25 Richest Country in the World (No. 9)

°°Luxembourg°°

• GNI per capita: $65,101

• 2017 GDP: $55.5 billion (104th out of 196 countries)

• Population: 596,336

• Life expectancy at birth: 82.7 years

Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in the world, both in terms of landmass and population, with fewer than 600,000 people. With a GDP of $55.5 billion, Luxembourg's GNI per capita is one of the highest in the world at $65,101.

No country relies more heavily on exports than Luxembourg. The total value of exported goods and services is equal to more than double the country's GDP -- the only place in the world where this is the case. Much of the nation's exports are machinery, iron, and plastics.