List of countries by GNI (nominal) per capita
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This is a list of countries by Gross National Income
Gross National Income
The GNI consists of: the personal consumption expenditures, the gross private investment, the government consumption expenditures, the net income from assets abroad , and the gross exports of goods and services, after deducting two components: the gross imports of goods and services, and the...

 per capita
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 in 2010 at nominal values, according to the Atlas Method
Atlas Method
The Atlas Method is a method used by the World Bank to estimate the size of economies in terms of gross national income in U.S. dollars.The country's GNI in national currency is converted into U.S...

, an indicator of income developed by the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...

. The GNI per capita is the dollar value of a country’s final income in a year, divided by its population. It reflects the average income of a country’s citizens.

Knowing a country’s GNI per capita is a good first step toward understanding the country’s economic strengths and needs, as well as the general standard of living
Standard of living
Standard of living is generally measured by standards such as real income per person and poverty rate. Other measures such as access and quality of health care, income growth inequality and educational standards are also used. Examples are access to certain goods , or measures of health such as...

 enjoyed by the average citizen. A country’s GNI per capita tends to be closely linked with other indicators that measure the social, economic, and environmental
Social environment
The social environment of an individual, also called social context or milieu, is the culture that s/he was educated or lives in, and the people and institutions with whom the person interacts....

 well-being of the country and its people. For example, generally people living in countries with higher GNI per capita tend to have longer life expectancies, higher literacy rates, better access to safe water, and lower infant mortality rates.

Figures in italics are for 2009 or 2008. All data are in United States dollars. Non-sovereign entities or other special groupings are marked in italics.
Rank Country / Territory GNI (US $)
1 197,460
2 136,540
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4  Norway 85,380
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6  Luxembourg 79,510
7 70,350
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10 58,980
11    Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...

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14 49,930
15 49,720
16 50,670
17 47,170
18 47,140
19 46,710
20 '
21 45,420
22 41,130
23 43,740
24 43,330
25 42,390
26 41,950
27 42,150
28 40,990
29 40,920
30  Macau 39,520
31 38,540
32 35,090
33 33,870
34 ' 32,900
35 31,650
36 31,180
37 30,460
38 29,050
39 27,340
40  Greece 27,240
41  Greenland 26,150
42 23,860
43 25,420
44 21,860
45 19,890
46 17,890
47 18,350
48 17,870
49 17,200
50 16,220
51  Trinidad and Tobago 15,380
52 14,680
53 14,360
54  Independent State of Croatia 13,760
55 12,990
56 12,420
57 12,020
58 11,620
59 11,590
60 11,400
61 10,610
62 10,590
63 9,980
64 9,940
65 9,910
66 9,500
67 9,490
68 9,390
69 9,330
70 9,020
71 8,450
72 7,900
73  Kingdom of Romania 7,840
74 7,760
75 7,740
76 7,440
77 6,990
78 6,890
79 6,690
80 6,580
81 6,460
82 6,240
83 6,100
84 6,030
85  Suriname 5,920
86 5,820
87 5,550
88 5,560
89 5,510
90 5,180
91 4,970
92 4,960
93 4,860
94 4,850
95 4,790
96 4,750
97  Peru 4,710
98  Namibia 4,650
99  Iran 4,530
100 4,520
101 4,510
102 4,460
103  Jordan 4,350
104 4,270
105 4,260
106  Thailand 4,210
107  Tunisia 4,070
108  Albania 4,000
109  Angola 3,960
110 3,740
111 3,700
112 3,610
113 3,380
114 3,360
115 3,300
116 3,270
117 3,160
118 3,090
119 3,010
120 2,990
121 2,940
122 2,930
123 2,850
124 2,760
125  Guatemala 2,740
126 2,700
126 2,700
128 2,640
129 2,600
130 2,580
131  Egypt >- 132 2,320
133 2,310
134 2,290
135 2,050
136 2,010
137  Bhutan 1,920
138  Mongolia 1,890
139 1,880
140 1,810
141 1,790
142 1,340
143 1,300
144 1,280
145 1,280
145 1,280
147 1,270
148 >- 149 1,200
150  Nigeria 1,180
151 1,160
152 1,100
153 1,080
153 1,080
155 1,070
155  Yemen 1,060
155 1,070
158 1,060
159 1,050
159 1,050
161  Solomon Islands 1,030
162 1,010
163 880
164 820
165  Kenya 780
165 780
167 760
168 750
169 650
170 640
171  Chad 600
171 600
173  Burkina Faso 550
174  Guinea-Bissau 540
174 540
176 530
177 490
177 490
179 460
179 460
181 330
182 440
182 440
182 440
182 440
186 380
186 380
188  Niger 360
189  Eritrea 340
189 340
191 330
192 190
193 180
194 160
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External links

  • The Atlas Method, by the World Bank
    World Bank
    The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...

  • Original table
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