan | 5,613 | |
| 87 | Peru | 6,097 | |
| 88 | Lebanon | 5,586 | 1 |
| 89 | Ecuador | 4,341 | |
| 90 | Philippines | 5,137 | |
| 91 | Tunisia | 8,371 | |
| 92 | Fiji | 6,056 | 1 |
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6,568 | |
| 94 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 9,311 | |
| 95 | Paraguay | 5,430 | |
| 96 | Georgia | 6,884 | |
| 97 | Guyana | 4,618 | |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 5,310 | 1 |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 4,595 | |
| 100 | Maldives | .. | |
| 101 | Jamaica | 4,291 | |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 5,803 | 1 |
| 103 | El Salvador | 5,745 | |
| 104 | Algeria | 7,062 | |
| 105 | Viet Nam | 3,071 | 1 |
| 106 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | .. | |
| 107 | Indonesia | 3,843 | |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,808 | |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 6,752 | 1 |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 7,187 | |
| 111 | Moldova | 4,168 | 1 |
| 112 | Egypt | 4,337 | |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 2,080 | 1 |
| 114 | Mongolia | 2,107 | 1 |
| 115 | Honduras | 3,430 | |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,806 | 1 |
| 117 | Bolivia | 3,025 | |
| 118 | Guatemala | 4,568 | |
| 119 | Gabon | 13,812 | |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 3,833 | 1 |
| 121 | South Africa | 11,617 | |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 3,150 | 1 |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,178 | 1 |
| 124 | Botswana | 12,387 | |
| 125 | Namibia | 7,586 | 1 |
| 126 | Morocco | 4,555 | |
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | 7,874 | 1 |
| 128 | India | 3,452 | |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 2,804 | |
| 130 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,039 | 1 |
| 131 | Cambodia | 2,727 | 1 |
| 132 | Myanmar | .. | |
| 133 | Bhutan | .. | |
| 134 | Comoros | 2,272 | 1 |
| 135 | Ghana | 2,480 | |
| 136 | Pakistan | 2,370 | |
| 137 | Mauritania | 2,338 | |
| 138 | Lesotho | 3,335 | |
| 139 | Congo | 1,758 | |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 2,053 | |
| 141 | Swaziland | 4,824 | |
| 142 | Nepal | 1,550 | |
| 143 | Madagascar | 1,450 | |
| 144 | Cameroon | 3,175 | |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 2,986 | |
| 146 | Haiti | 3,151 | |
| 147 | Sudan | 2,083 | |
| 148 | Kenya | 1,263 | |
| 149 | Djibouti | 3,200 | 1 |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | .. | |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 3,228 | |
| 152 | Togo | 2,133 | |
| 153 | Yemen | 943 | 1 |
| 154 | Uganda | 1,454 | 1 |
| 155 | Gambia | 1,932 | |
| 156 | Senegal | 1,792 | |
| 157 | Eritrea | 1,435 | 1 |
| 158 | Nigeria | 1,177 | |
| 159 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 744 | 1 |
| 160 | Guinea | 2,316 | 1 |
| 161 | Rwanda | 1,358 | |
| 162 | Angola | 2,335 | 1 |
| 163 | Benin | 1,141 | |
| 164 | Malawi | 719 | |
| 165 | Zambia | 1,559 | |
| 166 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,195 | |
| 167 | Burundi | 1,047 | |
| 168 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 2,488 | |
| 169 | Ethiopia | 1,055 | 1 |
| 170 | Chad | 1,427 | |
| 171 | Central African Republic | 1,935 | |
| 172 | Mozambique | 1,242 | 1 |
| 173 | Mali | 1,033 | |
| 174 | Niger | 1,293 | |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,264 | |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 1,213 | |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 1,111 |
Notes :
| 1 - | Data refer to a period shorter than that specified. |
Sources :
calculated based on GDP per capita (PPP US$) time series from World Bank. 2007b. World Development Indicators 2007. CD-ROM. Washington, D.C.
Symbols :
| .. | Data not available |
| (.) | Greater (or less) than zero but small enough to be rounded off to zero at the displayed number of decimal points |
| < | Less than |
| - | Not applicable |
| T | Total |
