Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP 2017

About This Dataset

Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP 2017
Countries ranked by GDP per capita (PPP, USD) in 2017, using World Bank figures for the 199 countries that reported that year. Macau leads on 120,775, ahead of Luxembourg (114,986) and Qatar (99,358). GDP per person adjusted for purchasing power. Financial centres and countries with large non-resident workforces record high figures that do not translate into household income.
Analysis

Macau (120,775), Luxembourg (114,986) and Qatar (99,358) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 120,775 down to 53,870, a spread of 66,905. Only 5,789 separates Macau from Luxembourg in second, 4.8% of the leading figure. 11 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 60,388 or more. Macau stood at 107,653 in 2016, so its figure rose by 13,122 over the year. 2016 was led by Luxembourg, so the top place changed hands. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2016, 20 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 0 a lower one. The largest single move was Macau, from 107,653 to 120,775. The chart shows the twenty highest of 199 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Macau leads in GDP Per Capita (PPP, USD) with 120,775 in 2017.
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Average GDP Per Capita (PPP, USD) in 2017: 72,241  ·  median: 64,244.
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Gap in 2017: Macau is 2.2× larger than Austria.

Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita PPP 2017

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
20
20 categories  ·  1 year
Top Value
120,775
Macau
GDP Per Capita (PPP, USD) · 2017
Metrics
1
GDP Per Capita (PPP, USD)
Period
2017
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
20 entities · 2017 · 20 observations
Measure
GDP Per Capita (PPP, USD)
Last updated
7 September 2026
Compiled by
The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
  • Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
  • Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2017.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · GDP Per Capita (PPP, USD) · ranked by 2017

✓ 20 sourced
# Category 2017 Source
🥇 Macau 120,775
🥈 Luxembourg 114,986
🥉 Qatar 99,358
4 Singapore 96,057
5 Bermuda 85,681
6 Ireland 80,409
7 United Arab Emirates 70,282
8 Switzerland 69,318
9 Cayman Islands 68,018
10 Norway 66,829
11 Brunei 61,658
12 United States 60,048
13 Greenland 60,010
14 Hong Kong 59,261
15 Faroe Islands 56,417
16 Iceland 56,385
17 Netherlands 56,038
18 Denmark 55,272
19 Germany 54,143
20 Austria 53,870

Data Sources & References

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