25 Richest Country in the World (No. 1)

°°Qatar°°

• GNI per capita: $116,799

• 2017 GDP: $308.6 billion (51st out of 196 countries)

• Population: 2.6 million

• Life expectancy at birth: 78.3 years

Qatar is, by far, the richest country in the world, with a GNI per capita of $116,799 -- more than $20,000 higher than any other nation. The country has more in oil reserves than all but two other countries worldwide -- equal to 13% of the global supply. This natural resource brings in tens of billions of dollars to the country of less than 3 million residents each year. Oil revenue helps subsidize government services in the country. Petroleum accounts for nearly all of Qatar's exports – 87%.

Thanks to its strong economy, Qatar's unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the world, at 0.2%.