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Do you know that out of about 200 countries in the world today, some of the countries generate trillions in revenue every year?

In order to keep you updated, we have researched on the top richest countries on earth and from the data gathered we have prepared this list. The list comprises of countries with the highest per capita income.

This ranking is based on data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on GDP per capita. It is based on the purchasing power parity, which compares the currencies of countries in relation to the cost of goods and is used to weigh a country’s economy in relation to others.

Most of the top ranking countries, like Qatar and Brunei, rely on fuel and oil to boost their economies. Although there has been a decline in the cost of fuel/oil.

Qatar ranks number one on the list of top 100 richest nations in the world 2019. This is because of its high GDP (PPP) per capita of $127,523. Do you know that 70% of their government revenue is gotten from its well-developed oil exploration industry? Now you know

Investment and strong banking systems have also helped in ensuring economic growth in other countries such as Iceland and Ireland.

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List Of Top Richest Countries in the World 2019

Check out the list of the richest countries in the world below

Rank	Country	GDP per capita (PPP) $
1	Qatar	127,523
2	Luxembourg	105,882
3	Singapore	87,856
4	Brunei	77,441
5	Kuwait	73,817
6	United Arab Emirates	72,419
7	Ireland	68,883
8	Switzerland	62,882
9	Norway	59,302
10	The United States	57,467
11	Saudi Arabia	54,431
12	Iceland	51,399
13	Netherlands	50,898
14	Austria	50,078
15	Denmark	49,496
16	Sweden	49,175
17	Germany	48,730
18	Bahrain	47,333
19	Australia	46,790
20	Belgium	46,383
21	Canada	44,025
22	Finland	43,053
23	The United Kingdom	42,609
24	Japan	41,470
25	France	41,466