List The Continents By GDP Per Capita

North America has the highest continental GDP per capita of any region globally. The per capita GDP of North America is $58,975 in nominal terms, or 426% of the world GDP per capita. Second to North America is Oceania ($45,021). There is, though, a great gap separating the 3rd-ranked Europe ($38,187) and 4th-ranked South America ($10,046). Europe is ahead in 2nd place, followed by Oceania and South America in 3rd and 4th place by means of the PPP standards. It is Africa that holds the title of the poorest continent in the world. 

Four subregions above the $50,000 mark, as Northern America by far the richest followed by Australia/New Zealand, Northern Europe, and Western Europe. In terms of PPP too, these four occupy the top four slots but not in order, as Western Europe is placed 2nd, Northern Europe 3rd, and Australia/New Zealand. These four subregions have a GDP per capita more than four times that of the world per capita nominally and almost three times the same in their PPP ranking. In the PPP list In the nominal list, the bottom three positions are occupied by African subregions. 

Northern America would be adding $2,935 to its GDP per capita, followed, respectively, by Western Europe with $2,276 and Northern Europe with $1,998. The Africa continent and its three subregions have seen a decline in GDP per capita in the nominal method. 

The grouping of continents and subregions is as per the United Nations Statistics Division.

Continents by GDP Per Capita (IMF) – 2024 & 2025

Continent	GDP Nominal 2024 ($)	GDP Nominal 2025 ($)	Net Change (Nominal)	% World (Nominal)	GDP PPP 2024 (Int. $)	GDP PPP 2025 (Int. $)	Net Change (PPP)	% World (PPP)
North America	56,932	58,460	1,528	413	61,251	63,421	2,170	246
Oceania	44,029	42,742	-1,287	302	47,247	48,619	1,372	189
Europe	36,525	37,489	964	265	56,788	58,965	2,177	229
South America	9,847	9,890	43	70	21,871	22,886	1,015	89
Asia	8,565	8,776	211	62	20,322	21,507	1,185	84
Africa	1,927	1,917	-10	14	7,025	7,311	286	28
World	13,874	14,160	286	–	24,615	25,743	1,128	–

Continents by GDP Per Capita (UN) – 1970 to 2022

Continent	GDP 1970 ($)	GDP 2000 ($)	GDP 2022 ($)	% World 1970	% World 2000	% World 2022
North America	3,923	24,691	50,322	423	449	398
Oceania	2,793	15,548	46,473	301	283	367
Europe	1,977	13,323	32,001	213	242	253
South America	605	3,923	8,839	65	71	70
Asia	246	2,565	8,049	27	47	64
Africa	320	823	2,015	34	15	16
World	928	5,497	12,647	–	–	–

Subregions by GDP Per Capita (IMF) – 2024 & 2025

Subregion	GDP 2024 ($)	GDP 2025 ($)	Net Change ($)	% World	PPP 2024	PPP 2025	Net PPP Change
Northern America	82,430	85,258	2,828	602	83,432	86,573	3,141
Australia and New Zealand	63,300	61,523	-1,777	434	67,321	69,398	2,077
Northern Europe	57,376	59,483	2,107	420	69,139	71,459	2,320
Western Europe	55,269	56,246	977	397	70,356	72,346	1,990
Southern Europe	33,010	33,986	976	240	52,637	54,681	2,044
Western Asia	16,522	16,833	311	119	33,724	34,969	1,245
Eastern Europe	16,410	16,711	301	118	44,195	46,413	2,218
Eastern Asia	16,001	16,416	415	116	31,198	33,149	1,951
Caribbean	11,012	11,413	401	81	19,860	20,670	810
Central America	12,171	11,327	-844	80	22,563	23,068	505
South America	9,847	9,890	43	70	21,871	22,886	1,015
Central Asia	6,344	6,764	420	48	19,336	20,489	1,153
Southern Africa	6,096	6,161	65	44	15,208	15,545	337
South-Eastern Asia	5,749	5,946	197	42	17,918	18,974	1,056
Polynesia	5,225	5,586	361	39	7,250	7,748	498
Micronesia	5,244	5,536	292	39	5,457	5,777	320
Northern Africa	3,569	3,472	-97	25	14,800	15,505	705
Melanesia	2,782	2,839	57	20	4,301	4,500	199
Southern Asia	2,607	2,712	105	19	10,700	11,422	722
Middle Africa	1,468	1,465	-3	10	4,381	4,497	116
Eastern Africa	1,270	1,271	1	9	3,908	4,137	229
Western Africa	1,177	1,204	27	9	5,519	5,747	228
World	13,874	14,160	286	–	24,615	25,743	1,128

Subregions by GDP Per Capita (UN)

Subregion	GDP 1970 ($)	GDP 2000 ($)	GDP 2022 ($)	% World 1970	% World 2000	% World 2022	Continent
Northern America	5,241	35,123	74,012	565	639	585	North America
Australia and New Zealand	3,362	20,311	64,485	362	369	510	Oceania
Northern Europe	2,679	26,801	53,207	289	488	421	Europe
Western Europe	2,827	24,237	49,648	305	441	393	Europe
Southern Europe	1,511	14,156	27,853	163	258	220	Europe
Eastern Asia	331	4,876	15,063	36	89	119	Asia
Eastern Europe	1,553	2,163	14,331	167	39	113	Europe
Western Asia	672	4,744	14,217	72	86	112	Asia
Polynesia	898	7,636	11,312	97	139	89	Oceania
Caribbean	700	4,420	11,135	75	80	88	North America
Central America	800	6,027	9,974	86	110	79	North America
South America	605	3,923	8,839	65	71	70	South America
Southern Africa	777	3,072	6,485	84	56	51	Africa
South-Eastern Asia	135	1,193	5,330	15	22	42	Asia
Central Asia	–	750	5,118	–	14	40	Asia
Micronesia	470	2,079	4,105	51	38	32	Oceania
Melanesia	521	1,539	3,931	56	28	31	Oceania
Northern Africa	289	1,472	3,298	31	27	26	Africa
Southern Asia	131	502	2,372	14	9	19	Asia
Western Africa	387	505	1,795	42	9	14	Africa
Middle Africa	277	457	1,465	30	8	12	Africa
Eastern Africa	185	329	1,087	20	6	9	Africa
World	928	5,497	12,647