Ranking · Economy
GDP by country
The United States had the largest economy in 2025, producing $30.8 trillion in goods and services. China was second at $19.6 trillion. Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom completed the top five. The world economy reached about $118 trillion, and the United States and China together accounted for about 43% of it.
- Under $20bn
- $20bn–$100bn
- $100bn–$500bn
- $500bn–$2tn
- Over $2tn
- Not in this ranking
- Under $2tn
- $2tn–$4tn
- $4tn–$10tn
- $10tn–$20tn
- Over $20tn
- Not in this ranking
| # | Country | GDP 2025 | 2050 forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30.8tn | $37.2tn | |
| 2 | $19.6tn | $41.9tn | |
| 3 | $5.05tn | $6.20tn | |
| 4 | $4.44tn | $6.00tn | |
| 5 | $4.00tn | $5.20tn | |
| 6 | $3.92tn | $22.2tn | |
| 7 | $3.37tn | $4.60tn | |
| 8 | $2.59tn | $4.50tn | |
| 9 | $2.55tn | · | |
| 10 | $2.32tn | $3.40tn | |
| 11 | $2.28tn | $4.90tn | |
| 12 | $1.90tn | · | |
| 13 | $1.87tn | · | |
| 14 | $1.84tn | · | |
| 15 | $1.83tn | $4.20tn | |
| 16 | $1.60tn | · | |
| 17 | $1.45tn | $6.30tn | |
| 18 | $1.33tn | · | |
| 19 | $1.28tn | $3.50tn | |
| 20 | $1.04tn | · | |
| 21 | $1.04tn | · | |
| 22 | $920bn | · | |
| 23 | $725bn | · | |
| 24 | $718bn | · | |
| 25 | $681bn | · | |
| 26 | $669bn | · | |
| 27 | $611bn | · | |
| 28 | $604bn | · | |
| 29 | $580bn | · | |
| 30 | $577bn | · | |
| 31 | $572bn | · | |
| 32 | $531bn | · | |
| 33 | $494bn | · | |
| 34 | $487bn | · | |
| 35 | $472bn | · | |
| 36 | $462bn | · | |
| 37 | $458bn | · | |
| 38 | $457bn | · | |
| 39 | $428bn | · | |
| 40 | $427bn | · | |
| 41 | $408bn | · | |
| 42 | $389bn | · | |
| 43 | $371bn | · | |
| 44 | $365bn | $3.50tn | |
| 45 | $355bn | · | |
| 46 | $346bn | · | |
| 47 | $341bn | · | |
| 48 | $317bn | · | |
| 49 | $303bn | · | |
| 50 | $290bn | $3.40tn | |
| 51 | $286bn | · | |
| 52 | $280bn | · | |
| 53 | $264bn | · | |
| 54 | $259bn | · | |
| 55 | $247bn | · | |
| 56 | $221bn | · | |
| 57 | $213bn | · | |
| 58 | $183bn | · | |
| 59 | $158bn | · | |
| 60 | $154bn | · | |
| 61 | $147bn | · | |
| 62 | $142bn | · | |
| 63 | $136bn | · | |
| 64 | $131bn | · | |
| 65 | $130bn | · | |
| 66 | $128bn | · | |
| 67 | $121bn | · | |
| 68 | $115bn | · | |
| 69 | $109bn | · | |
| 70 | $106bn | · | |
| 71 | $106bn | · | |
| 72 | $103bn | · | |
| 73 | $101bn | · | |
| 74 | $100.0bn | · | |
| 75 | $99.7bn | · | |
| 76 | $98.9bn | · | |
| 77 | $94.9bn | · | |
| 78 | $92.8bn | · | |
| 79 | $92.8bn | · | |
| 80 | $90.5bn | · | |
| 81 | $87.3bn | · | |
| 82 | $85.6bn | · | |
| 83 | $82.4bn | · | |
| 84 | $79.6bn | · | |
| 85 | $77.4bn | · | |
| 86 | $75.9bn | · | |
| 87 | $66.0bn | · | |
| 88 | $64.3bn | · | |
| 89 | $61.7bn | · | |
| 90 | $59.3bn | · | |
| 91 | $57.6bn | · | |
| 92 | $53.5bn | · | |
| 93 | $49.4bn | · | |
| 94 | $49.3bn | · | |
| 95 | $48.6bn | · | |
| 96 | $47.5bn | · | |
