GDP per Capita - Ranking 1981
Year
In 1981, Brunei Darussalam ($48,793), United Arab Emirates ($44,854), and Monaco ($44,157) ranked highest in gdp per capita among all countries. Myanmar ranked lowest at $33.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brunei Darussalam | $48,793 | -15.9% |
| 2nd | United Arab Emirates | $44,854 | +8.6% |
| 3rd | Monaco | $44,157 | -13.1% |
| 4th | Qatar | $29,505 | +8.3% |
| 5th | Saudi Arabia | $28,703 | +46.9% |
| 6th | Liechtenstein | $19,929 | -4.9% |
| 7th | Switzerland | $17,665 | -9.1% |
| 8th | Kuwait | $15,825 | -16.8% |
| 9th | Iceland | $15,666 | +3.6% |
| 10th | Sweden | $15,564 | -7.6% |
| 11th | Norway | $15,513 | -1.5% |
| 12th | United States | $13,976 | +11.3% |
| 13th | Luxembourg | $13,837 | -21.7% |
| 14th | Bermuda | $13,688 | +19.8% |
| 15th | Canada | $12,379 | +9.7% |
| 16th | Denmark | $12,000 | -13.2% |
| 17th | Australia | $11,871 | +7.8% |
| 18th | Netherlands | $11,537 | -16.2% |
| 19th | France | $10,956 | -13.2% |
| 20th | Finland | $10,925 | -3.0% |
| 21st | Belgium | $10,623 | -15.2% |
| 22nd | Japan | $10,583 | +9.4% |
| 23rd | Bahrain | $10,557 | -0.6% |
| 24th | Andorra | $10,465 | -16.1% |
| 25th | Faroe Islands | $10,458 | -8.6% |
| 26th | Germany | $10,246 | -8.1% |
| 27th | Libya | $10,044 | -25.3% |
| 28th | United Kingdom | $9,599 | -10.6% |
| 29th | Austria | $9,348 | -12.4% |
| 30th | Greenland | $8,544 | -9.9% |
| 31st | New Zealand | $7,814 | +7.7% |
| 32nd | French Polynesia | $7,645 | -9.4% |
| 33rd | Italy | $7,640 | -10.2% |
| 34th | European Union | $7,054 | -13.1% |
| 35th | Oman | $6,866 | +28.1% |
| 36th | Israel | $6,795 | +6.4% |
| 37th | Nauru | $6,594 | +7.4% |
| 38th | New Caledonia | $6,422 | -18.6% |
| 39th | Trinidad and Tobago | $6,160 | +5.3% |
| 40th | Bahamas, The | $6,029 | -51.0% |
| 41st | Hong Kong SAR, China | $5,991 | +5.0% |
| 42nd | Ireland | $5,986 | -4.3% |
| 43rd | Singapore | $5,597 | +11.8% |
| 44th | Spain | $5,367 | -12.3% |
| 45th | Greece | $5,305 | -9.6% |
| 46th | Gabon | $5,026 | -17.5% |
| 47th | Puerto Rico (US) | $4,921 | +9.2% |
| 48th | Barbados | $4,417 | +6.3% |
| 49th | Cyprus | $4,033 | -11.3% |
| 50th | Malta | $3,898 | -1.3% |
| 51st | Mexico | $3,829 | +7.6% |
| 52nd | Uruguay | $3,728 | -10.3% |
| 53rd | Portugal | $3,246 | -2.8% |
| 54th | South Africa | $3,050 | -0.8% |
| 55th | Chile | $3,012 | +15.9% |
| 56th | Argentina | $2,764 | -66.9% |
| 57th | Iraq | $2,700 | -30.2% |
| 58th | Palau | $2,639 | +8.9% |
| 59th | Panama | $2,605 | +21.3% |
| 60th | Ecuador | $2,601 | +29.1% |
| 61st | Seychelles | $2,557 | +9.8% |
| 62nd | Romania | $2,450 | +19.4% |
| 63rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $2,393 | -19.6% |
| 64th | Suriname | $2,368 | +11.8% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | $2,310 | +19.4% |
| 66th | Algeria | $2,307 | -6.3% |
| 67th | Namibia | $2,267 | -8.1% |
| 68th | Bulgaria | $2,235 | -47.9% |
| 69th | Hungary | $2,213 | +2.5% |
| 70th | Nigeria | $2,162 | +148.4% |
| 71st | Brazil | $2,080 | +69.1% |
| 72nd | Cuba | $2,046 | +0.7% |
| 73rd | Korea | $1,918 | +10.0% |
| 74th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $1,894 | +42.1% |
| 75th | Jordan | $1,885 | +6.3% |
| 76th | Fiji | $1,879 | -8.6% |
| 77th | Guinea | $1,876 | -2.9% |
| 78th | Malaysia | $1,866 | -3.2% |
| 79th | Paraguay | $1,793 | +30.7% |
| 80th | Belize | $1,753 | +15.0% |
| 81st | Syrian Arab Republic | $1,676 | +17.9% |
| 82nd | St. Lucia | $1,605 | +13.7% |
| 83rd | Türkiye | $1,537 | -28.5% |
| 84th | Poland | $1,503 | -6.1% |
| 85th | Jamaica | $1,370 | +10.0% |
| 86th | Colombia | $1,362 | -19.0% |
| 87th | Mongolia | $1,325 | +7.3% |
| 88th | Dominican Republic | $1,288 | -16.0% |
