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GNI per Capita - Ranking 1978

All countries ranked by gni per capita · World Bank
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In 1978, United Arab Emirates ($32,030), Qatar ($15,150), and Saudi Arabia ($14,920) ranked highest in gni per capita among all countries. Myanmar ranked lowest at $30.

GNI per Capita by Country - 1978
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st United Arab Emirates $32,030 -5.4%
2nd Qatar $15,150 +20.0%
3rd Saudi Arabia $14,920 +7.2%
4th Liechtenstein $14,730 +19.1%
5th Switzerland $14,400 +16.4%
6th Kuwait $13,960 +11.7%
7th Sweden $12,460 +10.4%
8th Denmark $11,170 +14.2%
9th Norway $11,110 +11.5%
10th Iceland $11,070 +20.5%
11th United States $10,760 +12.2%
12th Luxembourg $10,600 +17.4%
13th Netherlands $10,250 +15.0%
14th Canada $9,750 +6.8%
15th Belgium $9,560 +16.3%
16th Germany $8,890 +15.6%
17th France $8,740 +13.1%
18th Australia $8,480 +4.8%
19th Finland $7,900 +10.0%
20th Japan $7,550 +25.4%
21st Austria $7,510 +13.3%
22nd Libya $7,340 +2.2%
23rd Nauru $7,080 +0.7%
24th French Polynesia $6,640 +14.7%
25th New Caledonia $6,560 +6.0%
26th Greenland $6,160 +19.8%
27th United Kingdom $5,940 +13.1%
28th European Union $5,674 +13.4%
29th Italy $5,280 +11.4%
30th New Zealand $5,230 +14.9%
31st Israel $5,110 +4.5%
32nd Greece $4,510 +16.8%
33rd Ireland $4,120 +15.1%
34th Spain $4,030 +10.7%
35th Hong Kong SAR, China $3,930 +17.7%
36th Singapore $3,370 +11.6%
37th Bahamas, The $3,350 +10.6%
38th Trinidad and Tobago $3,240 +20.0%
39th Oman $3,040 -2.3%
40th Gabon $3,000 -23.1%
41st Puerto Rico (US) $2,980 +8.8%
42nd Barbados $2,670 +14.1%
43rd Malta $2,660 +14.7%
44th Iraq $2,610 +22.5%
45th Portugal $2,530 +4.1%
46th Argentina $2,480 +12.2%
47th Palau $2,200 +11.1%
48th Iran, Islamic Republic of $1,960 -2.5%
49th Panama $1,810 +15.3%
50th Suriname $1,810 +18.3%
51st Cyprus $1,800 +18.4%
52nd Cuba $1,790 +11.9%
53rd South Africa $1,760 +6.7%
54th Brazil $1,700 +12.6%
55th Hungary $1,600 +15.1%
56th Mexico $1,600 +7.4%
57th Uruguay $1,600 +14.3%
58th Guinea $1,530 +12.5%
59th Ecuador $1,520 +14.3%
60th Costa Rica $1,480 +18.4%
61st Türkiye $1,480 +8.0%
62nd Jamaica $1,420 -2.7%
63rd Chile $1,390 +28.7%
64th Algeria $1,370 +20.2%
65th Fiji $1,360 +4.6%
66th Korea $1,300 +32.7%
67th Jordan $1,250 -
68th Malaysia $1,200 +16.5%
69th Seychelles $1,170 +34.5%
70th Tuvalu $1,140 -3.4%
71st Syrian Arab Republic $1,090 +11.2%
72nd Mauritius $1,030 +7.3%
73rd Marshall Islands $990 +10.0%
74th Belize $930 +8.1%
75th Côte d'Ivoire $920 +22.7%
76th Guatemala $920 +15.0%
77th Dominican Republic $910 +8.3%
78th Tunisia $900 +9.8%
79th Colombia $880 +23.9%
80th Peru $880 -14.6%
81st Paraguay $870 +19.2%
82nd Micronesia, Federated States of $810 +6.6%
83rd El Salvador $720 +16.1%
84th Samoa $710 +7.6%
85th Kiribati $690 -
86th São Tomé and Principe $680 -8.1%
87th Botswana $670 +13.6%
88th Morocco $670 +8.1%
89th Honduras $640 +18.5%
90th Nicaragua $640 -4.5%
91st Papua New Guinea $640 +20.8%
92nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of $630 +10.5%
93rd Zimbabwe $630 +1.6%
94th Guyana $620 +1.6%
95th Mauritania $590 +1.7%
96th Philippines $560 +12.0%
97th Senegal $560 +0.0%
98th Thailand $550 +17.0%
99th St. Vincent and the Grenadines $540 +22.7%
100th Cameroon $530 +51.4%
101st Congo, Democratic Republic of $510 +10.9%
102nd Tanzania $490 +16.7%
103rd Zambia $490 +0.0%
104th Congo, Republic of $470 +9.3%
105th Liberia $470 +6.8%
106th Togo $440 +15.8%
107th Guinea-Bissau $430 +7.5%
108th Egypt, Arab Republic of $380 +2.7%
109th Sudan $380 +2.7%
110th Indonesia $350 +16.7%
111th Ghana $330 +13.8%
112th Kenya $330 +17.9%
113th Lesotho $320 +6.7%
114th Madagascar $300 +0.0%
115th Niger $280 +21.7%
116th Sierra Leone $250 +13.6%
117th Benin $240 +9.1%
118th Central African Republic $240 +14.3%
119th Gambia, The $240 +14.3%
120th Sri Lanka $240 -7.7%
121st Chad $240 +4.3%
122nd Pakistan $230 +15.0%
123rd Bhutan $210 +0.0%
124th India $210 +10.5%
125th Burkina Faso $200 +17.6%
126th China $200 +0.0%
127th Rwanda $170 +13.3%
128th Mali $160 +6.7%
129th Bangladesh $150 -6.3%
130th Maldives $150 +0.0%
131st Burundi $140 +0.0%
132nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. $140 -17.6%
133rd Cambodia $120 +20.0%
134th Nepal $110 +0.0%
135th Myanmar $30 -25.0%

FAQ

Which country has the highest gni per capita in 1978?

United Arab Emirates has the highest gni per capita in 1978 at $32,030.

Which country has the lowest gni per capita in 1978?

Myanmar has the lowest gni per capita in 1978 at $30.

How many countries are ranked by gni per capita?

135 countries have gni per capita data for 1978.

What are the top 3 countries by gni per capita?

1. United Arab Emirates ($32,030), 2. Qatar ($15,150), 3. Saudi Arabia ($14,920).