The "Per Capita GDP of All Countries 1970 to 2022" dataset provides a comprehensive overview of the economic performance of all countries in the world from 1970 to 2022 in US Dollar. This dataset includes several key columns:

Country: This column lists the names of the countries included in the dataset. Year: This column indicates the specific year for which the GDP data is recorded from 1970 to 2022. By analyzing this dataset, you can observe trends in economic growth, identify periods of significant economic change, and compare the economic performance of different countries over time. This information is valuable for economists, researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding the economic history and development of nations.

In 2025, Luxembourg was the country with the highest gross domestic product per capita in the world. Of the 20 listed countries, 13 are in Europe and five are in Asia, alongside the U.S. and Australia. There are no African or Latin American countries among the top 20. Correlation with high living standards While GDP is a useful indicator for measuring the size or strength of an economy, GDP per capita is much more reflective of living standards. For example, when compared to life expectancy or indices such as the Human Development Index or the World Happiness Report, there is a strong overlap - 14 of the 20 countries on this list are also ranked among the 20 happiest countries in 2024, and all 20 have "very high" HDIs. Misleading metrics? GDP per capita figures, however, can be misleading, and to paint a fuller picture of a country's living standards then one must look at multiple metrics. GDP per capita figures can be skewed by inequalities in wealth distribution, and in countries such as those in the Middle East, a relatively large share of the population lives in poverty while a smaller number live affluent lifestyles.

This dataset provides values for GDP PER CAPITA reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Context : - A country's gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita is the PPP value of all final goods and services produced within an economy in a given year, divided by the average (or mid-year) population for the same year. This is similar to nominal GDP per capita, but adjusted for the cost of living in each country.

• In 2019, the estimated average GDP per capita (PPP) of all of the countries of the world was Int$ 18,381.[a] For rankings regarding wealth.

Method

• The gross domestic product (GDP) per capita figures on this page are derived from PPP calculations. Such calculations are prepared by various organizations, including the IMF and the World Bank. As estimates and assumptions have to be made, the results produced by different organizations for the same country are not hard facts and tend to differ, sometimes substantially, so they should be used with caution.

• Comparisons of national wealth are frequently made on the basis of nominal GDP and savings (not just income), which do not reflect differences in the cost of living in different countries (see List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita); hence, using a PPP basis is arguably more useful when comparing generalized differences in living standards between economies because PPP takes into account the relative cost of living and the inflation rates of the countries, rather than using only exchange rates, which may distort the real differences in income.

• This is why GDP (PPP) per capita is often considered one of the indicators of a country's standard of living,[3][4] although this can be problematic because GDP per capita is not a measure of personal income. (See Standard of living and GDP.)

• GDP (PPP) and GDP (PPP) per capita are usually measured by international dollar, which is a hypothetical currency that has the same purchasing power in every economy as the U.S. dollar in the United States.

Content

All figures are in current international dollars, and rounded to the nearest whole number.

The table initially ranks each country or territory with their latest available year's estimates, and can be reranked by either of the sources

• Nearly all country links in the table connect to articles titled "Income in (country or territory)" or to "Economy of (country or territory)".

Data Columns:

• Index of Serial Number
• Name of the U N Region
• International Monetary Fund (IMF) Data.
• World Bank Data.
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Data.

Acknowledgements

The Method for collecting the Data is Web Scraping Wikipedia.

Content

The "Global Country Rankings Dataset" is a comprehensive collection of metrics and indicators that ranks countries worldwide based on their socioeconomic performance. This datasets are providing valuable insights into the relative standings of nations in terms of key factors such as GDP per capita, economic growth, and various other relevant criteria.

Researchers, analysts, and policymakers can leverage this dataset to gain a deeper understanding of the global economic landscape and track the progress of countries over time. The dataset covers a wide range of metrics, including but not limited to:

Economic growth: the rate of change of real GDP- Country rankings: The average for 2021 based on 184 countries was 5.26 percent.The highest value was in the Maldives: 41.75 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: -20.74 percent. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2021.

