List of the 10 Poorest Countries in Asia

KOMPAS.com – Asia is the largest continent on earth. Its land area covers about 30 percent of the total land area in the world.

In Asia there are 49 countries. The continent also contains sovereign territories and special administrative areas.

Many Asian countries have great influence on the world economy such as China, India, Japan and South Korea.

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China’s economy is the largest in Asia and the second largest in the world. India’s economy is the second largest in Asia and the fifth largest in the world.

However, there are also several countries in Asia that are still in the poor category.

Reporting from the World Population Review, a country’s financial calculation is calculated based on several factors such as per capita gross domestic product (GDP) to per capita gross national income (GNP).

The following are the 10 poorest countries in Asia as reported by the World Population Review based on GDP per capita and GNI per capita in 2020.

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GDP per capita

• Afghanistan (508.80 US dollars or IDR 7.62 million)
• North Korea (estimated 642 US dollars or IDR 9.62 million)
• wealth (824.12 US dollars or IDR 12.3 million)
• Tajikistan (859.13 US dollars or IDR 12.8 million)
• Syria (estimated 870 US dollars or IDR 13 million)
• Nepal (1,155.14 US dollars or IDR 17.3 million)
• Kyrgyzstan (1,173.61 US dollars or IDR 17.5 million)
• Pakistan (1,193.73 US dollars or IDR 17.8 million)
• Timor read (1,381.17 US dollars or IDR 20 million)
• Myanmar (1,400.21 US dollars or IDR 20.9 million)

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GNI per capita

• Afghanistan (500 US dollars or IDR 7.49 million)
• wealth (approximately 940 dollars or US Rp. 14 million)
• Tajikistan (1,060 US dollars or IDR 15.8 million)
• Kyrgyzstan (1,160 US dollars or IDR 17.3 million)
• Nepal (1,190 US dollars or IDR 17.8 million)
• Myanmar (1,260 US dollars or IDR 16.8 million)
• Pakistan (1,280 US dollars or IDR 16.9 million)
• North Korea (estimated 1,286 US dollars or IDR 16.9 million)
• Cambodia (1,490 US dollars or IDR 22 million)
• Uzbekistan (1,670 US dollars or IDR 25 million)

That was the list of the 10 poorest countries in Asia.

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