Data for 2005
GDP per Capita (PPP), 2005
2005, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
GDP per Capita (PPP), 2005 covers 193 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 124,872.0; Somalia is lowest, at 830.8. The middle country reads 12,022.5. Against 2004, 193 values changed (167 up, 26 down), the same countries are covered.
GDP per Capita (PPP) · Data for 2005
HighestLuxembourg
124,872.0LowestSomalia
830.8Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of GDP per Capita (PPP), 2005, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 193 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUXWestern Europe | 124,872.0 |
| 2 | QATWestern Asia | 113,384.3 |
| 3 | BMUNorthern America | 109,340.0 |
| 4 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 99,795.7 |
| 5 | AREWestern Asia | 92,750.9 |
| 6 | MACEastern Asia | 87,185.5 |
| 7 | NORNorthern Europe | 83,955.3 |
| 8 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 82,547.5 |
| 9 | SMRSouthern Europe | 81,632.2 |
| 10 | KWTWestern Asia | 78,193.9 |
| 11 | CHEWestern Europe | 71,414.3 |
| 12 | ANDSouthern Europe | 65,114.8 |
| 13 | IRLNorthern Europe | 63,579.7 |
| 14 | DNKNorthern Europe | 60,798.1 |
| 15 | USANorthern America | 59,612.4 |
| 16 | ISLNorthern Europe | 58,549.1 |
| 17 | NLDWestern Europe | 58,422.0 |
| 18 | VIRCaribbean | 57,838.1 |
| 19 | AUTWestern Europe | 56,890.2 |
| 20 | SAUWestern Asia | 54,931.8 |
| 21 | BELWestern Europe | 54,346.9 |
| 22 | BHRWestern Asia | 53,478.3 |
| 23 | SWENorthern Europe | 53,198.7 |
| 24 | FINNorthern Europe | 52,744.0 |
| 25 | CANNorthern America | 52,356.5 |
| 26 | GRLNorthern America | 52,189.0 |
| 27 | ITASouthern Europe | 51,585.6 |
| 28 | DEUWestern Europe | 51,264.8 |
| 29 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 49,997.1 |
| 30 | GBRNorthern Europe | 48,304.7 |
| 31 | FRAWestern Europe | 48,257.5 |
| 32 | HKGEastern Asia | 47,938.9 |
| 33 | ESPSouthern Europe | 43,570.8 |
| 34 | PRICaribbean | 42,555.7 |
| 35 | JPNEastern Asia | 41,740.4 |
| 36 | OMNWestern Asia | 41,551.1 |
| 37 | CYPWestern Asia | 41,362.1 |
| 38 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 40,970.3 |
| 39 | ABWCaribbean | 38,926.5 |
| 40 | GRCSouthern Europe | 38,147.0 |
| 41 | PRTSouthern Europe | 35,870.3 |
| 42 | SVNSouthern Europe | 35,565.0 |
| 43 | CZEEastern Europe | 35,535.7 |
| 44 | BHSCaribbean | 35,365.5 |
| 45 | CUWCaribbean | 33,651.5 |
| 46 | ISRWestern Asia | 33,492.0 |
| 47 | KOREastern Asia | 32,886.0 |
| 48 | MLTSouthern Europe | 32,777.0 |
| 49 | GNQMiddle Africa | 31,303.0 |
| 50 | ESTNorthern Europe | 30,161.2 |
| 51 | TTOCaribbean | 29,536.4 |
| 52 | HUNEastern Europe | 27,765.8 |
| 53 | ATGCaribbean | 27,692.6 |
| 54 | RUSEastern Europe | 27,656.7 |
| 55 | HRVSouthern Europe | 27,641.1 |
| 56 | LTUNorthern Europe | 23,953.8 |
| 57 | ARGSouth America | 23,262.4 |
| 58 | SVKEastern Europe | 23,257.2 |
| 59 | LVANorthern Europe | 23,213.4 |
| 60 | KNACaribbean | 22,612.7 |
| 61 | BRBCaribbean | 22,035.4 |
| 62 | POLEastern Europe | 21,568.9 |
| 63 | CHLSouth America | 20,923.5 |
| 64 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 20,767.6 |
| 65 | LBYNorthern Africa | 20,649.5 |
| 66 | ROUEastern Europe | 20,570.9 |
| 67 | KAZCentral Asia | 20,565.5 |
| 68 | GABMiddle Africa | 20,385.3 |
| 69 | MEXCentral America | 20,277.3 |
