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Commonwealth of Nations

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of its predecessor, the British Empire. They are connected through their use of the English language and their cultural and historical ties. Its chief institutions are the Commonwealth Secretariat, focusing on intergovernmental relations, and the Commonwealth Foundation, focusing on non-governmental relations between member nations. Additionally, numerous intergovernmental and civil organisations operating amongst the Commonwealth countries are officially recognised by the Secretariat. The Commonwealth dates back to the first half of the 20th century, with the decolonisation of the Empire through the increased self-governance of its territories. It was created as the British Commonwealth of Nations through the Balfour Declaration at the 1926 Imperial Conference, and formalised by the United Kingdom through the Statute of Westminster in 1931. In 1949, the London Declaration allowed India to remain in the Commonwealth as a republic, marking a significant evolution for the association. The Head of the Commonwealth is Charles III. He is king of 15 member states, known as the Commonwealth realms, while 36 other members are republics, and five have different monarchs. Although he became head upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, the position is not technically hereditary. Commonwealth citizens enjoy benefits in some member countries, particularly in the United Kingdom, and Commonwealth countries are represented to one another by high commissions rather than embassies. Member states have no legal obligations to one another, though various economic, judicial and military arrangements exist between countries. The Commonwealth Charter defines their shared values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, as promoted by the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. A majority of Commonwealth countries are small states, with small island developing states constituting almost half its membership.

Infobox

Headquarters
Marlborough House, London, United Kingdom
Working language
English
Type
Voluntary association
Member states
56 states Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bangladesh Barbados Belize Botswana Brunei Cameroon Canada Cyprus Dominica Eswatini Fiji Gabon Gambia Ghana Grenada Guyana India Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nauru New Zealand Nigeria Pakistan Papua New Guinea Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka Tanzania The Bahamas Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda United Kingdom Vanuatu Zambia
• Head
Charles III
• Secretary-General
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
• Chair-in-Office
La'auli Leuatea Schmidt
• Balfour Declaration
19 November 1926
• Statute of Westminster
11 December 1931
• London Declaration
28 April 1949
• Total
29,958,050 km2 (11,566,870 sq mi)
• 2016 estimate
2,418,964,000
• Density
75/km2 (194.2/sq mi)

Tables

· Economy › Economic data by member
