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During a year of economic tumult caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most countries have seen their fortunes fluctuate wildly as they were forced to enter in and out of lockdowns to stop the spread of COVID-19. Many businesses had to temporarily shut, with many governments having to spend out on furlough schemes, and nearly all industries were affected in some way. This led to record contractions of countries' economies, followed by record growth as many quickly rebounded, but as the coronavirus crisis rumbles on which nations are actually the world's richest today? Click or scroll through the 35 most prosperous countries in 2021 according to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) GDP by Purchasing Power Parity, or PPP, per capita data, which measures economic output taking into account currency fluctuations.

All dollar figures are International Dollars.

Hannah Ward-Glenton

29 April 2021

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