| 70 | SYCEastern Africa | 19,917.1 |
| 71 | LCACaribbean | 19,304.0 |
| 72 | SURSouth America | 19,220.3 |
| 73 | URYSouth America | 18,811.3 |
| 74 | TURWestern Asia | 17,902.6 |
| 75 | BGREastern Europe | 17,678.0 |
| 76 | PLWMicronesia | 17,464.6 |
| 77 | PANCentral America | 16,868.0 |
| 78 | BLREastern Europe | 16,579.9 |
| 79 | MNESouthern Europe | 16,348.9 |
| 80 | CRICentral America | 15,711.7 |
| 81 | UKREastern Europe | 15,610.6 |
| 82 | MUSEastern Africa | 15,264.6 |
| 83 | BRASouth America | 15,221.0 |
| 84 | DMACaribbean | 15,080.5 |
| 85 | SRBSouthern Europe | 15,077.6 |
| 86 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 14,459.8 |
| 87 | BWASouthern Africa | 14,362.0 |
| 88 | GRDCaribbean | 14,211.8 |
| 89 | MDVSouthern Asia | 13,942.9 |
| 90 | IRNSouthern Asia | 13,935.8 |
| 91 | DZANorthern Africa | 13,738.5 |
| 92 | MKDSouthern Europe | 13,354.5 |
| 93 | LBNWestern Asia | 13,024.7 |
| 94 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 12,861.6 |
| 95 | BLZCentral America | 12,715.0 |
| 96 | VCTCaribbean | 12,320.1 |
| 97 | DOMCaribbean | 12,022.5 |
| 98 | COLSouth America | 11,999.3 |
| 99 | EGYNorthern Africa | 10,700.6 |
| 100 | JORWestern Asia | 10,684.9 |
| 101 | ECUSouth America | 10,660.2 |
| 102 | TUNNorthern Africa | 10,529.2 |
| 103 | PRYSouth America | 10,288.8 |
| 104 | JAMCaribbean | 10,278.7 |
| 105 | IRQWestern Asia | 10,078.4 |
| 106 | AZEWestern Asia | 10,054.1 |
| 107 | BIHSouthern Europe | 9,814.5 |
| 108 | FJIMelanesia | 9,745.6 |
| 109 | NAMSouthern Africa | 9,245.1 |
| 110 | GTMCentral America | 9,099.7 |
| 111 | SYRWestern Asia | 9,016.7 |
| 112 | ALBSouthern Europe | 8,964.3 |
| 113 | PERSouth America | 8,948.7 |
| 114 | AGOMiddle Africa | 8,892.9 |
| 115 | GEOWestern Asia | 8,485.6 |
| 116 | ARMWestern Asia | 8,362.9 |
| 117 | GUYSouth America | 8,256.5 |
| 118 | MDAEastern Europe | 8,161.5 |
| 119 | SLVCentral America | 8,050.5 |
| 120 | BOLSouth America | 8,020.6 |
| 121 | COGMiddle Africa | 7,876.1 |
| 122 | MNGEastern Asia | 7,499.8 |
| 123 | LKASouthern Asia | 7,452.7 |
| 124 | NRUMicronesia | 7,209.8 |
| 125 | SWZSouthern Africa | 7,142.2 |
| 126 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 7,140.9 |
| 127 | BTNSouthern Asia | 6,850.8 |
| 128 | NGAWestern Africa | 6,496.9 |
| 129 | CHNEastern Asia | 6,298.3 |
| 130 | MARNorthern Africa | 6,103.4 |
| 131 | WSMPolynesia | 5,915.6 |
| 132 | TKMCentral Asia | 5,889.8 |
| 133 | TONPolynesia | 5,829.1 |
| 134 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 5,776.4 |
| 135 | CPVWestern Africa | 5,565.8 |
| 136 | MRTWestern Africa | 5,445.8 |
| 137 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 5,386.8 |
| 138 | NICCentral America | 5,357.0 |
| 139 | HNDCentral America | 5,056.7 |
| 140 | PSEWestern Asia | 4,885.1 |
| 141 | STPMiddle Africa | 4,371.5 |
| 142 | CMRMiddle Africa | 4,199.7 |
| 143 | UZBCentral Asia | 4,185.6 |
| 144 | KGZCentral Asia | 4,157.0 |
| 145 | SDNNorthern Africa | 4,152.3 |
| 146 | MHLMicronesia | 4,075.7 |
| 147 | PAKSouthern Asia | 4,042.2 |
| 148 | CIVWestern Africa | 4,032.3 |
| 149 | ZWEEastern Africa | 4,004.7 |
| 150 | KENEastern Africa | 3,844.7 |
| 151 | INDSouthern Asia | 3,770.4 |
| 152 | GHAWestern Africa | 3,721.3 |
| 153 | FSMMicronesia | 3,710.2 |
| 154 | TUVPolynesia | 3,682.9 |
| 155 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3,630.6 |
