High income Countries

86 countries classified by the World Bank as high income.

About high-income economies: The World Bank classifies countries with a GNI per capita above $13,845 (2023 threshold) as high income. These economies typically feature well-developed infrastructure, strong institutions, diversified industrial and service sectors, and high life expectancy. The group includes both very large economies (United States, Japan, Germany) and small but wealthy nations (Luxembourg, Singapore, Iceland).

Key Indicators — High income Average

Indicator	Countries	Mean	Median	Range
GDP (current US$)	84	839.51B	89.75B	162.59M – 28.75T
GDP per capita (current US$)	84	50,490.76	39,009.00	13,609.16 – 288,001.43
Population, total	86	16.21M	2.87M	11,947.00 – 340.11M
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)	86	80.00	81.28	62.28 – 86.50
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)	34	97.17	97.79	85.64 – 99.93

All Countries in High income

American Samoa Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Australia G20 Austria Bahamas, The Bahrain Barbados Belgium Bermuda British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Canada G20 Cayman Islands Channel Islands Chile Costa Rica Croatia Curacao Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France G20 French Polynesia Germany G20 Gibraltar Greece Greenland Guam Guyana Hong Kong SAR, China Hungary Iceland Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy G20 Japan G20 Korea, Rep. G20 Kuwait Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao SAR, China Malta Monaco Nauru Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Palau Panama Poland Portugal Puerto Rico (US) Qatar Romania Russian Federation G20 San Marino Saudi Arabia G20 Seychelles Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain St. Kitts and Nevis St. Martin (French part) Sweden Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United Arab Emirates United Kingdom G20 United States G20 Uruguay Virgin Islands (U.S.)

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Classifications follow World Bank country classifications by income. Thresholds are updated annually. Some countries move between groups as their economies grow or contract.