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  • The first table includes data for the year 2011 for 182 of the current 187 International Monetary Fund members and Taiwan, as well as for the following unranked entities: the European Union, China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the world. Data are in millions of international dollars and were calculated by the International Monetary Fund. Figures were published in April 2012.
  • The second table includes data mostly for the year 2010 and 2011 for 180 of the 192 current United Nations member states, the two Chinese Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and for the unranked entities of the world and the European Union. Data are in millions of international dollars and were compiled by the World Bank.
  • The third table is a tabulation of the CIA World Factbook GDP PPP data update of 2011. The data for GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) have also been re based using the new International Comparison Program (ICP) price surveys and extrapolated to 2007. Final figures are estimates in billions of international dollars.
List by the International Monetary Fund (2011) List by the World Bank (2005–2011) List by the CIA World Factbook (1993–2011)
Rank Country GDP (PPP) $Million
— World 700778969782000000078,969,782
— European Union 700715852690000000015,852,690
1 United States 700715075675000000015,075,675
2 China 700711299987000000011,299,987
3 Japan 70064444139000000004,444,139
4 India 70064420563000000004,420,563
5 Germany 70063113927000000003,113,927
6 Russia 70062383364000000002,383,364
7 Brazil 70062294178000000002,294,178
8 United Kingdom 70062287865000000002,287,865
9 France 70062213780000000002,213,780
10 Italy 70061846922000000001,846,922
11 Mexico 70061666531000000001,666,531
12 South Korea 70061554124000000001,554,124
13 Spain 70061405787000000001,405,787
14 Canada 70061395374000000001,395,374
15 Indonesia 70061124631000000001,124,631
16 Turkey 70061075467000000001,075,467
17 Iran 7005990771000000000990,771
18 Australia 7005915098000000000915,098
19 Taiwan 7005875941000000000875,941
20 Poland 7005771015000000000771,015
21 Argentina 7005716451000000000716,451
22 Netherlands 7005701366000000000701,366
23 Saudi Arabia 7005687655000000000687,655
24 Thailand 7005602216000000000602,216
25 South Africa 7005554988000000000554,988
26 Egypt 7005518968000000000518,968
27 Pakistan 7005488372000000000488,372
28 Colombia 7005471890000000000471,890
29 Malaysia 7005463689000000000463,689
30 Nigeria 7005414033000000000414,033
31 Belgium 7005413746000000000413,746
32 Philippines 7005411903000000000411,903
33 Sweden 7005384661000000000384,661
34 Venezuela 7005374105000000000374,105
35 Switzerland 7005353568000000000353,568
— Hong Kong 7005351413000000000351,413
36 Austria 7005349940000000000349,940
37 Ukraine 7005329327000000000329,327
38 Singapore 7005314906000000000314,906
39 Peru 7005301963000000000301,963
40 Vietnam 7005299980000000000299,980
41 Chile 7005299451000000000299,451
42 Greece 7005293937000000000293,937
43 Czech Republic 7005284960000000000284,960
44 Bangladesh 7005283469000000000283,469
45 Romania 7005267147000000000267,147
46 Norway 7005265541000000000265,541
47 Algeria 7005263349000000000263,349
48 United Arab Emirates 7005256519000000000256,519
49 Portugal 7005248507000000000248,507
50 Israel 7005236994000000000236,994
51 Kazakhstan 7005216782000000000216,782
52 Denmark 7005206009000000000206,009
53 Hungary 7005195637000000000195,637
54 Finland 7005194303000000000194,303
55 Ireland 7005187090000000000187,090
56 Qatar 7005174939000000000174,939
57 Morocco 7005164518000000000164,518
58 Kuwait 7005153538000000000153,538
59 Belarus 7005141766000000000141,766
60 Iraq 7005138782000000000138,782
61 Ecuador 7005127419000000000127,419
62 Slovak Republic 7005126914000000000126,914
63 New Zealand 7005123709000000000123,709
64 Sri Lanka 7005116333000000000116,333
65 Angola 7005116253000000000116,253
66 Bulgaria 7005101033000000000101,033
67 Tunisia 7005100039000000000100,039
68 Uzbekistan 700495238000000000095,238
69 Ethiopia 700494848000000000094,848
70 Dominican Republic 700493381000000000093,381
71 Azerbaijan 700493054000000000093,054
72 Sudan + South Sudan 700489161000000000089,161
73 Oman 700484997000000000084,997
74 Myanmar 700482678000000000082,678
75 Croatia 700479299000000000079,299
76 Serbia 700478754000000000078,754
