List of countries by largest historical GDP
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This list of countries by largest historical GDP shows how the membership and rankings of the world's ten largest economies has changed. While the United States has consistently had the world's largest economy for some time, in the last fifty years the world has seen the rapid rise and fall in relative terms of the economies of other countries while the share of the United States has also risen.
Overview of the ten largest economies
By average values of GDP (nominal)
Year | 1st highlighter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
2020 | ![]() 20,936.600 |
![]() 14,772.731 |
![]() 5,064.873 |
![]() 3,806.060 |
![]() 2,707.744 |
![]() 2,622.984 |
![]() 2,603.004 |
![]() 1,886.445 |
![]() 1,643.408 |
![]() 1,630.525 |
2015 | ![]() 18,036.650 |
![]() 11,226.186 |
![]() 4,382.420 |
![]() 3,365.293 |
![]() 2,863.304 |
![]() 2,420.163 |
![]() 2,088.155 |
![]() 1,825.820 |
![]() 1,801.482 |
![]() 1,552.808 |
2010 | ![]() 14,964.400 |
![]() 5,812.464 |
![]() 5,793.455 |
![]() 3,309.668 |
![]() 2,560.002 |
![]() 2,246.079 |
![]() 2,087.889 |
![]() 2,051.412 |
![]() 1,729.010 |
![]() 1,638.463 |
2005 | ![]() 13,093.700 |
![]() 4,755.980 |
![]() 2,866.308 |
![]() 2,511.165 |
![]() 2,308.786 |
![]() 2,207.450 |
![]() 1,855.834 |
![]() 1,169.467 |
![]() 1,159.257 |
![]() 898.137 |
2000 | ![]() 10,284.750 |
![]() 4,887.301 |
![]() 1,955.673 |
![]() 1,442.316 |
![]() 1,327.964 |
![]() 1,214.912 |
![]() 1,145.109 |
![]() 742.319 |
![]() 683.650 |
![]() 655.454 |
1995 | ![]() 7,664.050 |
![]() 5,450.805 |
![]() 2,594.371 |
![]() 1,611.198 |
![]() 1,320.618 |
![]() 1,171.510 |
![]() 786.479 |
![]() 736.870 |
![]() 612.413 |
![]() 604.034 |
1990 | ![]() 5,979.592 |
![]() 3,659.540 |
![]() 1,600.000 |
![]() 1,592.710 |
![]() 1,278.666 |
![]() 1,177.063 |
![]() 1,093.997 |
![]() 534.177 |
![]() 533.945 |
![]() 533.920 |
1985 | ![]() 4,346.717 |
![]() 2,884.720 |
![]() 1,401.006 |
![]() 658.784 |
![]() 559.846 |
![]() 534.244 |
![]() 458.982 |
![]() 364.771 |
![]() 312.616 |
![]() 237.618 |
1980 | ![]() 2,862.492 |
![]() 1,712.700 |
![]() 1,099.695 |
![]() 919.609 |
![]() 691.138 |
![]() 536.369 |
![]() 459.829 |
![]() 268.893 |
![]() 235.024 |
![]() 226.003 |
1975 | ![]() 1,688.900 |
![]() 916.300 |
![]() 512.861 |
![]() 474.790 |
![]() 355.608 |
![]() 236.414 |
![]() 219.392 |
![]() 173.487 |
![]() 160.751 |
![]() 115.880 |
1970 | ![]() 1,075.900 |
![]() 543.400 |
![]() 209.071 |
![]() 208.868 |
![]() 146.438 |
![]() 124.800 |
![]() 109.257 |
![]() 91.273 |
![]() 87.734 |
![]() 62.494 |
1965 | ![]() 712.082 |
![]() 277.395 |
![]() |
![]() 102.161 |
![]() 100.596 |
![]() 90.950 |
![]() 69.709 |
![]() 67.978 |
![]() 60.599 |
![]() 53.910 |
1960 | ![]() 520.531 |
![]() 142.390 |
![]() |
![]() 72.328 |
![]() 61.552 |
![]() 61.378 |
![]() 44.307 |
![]() 41.093 |
![]() 40.385 |
![]() 36.604 |
By average values of GDP (PPP)
Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
2020 | ![]() 24,273.360 |
![]() 20,936.600 |
![]() 9,907.028 |
![]() 5,328.033 |
![]() 4,469.546 |
![]() 4,133.084 |
![]() 3,302.377 |
![]() 3,153.597 |
![]() 3,115.307 |
![]() 3,019.057 |
2015 | ![]() 19,695.741 |
![]() 18,036.650 |
![]() 8,003.405 |
![]() 5,118.682 |
![]() 3,860.114 |
![]() 3,759.692 |
![]() 3,216.167 |
![]() 2,849.796 |
![]() 2,700.627 |
![]() 2,665.863 |
2010 | ![]() 14,964.400 |
![]() 12,405.881 |
![]() 5,312.261 |
![]() 4,485.871 |
![]() 3,279.529 |
![]() 3,240.905 |
![]() 2,803.368 |
![]() 2,340.155 |
![]() 2,251.123 |
![]() 2,075.864 |
2005 | ![]() 13,093.700 |
![]() 6,617.286 |
![]() 4,056.757 |
![]() 3,238.203 |
![]() 2,804.578 |
![]() 2,474.758 |
![]() 2,046.980 |
![]() 2,046.601 |
![]() 2,008.467 |
![]() 1,916.369 |
2000 | ![]() 10,284.775 |
![]() 3,698.622 |
![]() 3,405.450 |
![]() 2,430.427 |
![]() 2,077.843 |
![]() 1,678.332 |
![]() 1,635.277 |
![]() 1,628.105 |
![]() 1,579.824 |
![]() 1,556.051 |
1995 | ![]() 7,664.075 |
![]() 2,965.536 |
![]() 2,254.642 |
![]() 2,033.711 |
![]() 1,426.298 |
![]() 1,389.470 |
![]() 1,356.581 |
![]() 1,337.635 |
![]() 1,306.756 |
![]() 1,224.054 |
1990 | ![]() 5,979.575 |
![]() 2,523.850 |
![]() 2,431.093 |
![]() 1,636.133 |
![]() 1,134.581 |
![]() 1,112.013 |
![]() 1,092.075 |
![]() 1,001.703 |
![]() 1,000.682 |
![]() 986.896 |
1985 | ![]() 4,782.550 |
