Gallery of the richest and poorest countries
Qatar’s estimated gross domestic product per capita is more than $88,000 for 2010
Luxembourg, with a per capita GDP on a purchasing-power parity basis of just over $81,000
Singapore thrives as a technology, manufacturing and finance hub with a GDP (PPP) per capita of nearly $56,700
Norway is one of the world’s largest gas exporters
Brunei reaps the benefits of extensive petroleum and natural gas fields
The
United Arab Emirates looks to its oil and gas for about 25 per cent of its GDP, which is nearly $47,500 per capita (PPP)
Kuwait hold the No. 15 slot
Burundi, Liberia and the
Democratic Republic of Congo, where GDPs (PPP) per capita are $400, $386 and $312, respectively, are the poorest nations