Data for 2006
GDP per Capita (PPP), 2006
2006, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
GDP per Capita (PPP), 2006 covers 194 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 130,290; Somalia is lowest, at 858. The middle country reads 12,983. Against 2005, 193 values changed (175 up, 18 down), 1 country joined.
GDP per Capita (PPP) · Data for 2006
HighestLuxembourg
130,290LowestSomalia
858Shaded 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), 2006, 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 194 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUXWestern Europe | 130,290 |
| 2 | QATWestern Asia | 121,378 |
| 3 | BMUNorthern America | 115,176 |
| 4 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 102,249 |
| 5 | AREWestern Asia | 94,873 |
| 6 | MACEastern Asia | 93,828 |
| 7 | CYMCaribbean | 92,213 |
| 8 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 87,210 |
| 9 | NORNorthern Europe | 85,653 |
| 10 | SMRSouthern Europe | 83,782 |
| 11 | KWTWestern Asia | 79,521 |
| 12 | CHEWestern Europe | 73,902 |
| 13 | ANDSouthern Europe | 66,390 |
| 14 | IRLNorthern Europe | 64,975 |
| 15 | DNKNorthern Europe | 62,911 |
| 16 | USANorthern America | 60,684 |
| 17 | ISLNorthern Europe | 60,434 |
| 18 | NLDWestern Europe | 60,392 |
| 19 | VIRCaribbean | 59,912 |
| 20 | AUTWestern Europe | 58,460 |
| 21 | SWENorthern Europe | 55,374 |
| 22 | BELWestern Europe | 55,368 |
| 23 | GRLNorthern America | 55,244 |
| 24 | FINNorthern Europe | 54,654 |
| 25 | SAUWestern Asia | 54,374 |
| 26 | DEUWestern Europe | 53,307 |
| 27 | CANNorthern America | 53,196 |
| 28 | BHRWestern Asia | 52,692 |
| 29 | ITASouthern Europe | 52,304 |
| 30 | HKGEastern Asia | 50,982 |
| 31 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 50,694 |
| 32 | FRAWestern Europe | 49,223 |
| 33 | GBRNorthern Europe | 49,001 |
| 34 | ESPSouthern Europe | 44,573 |
| 35 | CYPWestern Asia | 42,595 |
| 36 | OMNWestern Asia | 42,540 |
| 37 | JPNEastern Asia | 42,359 |
| 38 | PRICaribbean | 42,134 |
| 39 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 41,597 |
| 40 | GRCSouthern Europe | 40,483 |
| 41 | ABWCaribbean | 38,664 |
| 42 | CZEEastern Europe | 37,787 |
| 43 | SVNSouthern Europe | 37,546 |
| 44 | PRTSouthern Europe | 36,388 |
| 45 | BHSCaribbean | 35,789 |
| 46 | ISRWestern Asia | 34,745 |
| 47 | KOREastern Asia | 34,430 |
| 48 | MLTSouthern Europe | 33,421 |
| 49 | TTOCaribbean | 33,349 |
| 50 | CUWCaribbean | 33,335 |
| 51 | ESTNorthern Europe | 33,301 |
| 52 | GNQMiddle Africa | 32,252 |
| 53 | ATGCaribbean | 30,827 |
| 54 | RUSEastern Europe | 30,023 |
| 55 | HRVSouthern Europe | 29,036 |
| 56 | HUNEastern Europe | 28,903 |
| 57 | LVANorthern Europe | 26,432 |
| 58 | LTUNorthern Europe | 26,139 |
| 59 | SVKEastern Europe | 25,332 |
| 60 | ARGSouth America | 24,877 |
| 61 | BRBCaribbean | 23,261 |
| 62 | KNACaribbean | 23,259 |
| 63 | POLEastern Europe | 22,921 |
| 64 | KAZCentral Asia | 22,574 |
| 65 | ROUEastern Europe | 22,355 |
| 66 | CHLSouth America | 21,974 |
| 67 | LBYNorthern Africa | 21,545 |
| 68 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 21,444 |
| 69 | SYCEastern Africa | 21,342 |
| 70 | MEXCentral America | 20,966 |
