List of countries by largest historical GDP
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 since the late nineteenth century, and by a margin that has generally widened over time, in the last fifty years the world has seen the rapid rise and fall in relative terms of the economies of other countries.
Overview of the ten largest economies
By average values of GDP (nominal)
Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
2050 (PwC Projection) | China 49,853.708 |
United States 34,102.625 |
India 28,021.974 |
Indonesia 7,275.141 |
Japan 6,779.882 |
Brazil 6,532.043 |
Germany 6,138.998 |
Mexico 5,563.038 |
United Kingdom 5,339.000 |
Russia 5,127.617 |
2030 (PwC Projection) | China 26,499.461 |
United States 23,475.800 |
India 7,841.340 |
Japan 5,468.077 |
Germany 4,347.162 |
United Kingdom 3,530.101 |
France 3,186.749 |
Brazil 2,969.953 |
Indonesia 2,449.652 |
Italy 2,278.717 |
2020 (IMF Forecast) | United States 22,063.044 |
China 15,066.667 |
Japan 5,163.766 |
Germany 3,727.659 |
India 3,252.721 |
United Kingdom 2,689.841 |
France 2,650.237 |
Brazil 2,447.245 |
Italy 1,922.214 |
Canada 1,783.360 |
2015 | United States 18,036.650 |
China 11,226.186 |
Japan 4,382.420 |
Germany 3,365.293 |
United Kingdom 2,863.304 |
France 2,420.163 |
India 2,088.155 |
Italy 1,825.820 |
Brazil 1,801.482 |
Canada 1,552.808 |
2010 | United States 14,964.400 |
Japan 5,812.464 |
China 5,793.455 |
Germany 3,309.668 |
France 2,560.002 |
United Kingdom 2,246.079 |
Brazil 2,087.889 |
Italy 2,051.412 |
India 1,729.010 |
Russia 1,638.463 |
2005 | United States 13,093.700 |
Japan 4,755.980 |
Germany 2,866.308 |
United Kingdom 2,511.165 |
China 2,308.786 |
France 2,207.450 |
Italy 1,855.834 |
Canada 1,169.467 |
Spain 1,159.257 |
South Korea 898.137 |
2000 | United States 10,284.750 |
Japan 4,887.301 |
Germany 1,955.673 |
France 1,442.316 |
United Kingdom 1,327.964 |
China 1,214.912 |
Italy 1,145.109 |
Canada 742.319 |
Mexico 683.650 |
Brazil 655.454 |
1995 | United States 7,664.050 |
Japan 5,450.805 |
Germany 2,594.371 |
France 1,611.198 |
United Kingdom 1,320.618 |
Italy 1,171.510 |
Brazil 786.479 |
China 736.870 |
Spain 612.413 |
Canada 604.034 |
1990 | United States 5,979.592 |
Japan 3,140.669 |
Soviet Union 2,659.00 |
West Germany 1,592.710 |
France 1,278.666 |
United Kingdom 1,182.997 |
Italy 1,173.063 |
Canada 593.962 |
Spain 533.945 |
Brazil 475.119 |
1985 | United States 4,346.717 |
Soviet Union 2,200.000 |
Japan 1,401.006 |
West Germany 658.784 |
France 559.846 |
United Kingdom 534.244 |
Italy 458.982 |
Canada 364.771 |
China 312.616 |
India 237.618 |
1980 | United States 2,862.492 |
Soviet Union 1,212.000 |
Japan 1,099.695 |
West Germany 850.642 |
France 704.515 |
United Kingdom 601.137 |
Italy 483.592 |
China 305.350 |
Canada 273.722 |
Mexico 234.618 |
1975 | United States 1,688.900 |
Soviet Union 686.000 |
Japan 512.861 |
West Germany 474.790 |
France 355.608 |
United Kingdom 236.414 |
Italy 219.392 |
Canada 173.487 |
China 160.751 |
Brazil 115.880 |
1970 | United States 1,075.900 |
Soviet Union 433.400 |
Japan 209.071 |
West Germany 208.868 |
France 146.438 |
United Kingdom 124.800 |
Italy 109.257 |
China 91.273 |
Canada 87.734 |
India 62.494 |
1965 | United States 712.082 |
Soviet Union | West Germany | France 102.161 |
United Kingdom 100.596 |
Japan 90.950 |
China 69.709 |
Italy 67.978 |
India 60.599 |
Canada 53.910 |
1960 | United States 520.531 |
Soviet Union | West Germany | United Kingdom 72.328 |
France 61.552 |
China 61.378 |
Japan 44.307 |
Canada 41.093 |
Italy 40.385 |
India 36.604 |
By average values of GDP (PPP)
Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
2050 (PwC Projection) | China 125,342,716 |
India 61,941,719 |
United States 51,699,043 |
Indonesia 25,641,435 |
Brazil 12,875,138 |
Russia 12,427,305 |
Mexico 12,368.580 |
Japan 11,703.151 |
Germany 9,876,580 |
United Kingdom 8,892,153 |
2030 (PwC Projection) | China 57,209,052 |
United States 31,418,084 |
India 27,224,541 |
Indonesia 8,911,480 |
Japan 7,431,426 |
Russia 6,979,229 |
Brazil 6,460,460 |
Germany 6,270,426 |
United Kingdom 5,082,519 |
Mexico 4,936,222 |
2020 (IMF Forecast) | China 29,463.872 |
United States 22,063.044 |
India 12,670.367 |
Japan 5,872.682 |
Germany 4,596.475 |
Russia 4,386.777 |
Indonesia 4,065.047 |
Brazil 3,627.101 |
United Kingdom 3,253.353 |
France 3,179.317 |
2015 | China 19,695.741 |
United States 18,036.650 |
India 8,003.405 |
Japan 5,118.682 |
Germany 3,860.114 |
Russia 3,759.692 |
Brazil 3,216.167 |
Indonesia 2,849.796 |
United Kingdom 2,700.627 |
France 2,665.863 |
2010 | United States 14,964.400 |
China 12,405.881 |
India 5,312.261 |
