The Richest Countries of the Commonwealth — GDP per Capita (1960–2025)
How did the economies of the 56 member countries of the Commonwealth change from 1960 to 2025? This bar chart race shows GDP per person in current US dollars (nominal GDP per capita), year by year.
🏆 Top 5 in 1960:
1. New Zealand — $2,327
2. Canada — $2,266
3. Australia — $1,813
4. United Kingdom — $1,394
5. Trinidad & Tobago — $634
🏆 Top 5 in 2025:
1. Singapore — $102,860
2. Australia — $66,676
3. Canada — $57,814
4. United Kingdom — $57,549
5. New Zealand — $50,278
👑 Years at number one: Canada (28 years), Singapore (13 years), United Kingdom (11 years), Australia (9 years), New Zealand (5 years)
📈 Biggest climber: Botswana, from #31 in 1960 to #12 in 2025
Only places with more than 1 million people are included.
Data: World Bank and UN (nominal GDP), Penn World Table 11.0 (PPP), Maddison Project 2023 (early years and gaps), UN World Population Prospects (population). Some early and missing years are estimates, and the most recent years use IMF growth estimates.
🎵 Music: Ego Chall - Blue Deer Studio
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