Countries in South 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. 12 countries in South America, highest first. World Bank, 2025
Median country
$8,165
half above, half below| # | Country | US$ per person | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guyana | $28,470 | South America |
| 2 |  Uruguay | $24,020 | South America |
| 3 |  Chile | $16,960 | South America |
| 4 |  Argentina | $14,650 | South America |
| 5 |  Brazil | $10,550 | South America |
| 6 |  Peru | $8,430 | South America |
| 7 |  Colombia | $7,900 | South America |
| 8 |  Ecuador | $6,890 | South America |
| 9 |  Paraguay | $6,750 | South America |
| 10 |  Suriname | $6,140 | South America |
| 11 |  Bolivia | $4,420 | South America |
| 12 |  Venezuela | $3,860 | South America |
Questions
- Which country in South America has the highest GNI per capita?
- Guyana has the highest GNI per capita in South America: $28,470 a person (2025). Next come Uruguay ($24,020 a person) and Chile ($16,960 a person).
- Which country in South America has the lowest GNI per capita?
- Venezuela, with $3,860 a person (2025).
- What is the typical GNI per capita of a country in South America?
- The median of the 12 countries in South America is $8,165 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, 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.