Table # 9a
Per Capita Income:
The Five Richest Countries

Per Capita Income is derived by dividing total GNP by the Population. GNP, or Gross National Product, includes the value of all domestic and foreign economic output.
(Income data are not standardized to reflect inflation effects)
1985 1987 1988 1990
1 U.A.E. U.A.E. Switzerland Switzerland
$23,340 $19,120 $17,800 $27,260
2 Qatar Brunei U.S.A. Luxembourg
$21,170 $17,580 $17,500 $22,600
3 Brunei U.S.A. Norway Japan
$21,140 $16,400 $15,480 $21,040
4 Kuwait Switzerland Brunei Iceland
$18,180 $16,380 $15,400 $20,160
5 Switzerland Qatar U.A.E. Norway
$16,390 $15,980 $14,410 $20,020
U.S.A. $14,090 $16,400 $17,500 $19,780

Source: Population Reference Bureau Data Sheets:
1985, 1987, 1988, 1990

Chart created by Russ Long