The poorest countries in the world are from Africa and Middle East. This is largely because of famine, war or because they are under authoritarian regimes where corruption is rampant, ultimately deterring foreign investors. This article ranks the poorest countries in the world by gross domestic product (at purchasing power parity) per capita, i.e., the purchasing power parity (PPP) value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given year, divided by the average (or mid-year) population for the same year.
Here are the top 20 poorest countries in the world.
| Rank | Country | GDP per capita (PPP) |
| 1. | Burundi | $760 |
| 2. | South Sudan | $791 |
| 3. | Somalia | $925 |
| 4. | Central African Republic | $979 |
| 5. | Malawi | $993 |
| 6. | Democratic Republic of Congo | $1,106 |
| 7. | Niger | $1,259 |
| 8. | Mozambique | $1,277 |
| 9. | Liberia | $1,557 |
| 10. | Madagascar | $1,599 |
| 11. | Chad | $1,611 |
| 12. | Sierra Leone | $1,725 |
| 13. | Eritrea | $1,821 |
| 14. | Yemen | $1,927 |
| 15. | Togo | $2,199 |
| 16. | Kiribati | $2,200 |
| 17. | Burkina Faso | $2,262 |
| 18. | The Gambia | $2,276 |
| 19. | Rwanda | $2,337 |
| 20. | Guinea-Bissau | $2,348 |
Its sad to see DRC in that list,one of the “would be richest country in world”.