Richest Places per Person: GDP per Person Race (2012 → 2023)
From our Short: Which Place Is Richest Per Person? GDP Per Person Race 2012-2023
Ireland's GDP per person grew 2.2x from 2012 to 2023.
Which Place Is Richest Per Person? GDP Per Person Race 2012-2023
Full ranking
| # | Name | 2012 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | $165,444.6 | $256,799.9 |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | $148,842.0 | $206,780.6 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | $112,584.7 | $133,230.6 |
| 4 | Bermuda | $100,213.5 | $132,961.8 |
| 5 | Ireland | $49,335.8 | $106,818.9 |
| 6 | Switzerland | $87,269.6 | $104,449.8 |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | $75,101.6 | $100,065.2 |
| 8 | Norway | $104,627.9 | $90,984.4 |
| 9 | Isle of Man | $79,329.2 | $90,015.2 |
| 10 | Singapore | $55,547.6 | $86,382.6 |
Key numbers
- In 2023, #1 is Monaco at $256,799.9, ahead of Liechtenstein ($206,780.6).
- Monaco was already #1 in 2012, at $165,444.6.
- The biggest rise in today's top 10: Ireland, from $49,335.8 in 2012 to $106,818.9 in 2023 (2.2x).
Overtakes in the race: Norway passes Qatar (2013), Bermuda passes Luxembourg (2016), Luxembourg passes Bermuda (2018, 2020), Norway passes Ireland (2022).
Data: World Bank (GDP per capita, current US$, 2012-2023), CC BY 4.0. Flag graphics: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0). Includes territories and small economies, not only countries. Small places with big financial sectors can have high per-person GDP. The intro background was generated with AI.
Questions
Who was #1 in 2023?
Monaco, at $256,799.9. #2 is Liechtenstein at $206,780.6.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank (CC BY 4.0). The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match; the numbers here are computed from it by script.
How we made this
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2012-2023The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match. Figures are computed from it by script and rounded for display. Watch the Short on YouTube.