Member states Population(2021) GDP (nominal, US$) GDP (PPP, US$) millions per capita millions per capita Antigua and Barbuda 93,219 1,176 12,480 1,778 18,492 Australia 25,921,089 1,520,608 61,789 1,008,547 41,974 Bahamas 407,906 8,149 22,431 11,765 31,978 Bangladesh 169,356,251 115,610 743 291,299 1,777 Barbados 281,200 3,685 13,453 — — Belize 400,031 1,448 4,059 2,381 6,672 Botswana 2,588,423 14,411 8,533 34,038 14,746 Brunei 445,373 16,954 40,301 21,992 51,760 Cameroon 27,198,628 24,984 1,260 50,820 2,359 Canada 38,155,012 1,821,424 50,344 1,489,165 40,420 Cyprus 1,244,188 22,981 30,670 26,720 32,254 Dominica 72,412 480 7,154 906 13,288 Eswatini 1,192,271 3,747 3,831 6,458 6,053 Ghana 32,833,031 40,710 1,570 51,943 1,871 Grenada 124,610 790 7,780 1,142 10,837 Guyana 804,567 2,851 3,408 2,704 — India 1,407,563,842 3,732,224 2,171 11,468,022 7,874 Jamaica 2,827,695 14,840 5,335 — — Kenya 53,005,614 37,229 808 76,016 1,710 Kiribati 128,874 176 1,649 248 2,337 Lesotho 2,281,454 2,448 1,106 4,027 1,691 Malawi 19,889,742 4,264 365 14,344 893 Malaysia 33,573,874 303,526 9,977 501,249 16,051 Maldives 521,457 2,222 6,405 3,070 8,871 Malta 526,748 8,722 21,380 12,138 27,504 Mauritius 1,298,915 10,492 8,755 20,210 14,420 Mozambique 32,077,072 14,588 533 25,805 975 Namibia 2,530,151 12,807 5,383 16,918 6,801 Nauru 12,511 — — — — New Zealand 5,129,727 139,768 36,254 139,640 31,082 Nigeria 213,401,323 262,606 1,502 449,289 2,533 Pakistan 231,402,117 231,182 1,189 517,873 2,745 Papua New Guinea 9,949,437 15,654 1,845 20,771 2,676 Rwanda 13,461,888 7,103 8,874 15,517 1,282 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47,606 748 13,144 966 17,226 Saint Lucia 179,651 1,186 7,154 2,016 11,597 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 104,332 713 6,291 1,202 10,715 Samoa 218,764 677 3,485 853 4,475 Seychelles 106,471 1,032 12,321 2,371 25,788 Sierra Leone 8,420,641 3,796 496 8,125 1,131 Singapore 5,941,060 274,701 46,241 328,323 60,688 Solomon Islands 707,851 1,008 1,517 1,718 2,923 South Africa 59,392,255 384,313 8,070 585,625 10,960 Sri Lanka 21,773,441 59,421 2,835 126,993 5,582 Tanzania 63,588,334 28,249 532 74,269 1,512 Tonga 106,017 472 4,152 527 4,886 Trinidad and Tobago 1,525,663 23,986 16,699 35,638 25,074 Tuvalu 11,204 37 3,636 — — Uganda 45,853,778 19,881 487 49,130 1,345 United Kingdom 67,281,039 3,124,650 38,974 3,174,921 35,598 Vanuatu 319,137 785 3,094 1,139 4,379 Zambia 19,473,125 20,678 1,425 24,096 1,621 Commonwealth 2,418,964,000 9,766,209 3,844 13,119,929 4,035
Member states Population(2021) GDP (nominal, US$) GDP (PPP, US$) millions per capita millions per capita Antigua and Barbuda 93,219 1,176 12,480 1,778 18,492 Australia 25,921,089 1,520,608 61,789 1,008,547 41,974 Bahamas 407,906 8,149 22,431 11,765 31,978 Bangladesh 169,356,251 115,610 743 291,299 1,777 Barbados 281,200 3,685 13,453 — — Belize 400,031 1,448 4,059 2,381 6,672 Botswana 2,588,423 14,411 8,533 34,038 14,746 Brunei 445,373 16,954 40,301 21,992 51,760 Cameroon 27,198,628 24,984 1,260 50,820 2,359 Canada 38,155,012 1,821,424 50,344 1,489,165 40,420 Cyprus 1,244,188 22,981 30,670 26,720 32,254 Dominica 72,412 480 7,154 906 13,288 Eswatini 