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Mike
25th May 2012
US GDP is much lower than EU -

EU 2010 : 12,256,226,000,000 EUR
US 2010 : 10,957,607,000,000 EUR

Please correct your data!
Dr Robert King
29th December 2011
You listed China as 2nd with GDP of US$9.8 trillion.
Wikipedi stated China is number 2nd with a GDP of US$5.9 trillion.

WHAT IS RIGHT? Such a great discrepancy.
Giovanni
1st November 2011
California #2?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/04/california-failing-state-debt
fahri
22nd August 2011
wow Indonesian is great
Jayesh buddhadev
6th July 2011
Inspite of small country Japan's economy is 3rd largest in the world. why ?

Sule
26th May 2011
Where is Turkey?
bn-rating
19th May 2011
here are you can make a vote for the best country in the world bestnationality.com
sgu
8th May 2011
Sorry to say, Klaasvaak, but in the moment Turkey is twice the size of the economy of Belgium.. Look for the 2010 numbers ;)
masteraster
15th April 2011
Where is Poland, foll?
Student
5th April 2011
I would like to know that if anyone can please help me locate the GDP of Vietnam in 1965. If anyone could find this information for me it would be greatly appcreciated.
kate
10th February 2011
this is a cool website it gives you a lot of info but not what i would want to look for
dania
4th January 2011
this site helped me answer 1% of a question in a project :(
Johny
30th December 2010
Many countries missed here.USSR was second with GDP a half of USA ,Yugoslavia was 19 ,Poland was 17 etc..
kandy
6th December 2010
UGH! doing a project and this web site is not helping me at all!
Ignas Lamabelawa
30th November 2010
how about the Indonesia in period 1960 - 1966 ?
may i know about that,
i need for my research

thx bfre for admin
mmmmebbbb
7th November 2010
hello
thanks for your business.
some your statistic has alot mistake.
please change your statistic.
at CIA web site you can search factbook.
at fact book 2006 some counries are different.bye
chea boy
5th November 2010
Cali #2 thats weird considering its part of the United States with the most debt.....
Klaasvaak
9th September 2010
Belgium should be coming in front of turkey because i think we need to work on that come on belgium!
Klaasvaak
9th September 2010
Belgium should be coming in front of turkey because i think we need to wrok on that come on belgium!
jpr
27th August 2010
#2 is California
ruchit
26th August 2010
well india is no.5 now
Len K
14th July 2010
I like that they have the cents decimal places in these numbers. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say they can remove those.
Bella
14th July 2010
I am trying to compare the recent GDP of the West Bank with that of Gaza, but can't find a reputable (or any other!) source.

Please help
marcelo
29th June 2010
It's wrong...the real data is...
1 European Union
$ 14,510,000,000,000

