Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre by country

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Countries reporting
198
Highest
2.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Macao
Lowest
9,368 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Central African Republic
Median
1.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
6,456

What the numbers show

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 2.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Macao; the lowest is 9,368 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Central African Republic.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, and the mean is 24.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

Over the past decade 179 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 325.8%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 38.1%).

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macao 2.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 36.8% rising
2 Singapore 1.07 billion international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 33.6% rising
3 Hong Kong 462.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 11.5% rising
4 Bermuda 122.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 7.8% rising
5 Bahrain 113.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 26.5% rising
6 Malta 104.43 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 92.2% rising
7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 58.55 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 5.2% flat
8 San Marino 40.04 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 24.4% flat
9 Maldives 39.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 64.3% rising
10 Netherlands 37.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 21.9% rising
11 Luxembourg 33.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 22.7% rising
12 South Korea 28.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 29.5% rising
13 Qatar 26.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 17.8% volatile
14 Aruba 25.52 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 21.7% rising
15 Belgium 24.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 17.7% rising
16 Cayman Islands 24.22 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 35.8% rising
17 Israel 21.70 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 45.3% rising
18 Switzerland 19.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 21.7% rising
19 Mauritius 16.55 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 25.3% rising
20 Japan 16.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 6.9% rising
21 Puerto Rico 15.47 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 9.1% rising
22 United Kingdom 15.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 17.4% rising
23 Germany 15.05 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 11.9% rising
24 United States Virgin Islands 14.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2022 down 2.4% falling
25 Barbados 13.70 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 7.5% rising
26 Kuwait 13.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 5.9% rising
27 Andorra 11.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 21.2% rising
28 Bangladesh 10.87 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 87.5% volatile
29 Italy 10.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 10.3% rising
30 United Arab Emirates 10.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 28.9% rising
31 Denmark 10.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 20.3% rising
32 Curacao 9.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 12.6% falling
33 Ireland 9.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 124.2% volatile
34 Trinidad and Tobago 8.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 16.2% rising
35 Seychelles 7.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 54.4% rising
36 Austria 7.14 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 14.2% rising
37 Nauru 7.04 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 36.6% falling
38 Saint Lucia 6.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 17.4% rising
39 France 6.89 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 12.4% rising
40 Czechia 6.70 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 25.1% rising
41 Brunei 6.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 1.3% rising
42 Lebanon 6.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 30.5% rising
43 Antigua and Barbuda 6.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 20.7% rising
44 Grenada 5.89 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 31.7% rising
45 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 14.6% rising
46 Dominican Republic 5.47 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 61.6% rising
47 Cyprus 5.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 56.5% rising
48 Poland 5.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 44.4% rising
49 Slovenia 5.05 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 34.7% rising
50 Portugal 4.82 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 21.9% rising
51 Palestine 4.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 14.7% rising
52 Sri Lanka 4.65 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 15.7% rising
53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 21.2% rising
54 Spain 4.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 21.1% rising
55 Slovakia 4.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 27.4% rising
56 Vietnam 4.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 79.9% volatile
57 India 4.29 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 76.8% volatile
58 Hungary 4.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 34.6% rising
59 Turkey 3.89 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 62.9% rising
60 Philippines 3.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 58.8% rising
61 Malaysia 3.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 48.6% rising
62 El Salvador 3.47 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 25.6% rising
63 China 3.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 79.5% volatile
64 Romania 3.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 42.0% rising
65 Jamaica 2.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 18.2% rising
66 Thailand 2.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 19.5% rising
67 Greece 2.96 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 13.2% rising
68 Faroe Islands 2.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 35.4% rising
69 Croatia 2.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 32.7% rising
70 United States 2.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 27.6% rising
71 Costa Rica 2.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 41.1% rising
72 Azerbaijan 2.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 12.7% volatile
73 Panama 2.16 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 48.9% volatile
74 Lithuania 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 38.5% rising
75 Guatemala 2.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 41.6% rising
76 Indonesia 2.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 49.6% rising
77 Armenia 2.04 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 57.6% rising
78 Serbia 2.03 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 36.2% rising
79 Bulgaria 1.96 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 29.7% rising
80 Nigeria 1.96 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 15.0% rising
81 Egypt 1.92 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 53.6% rising
82 Albania 1.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 36.3% rising
83 Rwanda 1.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 88.9% volatile
84 Pakistan 1.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 44.2% rising
85 Tuvalu 1.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 23.7% rising
86 North Macedonia 1.70 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 25.6% rising
87 Dominica 1.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 0.9% rising
88 Sweden 1.61 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 21.0% rising
89 Comoros 1.60 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 25.8% rising
90 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.55 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 182.7% rising
91 Marshall Islands 1.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 16.1% rising
92 Mexico 1.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 15.2% rising
93 Norway 1.43 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 19.5% rising
94 Bahamas 1.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 14.6% rising
95 Iraq 1.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 23.0% rising
96 Sao Tome and Principe 1.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 30.6% rising
97 Jordan 1.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 25.0% rising