1,192,271 3,747 3,831 6,458 6,053 Ghana 32,833,031 40,710 1,570 51,943 1,871 Grenada 124,610 790 7,780 1,142 10,837 Guyana 804,567 2,851 3,408 2,704 — India 1,407,563,842 3,732,224 2,171 11,468,022 7,874 Jamaica 2,827,695 14,840 5,335 — — Kenya 53,005,614 37,229 808 76,016 1,710 Kiribati 128,874 176 1,649 248 2,337 Lesotho 2,281,454 2,448 1,106 4,027 1,691 Malawi 19,889,742 4,264 365 14,344 893 Malaysia 33,573,874 303,526 9,977 501,249 16,051 Maldives 521,457 2,222 6,405 3,070 8,871 Malta 526,748 8,722 21,380 12,138 27,504 Mauritius 1,298,915 10,492 8,755 20,210 14,420 Mozambique 32,077,072 14,588 533 25,805 975 Namibia 2,530,151 12,807 5,383 16,918 6,801 Nauru 12,511 — — — — New Zealand 5,129,727 139,768 36,254 139,640 31,082 Nigeria 213,401,323 262,606 1,502 449,289 2,533 Pakistan 231,402,117 231,182 1,189 517,873 2,745 Papua New Guinea 9,949,437 15,654 1,845 20,771 2,676 Rwanda 13,461,888 7,103 8,874 15,517 1,282 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47,606 748 13,144 966 17,226 Saint Lucia 179,651 1,186 7,154 2,016 11,597 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 104,332 713 6,291 1,202 10,715 Samoa 218,764 677 3,485 853 4,475 Seychelles 106,471 1,032 12,321 2,371 25,788 Sierra Leone 8,420,641 3,796 496 8,125 1,131 Singapore 5,941,060 274,701 46,241 328,323 60,688 Solomon Islands 707,851 1,008 1,517 1,718 2,923 South Africa 59,392,255 384,313 8,070 585,625 10,960 Sri Lanka 21,773,441 59,421 2,835 126,993 5,582 Tanzania 63,588,334 28,249 532 74,269 1,512 Tonga 106,017 472 4,152 527 4,886 Trinidad and Tobago 1,525,663 23,986 16,699 35,638 25,074 Tuvalu 11,204 37 3,636 — — Uganda 45,853,778 19,881 487 49,130 1,345 United Kingdom 67,281,039 3,124,650 38,974 3,174,921 35,598 Vanuatu 319,137 785 3,094 1,139 4,379 Zambia 19,473,125 20,678 1,425 24,096 1,621 Commonwealth 2,418,964,000 9,766,209 3,844 13,119,929 4,035
Economies of the Commonwealth of Nations 2012
Member states Population(2021) GDP (nominal, US$) GDP (PPP, US$) millions per capita millions per capita Antigua and Barbuda 93,219 1,176 12,480 1,778 18,492 Australia 25,921,089 1,520,608 61,789 1,008,547 41,974 Bahamas 407,906 8,149 22,431 11,765 31,978 Bangladesh 169,356,251 115,610 743 291,299 1,777 Barbados 281,200 3,685 13,453 — — Belize 400,031 1,448 4,059 2,381 6,672 Botswana 2,588,423 14,411 8,533 34,038 14,746 Brunei 445,373 16,954 40,301 21,992 51,760 Cameroon 27,198,628 24,984 1,260 50,820 2,359 Canada 38,155,012 1,821,424 50,344 1,489,165 40,420 Cyprus 1,244,188 22,981 30,670 26,720 32,254 Dominica 72,412 480 7,154 906 13,288 Eswatini 1,192,271 3,747 3,831 6,458 6,053 Ghana 32,833,031 40,710 1,570 51,943 1,871 Grenada 124,610 790 7,780 1,142 10,837 Guyana 804,567 2,851 3,408 2,704 — India 1,407,563,842 3,732,224 2,171 11,468,022 7,874 Jamaica 2,827,695 14,840 5,335 — — Kenya 53,005,614 37,229 808 76,016 1,710 Kiribati 128,874 176 1,649 248 2,337 Lesotho 2,281,454 2,448 1,106 4,027 1,691 Malawi 19,889,742 4,264 365 14,344 893 Malaysia 33,573,874 303,526 9,977 501,249 16,051 Maldives 521,457 2,222 6,405 3,070 8,871 Malta 526,748 8,722 21,380 12,138 27,504 Mauritius 1,298,915 10,492 