Lower middle income Countries Ranked by GNI per capita (2025)
GNI per capita: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Bolivia ranks #1 with US$4,420 per person. Vanuatu is second with US$4,410 per person, 0.23% behind. The top five are Bolivia, Vanuatu, Morocco, Namibia and Bhutan. The median across all 47 is US$2,750 per person; Zambia is last at US$1,200 per person. Bolivia's figure has risen 375% since 2001 (US$930 per person to US$4,420 per person in 2025).
- #1
- Bolivia · US$4,420 per person
- Median
- US$2,750 per person
- Coverage
- 47 Lower middle income countries
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | GNI per capita (US$ per person) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 4,420 | 2025 |
| 2 | Vanuatu | 4,410 | 2025 |
| 3 | Morocco | 4,360 | 2025 |
| 4 | Namibia | 4,340 | 2025 |
| 5 | Bhutan | 4,310 | 2025 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 4,300 | 2025 |
| 7 | Djibouti | 3,960 | 2025 |
| 8 | Kiribati | 3,930 | 2025 |
| 9 | Venezuela, RB | 3,860 | 2025 |
| 10 | São Tomé and Principe | 3,800 | 2025 |
| 11 | Eswatini | 3,730 | 2025 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 3,670 | 2025 |
| 13 | Lebanon | 3,560 | 2024 |
| 14 | Honduras | 3,270 | 2025 |
| 15 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 3,260 | 2025 |
| 16 | West Bank and Gaza | 3,250 | 2025 |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | 2,890 | 2025 |
| 18 | Angola | 2,860 | 2025 |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 2,850 | 2025 |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 2,840 | 2025 |
| 21 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2,800 | 2025 |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,780 | 2025 |
| 23 | India | 2,760 | 2025 |
| 24 | Cambodia | 2,750 | 2025 |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 2,660 | 2025 |
| 26 | Ghana | 2,630 | 2025 |
| 27 | Congo, Rep. | 2,280 | 2025 |
| 28 | Mauritania | 2,210 | 2025 |
| 29 | Kenya | 2,200 | 2025 |
| 30 | Lao PDR | 2,150 | 2025 |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 2,080 | 2025 |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | 2,020 | 2025 |
| 33 | Haiti | 2,010 | 2025 |
| 34 | Comoros | 1,950 | 2025 |
| 35 | Cameroon | 1,860 | 2025 |
| 36 | Senegal | 1,780 | 2025 |
| 37 | Guinea | 1,730 | 2025 |
| 38 | Benin | 1,600 | 2025 |
| 39 | Nepal | 1,570 | 2025 |
| 40 | Timor-Leste | 1,510 | 2025 |
| 41 | Pakistan | 1,500 | 2025 |
| 42 | Nigeria | 1,360 | 2025 |
| 43 | Togo | 1,350 | 2025 |
| 44 | Myanmar | 1,320 | 2025 |
| 45 | Lesotho | 1,280 | 2025 |
| 46 | Tanzania | 1,270 | 2025 |
| 47 | Zambia | 1,200 | 2025 |
About the top 10
#1 Bolivia
Bolivia ranks #1 on this list with US$4,420 per person.
- Capital
- La Paz, Sucre
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 12.58 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$64.77 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,148 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 68.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 71.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Also ranks #2 in real effective exchange rate index · #3 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #4 in women in parliament share.
#2 Vanuatu
Vanuatu ranks #2 on this list with US$4,410 per person.
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 335,170 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,039 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 22.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in school enrolment (secondary) · #6 in completion rate (primary) · #9 in rural population share.
#3 Morocco
Morocco ranks #3 on this list with US$4,360 per person.
- Capital
- Rabat
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 38.43 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$182.37 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,673 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 75.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 63.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Casablanca, Tangier, Fez.
Also ranks #15 in firms using banks to finance investment share · #16 in school enrolment (primary) · #16 in remittances received.
#4 Namibia
Namibia ranks #4 on this list with US$4,340 per person.
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 3.09 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$15.08 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,876 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 50.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in women in ministerial positions share · #2 in tax revenue share of gdp · #4 in education expenditure share of gdp.
#5 Bhutan
Bhutan ranks #5 on this list with US$4,310 per person.
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 796,680 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$3.58 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,493 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 43.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in gross capital formation rate · #4 in water resources per capita · #4 in protected terrestrial area share.
#6 Tunisia
Tunisia ranks #6 on this list with US$4,300 per person.
- Capital
- Tunis
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 12.35 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$57.5 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,657 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 70.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #9 in youth unemployment rate · #9 in gender parity index (school enrolment) · #16 in unemployment rate.
#7 Djibouti
Djibouti ranks #7 on this list with US$3,960 per person.
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 1.18 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$4.62 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,906 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 73% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in youth unemployment rate · #3 in unemployment rate · #4 in prevalence of wasting (under-5).
#8 Kiribati
Kiribati ranks #8 on this list with US$3,930 per person.
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 136,490 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$349.23 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,559 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 63.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in education expenditure share of gdp · #2 in government revenue share of gdp · #3 in income share of poorest 10%.
#9 Venezuela, RB
Venezuela, RB ranks #9 on this list with US$3,860 per person.
- Capital
- Caracas
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 28.52 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$99.66 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,495 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 89.3% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Caracas, Maracaibo, Valencia.
Also ranks #1 in time to start a business (days) · #3 in protected terrestrial area share · #11 in refugee population by origin.
#10 São Tomé and Principe
São Tomé and Principe ranks #10 on this list with US$3,800 per person.
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 240,250 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$981.29 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,084 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 69.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 69.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #10 in services value added share of gdp · #16 in lending interest rate · #18 in prevalence of undernourishment.
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Source and method
GNI per capita: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.CD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$): Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
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