98 Estonia 1.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 26.6% rising
99 Montenegro 1.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 35.1% rising
100 Belarus 1.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 3.2% rising
101 Haiti 1.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 0.3% rising
102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 33.0% rising
103 Georgia 1.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 62.3% rising
104 Cape Verde 1.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 26.5% rising
105 Moldova 1.19 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 23.8% rising
106 Latvia 1.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 23.0% rising
107 Ecuador 1.04 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 19.0% rising
108 Finland 1.03 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 8.2% rising
109 Tonga 1.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 15.4% rising
110 Ghana 1.01 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 50.2% volatile
111 Saudi Arabia 1.01 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 35.6% rising
112 Equatorial Guinea 1.01 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 36.2% volatile
113 Nepal 1.01 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 52.7% rising
114 Tunisia 993,480 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 10.1% rising
115 New Zealand 979,382 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 33.6% rising
116 Ukraine 968,640 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 32.0% rising
117 Iran 951,871 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 30.8% rising
118 Colombia 868,009 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 31.1% rising
119 Uzbekistan 850,680 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 79.9% volatile
120 Gambia 790,052 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 47.7% rising
121 Chile 783,367 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 20.6% rising
122 Morocco 764,932 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 27.2% rising
123 Eswatini 728,395 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 23.9% rising
124 South Africa 713,646 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 7.8% rising
125 Uganda 677,254 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 58.7% volatile
126 Fiji 667,428 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 25.5% rising
127 Cambodia 660,877 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 74.0% volatile
128 Cote d'Ivoire 639,082 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 84.7% rising
129 Palau 635,365 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 7.4% rising
130 Micronesia (country) 618,060 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 8.2% rising
131 Oman 616,575 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 21.8% rising
132 Honduras 615,333 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 37.2% rising
133 Uruguay 602,063 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 12.0% rising
134 Samoa 575,536 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 31.2% rising
135 Syria 560,170 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2022 down 38.1% rising
136 Burundi 550,674 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 33.9% rising
137 Kenya 542,250 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 54.4% rising
138 Kiribati 519,489 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 55.1% rising
139 Togo 486,236 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 61.0% rising
140 Brazil 481,989 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 5.5% rising
141 Benin 465,681 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 69.5% rising
142 Argentina 453,113 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 0.4% rising
143 Myanmar 444,912 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 23.9% volatile
144 Nicaragua 425,074 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 31.6% rising
145 Peru 405,679 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 23.9% rising
146 Senegal 404,195 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 67.7% rising
147 East Timor 403,191 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 19.2% rising
148 Malawi 369,194 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 38.5% rising
149 Russia 356,271 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 11.9% rising
150 Sierra Leone 355,738 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 22.4% rising
151 Tajikistan 334,797 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 101.6% volatile
152 Djibouti 323,833 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 70.6% rising
153 Ethiopia 314,511 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 112.5% volatile
154 Bhutan 301,240 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 41.2% volatile
155 Algeria 293,826 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 23.3% rising
156 Cameroon 292,619 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 44.5% rising
157 Laos 278,044 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 62.5% volatile
158 Turkmenistan 277,160 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 90.4% volatile
159 Paraguay 273,613 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 32.6% rising
160 Iceland 264,943 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 37.3% rising
161 Canada 264,702 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 23.6% rising
162 Tanzania 263,926 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 68.6% volatile
163 Kazakhstan 261,333 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 33.2% rising
164 Angola 253,436 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 3.9% rising
165 Kyrgyzstan 243,412 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 49.1% rising
166 Guinea 228,922 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 79.3% rising
167 Belize 222,964 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 23.4% rising
168 Zimbabwe 220,414 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 20.9% rising
169 Australia 210,330 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 27.3% rising
170 Burkina Faso 209,235 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 57.3% volatile
171 Guinea-Bissau 203,757 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 54.1% rising
172 Lesotho 197,378 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 0.0% rising
173 Guyana 192,997 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 325.8% volatile
174 Gabon 180,343 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 22.5% rising
175 Bolivia 131,293 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 28.1% rising
176 Afghanistan 126,088 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 14.6% rising
177 Congo 111,750 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 10.7% rising
178 Zambia 102,408 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 39.8% rising
179 Vanuatu 99,430 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 27.1% rising
180 Papua New Guinea 96,504 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 45.6% rising
181 Liberia 92,212 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 12.0% rising
182 Madagascar 87,379 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 30.9% rising
183 Botswana 82,856 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 34.0% rising
184 Suriname 74,526 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 14.6% rising
185 Democratic Republic of Congo 72,765 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 62.1% rising
186 Solomon Islands 66,878 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 13.0% rising
187 Mozambique 64,700 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 46.6% volatile
188 Sudan 58,430 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 30.1% falling
189 Mali 55,741 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 54.1% rising
190 Libya 51,803 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 down 12.7% flat
191 Somalia 41,018 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 66.9% volatile
192 Chad 37,336 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 19.9% rising
193 Namibia 36,445 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 14.9% rising
194 Mongolia 36,236 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 47.3% volatile
195 Niger 35,376 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 69.0% rising
196 Mauritania 30,584 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 46.3% rising
197 Greenland 9,842 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 16.0% rising
198 Central African Republic 9,368 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2023 up 26.1% rising

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Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
198 places, 6,456 data points, 1990–2023
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Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.