Data for 2018
GNI per Capita (PPP), 2018
2018, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
GNI per Capita (PPP), 2018 covers 157 countries. Macau is highest, at 126,174; Central African Republic is lowest, at 1,206. The middle country reads 15,031. Against 2017, 156 values changed (125 up, 31 down), 1 country joined.
GNI per Capita (PPP) · Data for 2018
HighestMacau
126,174LowestCentral African Republic
1,206Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of GNI per Capita (PPP), 2018, 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 157 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MACEastern Asia | 126,174 |
| 2 | BMUNorthern America | 101,424 |
| 3 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 99,741 |
| 4 | LUXWestern Europe | 90,496 |
| 5 | NORNorthern Europe | 86,902 |
| 6 | CHEWestern Europe | 79,805 |
| 7 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 76,808 |
| 8 | AREWestern Asia | 76,714 |
| 9 | IRLNorthern Europe | 72,388 |
| 10 | HKGEastern Asia | 69,519 |
| 11 | USANorthern America | 68,066 |
| 12 | NLDWestern Europe | 66,752 |
| 13 | ISLNorthern Europe | 66,742 |
| 14 | DNKNorthern Europe | 65,977 |
| 15 | DEUWestern Europe | 64,989 |
| 16 | AUTWestern Europe | 63,521 |
| 17 | SAUWestern Asia | 62,751 |
| 18 | SWENorthern Europe | 60,986 |
| 19 | BELWestern Europe | 60,040 |
| 20 | KWTWestern Asia | 56,888 |
| 21 | FINNorthern Europe | 56,203 |
| 22 | BHRWestern Asia | 55,330 |
| 23 | CANNorthern America | 54,996 |
| 24 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 53,837 |
| 25 | SMRSouthern Europe | 53,628 |
| 26 | FRAWestern Europe | 53,529 |
| 27 | GBRNorthern Europe | 51,683 |
| 28 | KOREastern Asia | 50,132 |
| 29 | ITASouthern Europe | 49,980 |
| 30 | MLTSouthern Europe | 48,505 |
| 31 | JPNEastern Asia | 47,977 |
| 32 | ESPSouthern Europe | 46,179 |
| 33 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 44,814 |
| 34 | SVNSouthern Europe | 43,347 |
| 35 | ISRWestern Asia | 43,243 |
| 36 | CZEEastern Europe | 43,193 |
| 37 | CYPWestern Asia | 42,117 |
| 38 | LTUNorthern Europe | 40,971 |
| 39 | ESTNorthern Europe | 40,900 |
| 40 | OMNWestern Asia | 38,277 |
| 41 | PRTSouthern Europe | 38,003 |
| 42 | SVKEastern Europe | 36,323 |
| 43 | RUSEastern Europe | 35,727 |
| 44 | HUNEastern Europe | 34,695 |
| 45 | POLEastern Europe | 34,574 |
| 46 | HRVSouthern Europe | 33,859 |
| 47 | LVANorthern Europe | 33,515 |
| 48 | ROUEastern Europe | 32,730 |
| 49 | GRCSouthern Europe | 32,570 |
| 50 | BHSCaribbean | 32,249 |
| 51 | SYCEastern Africa | 31,249 |
| 52 | PANCentral America | 30,203 |
| 53 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 29,449 |
| 54 | MUSEastern Africa | 29,082 |
| 55 | KAZCentral Asia | 28,438 |
| 56 | URYSouth America | 27,151 |
| 57 | ARGSouth America | 26,441 |
| 58 | CHLSouth America | 25,962 |
| 59 | BGREastern Europe | 25,500 |
| 60 | BLREastern Europe | 25,078 |
| 61 | MNESouthern Europe | 23,848 |
| 62 | MDVSouthern Asia | 22,796 |
| 63 | CRICentral America | 21,974 |
| 64 | MEXCentral America | 21,360 |
| 65 | DOMCaribbean | 20,040 |
| 66 | MKDSouthern Europe | 20,005 |
| 67 | PLWMicronesia | 19,872 |
| 68 | SRBSouthern Europe | 19,161 |
| 69 | LBNWestern Asia | 18,768 |
| 70 | GNQMiddle Africa | 18,095 |
| 71 | BRASouth America | 17,286 |
| 72 | GEOWestern Asia | 16,834 |
| 73 | COLSouth America | 16,742 |
| 74 | GABMiddle Africa | 16,380 |
| 75 | BWASouthern Africa | 16,271 |
| 76 | ALBSouthern Europe | 16,258 |
| 77 | IRNSouthern Asia | 16,105 |
| 78 | BIHSouthern Europe | 15,895 |
| 79 | ARMWestern Asia | 15,031 |
| 80 | DZANorthern Africa | 14,947 |
| 81 | LKASouthern Asia | 14,594 |
| 82 | UKREastern Europe | 14,558 |
| 83 | PRYSouth America | 14,487 |
| 84 | EGYNorthern Africa | 14,206 |
| 85 | MDAEastern Europe | 14,141 |
| 86 | PERSouth America | 14,009 |
| 87 | ECUSouth America | 13,785 |
| 88 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 13,547 |
| 89 | IRQWestern Asia | 12,836 |
| 90 | LBYNorthern Africa | 12,719 |
| 91 | BTNSouthern Asia | 12,714 |
| 92 | TUNNorthern Africa | 12,682 |
| 93 | MNGEastern Asia | 12,047 |
