Asia GDP PPP Per Capita (2026)

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Population: 4,863,327,397 Countries: 49 Year: 2026

Asia GDP PPP per capita in 2026 measures average economic output per person while adjusting for differences in purchasing power and local prices. Explore purchasing-power-adjusted GDP per capita across Asian countries, compare living-standard-related economic output, and see how countries rank across the continent.

Average GDP PPP Per Capita $36,552 Weighted group average
Number of Countries 49 Countries
Highest GDP PPP Per Capita 🇸🇬 Singapore $173,708
Lowest GDP PPP Per Capita 🇾🇪 Yemen $1,596
Median GDP PPP Per Capita $22,192 Across countries
World Average $35,252 GDP PPP Per Capita

Asia GDP PPP Per Capita by Country (2026)

# Country PPP Per Capita
1 🇸🇬 Singapore $173,708 +375.2% +392.8%
2 🇶🇦 Qatar $112,312 +207.3% +218.6%
3 🇹🇼 Taiwan $98,051 +168.2% +178.1%
4 🇧🇳 Brunei $97,858 +167.7% +177.6%
5 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates $87,774 +140.1% +149.0%
6 🇭🇰 Hong Kong $84,212 +130.4% +138.9%
7 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia $78,815 +115.6% +123.6%
8 🇧🇭 Bahrain $70,165 +92.0% +99.0%
9 🇰🇷 South Korea $68,624 +87.7% +94.7%
10 🇨🇾 Cyprus $67,796 +85.5% +92.3%
11 🇯🇵 Japan $59,207 +62.0% +68.0%
12 🇮🇱 Israel $59,095 +61.7% +67.6%
13 🇰🇼 Kuwait $54,303 +48.6% +54.0%
14 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan $48,250 +32.0% +36.9%
15 🇲🇾 Malaysia $46,986 +28.5% +33.3%
16 🇹🇷 Turkey $46,672 +27.7% +32.4%
17 🇴🇲 Oman $45,698 +25.0% +29.6%
18 🇲🇻 Maldives $37,826 +3.5% +7.3%
19 🇬🇪 Georgia $33,991 -7.0% -3.6%
20 🇨🇳 China $31,596 -13.6% -10.4%
21 🇹🇭 Thailand $27,441 -24.9% -22.2%
22 🇦🇲 Armenia $27,024 -26.1% -23.3%
23 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan $26,800 -26.7% -24.0%
24 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan $24,349 -33.4% -30.9%
25 🇲🇳 Mongolia $22,192 -39.3% -37.0%
26 🇮🇷 Iran $20,279 -44.5% -42.5%
27 🇧🇹 Bhutan $20,135 -44.9% -42.9%
28 🇻🇳 Vietnam $19,649 -46.2% -44.3%
29 🇮🇩 Indonesia $18,973 -48.1% -46.2%
30 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka $15,655 -57.2% -55.6%
31 🇮🇶 Iraq $14,376 -60.7% -59.2%
32 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan $14,179 -61.2% -59.8%
33 🇵🇭 Philippines $13,639 -62.7% -61.3%
34 🇯🇴 Jordan $13,257 -63.7% -62.4%
35 🇱🇧 Lebanon $13,110 -64.1% -62.8%
36 🇮🇳 India $12,801 -65.0% -63.7%
37 🇱🇦 Laos $10,964 -70.0% -68.9%
38 🇧🇩 Bangladesh $10,955 -70.0% -68.9%
39 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan $10,024 -72.6% -71.6%
40 🇰🇭 Cambodia $8,890 -75.7% -74.8%
41 🇵🇰 Pakistan $7,014 -80.8% -80.1%
42 🇹🇯 Tajikistan $6,616 -81.9% -81.2%
43 🇳🇵 Nepal $6,551 -82.1% -81.4%
44 🇲🇲 Myanmar $5,315 -85.5% -84.9%
45 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste $5,270 -85.6% -85.1%
46 🇸🇾 Syria $4,650 -87.3% -86.8%
47 🇵🇸 State of Palestine $4,125 -88.7% -88.3%
48 🇦🇫 Afghanistan $2,304 -93.7% -93.5%
49 🇾🇪 Yemen $1,596 -95.6% -95.5%

Asia GDP PPP Per Capita Distribution (2026)

Highest GDP PPP Per Capita in Asia (2026)

1
🇸🇬 Singapore
$173,708
2
🇶🇦 Qatar
$112,312
3
🇹🇼 Taiwan
$98,051
4
🇧🇳 Brunei
$97,858
5
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
$87,774
6
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
$84,212
7
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
$78,815
8
🇧🇭 Bahrain
$70,165
9
🇰🇷 South Korea
$68,624
10
🇨🇾 Cyprus
$67,796

Asia Countries

GDP PPP Per Capita Comparison (2026)

$36,552 Asia
Asia $36,552
North America $40,337
Europe $68,116
South America $29,946
Africa $8,935
Oceania $16,809

Asia Economy Overview

Asia's GDP PPP per capita varies widely because of differences in productivity, wages, domestic prices, economic structure, population, infrastructure, and development levels. Purchasing power adjustments can provide additional context when comparing economies where the same amount of money buys different quantities of goods and services. High-income economies generally record strong per-person output, while several developing Asian economies continue to narrow the gap.

Asia GDP Outlook

Asia's GDP PPP per capita outlook for 2026 will be shaped by productivity growth, real incomes, inflation, employment, education, technology, infrastructure, and domestic price levels. Rapidly developing economies could experience further gains in purchasing-power-adjusted output per person, although substantial differences between Asian countries are likely to remain.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Asia's combined nominal GDP in 2026 is approximately $36,552.
Singapore is the largest economy in Asia based on the latest nominal GDP data used on this page.
Asia includes 49 countries in the current page dataset.
GDP per capita rankings are calculated from the available country-level GDP and population data for the selected group.