Top 7 Richest Countries in The World 2021 / 2022 - Page 6 of 9

Qatar (GDP per capita: $65,062)

Not only last year’s oversupply and demand crunch and the worsening effect of COVID-19: since the mid-2010s, oil prices have fallen steadily and occasionally dramatically. A Qatari citizen’s per-capita GDP was more than $143,222 in 2014, “only” $97,846 a year later, and much smaller presently. However, the country’s deposits of crude gas, oil, and petrochemical products and its population so tiny — 2,8 million — have managed to top the list of the world’s most affluent nations during the last twenty years. It is indeed a wonder of contemporary architecture, fancy food, and luxurious shopping centers.