Asia: Countries and Territories by Income per Person
Countries and territories in Asia, ordered by the highest income per person (GDP per capita, PPP).
Figures as of October 14, 2026
| Rank | Country / Region | Income per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SingaporeBorn here: 1 in 2,700 | $163,400 |
| 2 | MacauBorn here: 1 in 29,000 | $137,000 |
| 3 | QatarBorn here: 1 in 4,600 | $128,900 |
| 4 | BruneiBorn here: 1 in 21,000 | $92,400 |
| 5 | Hong KongBorn here: 1 in 3,300 | $80,400 |
| 6 | United Arab EmiratesBorn here: 1 in 1,200 | $79,300 |
| 7 | Saudi ArabiaBorn here: 1 in 240 | $73,800 |
| 8 | BahrainBorn here: 1 in 6,800 | $71,000 |
| 9 | South KoreaBorn here: 1 in 550 | $63,100 |
| 10 | IsraelBorn here: 1 in 770 | $59,700 |
| 11 | KuwaitBorn here: 1 in 2,800 | $56,500 |
| 12 | JapanBorn here: 1 in 180 | $55,400 |
| 13 | TurkeyBorn here: 1 in 120 | $45,300 |
| 14 | KazakhstanBorn here: 1 in 330 | $44,300 |
| 15 | OmanBorn here: 1 in 1,500 | $42,300 |
| 16 | MalaysiaBorn here: 1 in 300 | $41,500 |
| 17 | GeorgiaBorn here: 1 in 3,100 | $29,400 |
| 18 | ChinaBorn here: 1 in 15 | $29,300 |
| 19 | MaldivesBorn here: 1 in 24,000 | $28,600 |
| 20 | ThailandBorn here: 1 in 230 | $26,300 |
| 21 | AzerbaijanBorn here: 1 in 1,100 | $26,100 |
| 22 | ArmeniaBorn here: 1 in 3,600 | $24,800 |
| 23 | TurkmenistanBorn here: 1 in 850 | $22,600 |
| 24 | MongoliaBorn here: 1 in 2,100 | $20,800 |
| 25 | IranBorn here: 1 in 120 | $19,700 |
| 26 | BhutanBorn here: 1 in 13,000 | $19,600 |
| 27 | VietnamBorn here: 1 in 98 | $18,100 |
| 28 | IndonesiaBorn here: 1 in 30 | $17,700 |
| 29 | Sri LankaBorn here: 1 in 410 | $17,100 |
| 30 | IraqBorn here: 1 in 110 | $14,300 |
| 31 | UzbekistanBorn here: 1 in 140 | $13,600 |
| 32 | JordanBorn here: 1 in 560 | $12,600 |
| 33 | PhilippinesBorn here: 1 in 72 | $12,600 |
| 34 | LebanonBorn here: 1 in 1,400 | $11,900 |
| 35 | IndiaBorn here: 1 in 5.7 | $11,700 |
| 36 | LaosBorn here: 1 in 810 | $10,400 |
| 37 | BangladeshBorn here: 1 in 38 | $10,200 |
| 38 | KyrgyzstanBorn here: 1 in 880 | $9,200 |
| 39 | CambodiaBorn here: 1 in 370 | $8,500 |
| 40 | PakistanBorn here: 1 in 19 | $6,600 |
| 41 | NepalBorn here: 1 in 240 | $6,200 |
| 42 | MyanmarBorn here: 1 in 150 | $6,000 |
| 43 | TajikistanBorn here: 1 in 490 | $5,900 |
| 44 | PalestineBorn here: 1 in 910 | $5,000 |
| 45 | SyriaBorn here: 1 in 230 | $4,900 |
| 46 | Timor-LesteBorn here: 1 in 4,300 | $4,800 |
| 47 | AfghanistanBorn here: 1 in 89 | $2,200 |
By subregion
| Region | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Western Asia | 16 | 34% |
| South-Eastern Asia | 11 | 23% |
| Southern Asia | 9 | 19% |
| Eastern Asia | 6 | 13% |
| Central Asia | 5 | 11% |
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This list was last updated on October 14, 2026. Includes overseas territories and other regions as well as independent countries. Countries and territories without statistics are not listed.
Life statistics: UN World Population Prospects 2024, World Bank WDI, UNDP (via Our World in Data)














