2009 est.
2 United States
$ 14,260,000,000,000

2009 est.
3 China
$ 8,789,000,000,000

2009 est.
4 Japan
$ 4,137,000,000,000

2009 est.
5 India
$ 3,560,000,000,000

2009 est.
6 Germany
$ 2,811,000,000,000

2009 est.
7 United Kingdom
$ 2,149,000,000,000

2009 est.
8 Russia
$ 2,116,000,000,000

2009 est.
9 France
$ 2,110,000,000,000

2009 est.
10 Brazil
$ 2,025,000,000,000

2009 est.
11 Italy
$ 1,760,000,000,000

2009 est.
12 Mexico
$ 1,482,000,000,000

2009 est.
13 Spain
$ 1,368,000,000,000

2009 est.
14 Korea, South
$ 1,356,000,000,000

2009 est.
15 Canada
$ 1,285,000,000,000

2009 est.
Source

CIA
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2001rank.html
Arash
5th June 2010
we had good economy in 70's but khomeini told lies to naive people of Iran and they revelouted for nothing for being worse .damn Islamic Republic
Kyler
27th May 2010
Where the hell Is 2
Caitlan Sutherland
5th May 2010
Can you make a pie chart of thecountries who have or had the most wars.
황세영
10th April 2010
it was quite helpful, thanks!
Alyssa Dieryt
17th March 2010
This site is not that good but it helped enough to learn about Latvias GDP so know I'll get a good grade on my project
taiwan rocks
18th January 2010
taiwan IS a country
David
17th December 2009
yes, it is very convient for us to get impresion about the countries. but why do not have the data after 2006. I mean 2007 and 2008
bumboyosh
16th December 2009
hi cool pie chart no work
varatharajan(india)
8th December 2009
thank u for ur information
TDM
24th November 2009
great site
hgkjyfyrouguyr
24th November 2009
I think you need to check the information that is on this graph
sophie
17th November 2009
Guys - #2 is not missing. At the bottom of the graph, there is "European Union" which is below the United States and above Japan, therefore #2.
sophie
16th November 2009
Guys - #2 is not missing. At the bottom of the graph, there is one for European Unions, which is below the United States and above Japan, therefore making it #2.
patrick dailey
9th November 2009
where can I find 2008 or 2009 (estimated) GDP numbers?
Andrea
7th November 2009
1. Number 2 position is missing!
2. There are much more updated data available on wikipedia or World bank IMF, etc
Tom Jones
3rd November 2009
This website was helpful. Thank, everybody.
Jake
26th October 2009
We need a lost of GDP that's based on PER CAPITA

Emilio
19th October 2009
There is a mistake, Japan should be #2 and not #3! Consequently all the rest of ranks are also wrong!
王潜
28th September 2009
How about china
Frank
21st September 2009
It is very interesting to compare India and China over their GDPs.

In 1962, India was almost on par with China.

Today, India's GDP is 1/3 of China's.

India cannot beat China in 1962, What makes Indians think they can beat China now?
really?
25th August 2009
you don't even define GDP.......
Hi
4th August 2009
where is the Soviet Union?
hipjaejin
17th July 2009
gdp viet nam is 13.000.000.000.000 usd in 2006
SoniaL
7th July 2009
How can that be? The GDP (PPP) of the USA in 2006 is $13,201,820,000,000.00 here on NationMaster. But from CIA Factbook it is $13,830,000,000.00. The same happens to other countries e.g. like Germany: NationMaster $2,906,681,000,000.00 in 2006 and CIA Factbook $2,806,000,000,000.00 in 2006. I mean, these are differences in Millions! Can somebody explain that to me?
Xavier Abraham
18th June 2009
# 2 is missing for the year 2004.
Sanjay Patel
3rd June 2009
These data is of year 2006
As per the new data China has overtaken Germany as the 4th largest economy.
will
27th May 2009
Where is number 2? It's missing.
Okay, that is all. Thank you.
M
15th April 2009
Taiwan is not a country. Duh.
Ilya (Moscow)
10th July 2008
Why no data for the USSR for 1980s? It seems incorrect to count "total" without secong largest economy in the world.
Kai Carver (Paris, France)
25th March 2008
Where's Taiwan?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
Dougall (London, UK)
9th January 2008
Felipe, in answer to your question about Brazil's projected economy. It is in my opinion that Brazil has the structure and potential to be in the top ten for GDP. In the next ten years, I predict that Brazil will rise as an economical power, never quite making it to the top level however. Just behind the United Kingdom and France is my prediction, about 7th or 8th.
I hope this answers your question
J.A. (Canada)
28th December 2007
I can't seem to find Cuba or Equador on this list. Tell me I'm not blind.
Jeff Taylor (Austin, TX)
9th November 2007
Where is Taiwan's GDP? Thanks!
Vincent (UK)
18th September 2007
Would be usefull to either include GDP based on each national currency, or maybe simpler to add the US $ exchange rate that was applied for each.
Thanks for a great service.
Don Douglas (Sydney)
29th June 2007
You put Australia's GDP ahead of Russias in 2007. That is totally ridiculous given that Russia's electricity output is much higher than Australia's.
Byarugaba Pontius (Kampala -Uganda)
20th June 2007
I appreciate all the efforts and determination this website is doing to us in giving us facts about our countries. I wonder whether there is a strong relationship between the size of a country, its natural resources and its GDP Per Capita. For instance, the African continent is reasonably big with vast natural resources but with the lowest population figures and GDP per capita.

In Uganda particularly, we have vast untapped natural resources including man, with a population of about 30 million now but we among the least developed countries. Some people argue that it is because of poor leadership, lack of committed leaders and high population.

