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This is similar to nominal GDP per capita but adjusted for the cost of living in each country. In 2023, the estimated average GDP per capita (PPP) of all of the countries was Int$22,452. [a] For rankings regarding wealth, see list of countries by wealth per adult.
This is a list of countries by nominal GDP per capita. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living; [1] [2] however, this is inaccurate because GDP per capita is not a measure of personal income. Measures of personal income include average wage, real income, median income, disposable income and GNI per capita.
GDP per capita measures (like aggregate GDP measures) do not account for income distribution (and tend to overstate the average income per capita). For example, South Africa during apartheid ranked high in terms of GDP per capita, but the benefits of this immense wealth and income were not shared equally among its citizens. [ 79 ]
GDP is the mean (average) wealth rather than median (middle-point) wealth. Countries with a skewed income distribution may have a relatively high per-capita GDP while the majority of its citizens have a relatively low level of income, due to concentration of wealth in the hands of a small fraction of the population. See Gini coefficient.
On the whole, PPP per capita figures are less spread than nominal GDP per capita figures. [ 5 ] The rankings of national economies over time have changed considerably; the economy of the United States surpassed the British Empire's output around 1916, [ 6 ] which in turn had surpassed the economy of the Qing dynasty in aggregate output decades ...
In 2010 national governments spent an average of $2,376 per person, while the average for the world's 20 largest economies (in terms of GDP) was $16,110 per person. Norway and Sweden expended the most at $40,908 and $26,760 per capita respectively. The federal government of the United States spent $11,041 per person.
GDP growth has now topped 2% in eight of the last nine quarters. Consumer spending, which accounts for about two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, expanded at a 3.7% pace, fastest since the first ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Economy of Singapore Skyline of Singapore's Downtown Core Currency Singapore dollar (SGD/S$) Fiscal year 1 April – 31 March Trade organisations WTO, APEC, CPTPP, IOR-ARC, RCEP, ASEAN and others Country group Developed/Advanced High-income economy Statistics Population 6,040,000 (2024 ...