High Income Countries
45 COUNTRIES MAKE UP THE HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES
World Economics has combined 45 countries to represent the High Income Countries group. The High Income designation is defined as all countries with a gross national income per capita exceeding $12,055.
Overall these countries account for 40% of Global GDP and 23% of global GDP growth in the past 10 years (2011-2021).
The High Income Countries are home to over 1.1 billion people with an average life expectancy of 80 years and a current median age of 40 against a global average of 31.
Economics
|
Australia |
1,439.6 |
2.5% |
0.9% |
0.7% |
55,823 |
54.4% |
Austria |
525.4 |
0.7% |
0.3% |
0.1% |
58,098 |
76.4% |
Bahrain |
96.5 |
2.5% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
55,177 |
96.1% |
Belgium |
713.0 |
1.2% |
0.4% |
0.2% |
61,297 |
90.8% |
Canada |
2,037.0 |
1.5% |
1.2% |
0.6% |
53,509 |
100.8% |
Chile |
594.3 |
3.0% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
30,932 |
30.4% |
Croatia |
156.7 |
1.6% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
38,397 |
62.5% |
Cyprus |
46.5 |
1.4% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
38,287 |
81.8% |
Denmark |
390.6 |
1.7% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
67,196 |
32.4% |
Estonia |
62.2 |
3.1% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
46,960 |
14.7% |
Finland |
308.6 |
0.7% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
55,628 |
58.2% |
France |
3,449.3 |
0.8% |
2.1% |
0.6% |
52,721 |
99.3% |
Germany |
4,890.0 |
1.0% |
3.0% |
1.0% |
58,283 |
63.1% |
Greece |
398.3 |
-0.9% |
0.2% |
-0.1% |
38,403 |
156.8% |
Hong Kong |
508.1 |
1.7% |
0.3% |
0.2% |
67,269 |
1.9% |
Hungary |
400.4 |
2.7% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
41,565 |
63.4% |
Iceland |
22.8 |
2.7% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
66,416 |
65.9% |
Ireland |
577.1 |
7.8% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
115,807 |
49.2% |
Israel |
470.5 |
3.4% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
53,530 |
57.0% |
Italy |
3,064.5 |
-0.3% |
1.9% |
-0.2% |
50,764 |
121.9% |
Japan |
5,640.0 |
0.7% |
3.4% |
0.9% |
44,744 |
240.0% |
Korea, Rep. |
2,800.7 |
2.6% |
1.7% |
1.5% |
54,589 |
40.6% |
Kuwait |
265.0 |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
61,227 |
6.4% |
Lithuania |
132.3 |
3.3% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
49,200 |
35.4% |
Luxembourg |
83.3 |
2.6% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
131,256 |
22.8% |
Malta |
28.8 |
5.1% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
65,018 |
44.9% |
Mauritius |
30.8 |
1.6% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
24,193 |
83.7% |
Netherlands |
1,094.9 |
1.2% |
0.7% |
0.3% |
63,754 |
51.6% |
New Zealand |
252.8 |
3.4% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
52,008 |
44.6% |
Norway |
410.9 |
1.8% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
75,182 |
41.6% |
Oman |
209.4 |
3.9% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
40,094 |
47.9% |
Panama |
191.6 |
3.9% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
43,721 |
38.5% |
Poland |
1,587.8 |
3.1% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
42,010 |
45.4% |
Portugal |
415.4 |
0.4% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
40,853 |
106.0% |
Qatar |
320.6 |
2.1% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
109,401 |
45.4% |
Romania |
728.7 |
3.5% |
0.4% |
0.5% |
38,096 |
41.5% |
Saudi Arabia |
2,220.0 |
1.8% |
1.3% |
0.9% |
62,816 |
21.5% |
Singapore |
630.8 |
3.1% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
106,969 |
120.3% |
Sweden |
628.3 |
1.6% |
0.4% |
0.2% |
61,838 |
32.8% |
Switzerland |
662.2 |
1.8% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
75,977 |
39.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago |
45.3 |
-1.5% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
32,304 |
47.9% |
United Arab Emirates |
771.1 |
2.5% |
0.5% |
0.4% |
77,182 |
31.8% |
United Kingdom |
3,400.7 |
1.4% |
2.1% |
1.0% |
49,858 |
86.4% |
United States |
22,522.2 |
2.1% |
13.6% |
9.7% |
67,651 |
123.6% |
Uruguay |
112.0 |
2.3% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
32,125 |
47.3% |
High Income Countries Totals / Averages: |
65,336.9 |
N/A |
39.6% |
22.9% |
57,958* |
63.6%* |
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Notes:
- GDP data includes estimates for the Informal Economy, and updated Base Years, to improve the often imperfect quality of High Income Countries data.
- Debt-to-GDP ratio is total gross government debt as a proportion of revised GDP.
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
Demography
High Income Countries Totals / Averages: |
N/A |
1,144.8 |
80* |
39.9* |
91.9* |
49.9* |
Notes:
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
- Statistical Capacity Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
100 = High level of resources, 0 = Low level of resrouces.
Key:
Data Quality Grade definitions:
A: As good as it gets;
B: Use with caution;
C: Unreliable for many purposes
D: Extremely poor quality.
Environmental, Social and Governance
High Income Countries Totals/Averages: |
12,332.0 |
1,519.9 |
N/A |
12* |
76.6* |
66* |
Notes:
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
- Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
Rule of Law: 100 = High rule of law, 0 = low rule of law.
Corruption Perceptions Index: 100 = Low levels of corruption, 0 = High levels of corruption.
- Total Carbon and Methane data expressed in MTCo2e (Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent)
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
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