My view is that we have a small population as African continent. We need population to exert pressure on resources and be able to exploit them. We have got an environment that prohibits us from thinking. Most countries with harsh climatically conditions and limited natural resources are highly developed including Japan.

South Africa and Egypt on the African continent are relatively more developed. These countries are affected by harsh climatically conditions, which could be the explanations of innovations and growth in the countries. We depend on the environment so much that we do not make it possible to support economic growth and thus development. I have used the data from this web to make a conclusion. What is your view?

Pontius
Makerere University Business School.
Kampala-Uganda
Mukund (US)
28th April 2007
India's economy just reached over a trillion after the rupee was 41 or below the dollar. plz change it. it is out of date
natan (sychels)
22nd April 2007
infact I didn't know to what question you all people are responding, but concerning gdp and its growth, economic development and one countries influence around the world, I think Russia is the most significant country that is re-emerging in the global arena. Infact I am all the time puzzled how the whole world can't come to Russia's neel, because they have the most dynamic people on earth and abundant natural resource. Infact these days we are ordered to see them on the global arena once again. China's economy no doubt is massive and on the much more possibilty of dominating the world's than any other country in the world
Tony (UK)
2nd April 2007
Actually, in 2006 China's GDP (nominal) is 2.7 trillions ,4th in the world, after the great USA, Japan and Germany.5th place is UK followed by france Italy and canada. South korea is at 11th place and India at 12th place. I Got some updated sources here , hope u guys find it useful :) But too bad , its not 2006 information i only manage to find the 2005 ones

http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-countries-by-gdp-nominal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)


And here is the list of GDP measured in PPP of 2006

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2001rank.html

Thank you for reading

Have a nice day
nathan (UK)
2nd April 2007
agree information here are very outdated
currently , in 2005 china's nominal gdp already overtook france and UK, in 2006 it stands at 2.7 trillions (nominal) at 4th place after US, japan and germany and in 2006 its economy expands at the rate of 10.5%, and its GDP (PPP) in 2006 is 10 trillions from many sources , still 2nd place after the great USA

Hope moderators here update the information to avoid confusing ppl with these outdated info

Thank you
tony (nowhere)
1st April 2007
base on GDP nominal, USA is still the top, followed by japan and germany and 4th place is china, then its UK and France, south korea at 11th place and india at 12th

here is the list of 2005, i havent found the 2006 yet

http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-countries-by-gdp-nominal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

Thank you for reading

Have a good day
Yiğit Yorulmaz (Turkey)
25th March 2007
According to infoplease, turkey's GDP is 572 Billion. Though, here it's 301 billlion.
Which one is the correct one?
Thanks
Lily (Canada)
10th January 2007
can you give us a quality of life report for each country? It would be interesting to find out which country is best to live in.
raunaq (india)
2nd July 2006
India gdp is surprising .... it will overtake most of the
countries in the near future :
first-china
second- usa/india
third-japan
fourth-germany
.....
MALOU D. (PHILIPPINES)
23rd June 2006
WHAT IS THE 2006 GDP VALUE OF THE PHILIPPINES?
Francesca (Italy)
21st June 2006
Has anyone ever tried to sum up the GDP of all 25 European countries? Take a look at that number, please.
I await your comments, thanx.
T S GEHLOT (INDIA)
15th June 2006
WHAT IS THE GDP OF INDIA FOR 2004-05 AND 2005-06
nadia Bessamra (amra)
11th June 2006
This statistical dollarization looks more like an aberration on citizenry mister Kane.
V (Israel)
3rd June 2006
To Juni,
its not per capita! Israel is a small country after all..
ROHIT RAWAT (BHAARAT(INDIA))
2nd June 2006
USA HAS THE HIGHEST GDP FOLLOWED BY JAPAN AND THEN GERMANY.CHINA I THINK IS AT NO. 7 OR 8 AND INDIA AT 10TH.IN TERMS OF PPP CHINA MAY BE AT 2ND POSITION BUT TELL ME IN HOW MAY YEARS CHINA WILL OVERTAKE THE PER CAPITA INCOME OF JAPAN,I THINK NEVER.
Alexis
8th December 2005
Can you help me find a picture pie graph of % of economy in agriculture vs. manufacturing vs. service? PLEASE!
sic
4th December 2005
GDP I believe(if I remember this correctly) is determined from Consumption + Investment + Imports - Exports

