Top 10 Largest Economies
— World 60,917,477[4]
— European Union 18,387,785[4]
Top 10 Economies by GDP Nominal $US
- 1 United States - $14,441,425
- 2 Japan - $4,910,692
- 3 China - $4,327,448
- 4 Germany - $3,673,105
- 5 France - $2,866,951
- 6 United Kingdom - $2,680,000
- 7 Italy - $2,313,893
- 8 Russia - $1,676,586
- 9 Spain - $1,601,964
- 10 Brazil - $1,572,839
Nominal GDP measures output of an economy in a constant currency - US dollars. An alternative measure is GDP in purchasing power parity - which takes into account different costs of living.
Selected Others
- 11 Canada 1,499,551
- 12 India 1,206,684
These figures are based on estimates by the IMF (2008)
These figures are changing. For example, China and India's economies are catching up with the others in the top ten.
See also: GDP Per Capita
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