List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita

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This article includes several lists of countries by gross domestic product at purchasing power parity per capita, the value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given year divided by the average (or mid-year) population for the same year.

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Gross domestic product (GDP) dollar estimates are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations, per capita. Such calculations are prepared by various organizations, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. As estimates and assumptions have to be made, the results produced by different organizations for the same country tend to differ, sometimes substantially. PPP figures are estimates rather than hard facts, and should be used with caution.

Comparisons of national wealth are also frequently made on the basis of nominal GDP, which does not reflect differences in the cost of living in different countries (See List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita). Using a PPP basis is arguably more useful when comparing generalized differences in living standards on the whole between nations because PPP takes into account the relative cost of living and the inflation rates of the countries, rather than using just exchange rates which may distort the real differences in income. Other figures include savings (not just income), such as national wealth. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living;[1] although this can be problematic because GDP per capita is not a measure of personal income. See Standard of living and GDP.

Several economies which are not considered to be countries (the world, EU, and some dependent territories) are included in the list because they appear in the sources. These economies are not ranked in the charts here, but are listed in sequence by GDP for comparison. Non-sovereign entities, former countries or other special groupings are marked in italics.

[edit] Lists of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita

All figures are in current International Dollars (Int$).


[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ French President seeks alternatives to GDP, The Guardian 14-09-2009.
    European Parliament, Policy Department Economic and Scientific Policy: Beyond GDP Study PDF (1.47 MB)
  2. ^ Data refer mostly to the year 2011. World Development Indicators database, World Bank. Database updated on 21 December 2012. Accessed on 30 December 2012.
  3. ^ Data refer mostly to the year 2011. World Economic Outlook Database-October 2012, International Monetary Fund. Accessed on 10 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b Population data from International Data Base, United States Census Bureau. Accessed on 10 October 2012.
  5. ^ The per capita figure was calculated by the IMF using a 2011 population estimate based on a 2001 census whose validity has been called into question. A 2003 U.S. State Department report on Equatorial Guinea stated that "although the 2002 (sic) census estimated the population at 1,015,000, credible estimates put the number at closer to 500,000. The opposition claimed that the Government inflated the census in anticipation of the December presidential election. (...) Opposition leaders charged earlier in the year that census results showing a twofold population increase were flawed and that numbers were inflated to perpetuate election fraud." [1]
  6. ^ Does not include Syria. Population data for Kosovo and San Marino from International Data Base, United States Census Bureau. Accessed on 10 October 2012.
  7. ^ GDP - per capita (PPP), The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on 31 December 2012. Note: Data for Monaco and the World obtained from individual country/grouping pages.
  8. ^ The World Factbook claims to be using a population of "less than 700,000" to estimate the per capita figure, but the PPP GDP data on Equatorial Guinea's page suggest a population close to double that amount was used.
  9. ^ Alan Heston, Robert Summers and Bettina Aten, Penn World Table Version 7.1, Center for International Comparisons of Production, Income and Prices at the University of Pennsylvania, July 2012. Accessed on 19 August 2012. Note: GDP per capita data are "PPP Converted GDP Per Capita, average GEKS-CPDW, at current prices (in I$)", labeled as variable "cgdp2".
  10. ^ Refers to "China Version 2" estimation.

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