you might want to look that up, I may be wrong
Felipe
1st December 2005
What about Brazil? Brazil has any chance to become a big economy?
Jankee
18th November 2005
I believe that Japan has the second largest GDP. Also, it is evident that the people of Spain are quite humble. It is true, however, that many Filipinos love America:)
Inquirer
8th October 2005
In my studies of statistics (especially regarding GDP)from various sources, I have seen, as expected, much discrepancy. But, far from minor discrepancies, I have observed (as many have pointed out) enormous variations in the data. Does anyone actually know how GDP is calculated (I'm not asking for the definition of it - I know that - but how it's actually arrived at. I would imagine that if there was a uniform process for this, that the discrepancies in the data wouldn't be so significant).
Jesther Gonzales
13th September 2005
Spain really is awakening!She is blooming from the ashes of her Majestic Empire.I hope that the government will still improve their economy. For the information of every one, Spain is the most sociable and courteous people.Their are still Filipinos who love their mother country - Spain.
Joe
4th August 2005
The above figures are PPP (purchasing power parity) adjusted. This takes into account the local cost of producing goods and services. For example, I found that what cost (on average over a number of cities & provinces)about 1RMB in China, costs about $1AUD in Australia. Of course the Aust product is much more expensive in real terms because the exchange rate is about 6.2RMB = $1AUD. China's real $GDP is about $1.6 trillion, as the GDP per person, per year is about $1250.


I don't why this site negects to put the USA & UK figures in some of its lists?? In this list the UK is at #198 & the USA at #218 with no $ amounts.

From http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/countrylisting.html
the USA is about $12 trillion & the UK about $1.8 trillion (Germany is about $2.4 trillion & France about $1.7 trillion)

One last point: If China's economy continues to grow at say %10 & the USA's at say %4, it will take 35 years for China's real $GDP to match the USA's. What will cause this to happen much more quickly is a large revaluation of the RMB. A doubling of the value of the RMB against the US$ will immediately double China's GDP.
sic
3rd July 2005
China's GDP is actually $7 trillion currently, after all it is the fastest growing country in the world. But if you divide the GDP by the population, you get an extremely poor country.
http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html
^^^ check this site, more updated
matt
14th June 2005
Remember this is total wealth, which means it factors in population. China has about 7 times the population of Japan yet they are about the same in overall wealth. That means the average Japanese citizen has 7 times more wealth than the average Chinese citizen
Victoria
10th June 2005
Can you give the GDP of the countries for 2000???
Franz
31st May 2005
Japan is the second largest economy based on real Gross Domestic Product. GDP PPP is basically used to measure poverty rates and how much a hamburger costs in each country. An American with $100 spending money can live a life of luxury and feel very rich in China. In Japan he would never leave the airport and would have to sleep on the ground.
Cloud
22nd May 2005
Right now (as for 2005) China's nominal GDP is only a little bigger than Italia's, but be patient, in no more than 10 years, it will overtake Japan as the second largest economy of the world providing 8 % growth/year. It is just a question of time.
Camus
7th May 2005
When did China become the second economic power in the world? This is an insult to the Japanese, as we all know, Japan occupies this position. China's GDP is not even bigger than that of the United Kingdom or France, how can it be bigger than Japan? Same thing for India-Germany,India's actual GDP is about 400 billion dollars,far less than Germany.
cesar
30th April 2005
Please, can you give us current stats - for 2005?

15th April 2005
The BBC states that Japan is the world's second largest economy. The GDP figures here show China as the second largest. So which country is it?
John Hatch
5th April 2005
I'm having difficulty finding a non-PPP adjusted estimate of the poverty lines (in daily per-cepita expenditures) with DPCE expressed in US dollars. I'm specifically interested in Tanzania, Uganda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Any advice?
O. Vito Gallegos II
8th February 2005
Does this mean that the national debt of the US at near $7 Trillion is approaching 70% of GDP. And the Federal budget this year of 1.7 trillion will consume 10% of our GDP?

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