Here’s How Much the Average Person Makes in 34 Countries Around the World

The average per capita income worldwide on the “high income” end of the spectrum is $49,607, according to the World Bank — and the differences in income between the poorest countries and richest countries in the world is staggering. Per capita annual incomes worldwide range from $259 in Burundi to $79,473 in Iceland, with the U.S. in between at $77,463.

While per capita income does provide some sense of how much people are earning in a given country, it may not accurately represent the buying power of those dollars.

For this piece, GOBankingRates pulled average annual wages from the 2022 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development data set. All figures are in U.S. dollars.

Find out how much the average person makes in 35 countries.

• Per capita income: $59,408

• Per capita income: $63,802

• Per capita income: $64,848

• Per capita income: $59,050

• Per capita income: $33,476

• Per capita income: $64,127

• Per capita income: $34,705

• Per capita income: $51,836

• Per capita income: $52,764

• Per capita income: $58,940

• Per capita income: $25,979

• Per capita income: $28,475

• Per capita income: $79,473

• Per capita income: $52,243

• Per capita income: $44,156

• Per capita income: $44,893

• Per capita income: $41,509

• Per capita income: $48,922

• Per capita income: $34,136

• Per capita income: $43,875

• Per capita income: $78,310

• Per capita income: $16,685

• Per capita income: $63,225

• Per capita income: $50,722

• Per capita income: $53,756

• Per capita income: $36,897

• Per capita income: $31,922

• Per capita income: $26,263

• Per capita income: $47,204

• Per capita income: $42,859

• Per capita income: $50,407

• Per capita income: $72,993

• Per capita income: $53,985

• Per capita income: $77,463

Gabrielle Olya contributed to the reporting for this article.

Methodology: For this piece, GOBankingRates pulled average annual wages from the 2022 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development data set. All figures are in U.S. dollars. All data was collected and up to date as of April 8, 2024.