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GDP per Capita - Ranking 1972

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In 1972, Monaco ($16,187), United States ($6,094), and Sweden ($6,018) ranked highest in gdp per capita among all countries. Myanmar ranked lowest at $23.

GDP per Capita by Country - 1972
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Monaco $16,187 +21.4%
2nd United States $6,094 +8.6%
3rd Sweden $6,018 +17.4%
4th Switzerland $5,885 +21.7%
5th Liechtenstein $5,645 +16.3%
6th Luxembourg $5,487 +23.7%
7th Canada $5,107 +12.6%
8th Andorra $4,940 +18.5%
9th Kuwait $4,836 +7.8%
10th Denmark $4,654 +21.0%
11th Bermuda $4,458 +11.1%
12th Norway $4,414 +18.1%
13th New Caledonia $4,226 +16.9%
14th Iceland $4,155 +23.5%
15th Netherlands $4,110 +21.5%
16th Australia $3,955 +13.0%
17th Belgium $3,832 +24.3%
18th Germany $3,824 +19.4%
19th France $3,809 +21.4%
20th United Arab Emirates $3,675 +31.0%
21st Qatar $3,483 +18.0%
22nd New Zealand $3,295 +18.8%
23rd Nauru $3,191 +13.5%
24th Finland $3,178 +17.0%
25th Faroe Islands $3,046 +18.8%
26th Japan $3,031 +30.6%
27th United Kingdom $3,030 +14.4%
28th Bahamas, The $3,014 +0.3%
29th Israel $2,930 +27.5%
30th Austria $2,913 +22.8%
31st Libya $2,830 +15.9%
32nd French Polynesia $2,678 +6.4%
33rd Italy $2,677 +15.9%
34th European Union $2,540 +19.8%
35th Saudi Arabia $2,474 +28.3%
36th Puerto Rico (US) $2,246 +9.9%
37th Bahrain $2,206 +20.6%
38th Greenland $2,197 +17.2%
39th Ireland $2,080 +22.1%
40th Brunei Darussalam $1,905 +33.0%
41st Greece $1,873 +15.0%
42nd Spain $1,708 +25.4%
43rd Argentina $1,409 +2.7%
44th Hong Kong SAR, China $1,385 +25.1%
45th Portugal $1,302 +22.3%
46th Singapore $1,264 +18.0%
47th Chile $1,185 +7.8%
48th Palau $1,145 +5.9%
49th Trinidad and Tobago $1,067 +19.3%
50th Panama $1,046 +6.8%
51st South Africa $1,038 +1.8%
52nd Malta $976 +11.6%
53rd Jamaica $971 +20.0%
54th Guinea $948 +14.9%
55th Cuba $892 +15.8%
56th Barbados $856 +14.2%
57th Mexico $837 +11.9%
58th Suriname $785 +2.2%
59th Uruguay $776 -22.4%
60th Hungary $710 +16.9%
61st Gabon $693 +10.5%
62nd Peru $647 +8.0%
63rd Costa Rica $639 +12.0%
64th Brazil $583 +16.7%
65th Fiji $575 +25.6%
66th Iran, Islamic Republic of $555 +21.3%
67th Seychelles $547 +36.2%
68th Türkiye $537 +24.7%
69th Belize $529 +10.0%
70th Oman $524 +18.5%
71st Tuvalu $522 +9.1%
72nd St. Kitts and Nevis $521 +17.4%
73rd São Tomé and Principe $511 +8.8%
74th Ecuador $488 +12.3%
75th Zimbabwe $483 +19.2%
76th Malaysia $472 +16.0%
77th Algeria $469 +30.2%
78th Jordan $460 +11.6%
79th Syrian Arab Republic $448 +14.2%
80th Samoa $433 +14.8%
81st Dominican Republic $427 +16.0%
82nd Marshall Islands $416 +6.5%
83rd Tunisia $415 +29.5%
84th Zambia $410 +10.1%
85th Micronesia, Federated States of $403 +12.2%
86th Colombia $397 +8.3%
87th Guyana $395 -0.1%
88th Iraq $394 +2.8%
89th Guinea-Bissau $389 +11.6%
90th Mauritius $374 +24.8%
91st Guatemala $370 +3.2%
92nd Honduras $353 +4.3%
93rd Senegal $342 +17.4%
94th Nicaragua $341 +3.0%
95th Mauritania $335 +13.3%
96th El Salvador $329 +4.1%
97th Korea $328 +7.8%
98th Papua New Guinea $327 +16.8%
99th Morocco $317 +13.6%
100th Eswatini $315 +4.6%
101st Côte d'Ivoire $313 +11.6%
102nd Paraguay $308 +13.1%
103rd Congo, Democratic Republic of $291 +7.5%
104th St. Vincent and the Grenadines $282 +36.3%
105th Congo, Republic of $276 +23.6%
106th Botswana $264 +24.5%
107th Bolivia, Plurinational State of $262 +12.2%
108th Egypt, Arab Republic of $256 +5.6%
109th Kiribati $256 +21.6%
110th Tanzania $247 +9.8%
111th Liberia $239 +5.1%
112th Philippines $230 +5.8%
113th Ghana $224 -15.0%
114th Cameroon $220 +17.9%
115th Solomon Islands $220 -20.8%
116th Thailand $216 +8.0%
117th Bhutan $212 +2.3%
118th Equatorial Guinea $211 +2.8%
119th Nigeria $209 +30.5%
120th Sri Lanka $199 +5.6%
121st Togo $199 +13.9%
122nd Maldives $192 +13.2%
123rd Madagascar $190 +8.6%
124th Kenya $173 +14.4%
125th Sierra Leone $165 +8.9%
126th Sudan $155 +5.2%
127th Niger $151 +4.3%
128th Chad $150 +14.1%
129th Pakistan $148 -14.1%
130th Uganda $137 +2.6%
131st China $132 +11.2%
132nd Benin $128 +19.7%
133rd India $125 +3.8%
134th Somalia, Fed. Rep. $114 +25.7%
135th Gambia, The $107 +3.1%
136th Central African Republic $105 +12.1%
137th Burkina Faso $100 +17.9%
138th Indonesia $90 +14.7%
139th Bangladesh $88 -29.5%
140th Nepal $79 +13.5%
141st Haiti $77 +0.6%
142nd Mali $75 +21.1%
143rd Lesotho $74 +2.1%
144th Burundi $68 -2.4%
145th Rwanda $58 +7.4%
146th Myanmar $23 +10.3%

FAQ

Which country has the highest gdp per capita in 1972?

Monaco has the highest gdp per capita in 1972 at $16,187.

Which country has the lowest gdp per capita in 1972?

Myanmar has the lowest gdp per capita in 1972 at $23.

How many countries are ranked by gdp per capita?

146 countries have gdp per capita data for 1972.

What are the top 3 countries by gdp per capita?

1. Monaco ($16,187), 2. United States ($6,094), 3. Sweden ($6,018).