Measure of a nation’s population wealth

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The gross domestic product (GDP) is one of the measures of national income and output for a given country's economy. GDP is defined as the total market value of all final goods and services produced within the country in a given period of time (usually a calendar year). It is expressed in US dollars.

Source: CIA World Factbook

Rank	Country	GDP - per capita (PPP)	Year of est.
1.	Qatar	$ 80,900	2007
2.	Luxembourg	$ 80,500	2007
3.	Malta	$ 53,400	2007
4.	Norway	$ 53,000	2007
5.	Brunei	$ 51,000	2007
6.	Singapore	$ 49,700	2007
7.	Cyprus	$ 46,900	2007
8.	United States	$ 45,800	2007
9.	Ireland	$ 43,100	2007
10.	Switzerland	$ 41,100	2007
11.	Kuwait	$ 39,300	2007
12.	Andorra	$ 38,800	2005
13.	Iceland	$ 38,800	2007
14.	Netherlands	$ 38,500	2007
15.	Austria	$ 38,400	2007
16.	Canada	$ 38,400	2007
17.	Denmark	$ 37,400	2007
18.	United Arab Emirates	$ 37,300	2007
19.	Sweden	$ 36,500	2007
20.	Australia	$ 36,300	2007
21.	Belgium	$ 35,300	2007
22.	Finland	$ 35,300	2007
23.	United Kingdom	$ 35,100	2007
24.	Germany	$ 34,200	2007
25.	San Marino	$ 34,100	2004
26.	Japan	$ 33,600	2007
27.	France	$ 33,200	2007
28.	Bahrain	$ 32,100	2007
29.	Italy	$ 30,400	2007
30.	Spain	$ 30,100	2007