Poorest Countries in the World

Rank

Country

GDP - per capita

1

East Timor

$ 500

2

Somalia

$ 500

3

Sierra Leone

$ 500

4

Malawi

$ 600

5

Tanzania

$ 600

6

Burundi

$ 600

7

Congo, Republic of the

$ 700

8

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

$ 700

9

Comoros

$ 700

10

Eritrea

$ 700

11

Ethiopia

$ 700

12

Afghanistan

$ 700

13

Niger

$ 800

14

Yemen

$ 800

15

Madagascar

$ 800

16

Guinea-Bissau

$ 800

17

Zambia

$ 800

18

Kiribati

$ 800

19

Nigeria

$ 900

20

Mali

$ 900

Source: CIA World Factbook