GDP per capita, Purchasing Power Parity - Country rankings: The average for 2021 based on 182 countries was 21283.21 U.S. dollars.The highest value was in Luxembourg: 115683.49 U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Burundi: 705.03 U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2021.

GDP per capita, current U.S. dollars - Country rankings: The average for 2021 based on 186 countries was 17937.03 U.S. dollars.The highest value was in Monaco: 234315.45 U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Burundi: 221.48 U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021.

GDP per capita, constant 2010 dollars - Country rankings: The average for 2021 based on 184 countries was 15605.8 U.S. dollars.The highest value was in Monaco: 204190.16 U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Burundi: 261.02 U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021.

source: https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/

This dataset provides values for GDP PER CAPITA reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

This is the dataset for 2021 world biased/unbiased per capita GDP including ranking. The original data (country, code, population, GDP) was downloaded from the World Bank with date 12/22/2022.

🧾 About Dataset

🌍 Global GDP by Country — 2024 Edition

📖 Overview

The Global GDP by Country (2024) dataset provides an up-to-date snapshot of worldwide economic performance, summarizing each country’s nominal GDP, growth rate, population, and global economic contribution.

This dataset is ideal for economic analysis, data visualization, policy modeling, and machine learning applications related to global development and financial forecasting.

📊 Dataset Information

• Total Records: 181 countries
• Time Period: 2024 (latest available global data)
• Geographic Coverage: Worldwide
• File Format: CSV
• File Size: ~10 KB
• Missing Values: None (100% complete dataset)

🎯 Target Use-Cases:
- Economic growth trend analysis
- GDP-based country clustering
- Per capita wealth comparison
- Share of world economy visualization

🧩 Key Features

📈 Statistical Summary

Population Overview

• Mean Population: 43.6 million
• Standard Deviation: 155.5 million
• Minimum Population: 9,816 (small island nations)
• Median Population: 9.1 million
• Maximum Population: 1.43 billion (China)

🌟 Highlights

💰 Top Economies (Nominal GDP):
United States, China, Japan, Germany, India

📈 Fastest Growing Economies:
India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Rwanda

🌐 Global Insights:
- The dataset covers 181 countries representing 100% of global GDP.
- Suitable for data visualization dashboards, AI-driven economic forecasting, and educational research.

💡 Example Use-Cases

• Build a choropleth map showing GDP distribution across continents.
• Train a regression model to predict GDP per capita based on population and growth.
• Compare economic inequality using population vs GDP share.

📚 Dataset Citation

Source: Worldometers — GDP by Country (2024)
Dataset compiled and cleaned by: Asadullah Shehbaz
For open research and data analysis.

This dataset provides values for GDP PER CAPITA reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

CONTENT

The figures presented here do not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency. Such fluctuations change a country's ranking from one year to the next, even though they often make little or no difference to the standard of living of its population.

GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living; however, this is inaccurate because GDP per capita is not a measure of personal income.

Comparisons of national income are also frequently made on the basis of purchasing power parity (PPP), to adjust for differences in the cost of living in different countries. (See List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita.) PPP largely removes the exchange rate problem but not others; it does not reflect the value of economic output in international trade, and it also requires more estimation than GDP per capita. On the whole, PPP per capita figures are more narrowly spread than nominal GDP per capita figures.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure for the economic activity. It refers to the value of the total output of goods and services produced by an economy, less intermediate consumption, plus net taxes on products and imports. GDP per capita is calculated as the ratio of GDP to the average population in a specific year. Basic figures are expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS), which represents a common currency that eliminates the differences in price levels between countries to allow meaningful volume comparisons of GDP. The values are also offered as an index calculated in relation to the European Union average set to equal 100. If the index of a country is higher than 100, this country's level of GDP per head is higher than the EU average and vice versa. Please note that this index is intended for cross-country comparisons rather than for temporal comparisons. Finally, the disparities indicator offered for EU aggregates is calculated as the coefficient of variation of the national figures. This time series offers a measure of the convergence of economic activity between the EU Member States.