8,755 20,210 14,420 Mozambique 32,077,072 14,588 533 25,805 975 Namibia 2,530,151 12,807 5,383 16,918 6,801 Nauru 12,511 — — — — New Zealand 5,129,727 139,768 36,254 139,640 31,082 Nigeria 213,401,323 262,606 1,502 449,289 2,533 Pakistan 231,402,117 231,182 1,189 517,873 2,745 Papua New Guinea 9,949,437 15,654 1,845 20,771 2,676 Rwanda 13,461,888 7,103 8,874 15,517 1,282 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47,606 748 13,144 966 17,226 Saint Lucia 179,651 1,186 7,154 2,016 11,597 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 104,332 713 6,291 1,202 10,715 Samoa 218,764 677 3,485 853 4,475 Seychelles 106,471 1,032 12,321 2,371 25,788 Sierra Leone 8,420,641 3,796 496 8,125 1,131 Singapore 5,941,060 274,701 46,241 328,323 60,688 Solomon Islands 707,851 1,008 1,517 1,718 2,923 South Africa 59,392,255 384,313 8,070 585,625 10,960 Sri Lanka 21,773,441 59,421 2,835 126,993 5,582 Tanzania 63,588,334 28,249 532 74,269 1,512 Tonga 106,017 472 4,152 527 4,886 Trinidad and Tobago 1,525,663 23,986 16,699 35,638 25,074 Tuvalu 11,204 37 3,636 — — Uganda 45,853,778 19,881 487 49,130 1,345 United Kingdom 67,281,039 3,124,650 38,974 3,174,921 35,598 Vanuatu 319,137 785 3,094 1,139 4,379 Zambia 19,473,125 20,678 1,425 24,096 1,621 Commonwealth 2,418,964,000 9,766,209 3,844 13,119,929 4,035
Economies of the Commonwealth of Nations 2012
Member states Population(2021) GDP (nominal, US$) GDP (PPP, US$) millions per capita millions per capita Antigua and Barbuda 93,219 1,176 12,480 1,778 18,492 Australia 25,921,089 1,520,608 61,789 1,008,547 41,974 Bahamas 407,906 8,149 22,431 11,765 31,978 Bangladesh 169,356,251 115,610 743 291,299 1,777 Barbados 281,200 3,685 13,453 — — Belize 400,031 1,448 4,059 2,381 6,672 Botswana 2,588,423 14,411 8,533 34,038 14,746 Brunei 445,373 16,954 40,301 21,992 51,760 Cameroon 27,198,628 24,984 1,260 50,820 2,359 Canada 38,155,012 1,821,424 50,344 1,489,165 40,420 Cyprus 1,244,188 22,981 30,670 26,720 32,254 Dominica 72,412 480 7,154 906 13,288 Eswatini 1,192,271 3,747 3,831 6,458 6,053 Ghana 32,833,031 40,710 1,570 51,943 1,871 Grenada 124,610 790 7,780 1,142 10,837 Guyana 804,567 2,851 3,408 2,704 — India 1,407,563,842 3,732,224 2,171 11,468,022 7,874 Jamaica 2,827,695 14,840 5,335 — — Kenya 53,005,614 37,229 808 76,016 1,710 Kiribati 128,874 176 1,649 248 2,337 Lesotho 2,281,454 2,448 1,106 4,027 1,691 Malawi 19,889,742 4,264 365 14,344 893 Malaysia 33,573,874 303,526 9,977 501,249 16,051 Maldives 521,457 2,222 6,405 3,070 8,871 Malta 526,748 8,722 21,380 12,138 27,504 Mauritius 1,298,915 10,492 8,755 20,210 14,420 Mozambique 32,077,072 14,588 533 25,805 975 Namibia 2,530,151 12,807 5,383 16,918 6,801 Nauru 12,511 — — — — New Zealand 5,129,727 139,768 36,254 139,640 31,082 Nigeria 213,401,323 262,606 1,502 449,289 2,533 Pakistan 231,402,117 231,182 1,189 517,873 2,745 Papua New Guinea 9,949,437 15,654 1,845 20,771 2,676 Rwanda 13,461,888 7,103 8,874 15,517 1,282 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47,606 748 13,144 966 17,226 Saint Lucia 179,651 1,186 7,154 2,016 11,597 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 104,332 