The 15 Largest Economies in the World
On this page, three lists of the 15 largest economies in the world are provided: GDP in U.S. dollars, GDP at Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), and GDP per capita. The series presents data for the year 2016 according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The data were obtained from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook Database, April 2017 update, and were extracted on June 13, 2017.
Time series (2012 to 2022) – Tables in .xls
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), in US$ billions, 2016
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# |
Country |
US$ billions |
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1st |
United States |
18,569.10 |
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2nd |
China |
11,218.28 |
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3rd |
Japan |
4,938.64 |
|
4th |
Germany* |
3,466.64 |
|
5th |
United Kingdom |
2,629.19 |
|
6th |
France |
2,463.22 |
|
7th |
India |
2,256.40 |
|
8th |
Italy |
1,850.74 |
|
9th |
Brazil |
1,798.62 |
|
10th |
Canada |
1,529.22 |
|
11th |
South Korea |
1,411.25 |
|
12th |
Russia |
1,280.73 |
|
13th |
Australia |
1,258.98 |
|
14th |
Spain |
1,232.60 |
|
15th |
Mexico |
1,046.00 |
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Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook Database (April 2017). |
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* IMF estimate. |
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GDP at Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), in US$ billions, 2016
|
# |
Country |
US$ billions |
|
1st |
China |
21,291.77 |
|
2nd |
United States |
18,569.10 |
|
3rd |
India |
8,662.35 |
|
4th |
Japan |
5,237.79 |
|
5th |
Germany* |
3,980.28 |
|
6th |
Russia |
3,799.70 |
|
7th |
Brazil |
3,141.34 |
|
8th |
Indonesia |
3,032.09 |
|
9th |
United Kingdom |
2,785.56 |
|
10th |
France |
2,733.68 |
|
11th |
Mexico |
2,315.65 |
|
12th |
Italy |
2,234.50 |
|
13th |
Turkey |
1,988.33 |
|
14th |
South Korea |
1,934.03 |
|
15th |
Saudi Arabia |
1,750.86 |
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Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook Database (April 2017). |
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* IMF estimate. |
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GDP per capita, in US$, 2016
|
# |
Country |
US$ |
|
1st |
Luxembourg* |
103,198.82 |
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2nd |
Switzerland |
79,242.28 |
|
3rd |
Norway* |
70,391.57 |
|
4th |
Macau* |
67,079.30 |
|
5th |
Ireland |
62,562.27 |
|
6th |
Qatar* |
60,786.72 |
|
7th |
Iceland |
59,629.05 |
|
8th |
United States |
57,436.41 |
|
9th |
Denmark* |
53,743.97 |
|
10th |
Singapore |
52,960.73 |
|
11th |
Australia* |
51,850.27 |
|
12th |
Sweden* |
51,164.51 |
|
13th |
San Marino* |
46,446.62 |
|
14th |
Netherlands |
45,282.63 |
|
15th |
Austria |
44,498.37 |
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Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook Database (April 2017). |
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* IMF estimate. |
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