Dataset replaced by: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/data/dataset/e7XSsvplRDKyJkFqPz9B2w Please be aware that annual and quarterly national accounts' volume figures are expressed in chain-linked volumes with a reference year 2005. Thus, the figures for this indicator are not comparable with previous releases. For more information, click here. GDP includes goods and services that have markets (or which could have markets) and products which are produced by general government and non-profit institutions. For measuring the growth rate of real GDP, the GDP at current prices are valued in prices of the previous year and the thus computed volume changes are imposed on the level of a reference year; this is called a chain-linked series. Accordingly, price movements will not inflate the growth rate. Real GDP per capita is calculated as the ratio of real GDP to the average population of a specific year. It is often used as an indicator of how well off a country is, since it is a measure of average real income in that country. However, it is not a complete measure of economic welfare. For example, GDP does not include most unpaid household work. Neither does GDP take account of negative effects of economic activity, like environmental degradation. Real GDP per capita is based on rounded figures. Discrepancies in tables between totals and percentages are due to rounding.

The volume index of GDP per capita in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) is expressed in relation to the European Union average set to equal 100. An index value above 100 indicates that a country's GDP per capita is higher than the EU average, while a value below 100 signifies that it is lower. This index is often used to compare the economic well-being of populations. However, GDP includes certain components and transactions that are arguably less relevant to measuring a household's current material well-being. PPS is the technical term used by Eurostat to denote a common currency that eliminates the differences in price levels between countries allowing meaningful comparisons. PPS values are derived by dividing a country's economic aggregates in national currency by the respective PPPs. Data are primarily intended for cross-country comparisons rather than for comparisons over time.

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in the United States was last recorded at 66682.61 US dollars in 2024. The GDP per Capita in the United States is equivalent to 528 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - United States GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

**🌍 World Countries Dataset This World Countries Dataset contains detailed information about countries across the globe, offering insights into their geographic, demographic, and economic characteristics.

It includes various features such as population, area, GDP, languages, and regional classifications. This dataset is ideal for projects related to data visualization, statistical analysis, geographical studies, or machine learning applications such as clustering or classification of countries.

This dataset was manually compiled/collected from reliable open data sources (e.g., Wikipedia, World Bank, or other governmental datasets).

**🔍 Sample Questions Explored Using Python: - Q. 1) Which countries have the highest and lowest population? - Q. 2) What is the average area (in sq. km) of countries in each region? - Q. 3) Which countries have more than 100 million population and GDP above $1 trillion? - Q. 4) Which languages are most commonly spoken across countries? - Q. 5) Show a bar graph comparing GDPs of G7 nations. - Q. 6) How many countries are there in each continent or region? - Q. 7) Which countries have both a high population density and low GDP per capita? - Q. 8) Create a world map visualization of population or GDP distribution. - Q. 9) What are the top 10 most densely populated countries? - Q. 10) How many landlocked countries are there in the world?

**🧾 Features / Columns in the Dataset: - Country: The name of the country (e.g., "Pakistan", "France").

• Capital: The capital city of the country.

• Region: Broad geographical region (e.g., "Asia", "Europe").

• Subregion: More specific geographical grouping (e.g., "Southern Asia").

• Population: Total population of the country.

• Area (sq. km): Total land area in square kilometers.

• Population Density: Number of people per square kilometer.

• GDP (USD): Gross Domestic Product (in U.S. dollars).

• GDP per Capita: GDP divided by the population.

• Official Languages: Officially recognized language(s) spoken.

• Currency: Name of the currency used.

• Timezones: Timezones in which the country falls.

• Borders: List of bordering countries (if any).

• Landlocked: Whether the country is landlocked (Yes/No).

• Latitude / Longitude: Coordinates for geographical plotting.

GDP per capita (current US$) is an economic indicator that measures the average economic output per person in a country. It is calculated by dividing the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a country by its population, both measured in current US dollars. GDP per capita provides a useful metric for comparing the economic well-being and living standards between different countries.

