Low income Countries Ranked by GDP PPP (2025)
GDP PPP: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Ethiopia ranks #1 with 490.64 billion international $ (PPP). That is 2.3 times Congo, Dem. Rep. in second place (216.62 billion international $ (PPP)). The top five are Ethiopia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Uganda, Sudan and Syrian Arab Republic. Together the top 10 account for 81.3% of the total across the 21 Low income countries listed. The median across all 21 is 60.78 billion international $ (PPP); Central African Republic is last at 7.24 billion international $ (PPP). Ethiopia's figure has risen 1287% since 2001 (35.38 billion international $ (PPP) to 490.64 billion international $ (PPP) in 2025).
- #1
- Ethiopia · 490.64 billion international $ (PPP)
- Median
- 60.78 billion international $ (PPP)
- Coverage
- 21 Low income countries
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Ethiopia 26.7%Congo, Dem. Rep. 11.8%Uganda 9.8%Sudan 6.2%Syrian Arab Republic 6.0%All others 39.5%
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | GDP PPP (international $ (PPP)) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 490,640,000,000 | 2025 |
| 2 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 216,620,000,000 | 2025 |
| 3 | Uganda | 179,210,000,000 | 2025 |
| 4 | Sudan | 113,260,000,000 | 2025 |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 110,180,000,000 | 2022 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 95,368,000,000 | 2024 |
| 7 | Mali | 88,265,000,000 | 2025 |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 73,948,000,000 | 2025 |
| 9 | Madagascar | 63,926,000,000 | 2025 |
| 10 | Chad | 60,968,000,000 | 2025 |
| 11 | Niger | 60,784,000,000 | 2025 |
| 12 | Rwanda | 60,673,000,000 | 2025 |
| 13 | Mozambique | 60,500,000,000 | 2025 |
| 14 | Malawi | 42,195,000,000 | 2025 |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 32,782,000,000 | 2025 |
| 16 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 32,288,000,000 | 2025 |
| 17 | Burundi | 17,960,000,000 | 2025 |
| 18 | Liberia | 11,354,000,000 | 2025 |
| 19 | Gambia, The | 10,458,000,000 | 2025 |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,407,900,000 | 2025 |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 7,243,800,000 | 2025 |
About the top 10
#1 Ethiopia
Ethiopia ranks #1 on this list with 490.64 billion international $ (PPP).
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 135.47 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$126.36 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$932.7 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 24.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Addis Ababa.
Also ranks #3 in children out of school (primary) · #6 in rural population · #6 in gdp growth rate.
#2 Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks #2 on this list with 216.62 billion international $ (PPP).
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 112.83 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$91.03 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$806.8 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 62.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 45.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kinshasa, Mbuji-Mayi, Kananga.
Also ranks #1 in renewable energy share · #1 in poverty headcount ratio · #1 in mineral rents share of gdp.
#3 Uganda
Uganda ranks #3 on this list with 179.21 billion international $ (PPP).
- Capital
- Kampala
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 51.39 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$61.99 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,206 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 68.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kampala.
Also ranks #6 in renewable energy share · #6 in refugee population by asylum · #7 in agricultural land share.
#4 Sudan
Sudan ranks #4 on this list with 113.26 billion international $ (PPP).
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 51.66 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$60.16 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,165 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 34.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Khartoum, Omdurman.
Also ranks #2 in inflation rate · #4 in children out of school (primary) · #5 in refugee population by origin.
#5 Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic ranks #5 on this list with 110.18 billion international $ (PPP) (2022).
- Capital
- Damascus
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 25.62 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$23.74 billion (2022)
- GDP per person
- US$1,057 (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 72.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 72.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Damascus, Aleppo.
Also ranks #2 in refugee population by origin · #2 in agriculture value added share of gdp · #3 in net migration.
#6 Afghanistan
Afghanistan ranks #6 on this list with 95.37 billion international $ (PPP) (2024).
- Capital
- Kabul
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 43.84 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$17.78 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$416.9 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 25.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kabul.
Also ranks #1 in refugee population by origin · #4 in health expenditure share of gdp · #6 in agriculture value added share of gdp.
#7 Mali
Mali ranks #7 on this list with 88.27 billion international $ (PPP).
- Capital
- Bamako
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 25.2 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$30.07 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,193 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 60.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 32.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Bamako.
Also ranks #6 in population ages 0-14 share · #6 in age dependency ratio · #6 in age dependency ratio (young).
#8 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso ranks #8 on this list with 73.95 billion international $ (PPP).
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 24.08 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$27.63 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,148 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 61.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 28.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Ouagadougou.
Also ranks #7 in mineral rents share of gdp · #9 in children out of school (primary) · #11 in under-5 mortality rate.
#9 Madagascar
Madagascar ranks #9 on this list with 63.93 billion international $ (PPP).
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 32.74 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$19.62 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$599.3 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 63.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 32.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Antananarivo.
Also ranks #1 in female labour force participation · #1 in lending interest rate · #2 in labour force participation rate.
#10 Chad
Chad ranks #10 on this list with 60.97 billion international $ (PPP).
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 21 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$21.47 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,022 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 55.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 27.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: N'Djamena.
Also ranks #1 in fertility rate · #2 in birth rate · #2 in maternal mortality ratio.
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Source and method
GDP PPP: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: GDP, PPP (current international $): International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB); The Eurostat PPP Programme, Eurostat (ESTAT).
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.