| 97 | $47.0bn | · | |
| 98 | $44.8bn | · | |
| 99 | $44.7bn | · | |
| 100 | $41.0bn | · | |
| 101 | $39.7bn | · | |
| 102 | $39.7bn | · | |
| 103 | $38.6bn | · | |
| 104 | $38.2bn | · | |
| 105 | $37.3bn | · | |
| 106 | $37.1bn | · | |
| 107 | $34.5bn | · | |
| 108 | $33.0bn | · | |
| 109 | $32.5bn | · | |
| 110 | $32.1bn | · | |
| 111 | $30.3bn | · | |
| 112 | $30.1bn | · | |
| 113 | $29.2bn | · | |
| 114 | $28.9bn | · | |
| 115 | $27.8bn | · | |
| 116 | $27.2bn | · | |
| 117 | $27.1bn | · | |
| 118 | $27.1bn | · | |
| 119 | $25.9bn | · | |
| 120 | $25.4bn | · | |
| 121 | $24.4bn | · | |
| 122 | $22.3bn | · | |
| 123 | $22.3bn | · | |
| 124 | $22.2bn | · | |
| 125 | $22.1bn | · | |
| 126 | $21.8bn | · | |
| 127 | $21.6bn | · | |
| 128 | $21.6bn | · | |
| 129 | $20.3bn | · | |
| 130 | $19.7bn | · | |
| 131 | $19.6bn | · | |
| 132 | $19.5bn | · | |
| 133 | $19.1bn | · | |
| 134 | $17.8bn | · | |
| 135 | $17.5bn | · | |
| 136 | $16.5bn | · | |
| 137 | $16.1bn | · | |
| 138 | $16.0bn | · | |
| 139 | $15.9bn | · | |
| 140 | $15.6bn | · | |
| 141 | $15.0bn | · | |
| 142 | $14.8bn | · | |
| 143 | $13.0bn | · | |
| 144 | $12.5bn | · | |
| 145 | $12.4bn | · | |
| 146 | $12.3bn | · | |
| 147 | $11.9bn | · | |
| 148 | $9.2bn | · | |
| 149 | $9.0bn | · | |
| 150 | $8.0bn | · | |
| 151 | $7.9bn | · | |
| 152 | $7.7bn | · | |
| 153 | $7.7bn | · | |
| 154 | $6.9bn | · | |
| 155 | $6.0bn | · | |
| 156 | $5.7bn | · | |
| 157 | $5.2bn | · | |
| 158 | $5.2bn | · | |
| 159 | $4.7bn | · | |
| 160 | $4.5bn | · | |
| 161 | $4.4bn | · | |
| 162 | $3.5bn | · | |
| 163 | $3.3bn | · | |
| 164 | $3.2bn | · | |
| 165 | $3.1bn | · | |
| 166 | $2.9bn | · | |
| 167 | $2.7bn | · | |
| 168 | $2.6bn | · | |
| 169 | $2.6bn | · | |
| 170 | $2.3bn | · | |
| 171 | $2.3bn | · | |
| 172 | $2.3bn | · | |
| 173 | $2.1bn | · | |
| 174 | $1.7bn | · | |
| 175 | $1.6bn | · | |
| 176 | $1.4bn | · | |
| 177 | $1.3bn | · | |
| 178 | $1.3bn | · | |
| 179 | $1.2bn | · | |
| 180 | $1.1bn | · | |
| 181 | $981m | · | |
| 182 | $744m | · | |
| 183 | $680m | · | |
| 184 | $502m | · | |
| 185 | $349m | · | |
| 186 | $345m | · | |
| 187 | $308m | · | |
| 188 | $176m | · | |
| 189 | $58m | · |
| # | Country | 2050 forecast | GDP 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $41.9tn | $19.6tn | |
| 2 | $37.2tn | $30.8tn | |
| 3 | $22.2tn | $3.92tn | |
| 4 | $6.30tn | $1.45tn | |
| 5 | $6.20tn | $5.05tn | |
| 6 | $6.00tn | $4.44tn | |
| 7 | $5.20tn | $4.00tn | |
| 8 | $4.90tn | $2.28tn | |
| 9 | $4.60tn | $3.37tn | |
| 10 | $4.50tn | $2.59tn | |
| 11 | $4.20tn | $1.83tn | |
| 12 | $3.50tn | $1.28tn | |
| 13 | $3.50tn | $365bn | |
| 14 | $3.40tn | $2.32tn | |
| 15 | $3.40tn | $290bn |
Why they rank where they do
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United StatesThe United States produces roughly the same share of world output as it did in 1980, about a quarter.
