Check The Top 5 Poorest Countries In The World For 2017

Gross Domestic Product per capita (GDP) and Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) are just one of the economic parameters used to measure one country's status. If GDP and PPP are lower than the country, that country will be considered under the poorest country in the world.

With all of being said, there are a lot of countries who have a lower GDP than its country. Hence, with the help of FindTheData, a world data site by Graphic, ranked countries according to its GDP.

5. Madagascar - This country is well-known of having a well-established agricultural industry, emerging tourism, textile, and mining industries. However, despite these positive characteristics, it is still considered to be one of the poorest countries in the world because of its economic weakness and low quality of life, having GDP per capita of $411.82.

4. Malawi -Malawi having a total population of 17,215,000 while also being one of the smallest African countries. It is considered to be the most underdeveloped nation in the world and suffers in all essential categories in life while having GDP per capita of $381.37.

3. Niger - Niger did its best to make development in reducing infant mortality and improve its educational rate however sadly to say it remained to be one of the poorest and underdevelop country by having a GDP per capita of $358.96. While ABC reported that Niger always experienced desertificatio.

2. Central Africa Republic - Although this country has an estimated 45 percent of export revenues coming from diamonds, it can't hide the fact that it has poor infrastructures. As a result, this country has a GDP per capita of $306.78 which made it to be one of the poorest countries in the world.

1. Burundi - It is no surprise that Burundi has been ranked as the first poorest country of the world by having a GDP capita of $275.98 while suffering from political disputes and violence. Up until now, Burundi is also one of the hungriest countries in the world ABC reported.