Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein ranks 1st of 196 on output per person, at US$218,978, and 1st again on a purchasing-power basis, at $192,328 international dollars. Its whole economy, though, ranks only 154th, with GDP of US$9.0 billion and a population of 41,024, about the size of the Decatur, IL metro area.

Real growth was flat at +0.0% in 2025, while US$ GDP rose 1.4%, and the country slipped 1 place, now sitting between Montenegro and Barbados. It is the 50th largest of 52 economies in Europe & Central Asia.

Industry accounts for 39.1% of output and manufacturing alone 34.2%, with services at 57.4% and agriculture at 0.2%, all as of 2023. Inflation was 0.2% and unemployment 2.0%. Government gross debt stands at just 0.5% of GDP.

GDP has grown 3.6x since 2000, when it stood at US$2.5 billion and ranked 141st of 194. The IMF projects US$11.0 billion by 2030, a rise of +22% that would place Liechtenstein 148th among economies with forecasts.