| 71 | LCACaribbean | 20,354 |
| 72 | SURSouth America | 20,114 |
| 73 | URYSouth America | 19,560 |
| 74 | GABMiddle Africa | 19,224 |
| 75 | BGREastern Europe | 19,025 |
| 76 | TURWestern Asia | 18,972 |
| 77 | BLREastern Europe | 18,350 |
| 78 | PANCentral America | 18,190 |
| 79 | MNESouthern Europe | 17,727 |
| 80 | PLWMicronesia | 17,706 |
| 81 | UKREastern Europe | 16,902 |
| 82 | MDVSouthern Asia | 16,830 |
| 83 | CRICentral America | 16,628 |
| 84 | MUSEastern Africa | 15,933 |
| 85 | DMACaribbean | 15,728 |
| 86 | SRBSouthern Europe | 15,727 |
| 87 | BRASouth America | 15,657 |
| 88 | BWASouthern Africa | 15,276 |
| 89 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 15,053 |
| 90 | IRNSouthern Asia | 14,321 |
| 91 | MKDSouthern Europe | 14,118 |
| 92 | DZANorthern Africa | 13,921 |
| 93 | GRDCaribbean | 13,594 |
| 94 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 13,444 |
| 95 | AZEWestern Asia | 13,372 |
| 96 | VCTCaribbean | 13,233 |
| 97 | LBNWestern Asia | 13,004 |
| 98 | DOMCaribbean | 12,962 |
| 99 | BLZCentral America | 12,913 |
| 100 | COLSouth America | 12,637 |
| 101 | EGYNorthern Africa | 11,212 |
| 102 | TUNNorthern Africa | 10,984 |
| 103 | ECUSouth America | 10,933 |
| 104 | JORWestern Asia | 10,835 |
| 105 | PRYSouth America | 10,672 |
| 106 | IRQWestern Asia | 10,569 |
| 107 | JAMCaribbean | 10,522 |
| 108 | BIHSouthern Europe | 10,430 |
| 109 | FJIMelanesia | 9,837 |
| 110 | NAMSouthern Africa | 9,773 |
| 111 | AGOMiddle Africa | 9,586 |
| 112 | ALBSouthern Europe | 9,564 |
| 113 | PERSouth America | 9,547 |
| 114 | ARMWestern Asia | 9,525 |
| 115 | GTMCentral America | 9,386 |
| 116 | GEOWestern Asia | 9,338 |
| 117 | SYRWestern Asia | 9,075 |
| 118 | GUYSouth America | 8,702 |
| 119 | MDAEastern Europe | 8,577 |
| 120 | SLVCentral America | 8,404 |
| 121 | BOLSouth America | 8,263 |
| 122 | COGMiddle Africa | 8,193 |
| 123 | MNGEastern Asia | 8,044 |
| 124 | LKASouthern Asia | 7,971 |
| 125 | NRUMicronesia | 7,831 |
| 126 | SWZSouthern Africa | 7,585 |
| 127 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 7,434 |
| 128 | BTNSouthern Asia | 7,141 |
| 129 | CHNEastern Asia | 7,057 |
| 130 | NGAWestern Africa | 6,703 |
| 131 | MARNorthern Africa | 6,489 |
| 132 | TKMCentral Asia | 6,416 |
| 133 | MRTWestern Africa | 6,285 |
| 134 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 6,098 |
| 135 | WSMPolynesia | 6,018 |
| 136 | CPVWestern Africa | 5,941 |
| 137 | TONPolynesia | 5,672 |
| 138 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 5,579 |
| 139 | NICCentral America | 5,500 |
| 140 | HNDCentral America | 5,263 |
| 141 | PSEWestern Asia | 4,714 |
| 142 | STPMiddle Africa | 4,644 |
| 143 | UZBCentral Asia | 4,440 |
| 144 | SDNNorthern Africa | 4,300 |
| 145 | CMRMiddle Africa | 4,242 |
| 146 | KGZCentral Asia | 4,240 |
| 147 | PAKSouthern Asia | 4,186 |
| 148 | MHLMicronesia | 4,076 |
| 149 | CIVWestern Africa | 4,049 |
| 150 | INDSouthern Asia | 4,011 |
| 151 | KENEastern Africa | 3,971 |
| 152 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3,882 |
| 153 | GHAWestern Africa | 3,858 |
| 154 | ZWEEastern Africa | 3,819 |
| 155 | VUTMelanesia | 3,724 |
| 156 | FSMMicronesia | 3,718 |
