Top Ten Richest Countries – GDP per Capita Ranking

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Richest this, and richest that… Well, when talking about a company or a human, we could use different ways to calculate their level of affluence. However, when it comes to countries, things are much more straightforward — we normally go by GDP per capita, or the Gross Domestic Product (the total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a given year) divided by the country’s population.

In our today’s “top ten” selection we are bringing you 3 lists: one based on the International Monetary Fund’s 2011 information, another one — based on CIA’s 2010 estimates, and yet another one — compiled on the basis of data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

So, here are our lists:

TOP 10 RICHEST COUNTRIES (by GDP in USD per capita)

International Monetary Fund
[source: World Economic Outlook Database – April 2011]

1. Qatar — $ 88,559
2. Luxembourg — $81,383
3. Singapore — $56,522
4. Norway — $52,013
5. Brunei — $48,892
6. United Arab Emirates — $48,821
7. United States — $47,284
8. Switzerland — $41,663
9. Netherlands — $40,765
10. Australia — $39,699

Truth be known, there are a number of other countries with GDP figures very similar to Australia’s. These are: Austria ($39,634), Canada ($39,057), Ireland ($38,550), and Sweden ($38,031).

Central Intelligence Agency
[source: The World Factbook | 2010 estimates]

1. Qatar — $179,000
2. Liechtenstein — $141,100
3. Luxembourg — $82,600
4. Singapore — $62,100
5. Norway — $54,600
6. Brunei — $51,600
7. United Arab Emirates — $49,600
8. Kuwait — $48,900
9. United States — $47,200
10. Andorra — $46,700

And, finally, OECD data (which is significantly closer to the IMF’s list published first):

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
[source: Gross Domestic Product table]

1. Luxembourg — $90,560
2. Norway — $56,140
3. United States — $45,674
4. Switzerland — $44,819
5. Netherlands — $41,739
6. Austria — $39,965
7. Australia — $39,660
8. Sweden — $39,345
9. Ireland — $39,123
10. Denmark — $38,849

On OECD’s list Denmark is closely followed by Germany ($38,021) and Canada ($37,808) isn’t too far behind either.

Additionally, you may also find the following two lists of relevance:

• World’s Top 10 Countries per 2011 Index of Economic Freedom
• World’s Best & Safest Countries to Live or Retire in

By the way, should you wonder what city is pictured in the featured image for this post, it is Luxembourg, the only country that appears on the top 3 list in all three of the above-quoted lists.

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