713 6,291 1,202 10,715 Samoa 218,764 677 3,485 853 4,475 Seychelles 106,471 1,032 12,321 2,371 25,788 Sierra Leone 8,420,641 3,796 496 8,125 1,131 Singapore 5,941,060 274,701 46,241 328,323 60,688 Solomon Islands 707,851 1,008 1,517 1,718 2,923 South Africa 59,392,255 384,313 8,070 585,625 10,960 Sri Lanka 21,773,441 59,421 2,835 126,993 5,582 Tanzania 63,588,334 28,249 532 74,269 1,512 Tonga 106,017 472 4,152 527 4,886 Trinidad and Tobago 1,525,663 23,986 16,699 35,638 25,074 Tuvalu 11,204 37 3,636 — — Uganda 45,853,778 19,881 487 49,130 1,345 United Kingdom 67,281,039 3,124,650 38,974 3,174,921 35,598 Vanuatu 319,137 785 3,094 1,139 4,379 Zambia 19,473,125 20,678 1,425 24,096 1,621 Commonwealth 2,418,964,000 9,766,209 3,844 13,119,929 4,035
Member statesPopulation(2021)GDP (nominal, US$)GDP (PPP, US$)
millionsper capitamillionsper capita
Antigua and Barbuda93,2191,17612,4801,77818,492
Australia25,921,0891,520,60861,7891,008,54741,974
Bahamas407,9068,14922,43111,76531,978
Bangladesh169,356,251115,610743291,2991,777
Barbados281,2003,68513,453——
Belize400,0311,4484,0592,3816,672
Botswana2,588,42314,4118,53334,03814,746
Brunei445,37316,95440,30121,99251,760
millions
millions
Member states
millions
Population(2021)
per capita
GDP (nominal, US$)
millions
GDP (PPP, US$)
per capita
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Member states
Antigua and Barbuda
Population(2021)
93,219
GDP (nominal, US$)
1,176
GDP (PPP, US$)
12,480
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,778
Col 6
18,492
Australia
Australia
Member states
Australia
Population(2021)
25,921,089
GDP (nominal, US$)
1,520,608
GDP (PPP, US$)
61,789
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,008,547
Col 6
41,974
Bahamas
Bahamas
Member states
Bahamas
Population(2021)
407,906
GDP (nominal, US$)
8,149
GDP (PPP, US$)
22,431
GDP (PPP, US$)
11,765
Col 6
31,978
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Member states
Bangladesh
Population(2021)
169,356,251
GDP (nominal, US$)
115,610
GDP (PPP, US$)
743
GDP (PPP, US$)
291,299
Col 6
1,777
Barbados
Barbados
Member states
Barbados
Population(2021)
281,200
GDP (nominal, US$)
3,685
GDP (PPP, US$)
13,453
GDP (PPP, US$)
—
Col 6
—
Belize
Belize
Member states
Belize
Population(2021)
400,031
GDP (nominal, US$)
1,448
GDP (PPP, US$)
4,059
GDP (PPP, US$)
2,381
Col 6
6,672
Botswana
Botswana
Member states
Botswana
Population(2021)
2,588,423
GDP (nominal, US$)
14,411
GDP (PPP, US$)
8,533
GDP (PPP, US$)
34,038
Col 6
14,746
Brunei
Brunei
Member states
Brunei
Population(2021)
445,373
GDP (nominal, US$)
16,954
GDP (PPP, US$)
40,301
GDP (PPP, US$)
21,992
Col 6
51,760
Cameroon
Cameroon
Member states
Cameroon
Population(2021)
27,198,628
GDP (nominal, US$)
24,984
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,260
GDP (PPP, US$)
50,820
Col 6
2,359
Canada
Canada
Member states
Canada
Population(2021)
38,155,012
GDP (nominal, US$)
1,821,424
GDP (PPP, US$)
50,344
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,489,165
Col 6
40,420
Cyprus
Cyprus
Member states
Cyprus
Population(2021)
1,244,188
GDP (nominal, US$)
22,981
GDP (PPP, US$)
30,670
GDP (PPP, US$)