| 157 | TUVPolynesia | 3,688 |
| 158 | BGDSouthern Asia | 3,407 |
| 159 | SENWestern Africa | 3,301 |
| 160 | PNGMelanesia | 3,203 |
| 161 | HTICaribbean | 3,146 |
| 162 | COMEastern Africa | 3,112 |
| 163 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 3,041 |
| 164 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 3,039 |
| 165 | ZMBEastern Africa | 2,673 |
| 166 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 2,669 |
| 167 | BENWestern Africa | 2,652 |
| 168 | NPLSouthern Asia | 2,641 |
| 169 | TCDMiddle Africa | 2,596 |
| 170 | GMBWestern Africa | 2,565 |
| 171 | MLIWestern Africa | 2,555 |
| 172 | GINWestern Africa | 2,479 |
| 173 | LSOSouthern Africa | 2,381 |
| 174 | SLEWestern Africa | 2,343 |
| 175 | SLBMelanesia | 2,341 |
| 176 | TZAEastern Africa | 2,334 |
| 177 | KIRMicronesia | 2,264 |
| 178 | TGOWestern Africa | 2,159 |
| 179 | GNBWestern Africa | 2,065 |
| 180 | TJKCentral Asia | 2,063 |
| 181 | AFGSouthern Asia | 1,930 |
| 182 | UGAEastern Africa | 1,899 |
| 183 | BFAWestern Africa | 1,715 |
| 184 | MDGEastern Africa | 1,687 |
| 185 | RWAEastern Africa | 1,502 |
| 186 | LBRWestern Africa | 1,365 |
| 187 | NERWestern Africa | 1,268 |
| 188 | CAFMiddle Africa | 1,252 |
| 189 | MWIEastern Africa | 1,237 |
| 190 | MOZEastern Africa | 1,042 |
| 191 | CODMiddle Africa | 1,036 |
| 192 | ETHEastern Africa | 1,025 |
| 193 | BDIEastern Africa | 995 |
| 194 | SOMEastern Africa | 858 |
02In 2006
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Luxembourg130,290
- 2
Qatar121,378
- 3
Bermuda115,176
- 4
Brunei102,249
- 5
United Arab Emirates94,873
Lowest
- 194
Somalia858
- 193
Burundi995
- 192
Ethiopia1,025
- 191
DR Congo1,036
- 190
Mozambique1,042
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 12,983. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032005 → 2006
Since 2005
What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 193values changed, of 193 in both
- 175 · 18rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Qatar113,384 → 121,378+7,994
Macau87,186 → 93,828+6,643
Bermuda109,340 → 115,176+5,836
Luxembourg124,872 → 130,290+5,418
Singapore82,547 → 87,210+4,663
Fell most
Gabon20,385 → 19,224−1,161
Bahrain53,478 → 52,692−786
Grenada14,212 → 13,594−617
Saudi Arabia54,932 → 54,374−558
Puerto Rico42,556 → 42,134−422
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
Read before you use
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 2006.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 194 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2006). GDP per Capita (PPP), 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-per-capita/2006
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07Questions
GDP per Capita (PPP), 2006: questions and answers
Which country has the highest GDP per capita (PPP) in GDP per Capita (PPP), 2006?
Luxembourg, at 130,290, of the 194 countries in the file.
What year does GDP per Capita (PPP), 2006 describe?
2006.
How many countries does GDP per Capita (PPP), 2006 cover?
194.
Where can I download GDP per Capita (PPP), 2006?
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), 2006 the newest?
No. The newest held here is GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025.