Top 10 Country GDP Per Capita Ranking History (1960-2020) (Current US$)

This video shows the Top 10 countries with highest GDP per capita from 1962 to 2017. Most countries are from developed regions in Europe, North America, and Asia.

Per capita GDP is a measure of the total output of a country that takes the gross domestic product (GDP) and divides it by the number of people in that country. The Per capita GDP is especially useful when comparing one country to another, because it shows the relative performance of the countries. A rise in Per capita GDP signals growth in the economy and tends to reflect an increase in productivity.


Source : World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.