Poorest Countries in North America 2025

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Per Capita (IMF '24)

$1K

$5K

$15K

$25K

$50K

$75K

5 Countries with the Lowest Per Capita GDP in North America

$2,020

$2,687

$3,394

$5,888

Country
Per Capita (IMF '24)
Per Capita (UN '21)
PPP (int)
Atlas Method
Haiti$2,020$1,575$3,310$1,610
Nicaragua$2,687$2,236$6,380$2,090
Honduras$3,394$2,882$6,210$2,740
El Salvador$5,551$5,104$10,460$4,720
Guatemala$5,888$5,084$10,610$5,350
Jamaica$7,084$6,027$11,480$5,670
Belize$7,793$6,693$10,900$6,800
Dominica$10,748$9,292$13,540$8,460
Dominican Republic$11,055$9,855$21,910$9,050
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$11,289$9,474$16,810$9,110
Grenada$11,986$10,169$15,870$9,340
Saint Lucia$14,333$12,019$17,110$11,160
Mexico$15,287$11,090$21,060$10,410
Costa Rica$18,641$13,270$22,820$12,670
Trinidad and Tobago$18,770$19,888$27,040$16,330
Panama$19,108$16,740$37,080$16,750
Antigua and Barbuda$22,577$18,791$24,500$18,280
Saint Kitts and Nevis$24,168$20,869$32,180$19,730
Barbados$24,283$20,168$17,340$19,350
Bahamas$35,704$32,001$38,290$31,530
Puerto Rico$36,400$35,062$27,830$24,560
Aruba$37,625$32,777$41,610$29,460
Canada$55,878$53,280$57,820$52,960
United States$82,877$74,132$77,530$76,370
Cuba$13,458$8,920
Curacao$16,579$23,890$18,430
Cayman Islands$82,816$55,720$65,190
Bermuda$116,893$98,610$125,240
Greenland$52,491
Turks and Caicos Islands$24,305$22,860$24,160
Sint Maarten$35,812$35,230$31,500
British Virgin Islands$37,029
Anguilla$30,751
Montserrat$16,578
  • GNI per capita is gross national income (GNI) divided by mid-year population. GNI is the gross domestic product (GDP) plus net primary income from abroad. GDP is the sum of the value of all goods and services rendered by a country’s residents.
  • PPP GNI is gross national income converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar is a theoretical monetary unit that has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar in the United States.