![]() 4,346.750 |
![]() 1,633.243 |
![]() 1,200.553 |
![]() 1,044.727 |
![]() 807.519 |
![]() 776.449 |
![]() 722.892 |
![]() 654.954 |
![]() 633.604 |
1980 | ![]() 2,862.475 |
![]() 2,727.250 |
![]() 1,027.017 |
![]() 866.222 |
![]() 594.363 |
![]() 578.363 |
![]() 570.249 |
![]() 498.558 |
![]() 452.711 |
![]() 419.053 |
World Bank statistics of the ten largest economies by GDP (PPP)
Angus Maddison statistics of the ten largest economies by GDP (PPP)
Main GDP countries
The United States Department of Agriculture has calculated the share of every country to global real GDP from 1969 to 2010.[12]
European Union
The European Union represented 31.6% of the world's GDP at 1980 (highest point), and was at its lowest in 1985 at 25.01%.
United States
The United States represented 28.69% of the world's economy in 1960 (highest point), and was at its lowest point at 21.42% in 2011. It accounted for 1.8% of the world's economy in 1820, 8.9% in 1870, and 19.1% in 1913.[13]
China
China represented 1.618% of the world's economy in 1987 (lowest point), rising to 19.2% in 2022 (highest point). It accounted for 17.3% of the world's economy in 1870 and 34% in 1820. China's share of global GDP varied from a quarter to a third of global output between the year 1 until the late 19th century.[13]
Japan
Japan represented 17.8% of the world's economy in 1994 (highest point), after that its contribution to the world's economy has gradually diminished, and reached its lowest point in 2012 (8.32%). Although the very lowest since 1960 was in the year 1960 when it produced 3.28% of the world's GDP.
Germany
Germany represented 8.98% of the world's economy in 1969 (highest point), falling to 4.74% in 2012 (lowest point). It accounted for 5.5% of the world's economy in 1820, 6.5% in 1870, and 8.8% in 1913.[13]
France
France represented 5.8% of the world's economy in 1969. After rising to 5.94% in 1974, its contribution to the world's economy fell to 3.64% in 2012 (lowest point). France represented 6.5% of the world's economy in 1870.[14]
India
India represented 3.5% of the world's economy in 1964, and had its lowest world economy share at 1.2% in 1992 and rose again to 3.75% in 2019. India made up 16% of the world's economy in 1820, 25% in the 1500s and one-third of the world economy from 1AD to 1000AD.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom represented 3.42% in 2012 (lowest point) of the world's economy falling from 6.42% in 1960. It accounted for 5.2% of the world's economy in 1820, 9.1% in 1870, and 8.3% in 1913.[13] England, Scotland and Wales generated 1.8% of the world's GDP in 1600.[15]
Brazil
Brazil represented 3.34% of the world's economy in 2011 (highest point), and had its lowest world economy share at 1.55% in 1969.
Italy
Italy represented 5.11% of the world's economy in 1969. After rising to 5.18% in 1974, its contribution to the world's economy fell to 2.81% in 2012 (lowest point).
Russia
Russia accounted for 10% of the world's economy in 1820, 10.90% in 1870, and 10.10% in 1913.[13] The Soviet Union represented 20% of the world's economy in 1966[16] (highest point) and at the year of its dissolution (1991) produced 7.58% of the world's economy (lowest point). In 2012, Russia's nominal GDP share stood at 2.82% (highest point) and reached a nadir in 1998 at 1.38% (lowest point). [17]
Canada
Canada represented 2.63% of the world's economy in 1969. This figure has been generally stable, having peaked at 2.76% in 1981 and 2002, and being at its lowest (2.55%) in 1992. In 2012 Canada's share was 2.54%.
South Korea
South Korea represented 2.02% of the world's economy in 2006 (highest point), and had its lowest world economy share at 0.156% in 1965.
See also
References
- ^ This is, the absolute gross domestic product or total productive output of a country, not corrected by cost of life.
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- ^ "National Accounts - Analysis of Main Aggregates (AMA)". unstats.un.org.
- ^ World Bank GDP Data (December 2014)
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- ^ Purchasing power parity (PPP) is the exchange-rate-adjusted GDP, accounting for the value of money in different countries.
- ^ "IMF historical GDP (PPP) Data (October 2014)". Imf.org. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
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