26,720
Col 6
32,254
Dominica
Dominica
Member states
Dominica
Population(2021)
72,412
GDP (nominal, US$)
480
GDP (PPP, US$)
7,154
GDP (PPP, US$)
906
Col 6
13,288
Eswatini
Eswatini
Member states
Eswatini
Population(2021)
1,192,271
GDP (nominal, US$)
3,747
GDP (PPP, US$)
3,831
GDP (PPP, US$)
6,458
Col 6
6,053
Ghana
Ghana
Member states
Ghana
Population(2021)
32,833,031
GDP (nominal, US$)
40,710
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,570
GDP (PPP, US$)
51,943
Col 6
1,871
Grenada
Grenada
Member states
Grenada
Population(2021)
124,610
GDP (nominal, US$)
790
GDP (PPP, US$)
7,780
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,142
Col 6
10,837
Guyana
Guyana
Member states
Guyana
Population(2021)
804,567
GDP (nominal, US$)
2,851
GDP (PPP, US$)
3,408
GDP (PPP, US$)
2,704
Col 6
—
India
India
Member states
India
Population(2021)
1,407,563,842
GDP (nominal, US$)
3,732,224
GDP (PPP, US$)
2,171
GDP (PPP, US$)
11,468,022
Col 6
7,874
Jamaica
Jamaica
Member states
Jamaica
Population(2021)
2,827,695
GDP (nominal, US$)
14,840
GDP (PPP, US$)
5,335
GDP (PPP, US$)
—
Col 6
—
Kenya
Kenya
Member states
Kenya
Population(2021)
53,005,614
GDP (nominal, US$)
37,229
GDP (PPP, US$)
808
GDP (PPP, US$)
76,016
Col 6
1,710
Kiribati
Kiribati
Member states
Kiribati
Population(2021)
128,874
GDP (nominal, US$)
176
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,649
GDP (PPP, US$)
248
Col 6
2,337
Lesotho
Lesotho
Member states
Lesotho
Population(2021)
2,281,454
GDP (nominal, US$)
2,448
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,106
GDP (PPP, US$)
4,027
Col 6
1,691
Malawi
Malawi
Member states
Malawi
Population(2021)
19,889,742
GDP (nominal, US$)
4,264
GDP (PPP, US$)
365
GDP (PPP, US$)
14,344
Col 6
893
Malaysia
Malaysia
Member states
Malaysia
Population(2021)
33,573,874
GDP (nominal, US$)
303,526
GDP (PPP, US$)
9,977
GDP (PPP, US$)
501,249
Col 6
16,051
Maldives
Maldives
Member states
Maldives
Population(2021)
521,457
GDP (nominal, US$)
2,222
GDP (PPP, US$)
6,405
GDP (PPP, US$)
3,070
Col 6
8,871
Malta
Malta
Member states
Malta
Population(2021)
526,748
GDP (nominal, US$)
8,722
GDP (PPP, US$)
21,380
GDP (PPP, US$)
12,138
Col 6
27,504
Mauritius
Mauritius
Member states
Mauritius
Population(2021)
1,298,915
GDP (nominal, US$)
10,492
GDP (PPP, US$)
8,755
GDP (PPP, US$)
20,210
Col 6
14,420
Mozambique
Mozambique
Member states
Mozambique
Population(2021)
32,077,072
GDP (nominal, US$)
14,588
GDP (PPP, US$)
533
GDP (PPP, US$)
25,805
Col 6
975
Namibia
Namibia
Member states
Namibia
Population(2021)
2,530,151
GDP (nominal, US$)
12,807
GDP (PPP, US$)
5,383
GDP (PPP, US$)
16,918
Col 6
6,801
Nauru
Nauru
Member states
Nauru
Population(2021)
12,511
GDP (nominal, US$)
—
GDP (PPP, US$)
—
GDP (PPP, US$)
—
Col 6
—
New Zealand
New Zealand
Member states
New Zealand
Population(2021)
5,129,727
GDP (nominal, US$)
139,768
GDP (PPP, US$)
36,254
GDP (PPP, US$)
139,640
Col 6
31,082
Nigeria
Nigeria
Member states
Nigeria
Population(2021)
213,401,323
GDP (nominal, US$)
262,606
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,502
GDP (PPP, US$)
449,289
Col 6
2,533
Pakistan
Pakistan
Member states
Pakistan
Population(2021)