There are various sources where you can find GDP per capita data, including international organizations, government agencies, and financial institutions. Some prominent sources for GDP per capita data include:

1. World Bank: The World Bank provides comprehensive data on GDP per capita for countries around the world. They maintain the World Development Indicators (WDI) database, which includes GDP per capita figures for different years.

2. International Monetary Fund (IMF): The IMF also offers GDP per capita data through their World Economic Outlook (WEO) database. It provides economic indicators and forecasts, including GDP per capita figures for various countries.

3. National Statistical Agencies: Many countries have their own national statistical agencies that publish GDP per capita data. These agencies collect and analyze economic data, including GDP and population figures, to calculate GDP per capita.

4. Central Banks: In some cases, central banks may also provide GDP per capita data for their respective countries. They often publish economic indicators and reports that include GDP per capita figures.

When using GDP per capita data, it's important to note that it represents an average measure and does not necessarily reflect the distribution of wealth within a country. Additionally, GDP per capita figures are often adjusted for inflation to provide real GDP per capita, which accounts for changes in the purchasing power of money over time.

To access the most up-to-date and accurate GDP per capita data, it is recommended to refer to reputable sources mentioned above or consult the official websites of international organizations, government agencies, or central banks that specialize in economic data and analysis.

Data from 1st of June 2022. For most recent GDP data, consult dataset nama_10_gdp. Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure for the economic activity. It is defined as the value of all goods and services produced less the value of any goods or services used in their creation. The volume index of GDP per capita in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) is expressed in relation to the European Union average set to equal 100. If the index of a country is higher than 100, this country's level of GDP per head is higher than the EU average and vice versa. Basic figures are expressed in PPS, i.e. a common currency that eliminates the differences in price levels between countries allowing meaningful volume comparisons of GDP between countries. Please note that the index, calculated from PPS figures and expressed with respect to EU27_2020 = 100, is intended for cross-country comparisons rather than for temporal comparisons."

Monthly and long-term Costa Rica GDP Per Capita data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

The indicator is part of the EU Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator set. It is used to monitor progress towards SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth; which is embedded in the European Commission’s Priorities under the European Green Deal, Economy that works for people. SDG 8 recognises the importance of sustained economic growth and high levels of economic productivity for the creation of well-paid quality jobs and the achievement of global prosperity. That said, it envisions inclusive and sustainable economic growth, which leaves no one behind and does not harm the environment.

Indicator can be considered as identical to global SDG indicator 8.1.1 "Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita". Furthermore, it is part of the impact indicators for Strategic plan 2020-2024 referring to the 6 Commission priorities.

The EU supports growth, job creation and competitiveness through funding instrumentssuch as the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the European Social Fund and its successor, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Structural and Investment Funds, Horizon 2020, the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME), the Emergency Support Instrument, the Connecting Europe Facility and the Creative Europe Programme (CAP).

The indicator is calculated as the ratio of real GDP to the average population of a specific year. GDP measures the value of total final output of goods and services produced by an economy within a certain period of time. It includes goods and services that have markets (or which could have markets) and products which are produced by general government and non-profit institutions.

It is a measure of economic activity and is commonly used as a proxy for the development in a country’s material living standards. However, it is not a complete measure of economic welfare. For example, GDP does not include most unpaid household work. Neither does GDP take account of negative effects of economic activity, like environmental degradation.

Real GDP per capita is calculated as the ratio of real GDP to the average population of a specific year and is based on rounded figures.

All EU MS

Comparability across all EU Member States respectively other presented countries is ensured by the application of the legal framework represented by ESA 2010 and SNA 2008. Comparability of GDP for EU countries is regularly monitored in the context of the work of the Gross National Income (GNI) Committee. In addition, international harmonisation of techniques and, to some extent, compilation tools is ensured by the work of the national accounts working groups (Eurostat, OECD, UN).

Comparability across countries of the population figures is ensured by application of the same concept (ESA 2010) across countries.

Monthly and long-term Colombia GDP Per Capita data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.