| 89th | Lebanon | $1,269 | -6.4% |
| 90th | Tunisia | $1,247 | -15.9% |
| 91st | Grenada | $1,230 | -1.3% |
| 92nd | Guatemala | $1,216 | +10.7% |
| 93rd | Peru | $1,216 | +5.7% |
| 94th | Mauritius | $1,181 | -8.1% |
| 95th | Dominica | $1,125 | +12.9% |
| 96th | Botswana | $1,107 | -9.2% |
| 97th | Zimbabwe | $1,069 | +12.6% |
| 98th | Costa Rica | $1,068 | -49.4% |
| 99th | Congo, Republic of | $1,066 | -15.9% |
| 100th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $1,001 | +43.9% |
| 101st | Côte d'Ivoire | $986 | -44.2% |
| 102nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $972 | +7.7% |
| 103rd | Marshall Islands | $969 | +11.6% |
| 104th | Vanuatu | $962 | -8.7% |
| 105th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $958 | +15.6% |
| 106th | Eswatini | $925 | -28.3% |
| 107th | Honduras | $912 | -15.6% |
| 108th | Morocco | $884 | -27.8% |
| 109th | São Tomé and Principe | $830 | +10.5% |
| 110th | Philippines | $821 | +6.0% |
| 111th | Solomon Islands | $786 | -0.9% |
| 112th | Papua New Guinea | $781 | -43.4% |
| 113th | El Salvador | $752 | -6.2% |
| 114th | Cameroon | $750 | -28.3% |
| 115th | Thailand | $748 | +6.0% |
| 116th | Nicaragua | $740 | +12.2% |
| 117th | Guyana | $735 | -33.3% |
| 118th | Mauritania | $729 | +2.5% |
| 119th | Samoa | $713 | -6.8% |
| 120th | Tanzania | $684 | +13.4% |
| 121st | Senegal | $683 | -11.1% |
| 122nd | Zambia | $670 | -12.4% |
| 123rd | Albania | $663 | -8.9% |
| 124th | Angola | $658 | -37.7% |
| 125th | Tonga | $636 | -17.5% |
| 126th | Tuvalu | $634 | +11.1% |
| 127th | Comoros | $613 | -15.1% |
| 128th | Kiribati | $568 | +0.0% |
| 129th | Indonesia | $561 | -16.7% |
| 130th | Madagascar | $513 | -14.4% |
| 131st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $490 | -15.5% |
| 132nd | Sudan | $484 | -0.6% |
| 133rd | Guinea-Bissau | $477 | +29.0% |
| 134th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $456 | -83.3% |
| 135th | Togo | $451 | -31.7% |
| 136th | Liberia | $426 | -3.8% |
| 137th | Cabo Verde | $425 | -25.3% |
| 138th | Kenya | $413 | -51.7% |
| 139th | Ghana | $344 | -89.4% |
| 140th | Niger | $343 | -43.7% |
| 141st | Lao PDR | $335 | -42.7% |
| 142nd | Sierra Leone | $334 | -56.3% |
| 143rd | Pakistan | $328 | -31.6% |
| 144th | Benin | $320 | -46.4% |
| 145th | Viet Nam | $319 | -51.2% |
| 146th | Bhutan | $311 | -1.0% |
| 147th | Mozambique | $301 | -24.2% |
| 148th | Lesotho | $300 | -1.1% |
| 149th | Gambia, The | $296 | -70.6% |
| 150th | Sri Lanka | $292 | -12.4% |
| 151st | Mali | $290 | +7.7% |
| 152nd | Central African Republic | $280 | -13.5% |
| 153rd | Malawi | $276 | -40.0% |
| 154th | India | $275 | +1.5% |
| 155th | Maldives | $264 | -36.0% |
| 156th | Haiti | $258 | -42.3% |
| 157th | Rwanda | $255 | -13.1% |
| 158th | Burkina Faso | $249 | -26.4% |
| 159th | Bangladesh | $224 | -27.9% |
| 160th | Burundi | $212 | -23.1% |
| 161st | China | $197 | -35.8% |
| 162nd | Chad | $194 | -8.6% |
| 163rd | Cambodia | $154 | +7.8% |
| 164th | Nepal | $143 | -1.4% |
| 165th | Equatorial Guinea | $121 | -1.8% |
| 166th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $117 | +15.2% |
| 167th | Uganda | $99 | -85.2% |
| 168th | Myanmar | $33 | +5.0% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest gdp per capita in 1981?▾
Brunei Darussalam has the highest gdp per capita in 1981 at $48,793.
Which country has the lowest gdp per capita in 1981?▾
Myanmar has the lowest gdp per capita in 1981 at $33.
How many countries are ranked by gdp per capita?▾
168 countries have gdp per capita data for 1981.
What are the top 3 countries by gdp per capita?▾
1. Brunei Darussalam ($48,793), 2. United Arab Emirates ($44,854), 3. Monaco ($44,157).