10 richest countries

Qatar, a country in the Middle East is the main source of oil and gas, currently the world's richest countries with GDP per capita is $ 91,379.

Criteria for ranking the world's richest 10 countries this year by Forbes is based on per capita GDP.Below is a list of 10 countries ranked highest this year:

10. Austria

GDP per capita: $ 39,711.

Austria is a federal country in Central Europe, with parliamentary democracy. Austria is a member of the United Nations since 1955, and since 1995 a member of the European Union. Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic in the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.

Austria has a population of 8.41 million people, most people spoke German. The main industry of this country is building, food and metals.

9. Ireland

The average GDP per capita: $ 39,999.

Ireland is a country located in northwestern Europe. From a position in the poorest countries in Western Europe, Ireland is now a developed country. In 1973, Ireland became a member of the European Union. Ireland is one country with better living conditions in the world, when it ranked fifth in global human development index.

This year, the number of Forbes , Ireland ranked ninth in the 10 richest countries in the world, with GDP per capita is $ 39,999. The country's population is 4.58 million. The main industries of Ireland, a metal, food and textiles.

8. Netherlands

Located in the northwest of Europe, has borders with Belgium, Germany and overlooking the North Sea, the Netherlands is a country located lowest in the world sea level. GDP per capita in this country is $ 42,447. The main income of the people are from agriculture, metal and mechanical products.

7. Switzerland

Swiss GDP per capita is $ 46,424. Country's population is 7.86 million. Income people primarily based on tourism, manufacturing machinery and chemicals.

6. U.S.

The country has more than 310 million people per capita GDP is $ 47,084. The main industries are petroleum, steel and automobiles.

5. Singapore

Republic of Singapore is the smallest country in Southeast Asia, is located south of peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia's southern Johor state and Indonesia's Riau islands to the north. The island consists of 63 small islands and a population of 5.07 million. GDP per capita of this country is $ 56,797. The main industries include electronics, chemicals and financial services.

4. Norway

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a national institution under the constitutional monarchy in northern Europe, occupying the western part of Scandinavia. The country borders with Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Norway was ranked highest in human development from 2001 to 2006. It also ranked as the safest country in 2007 as a world survey of the Global Peace Index .

Norway's population is 4.97 million. GDP per capita of the Nordic country was $ 56,920. The main income of the people are from petroleum, natural gas and chemical processing.

3. The Emirate Arab Emirates

GDP per capita of this country is $ 57,774, with a population of 8.26 million.

The Emirate Arab Emirates is currently the second richest country in the Muslim world and ranks 17th in the 61 economies with highly competitive world, the aviation industry ranked eighth in the world, tourism No. 2 in the region. The export sector is the country's major oil, gas, re-export goods, dried fish, dates, imported machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, food .... Natural resources are oil, gas. Industry is the key mining and oil processing, while focusing on agriculture and plant breeding dates.

2. Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a small country in mainland western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France and Germany. Luxembourg Economy is the economic development field mainly banking and steel.Luxembourg has a high GDP per capita of the world's No. 2, with $ 89,562 / person.

In recent years, Luxembourg has always been one of the countries with the highest growth rate in the EU. GDP per capita income of the highest in the world. The field strength is commercial, banking, insurance, chemicals and rubber, steel and foodstuffs.

This small country is only 0.51 million people but have very strong economic potential. Residents said three languages ​​are French, German and Luxembourg.

1. Qatar

Qatar is a country in the Middle East and the world's richest country with per capita GDP is $ 91,379.This country has a population of 1.69 million people.

Currently, people with high Qatar, enjoy the many social services and modern facilities. Qatar's income mainly relies on oil exports. Qatar has strong economic potential and are striving to become an economic hub - the financial sector.