231,402,117
GDP (nominal, US$)
231,182
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,189
GDP (PPP, US$)
517,873
Col 6
2,745
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Member states
Papua New Guinea
Population(2021)
9,949,437
GDP (nominal, US$)
15,654
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,845
GDP (PPP, US$)
20,771
Col 6
2,676
Rwanda
Rwanda
Member states
Rwanda
Population(2021)
13,461,888
GDP (nominal, US$)
7,103
GDP (PPP, US$)
8,874
GDP (PPP, US$)
15,517
Col 6
1,282
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Member states
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Population(2021)
47,606
GDP (nominal, US$)
748
GDP (PPP, US$)
13,144
GDP (PPP, US$)
966
Col 6
17,226
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Member states
Saint Lucia
Population(2021)
179,651
GDP (nominal, US$)
1,186
GDP (PPP, US$)
7,154
GDP (PPP, US$)
2,016
Col 6
11,597
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Member states
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Population(2021)
104,332
GDP (nominal, US$)
713
GDP (PPP, US$)
6,291
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,202
Col 6
10,715
Samoa
Samoa
Member states
Samoa
Population(2021)
218,764
GDP (nominal, US$)
677
GDP (PPP, US$)
3,485
GDP (PPP, US$)
853
Col 6
4,475
Seychelles
Seychelles
Member states
Seychelles
Population(2021)
106,471
GDP (nominal, US$)
1,032
GDP (PPP, US$)
12,321
GDP (PPP, US$)
2,371
Col 6
25,788
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Member states
Sierra Leone
Population(2021)
8,420,641
GDP (nominal, US$)
3,796
GDP (PPP, US$)
496
GDP (PPP, US$)
8,125
Col 6
1,131
Singapore
Singapore
Member states
Singapore
Population(2021)
5,941,060
GDP (nominal, US$)
274,701
GDP (PPP, US$)
46,241
GDP (PPP, US$)
328,323
Col 6
60,688
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Member states
Solomon Islands
Population(2021)
707,851
GDP (nominal, US$)
1,008
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,517
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,718
Col 6
2,923
South Africa
South Africa
Member states
South Africa
Population(2021)
59,392,255
GDP (nominal, US$)
384,313
GDP (PPP, US$)
8,070
GDP (PPP, US$)
585,625
Col 6
10,960
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Member states
Sri Lanka
Population(2021)
21,773,441
GDP (nominal, US$)
59,421
GDP (PPP, US$)
2,835
GDP (PPP, US$)
126,993
Col 6
5,582
Tanzania
Tanzania
Member states
Tanzania
Population(2021)
63,588,334
GDP (nominal, US$)
28,249
GDP (PPP, US$)
532
GDP (PPP, US$)
74,269
Col 6
1,512
Tonga
Tonga
Member states
Tonga
Population(2021)
106,017
GDP (nominal, US$)
472
GDP (PPP, US$)
4,152
GDP (PPP, US$)
527
Col 6
4,886
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Member states
Trinidad and Tobago
Population(2021)
1,525,663
GDP (nominal, US$)
23,986
GDP (PPP, US$)
16,699
GDP (PPP, US$)
35,638
Col 6
25,074
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Member states
Tuvalu
Population(2021)
11,204
GDP (nominal, US$)
37
GDP (PPP, US$)
3,636
GDP (PPP, US$)
—
Col 6
—
Uganda
Uganda
Member states
Uganda
Population(2021)
45,853,778
GDP (nominal, US$)
