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GDP per Capita - Ranking 1978

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In 1978, Monaco ($37,608), United Arab Emirates ($29,379), and Brunei Darussalam ($23,447) ranked highest in gdp per capita among all countries. Myanmar ranked lowest at $29.

GDP per Capita by Country - 1978
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Monaco $37,608 +21.8%
2nd United Arab Emirates $29,379 -16.1%
3rd Brunei Darussalam $23,447 +7.8%
4th Liechtenstein $17,457 +40.6%
5th Qatar $16,757 +4.4%
6th Switzerland $16,282 +39.8%
7th Saudi Arabia $14,914 +2.2%
8th Luxembourg $13,034 +24.3%
9th Sweden $12,602 +10.2%
10th Denmark $11,818 +21.0%
11th Iceland $11,630 +12.8%
12th Kuwait $11,567 +2.9%
13th Norway $11,463 +11.7%
14th Netherlands $11,196 +22.0%
15th United States $10,565 +11.8%
16th Belgium $10,290 +22.1%
17th Germany $9,517 +23.4%
18th Faroe Islands $9,479 +13.0%
19th Andorra $9,410 +15.2%
20th France $9,167 +22.9%
21st Canada $9,154 +2.3%
22nd Japan $9,012 +39.2%
23rd Bermuda $8,905 +6.2%
24th Australia $8,264 +6.1%
25th Austria $8,173 +20.5%
26th Finland $7,629 +7.9%
27th Libya $7,252 -6.8%
28th Greenland $7,236 +26.6%
29th Bahrain $6,926 +8.9%
30th French Polynesia $6,849 +22.9%
31st European Union $6,058 +21.2%
32nd United Kingdom $5,977 +27.7%
33rd New Zealand $5,937 +19.9%
34th New Caledonia $5,779 -0.2%
35th Nauru $5,721 +1.3%
36th Italy $5,623 +21.9%
37th Israel $4,797 -5.1%
38th Greece $4,629 +20.8%
39th Ireland $4,400 +28.4%
40th Spain $4,353 +20.1%
41st Hong Kong SAR, China $3,924 +14.4%
42nd Bahamas, The $3,720 +14.3%
43rd Puerto Rico (US) $3,568 +11.2%
44th Gabon $3,360 -17.0%
45th Argentina $3,282 +54.3%
46th Trinidad and Tobago $3,258 +12.1%
47th Singapore $3,194 +12.2%
48th Oman $3,044 -5.0%
49th Malta $2,559 +25.6%
50th Portugal $2,457 +8.4%
51st Barbados $2,198 +11.7%
52nd Iran, Islamic Republic of $2,101 -6.3%
53rd Palau $1,972 +10.7%
54th Cyprus $1,929 +30.7%
55th Suriname $1,928 +15.7%
56th Iraq $1,863 +15.8%
57th South Africa $1,852 +10.8%
58th Cuba $1,837 +24.8%
59th Panama $1,738 +15.6%
60th Brazil $1,733 +10.9%
61st Uruguay $1,678 +18.7%
62nd Guinea $1,658 +15.1%
63rd Hungary $1,618 +16.5%
64th Mexico $1,604 +22.0%
65th Costa Rica $1,556 +11.7%
66th Ecuador $1,541 +5.2%
67th Türkiye $1,510 +10.1%
68th Algeria $1,506 +22.2%
69th Chile $1,465 +13.0%
70th Korea $1,429 +33.2%
71st Seychelles $1,377 +31.8%
72nd Antigua and Barbuda $1,375 +13.3%
73rd Fiji $1,355 +12.6%
74th Malaysia $1,327 +21.5%
75th Jamaica $1,262 -19.6%
76th Jordan $1,249 +20.3%
77th St. Kitts and Nevis $1,144 +11.5%
78th Syrian Arab Republic $1,108 +16.5%
79th Mauritius $1,102 +21.7%
80th Côte d'Ivoire $1,039 +21.4%
81st Belize $983 +13.5%
82nd Tunisia $946 +14.0%
83rd Colombia $932 +16.8%
84th Guatemala $925 +8.1%
85th Grenada $917 +24.5%
86th Paraguay $883 +19.3%
87th Dominican Republic $868 +0.6%
88th Dominica $786 +24.0%
89th Marshall Islands $771 +6.4%
90th Peru $756 -16.2%
91st Micronesia, Federated States of $738 +10.3%
92nd Morocco $713 +16.7%
93rd El Salvador $712 +4.1%
94th Botswana $695 +23.1%
95th Nicaragua $691 -7.2%
96th Honduras $683 +22.1%
97th Bolivia, Plurinational State of $683 +13.8%
98th Samoa $671 +9.0%
99th Zimbabwe $665 -1.7%
100th Guyana $663 +11.8%
101st Papua New Guinea $648 +16.2%
102nd Congo, Democratic Republic of $615 +20.7%
103rd Kiribati $611 +17.5%
104th Eswatini $610 +8.4%
105th St. Vincent and the Grenadines $592 +22.4%
106th Senegal $589 +9.1%
107th São Tomé and Principe $587 +8.9%
108th Cameroon $582 +33.7%
109th Mauritania $578 -2.1%
110th Philippines $565 +12.6%
111th Thailand $548 +18.8%
112th Tuvalu $546 -0.5%
113th Tanzania $530 +15.6%
114th Nigeria $527 -1.7%
115th Zambia $514 +8.4%
116th Congo, Republic of $503 +12.2%
117th Solomon Islands $500 +15.1%
118th Tonga $428 +21.2%
119th Togo $421 +3.5%
120th Sudan $410 +4.5%
121st Guinea-Bissau $403 0.0%
122nd Liberia $394 +3.5%
123rd Indonesia $362 +9.6%
124th Kenya $355 +14.0%
125th Egypt, Arab Republic of $355 +0.4%
126th Ghana $326 +11.4%
127th Madagascar $315 +9.8%
128th Niger $307 +33.5%
129th Sierra Leone $305 +36.2%
130th Gambia, The $258 +20.5%
131st Central African Republic $255 +19.1%
132nd Chad $253 +16.9%
133rd Benin $250 +20.7%
134th Pakistan $233 +14.0%
135th Bhutan $232 -7.1%
136th Burkina Faso $224 +27.2%
137th India $209 +10.4%
138th Lesotho $201 +34.0%
139th Sri Lanka $191 -34.6%
140th Uganda $191 -19.7%
141st Haiti $180 +0.9%
142nd Rwanda $180 +17.8%
143rd Mali $169 +14.2%
144th Bangladesh $158 +34.3%
145th China $157 -15.7%
146th Maldives $156 +13.7%
147th Burundi $149 +8.3%
148th Cambodia $147 +16.4%
149th Somalia, Fed. Rep. $117 +5.5%
150th Nepal $108 +13.4%
151st Myanmar $29 +5.0%

FAQ

Which country has the highest gdp per capita in 1978?

Monaco has the highest gdp per capita in 1978 at $37,608.

Which country has the lowest gdp per capita in 1978?

Myanmar has the lowest gdp per capita in 1978 at $29.

How many countries are ranked by gdp per capita?

151 countries have gdp per capita data for 1978.

What are the top 3 countries by gdp per capita?

1. Monaco ($37,608), 2. United Arab Emirates ($29,379), 3. Brunei Darussalam ($23,447).