Countries in North America by GNI per capita
Gross national income per person in US dollars, converted with the World Bank’s Atlas method, which averages exchange rates over three years so a currency swing does not reorder the table. 22 countries in North America, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025
Median country
$12,705
half above, half below| # | Country | US$ per person | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $88,810 | 2025 | Northern America | |
| 2 | $56,420 | 2025 | Northern America | |
| 3 | $37,020 | 2024 | Caribbean | |
| 4 | $27,080 | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 5 | $24,530 | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 6 | $23,790 | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 7 | $19,140 | 2025 | Central America | |
| 8 | $18,550 | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 9 | $17,930 | 2025 | Central America | |
| 10 | $13,730 | 2025 | Central America | |
| 11 | $13,410 | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 12 | $12,000 | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 13 | $11,660 | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 14 | $10,690 | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 15 | $10,620 | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 16 | $7,790 | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 17 | $7,530 | 2025 | Central America | |
| 18 | $6,360 | 2025 | Central America | |
| 19 | $5,410 | 2025 | Central America | |
| 20 | $3,270 | 2025 | Central America | |
| 21 | $2,850 | 2025 | Central America | |
| 22 | $2,010 | 2025 | Caribbean |
No World Bank figure for Cuba.
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.
| Place | US$ per person | Status |
|---|---|---|
| $139,370 | Territory of United Kingdom | |
| $81,920 | Territory of United Kingdom | |
| $38,950 | Territory of Netherlands | |
| $36,760 | Territory of United Kingdom | |
| $35,200 | Territory of Netherlands | |
| $27,320 | Territory of United States of America | |
| $22,570 | Territory of Netherlands |
Questions
- Which country in North America has the highest GNI per capita?
- The United States has the highest GNI per capita in North America: $88,810 a person (2025). Next come Canada ($56,420 a person) and the Bahamas ($37,020 a person).
- Which country in North America has the lowest GNI per capita?
- Haiti, with $2,010 a person (2025).
- What is the typical GNI per capita of a country in North America?
- The median of the 22 countries in North America is $12,705 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 national income per person in US dollars, converted with the World Bank’s Atlas method, which averages exchange rates over three years so a currency swing does not reorder the table. Source: World Bank, mostly 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.