Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
106
Aruba
Lowest
1
South Africa
Median
8
Years covered
25
2001–2025
Data points
4,627
What the numbers show
Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 106 in Aruba; the lowest is 1 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 8, and the mean is 14.52.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 106.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 7,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 98.6%).
Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 106 | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 2 | Lebanon | 91 | 2025 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Libya | 74 | 2025 | up 7,300.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Chad | 72 | 2025 | up 188.0% | rising |
| 5 | Mauritania | 57 | 2025 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 53 | 2025 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 7 | South Sudan | 49 | 2025 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 42 | 2025 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Jordan | 38 | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 9 | Uganda | 38 | 2025 | up 192.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Curaçao | 37 | 2025 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 12 | Cyprus | 35 | 2025 | up 483.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Chile | 33 | 2025 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 32 | 2025 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Peru | 32 | 2025 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 31 | 2025 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Guyana | 28 | 2025 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 18 | Türkiye | 27 | 2025 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 26 | 2025 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ecuador | 25 | 2025 | up 257.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Liechtenstein | 25 | 2025 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Switzerland | 23 | 2025 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Norway | 22 | 2025 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 24 | Djibouti | 21 | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 24 | Iceland | 21 | 2025 | up 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Montenegro | 19 | 2025 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Finland | 18 | 2025 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 18 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium | 16 | 2025 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 16 | 2025 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Denmark | 16 | 2025 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Sudan | 16 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 15 | 2025 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Malta | 15 | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 15 | 2025 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 36 | Cameroon | 14 | 2025 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Greece | 14 | 2025 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 14 | 2025 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 36 | Sweden | 14 | 2025 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 40 | Panama | 13 | 2025 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 41 | France | 12 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 11 | 2025 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 11 | 2025 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Kenya | 11 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 11 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Mali | 11 | 2025 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Central African Republic | 10 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Canada | 10 | 2025 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 47 | Congo | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 10 | 2008 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 9 | 2025 | up 350.0% | rising |
| 52 | Burundi | 8 | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 52 | United Kingdom | 8 | 2025 | up 300.0% | flat |
| 52 | Croatia | 8 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 2025 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 8 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Rwanda | 8 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 7 | 2025 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 58 | Georgia | 7 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Iraq | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 58 | Uruguay | 7 | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 63 | Serbia | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovenia | 6 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Togo | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Gabon | 5 | 2010 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 66 | Pakistan | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 68 | Argentina | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 68 | Brazil | 4 | 2025 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 68 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 68 | Algeria | 4 | 2025 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 68 | Malaysia | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 68 | Nauru | 4 | 2022 | down 88.9% | rising |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2025 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Zambia | 4 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 2018 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 76 | Italy | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 79 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Egypt | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Guinea | 2 | 2011 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Israel | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Liberia | 2 | 2021 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Mexico | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 79 | Malawi | 2 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 79 | Namibia | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 2005 | — | falling |
| 79 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2005 | — | flat |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2022 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Australia | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 92 | Belize | 1 | 2007 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 92 | Botswana | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 92 | Eritrea | 1 | 2013 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 92 | Ghana | 1 | 2007 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 92 | Gambia | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Nepal | 1 | 2015 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 92 | New Zealand | 1 | 2006 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 92 | Senegal | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2011 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 2017 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Thailand | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 92 | United States | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 92 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1 | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Yemen | 1 | 2025 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 92 | South Africa | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- (SDGRC) Central Africa 31
- Western Europe (UNSDG) 22
- ECE_Euro area (EMU) 17
- ECE_European Union (E25) 17
- Europa Occidental 16
- (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked LDCs 16
- (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD 15
- (SDGRC) ECA_Land-locked countries 15
- Central Africa (African Union) 14
- South America (UNSDG) 14
- (SDGRC) ECA_Oil LDCs 14
- Western Asia (UNSDG) 13