Japan 4,485.871 |
Germany 3,279.529 |
Russia 3,240.905 |
Brazil 2,803.368 |
France 2,340.155 |
United Kingdom 2,251.123 |
Italy 2,075.864 |
2005 | United States 13,093.700 |
China 6,617.286 |
Japan 4,056.757 |
India 3,238.203 |
Germany 2,804.578 |
Russia 2,474.758 |
Brazil 2,046.980 |
France 2,046.601 |
United Kingdom 2,008.467 |
Italy 1,916.369 |
2000 | United States 10,284.775 |
China 3,698.622 |
Japan 3,405.450 |
Germany 2,430.427 |
India 2,077.843 |
France 1,678.332 |
Russia 1,635.277 |
Italy 1,628.105 |
Brazil 1,579.824 |
United Kingdom 1,556.051 |
1995 | United States 7,664.075 |
Japan 2,965.536 |
China 2,254.642 |
Germany 2,033.711 |
India 1,426.298 |
Russia 1,389.470 |
Italy 1,356.581 |
France 1,337.635 |
Brazil 1,306.756 |
United Kingdom 1,224.054 |
1990 | United States 5,979.575 |
Soviet Union | Japan 2,431.093 |
West Germany 1,636.133 |
Italy 1,134.581 |
France 1,112.013 |
China 1,092.075 |
United Kingdom 1,001.703 |
Brazil 1,000.682 |
India 986.896 |
1985 | United States 4,346.750 |
Soviet Union | Japan 1,633.243 |
West Germany 1,200.553 |
Italy 1,044.727 |
France 807.519 |
Brazil 776.449 |
United Kingdom 722.892 |
China 654.954 |
India 633.604 |
1980 | United States 2,862.475 |
Soviet Union | Japan 1,027.017 |
Italy 881.709 |
West Germany 877.513 |
France 578.363 |
Brazil 570.249 |
United Kingdom 498.558 |
India 452.711 |
China 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.[10]
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.
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%.
China
China represented 1.618% of the world's economy in 1987 (lowest point), rising to 11.47% in 2012 (highest point). It accounted for 32.9% of the world's economy in 1820, 17.2% in 1870, and 8.9% in 1913.[11]
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%.
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.[12]
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.[11]
India
India represented 3.1% of the world's economy in 1964 (highest point), and had its lowest world economy share at 1% in 1992. India represented 32.9% of the world's economy in 0 CE.[12] It remained at first or second place (behind China) for around 1,700 years, and accounted for 22.5% of global GDP when the East India Company was founded in 1600.[13] India made up 16% of the world's economy in 1820.[11]
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).
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 has been in the year 1960 when it produced 3.28% of the world's GDP.
Russia
Russia accounted for 5.4% of the world's economy in 1820, 7.6% in 1870, and 8.6% in 1913.[11] The Soviet Union represented 14.31% of the world's economy in 1969 (highest point) and at the year of its dissolution (1991) only produced 3.58% of the world's economy (lowest point). In 2012, Russia's share was 2.82% (highest point) and reached a nadir in 1998 (1.38%) before ending up at 1.9% in 2010.
South Korea
South Korea represented 2.02% of the world's economy in 2010 (highest point), and had its lowest world economy share at 0.156% in 1965.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom represented 6.42% of the world's economy in 1960 (highest point), falling to 3.42% in 2012 (lowest point). It accounted for 5.2% of the world's economy in 1820, 9.1% in 1870, and 8.3% in 1913.[11] England, Scotland and Wales generated 1.8% of the world's GDP in 1600.[13]
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.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ CNN Global Economy
- ↑ United Nations GDP Data (December 2013)
- ↑ World Bank GDP Data (December 2014)
- ↑
- ↑ "IMF historical GDP (PPP) Data (October 2014)". Imf.org. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ↑ "GDP, PPP; Table". Data.worldbank.org. 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
- ↑ http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/GDP_PPP.pdf
- ↑ http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2017/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=1980&ey=2020&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=273%2C223%2C924%2C922%2C132%2C134%2C534%2C136%2C158%2C112%2C111&s=PPPGDP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=83&pr.y=14
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- ↑ ""Real Historical Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Shares and Growth Rates of GDP Shares", USDA, November 2009". Ers.usda.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
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- 1 2 The World Economy page 263 by Angus Maddison
- 1 2 S. Gurumurthy (2008). Outlook Business. Outlook Publishing. p. 70.