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Top 10 Richest Countries In The World 2017\r
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Ranking:\r
10 – Kuwait:Per capita income: $72,000\r
Kuwait has nearly 10% of the worlds oil reserves and it is the fourth-biggest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Oil accounts for nearly half of GDP and 95% of export revenues and government income.\r
The Kuwaiti currency is the highest-valued currency unit in the world. One Kuwaiti dinar buys US$3.28.\r
This Persian Gulf state has a population of 3.3 million, with Kuwaitis accounting for only 30% and the rest being expatriates.\r
9 – Switzerland : Per capita income: $56,000\r
The producer of chocolate bars and luxury watches is one of the worlds richest economies. Its policy of long-term monetary security and political stability has helped it remain the biggest center for global offshore wealth.\r
8 – United Arab Emirates:Per capita income: $68,000\r
The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) economy is the second-largest in the Arab world after Saudi Arabia, with a GDP of $570 billion in new. It is extremely reliant on oil, with more than 85% of its economy based on the oil exports.\r
7 – United States of America:Per capita income: $57,000\r
The United States is the worlds largest economy with gross domestic product (GDP) estimated at $17.914 trillion as of mid-new.\r
The U.S. is currently the worlds largest producer of oil and natural gas. It is one of the largest trading nations in the world, as well as the worlds second-largest manufurer. It hosts the New York Stock Exchange, the worlds largest stock exchange by market capitalization.\r
6 – Brunei :Per capita income: $80,000\r
Oil revenue accounts for more than half of the GDP of this tiny, wealthy country. Substantial income from overseas investment, as well as income from domestic production, help boost the economy.\r
Brunei is the third-largest oil producer in Southeast Asia. It is also the fourth-largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the world.\r
Bruneis population is estimated at 418,000.\r
4 – Norway:Per capita income: $68,000\r
Norway has the worlds largest sovereign wealth fund.\r
Much of Norways economic growth has been fueled by an abundance of natural resources, including petroleum exploration and production, hydroelectric power, and fisheries.\r
With a population of more than five million, the country has a very high standard of living, compared with other European countries, and a strongly integrated welfare system.\r
3 – Singapore:Per capita income: $85,000\r
The worlds only sovereign island city-state is noted for its pragmatic and in corrupt governance, which together with its rapid development policies, is widely cited as the “Singapore model.”\r
The nations highly developed trade-oriented market economy has been ranked as the most open in the world and the most pro-business with low tax rates.\r
Singapore is also a major Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outflow financier in the world.\r
With a population estimated at 5.3 million.\r
2 – Luxembourg:Per capita income: $94,000\r
Luxembourg, which is the second-smallest state in the European Union, enjoys a degree of economic prosperity very rare among industrialized democracies. It is seen as a diversified industrialized nation, largely depending on the banking, steel, and industrial sectors.\r
1 – Qatar:Per capita income: $146,000\r
When it comes to the new richest country, Qatar wins by a landslide.\r
The oil boom was the major monetary source of this southwest Asian state, which is ranked as the worlds largest exporter of LNG. Petroleum and liquefied natural gas are the cornerstones of the nations economy and represent more than 70% of its total revenue, more than 60% of GDP.\r
Qatari nationals account for a mere 12% of the total population of 2.2 million.\r
Before the emergence of its petrol-based industry, Qatar was a poor pearl fishing country. Today, Qatar is a significant power in the Arab world.\r
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