What is GDP per capita?

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita shows a country's GDP divided by its total population. The table below lists countries in the world ranked by GDP at Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) per capita, along with the Nominal GDP per capita.

What is the GDP per capita indicator?

This GDP per capita indicator provides information on economic growth and income levels from 1990. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries. This data is expressed in international-$ at 2017 prices.

Does GDP per capita change a country's ranking?

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 .