Countries in South America by gdp per capita (ppp)
Gross domestic product per person in international dollars: converted at purchasing power parity, so a dollar buys as much everywhere and cheap countries are not made to look poorer than they live. 11 countries in South America, highest first. World Bank, 2025
Median country
$22,652
half above, half below| # | Country | Int. $ per person | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guyana | $97,899 | South America |
| 2 |  Uruguay | $38,315 | South America |
| 3 |  Chile | $37,774 | South America |
| 4 |  Argentina | $32,587 | South America |
| 5 |  Brazil | $23,433 | South America |
| 6 |  Suriname | $22,652 | South America |
| 7 |  Colombia | $22,640 | South America |
| 8 |  Paraguay | $20,181 | South America |
| 9 |  Peru | $18,816 | South America |
| 10 |  Ecuador | $16,757 | South America |
| 11 |  Bolivia | $12,873 | South America |
No World Bank figure for Venezuela.
Questions
- Which country in South America has the highest GDP per capita (PPP)?
- Guyana has the highest GDP per capita (PPP) in South America: $97,899 a person (2025). Next come Uruguay ($38,315 a person) and Chile ($37,774 a person).
- Which country in South America has the lowest GDP per capita (PPP)?
- Bolivia, with $12,873 a person (2025).
- What is the typical gdp per capita (ppp) of a country in South America?
- The median of the 11 countries in South America is $22,652 a person: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Gross domestic product per person in international dollars: converted at purchasing power parity, so a dollar buys as much everywhere and cheap countries are not made to look poorer than they live. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.