| 94 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 11,746 |
| 95 | BOLSouth America | 11,604 |
| 96 | XKXSouthern Europe | 11,427 |
| 97 | BLZCentral America | 11,015 |
| 98 | GTMCentral America | 10,906 |
| 99 | NAMSouthern Africa | 10,742 |
| 100 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 10,732 |
| 101 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 9,988 |
| 102 | SLVCentral America | 9,930 |
| 103 | SWZSouthern Africa | 9,297 |
| 104 | AGOMiddle Africa | 9,089 |
| 105 | MARNorthern Africa | 8,422 |
| 106 | CPVWestern Africa | 8,266 |
| 107 | TJKCentral Asia | 8,012 |
| 108 | PSEWestern Asia | 7,492 |
| 109 | INDSouthern Asia | 7,417 |
| 110 | COGMiddle Africa | 7,329 |
| 111 | TONPolynesia | 7,039 |
| 112 | WSMPolynesia | 6,905 |
| 113 | MHLMicronesia | 6,745 |
| 114 | NICCentral America | 6,733 |
| 115 | BGDSouthern Asia | 6,648 |
| 116 | GHAWestern Africa | 5,792 |
| 117 | HNDCentral America | 5,732 |
| 118 | STPMiddle Africa | 5,577 |
| 119 | MRTWestern Africa | 5,557 |
| 120 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 5,543 |
| 121 | CIVWestern Africa | 5,363 |
| 122 | KGZCentral Asia | 5,322 |
| 123 | DJIEastern Africa | 5,284 |
| 124 | ZWEEastern Africa | 5,262 |
| 125 | PAKSouthern Asia | 5,085 |
| 126 | KENEastern Africa | 4,880 |
| 127 | KIRMicronesia | 4,827 |
| 128 | CMRMiddle Africa | 4,752 |
| 129 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 4,702 |
| 130 | NPLSouthern Asia | 4,483 |
| 131 | VUTMelanesia | 3,881 |
| 132 | SENWestern Africa | 3,860 |
| 133 | COMEastern Africa | 3,569 |
| 134 | HTICaribbean | 3,527 |
| 135 | GINWestern Africa | 3,435 |
| 136 | TZAEastern Africa | 3,389 |
| 137 | SDNNorthern Africa | 3,355 |
| 138 | LSOSouthern Africa | 3,168 |
| 139 | BENWestern Africa | 3,117 |
| 140 | RWAEastern Africa | 2,823 |
| 141 | SLBMelanesia | 2,805 |
| 142 | SLEWestern Africa | 2,797 |
| 143 | TGOWestern Africa | 2,778 |
| 144 | MLIWestern Africa | 2,607 |
| 145 | GMBWestern Africa | 2,548 |
| 146 | UGAEastern Africa | 2,536 |
| 147 | TCDMiddle Africa | 2,507 |
| 148 | GNBWestern Africa | 2,242 |
| 149 | ETHEastern Africa | 2,225 |
| 150 | BFAWestern Africa | 2,152 |
| 151 | MDGEastern Africa | 1,659 |
| 152 | NERWestern Africa | 1,625 |
| 153 | MWIEastern Africa | 1,571 |
| 154 | MOZEastern Africa | 1,541 |
| 155 | SOMEastern Africa | 1,488 |
| 156 | CODMiddle Africa | 1,237 |
| 157 | CAFMiddle Africa | 1,206 |
02In 2018
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Macau126,174
- 2
Bermuda101,424
- 3
Singapore99,741
- 4
Luxembourg90,496
- 5
Norway86,902
Lowest
- 157
Central African Republic1,206
- 156
DR Congo1,237
- 155
Somalia1,488
- 154
Mozambique1,541
- 153
Malawi1,571
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 15,031. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032017 → 2018
Since 2017
What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 156values changed, of 156 in both
- 125 · 31rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Saudi Arabia55,881 → 62,751+6,869
Macau119,820 → 126,174+6,354
Gabon12,459 → 16,380+3,921
Kuwait53,256 → 56,888+3,632
Norway83,631 → 86,902+3,271
Fell most
Bermuda104,837 → 101,424−3,413
Brunei78,866 → 76,808−2,058
Iran17,812 → 16,105−1,706
Singapore101,281 → 99,741−1,540
Equatorial Guinea19,581 → 18,095−1,486
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 2018.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 157 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2018). GNI per Capita (PPP), 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gni-per-capita/2018
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07Questions
GNI per Capita (PPP), 2018: questions and answers
Which country has the highest GNI per capita (PPP) in GNI per Capita (PPP), 2018?
Macau, at 126,174, of the 157 countries in the file.
What year does GNI per Capita (PPP), 2018 describe?
2018.
How many countries does GNI per Capita (PPP), 2018 cover?
157.
Where can I download GNI per Capita (PPP), 2018?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is GNI per Capita (PPP), 2018 the newest?
No. The newest held here is GNI per Capita (PPP), 2025.