Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita by country
Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.
Countries reporting
118
Highest
77.76 international-$ in 2021 prices
Norway
Lowest
1.48 international-$ in 2021 prices
Mozambique
Median
13.53 international-$ in 2021 prices
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,082
What the numbers show
Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 77.76 international-$ in 2021 prices in Norway; the lowest is 1.48 international-$ in 2021 prices in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.53 international-$ in 2021 prices, and the mean is 22.17 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 53.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 181.1%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 59.7%).
Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 77.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 2 | Switzerland | 72.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 72.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 71.44 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 69.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 64.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 64.18 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 62.89 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 60.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Iceland | 60.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 59.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 12 | France | 57.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 56.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 14 | Malta | 56.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 55.6 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 54.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 17 | South Korea | 54.25 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 52.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 49.24 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 48.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 47.3 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 22 | Taiwan | 46.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 42.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Czechia | 39.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 38.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 37.6 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 37.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 36.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 36.52 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 33.68 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 32.95 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 30.18 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 29.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 181.1% | rising |
| 34 | Malaysia | 29.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 28.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 36 | Turkey | 27.75 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 37 | Uruguay | 26.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 24.57 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 24.46 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2017 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 21.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 43 | Russia | 20.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 44 | Panama | 18.58 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 45 | Belarus | 18.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 46 | Montenegro | 17.78 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 17.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 48 | Brazil | 16.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 49 | Bolivia | 16.82 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 16.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | — | rising |
| 51 | Bhutan | 16.49 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 15.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 15.52 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 55 | Paraguay | 14.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 56 | Jamaica | 14.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | — | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 14.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 58 | Jordan | 13.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2010 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 59 | Ukraine | 13.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 60 | China | 13.36 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Vietnam | 13.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Tunisia | 13.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 63 | Albania | 12.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 12.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 12.24 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 66 | Palestine | 12.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 67 | Mongolia | 12.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 68 | El Salvador | 11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 69 | Moldova | 11.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 70 | Colombia | 11.28 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 71 | Peru | 10.67 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 72 | Iran | 10.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 73 | Venezuela | 9.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2006 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 9.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2005 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 8.9 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2014 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 76 | Georgia | 8.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 77 | Guatemala | 8.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 78 | Armenia | 8.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 79 | Morocco | 8.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2013 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 8.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 81 | Nepal | 8.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 7.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 7.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 84 | Egypt | 7.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 86 | Indonesia | 6.66 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 87 | South Africa | 6.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 6.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 89 | Laos | 6.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritania | 6.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 91 | Botswana | 5.83 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2015 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 92 | Philippines | 5.67 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 93 | Guinea | 5.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2018 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 94 | India | 5.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 95 | Senegal | 5.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 96 | Cameroon | 4.99 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 97 | Gambia | 4.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 98 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 99 | Syria | 4.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 100 | Pakistan | 4.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 101 | Benin | 4.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 102 | Togo | 3.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 103 | Ghana | 3.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2016 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 104 | Mali | 3.67 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 105 | Rwanda | 3.51 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 3.49 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.45 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 108 | Nigeria | 3.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 3.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 110 | Kenya | 3.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 111 | Tanzania | 2.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2018 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 112 | Niger | 2.66 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 113 | Uganda | 2.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 114 | Madagascar | 2.24 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 115 | Burundi | 2.01 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 116 | Malawi | 1.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 117 | Zambia | 1.68 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 118 | Mozambique | 1.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 15.9% | rising |
About this data
Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.