19,881
GDP (PPP, US$)
487
GDP (PPP, US$)
49,130
Col 6
1,345
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Member states
United Kingdom
Population(2021)
67,281,039
GDP (nominal, US$)
3,124,650
GDP (PPP, US$)
38,974
GDP (PPP, US$)
3,174,921
Col 6
35,598
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Member states
Vanuatu
Population(2021)
319,137
GDP (nominal, US$)
785
GDP (PPP, US$)
3,094
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,139
Col 6
4,379
Zambia
Zambia
Member states
Zambia
Population(2021)
19,473,125
GDP (nominal, US$)
20,678
GDP (PPP, US$)
1,425
GDP (PPP, US$)
24,096
Col 6
1,621
Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Member states
Commonwealth
Population(2021)
2,418,964,000
GDP (nominal, US$)
9,766,209
GDP (PPP, US$)
3,844
GDP (PPP, US$)
13,119,929
Col 6
4,035
Member states
Population(2021)
GDP (nominal, US$)
GDP (PPP, US$)
millions
per capita
millions
per capita
Antigua and Barbuda
93,219
1,176
12,480
1,778
18,492
Australia
25,921,089
1,520,608
61,789
1,008,547
41,974
Bahamas
407,906
8,149
22,431
11,765
31,978
Bangladesh
169,356,251
115,610
743
291,299
1,777
Barbados
281,200
3,685
13,453
—
—
Belize
400,031
1,448
4,059
2,381
6,672
Botswana
2,588,423
14,411
8,533
34,038
14,746
Brunei
445,373
16,954
40,301
21,992
51,760
Cameroon
27,198,628
24,984
1,260
50,820
2,359
Canada
38,155,012
1,821,424
50,344
1,489,165
40,420
Cyprus
1,244,188
22,981
30,670
26,720
32,254
Dominica
72,412
480
7,154
906
13,288
Eswatini
1,192,271
3,747
3,831
6,458
6,053
Ghana
32,833,031
40,710
1,570
51,943
1,871
Grenada
124,610
790
7,780
1,142
10,837
Guyana
804,567
2,851
3,408
2,704
—
India
1,407,563,842
3,732,224
2,171
11,468,022
7,874
Jamaica
2,827,695
14,840
5,335
—
—
Kenya
53,005,614
37,229
808
76,016
1,710
Kiribati
128,874
176
1,649
248
2,337
Lesotho
2,281,454
2,448
1,106
4,027
1,691
Malawi
19,889,742
4,264
365
14,344
893
Malaysia
33,573,874
303,526
9,977
501,249
16,051
Maldives
521,457
2,222
6,405
3,070
8,871
Malta
526,748
8,722
21,380
12,138
27,504
Mauritius
1,298,915
10,492
8,755
20,210
14,420
Mozambique
32,077,072
14,588
533
25,805
975
Namibia
2,530,151
12,807
5,383
16,918
6,801
Nauru
12,511
—
—
—
—
New Zealand
5,129,727
139,768
36,254
139,640
31,082
Nigeria
213,401,323
262,606
1,502
449,289
2,533
Pakistan
231,402,117
231,182
1,189
517,873
2,745
Papua New Guinea
9,949,437
15,654
1,845
20,771
2,676
Rwanda
13,461,888
7,103
8,874
15,517
1,282
Saint Kitts and Nevis
47,606
748
13,144
966
17,226
Saint Lucia
179,651
1,186
7,154
2,016
11,597
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
104,332
713
6,291
1,202
10,715
Samoa
218,764
677
3,485
853
4,475
Seychelles
106,471
1,032
12,321
2,371
25,788
Sierra Leone
8,420,641
3,796
496
8,125
1,131
Singapore
5,941,060
274,701
46,241
328,323
60,688
Solomon Islands
707,851
1,008
1,517
1,718
2,923
South Africa
59,392,255
384,313
8,070
585,625
10,960
Sri Lanka
21,773,441
59,421
2,835
126,993
5,582
Tanzania
63,588,334
28,249
532
74,269
1,512
Tonga
106,017
472
4,152
527
4,886
Trinidad and Tobago
1,525,663
23,986
16,699
35,638
25,074
Tuvalu
11,204
37
3,636
—
—

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