| 156 | VUTMelanesia | 3,517.8 |
| 157 | SENWestern Africa | 3,301.8 |
| 158 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 3,263.9 |
| 159 | COMEastern Africa | 3,231.7 |
| 160 | BGDSouthern Asia | 3,231.6 |
| 161 | HTICaribbean | 3,144.6 |
| 162 | PNGMelanesia | 3,137.0 |
| 163 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 2,781.9 |
| 164 | TCDMiddle Africa | 2,705.8 |
| 165 | GMBWestern Africa | 2,653.6 |
| 166 | BENWestern Africa | 2,632.5 |
| 167 | NPLSouthern Asia | 2,580.2 |
| 168 | ZMBEastern Africa | 2,564.5 |
| 169 | MLIWestern Africa | 2,546.3 |
| 170 | GINWestern Africa | 2,501.2 |
| 171 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 2,377.9 |
| 172 | SLEWestern Africa | 2,296.7 |
| 173 | SLBMelanesia | 2,287.6 |
| 174 | LSOSouthern Africa | 2,275.0 |
| 175 | TZAEastern Africa | 2,253.1 |
| 176 | KIRMicronesia | 2,184.1 |
| 177 | TGOWestern Africa | 2,164.0 |
| 178 | GNBWestern Africa | 2,060.7 |
| 179 | TJKCentral Asia | 1,965.3 |
| 180 | AFGSouthern Asia | 1,908.1 |
| 181 | UGAEastern Africa | 1,765.0 |
| 182 | BFAWestern Africa | 1,665.0 |
| 183 | MDGEastern Africa | 1,648.2 |
| 184 | RWAEastern Africa | 1,412.1 |
| 185 | LBRWestern Africa | 1,335.6 |
| 186 | NERWestern Africa | 1,241.2 |
| 187 | CAFMiddle Africa | 1,219.6 |
| 188 | MWIEastern Africa | 1,214.7 |
| 189 | CODMiddle Africa | 1,016.6 |
| 190 | BDIEastern Africa | 978.5 |
| 191 | MOZEastern Africa | 970.4 |
| 192 | ETHEastern Africa | 952.1 |
| 193 | SOMEastern Africa | 830.8 |
02In 2005
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Luxembourg124,872.0
- 2
Qatar113,384.3
- 3
Bermuda109,340.0
- 4
Brunei99,795.7
- 5
United Arab Emirates92,750.9
Lowest
- 193
Somalia830.8
- 192
Ethiopia952.1
- 191
Mozambique970.4
- 190
Burundi978.5
- 189
DR Congo1,016.6
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 12,022.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032004 → 2005
Since 2004
What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 193values changed, of 193 in both
- 167 · 26rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Kuwait73,298.1 → 78,193.9+4,895.8
Singapore78,712.5 → 82,547.5+3,834.9
Macau84,004.5 → 87,185.5+3,181.1
Hong Kong44,836.2 → 47,938.9+3,102.7
Equatorial Guinea28,226.0 → 31,303.0+3,077.0
Fell most
Maldives15,958.7 → 13,942.9−2,015.8
Brunei101,497.8 → 99,795.7−1,702.1
Aruba40,101.8 → 38,926.5−1,175.3
Puerto Rico43,355.8 → 42,555.7−800.1
Curaçao34,288.7 → 33,651.5−637.2
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2005.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 193 countries has every column.
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World Bank Group (2005). GDP per Capita (PPP), 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-per-capita/2005
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07Questions
GDP per Capita (PPP), 2005: questions and answers
Which country has the highest GDP per capita (PPP) in GDP per Capita (PPP), 2005?
Luxembourg, at 124,872.0, of the 193 countries in the file.
What year does GDP per Capita (PPP), 2005 describe?
2005.
How many countries does GDP per Capita (PPP), 2005 cover?
193.
Where can I download GDP per Capita (PPP), 2005?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is GDP per Capita (PPP), 2005 the newest?
No. The newest held here is GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025.