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GermanyGermany's economy has barely grown since 2019. The cheap Russian gas that powered Germany's industrial model is gone, and Chinese electric vehicles now compete with Germany's car exports.
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RussiaRussia's economy, measured in dollars, is about the size of Italy's. War production keeps official growth positive, but tanks and shells count toward GDP whether or not they leave anyone better off.
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TaiwanTaiwan makes about 90% of the world's most advanced computer chips, most of them at one company, TSMC. Many international tables leave Taiwan out because it lost its UN seat to Beijing in 1971, but the IMF includes it.
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IrelandAmerican tech and pharmaceutical companies book global profits through Dublin for tax reasons, inflating Ireland's GDP so much that Irish statisticians publish an alternative measure roughly 40% smaller.
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NigeriaWhen Nigeria let the naira float in 2023, the currency lost roughly 70% of its value against the dollar. That roughly halved the dollar size of Nigeria's economy, even though Nigerians produced as much as before.
Will China's economy overtake the United States?
Measured by purchasing power, China already passed the United States in 2016 and is now about a third larger: $41.2 trillion against $30.8 trillion. At market exchange rates, the United States is still well ahead. Goldman Sachs projects that China will pass the United States at market exchange rates too, around 2035. By 2050 it expects China's economy to reach $41.9 trillion and America's $37.2 trillion, measured in 2021 dollars. The answer depends on which measure you use.
Which countries will have the largest economies in 2050?
Goldman Sachs projects that India will have the third largest economy by 2050, at $22.2 trillion, up from sixth place today. Indonesia is projected to rise to fourth, at $6.3 trillion, passing Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom. Germany falls to fifth at $6.2 trillion, Japan to sixth and the United Kingdom to seventh. Brazil is eighth. Goldman's forecasts are in 2021 dollars, which leaves out inflation, so they cannot be compared directly with today's figures in current dollars.
- United States$30.8tn
- China$19.6tn
- Germany$5.05tn
- Japan$4.44tn
- United Kingdom$4.00tn
- India$3.92tn
- France$3.37tn
- Russia$2.59tn
- China$41.9tn
- United States$37.2tn
- India$22.2tn
- Indonesia$6.30tn
- Germany$6.20tn
- Japan$6.00tn
- United Kingdom$5.20tn
- Brazil$4.90tn
Moves up the ranking
What is the difference between GDP and GDP at purchasing power?
GDP at market exchange rates converts each economy into dollars at the going rate. GDP at purchasing power adjusts for what money actually buys at home, so a haircut or a meal that costs fewer dollars counts for more. The gap can be large: India's economy is $3.9 trillion at market rates but $17.3 trillion at purchasing power, more than four times as much. For the United States, both figures are $30.8 trillion, because the measure is based on American prices.
How large is India's economy?
India's GDP was $3.9 trillion in 2025, making it the sixth largest economy. India was fifth in 2022 but slipped behind Japan and the United Kingdom after the rupee weakened and a 2026 revision of GDP statistics lowered the dollar total by about 4%. The IMF projects India will pass the United Kingdom again by 2027. By purchasing power, India's economy is $17.3 trillion.
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