77 Ghana 700475656000000000075,656
78 Guatemala 700474844000000000074,844
79 Kenya 700471207000000000071,207
80 Tanzania 700467904000000000067,904
81 Lithuania 700461604000000000061,604
82 Lebanon 700461443000000000061,443
83 Slovenia 700458299000000000058,299
84 Yemen 700457966000000000057,966
85 Costa Rica 700455020000000000055,020
86 Bolivia 700450944000000000050,944
87 Uruguay 700450907000000000050,907
88 Panama 700450611000000000050,611
89 Uganda 700447779000000000047,779
90 Cameroon 700447296000000000047,296
91 El Salvador 700444575000000000044,575
92 Turkmenistan 700443335000000000043,335
93 Luxembourg 700441447000000000041,447
94 Paraguay 700440643000000000040,643
95 Libya 700438984000000000038,984
96 Nepal 700437795000000000037,795
97 Jordan 700436939000000000036,939
98 Cote d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 700436068000000000036,068
99 Honduras 700435699000000000035,699
100 Latvia 700434892000000000034,892
101 Cambodia 700433463000000000033,463
102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 700431638000000000031,638
103 Bahrain 700431101000000000031,101
104 Afghanistan 700429731000000000029,731
105 Botswana 700429707000000000029,707
106 Estonia 700427313000000000027,313
107 Trinidad and Tobago 700426538000000000026,538
108 Equatorial Guinea 700426147000000000026,147
109 Congo, Democratic Republic of 700425262000000000025,262
110 Senegal 700425152000000000025,152
111 Albania 700424910000000000024,910
112 Jamaica 700424750000000000024,750
113 Gabon 700424571000000000024,571
114 Georgia 700424541000000000024,541
115 Mozambique 700423886000000000023,886
116 Cyprus 700423728000000000023,728
117 Burkina Faso 700422042000000000022,042
118 Zambia 700421882000000000021,882
119 Macedonia 700421345000000000021,345
120 Brunei Darussalam 700420969000000000020,969
121 Madagascar 700420400000000000020,400
122 Chad 700419543000000000019,543
123 Mauritius 700419276000000000019,276
124 Nicaragua 700418878000000000018,878
125 Congo, Republic of the 700418250000000000018,250
126 Armenia 700417941000000000017,941
127 Mali 700417872000000000017,872
128 Laos 700417433000000000017,433
129 Papua New Guinea 700416863000000000016,863
130 Tajikistan 700416221000000000016,221
131 Namibia 700415743000000000015,743
132 Benin 700414683000000000014,683
133 Malawi 700413901000000000013,901
134 Rwanda 700413684000000000013,684
135 Mongolia 700413264000000000013,264
136 Kyrgyzstan 700413125000000000013,125
137 Kosovo 700412859000000000012,859
138 Iceland 700412409000000000012,409
139 Haiti 700412365000000000012,365
140 Moldova 700411998000000000011,998
141 Niger 700411632000000000011,632
142 Guinea 700411464000000000011,464
143 Bahamas, The 700410785000000000010,785
144 Malta 700410757000000000010,757
145 Timor-Leste 70039507000000000009,507
146 Montenegro 70037157000000000007,157
147 Mauritania 70037093000000000007,093
148 Barbados 70036493000000000006,493
149 Togo 70036415000000000006,415
150 Swaziland 70036233000000000006,233
151 Zimbabwe 70036127000000000006,127
152 Guyana 70035783000000000005,783
153 Burundi 70035184000000000005,184
154 Sierra Leone 70035093000000000005,093
155 Suriname 70035060000000000005,060
156 Bhutan 70034287000000000004,287
157 Fiji 70034133000000000004,133
158 Eritrea 70034037000000000004,037
159 Lesotho 70033804000000000003,804
160 Central African Republic 70033641000000000003,641
161 Gambia, The 70033496000000000003,496
162 Maldives 70032841000000000002,841
163 Belize 70032800000000000002,800
164 Seychelles 70032245000000000002,245
165 Djibouti 70032231000000000002,231
166 Saint Lucia 70032101000000000002,101
167 Cape Verde 70032052000000000002,052
168 Guinea-Bissau 70031925000000000001,925
169 Liberia 70031769000000000001,769
170 Solomon Islands 70031725000000000001,725
171 Antigua and Barbuda 70031575000000000001,575
172 Grenada 70031449000000000001,449
173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 70031259000000000001,259
174 Vanuatu 70031204000000000001,204
175 Samoa 70031090000000000001,090
176 Dominica 7002977000000000000977
177 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7002875000000000000875
178 Comoros 7002837000000000000837
179 Tonga 7002763000000000000763
180 Kiribati 7002599000000000000599
181 Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé and Príncipe 7002379000000000000379
182 Tuvalu 700137000000000000037
N/A Syria 50000000000000000000 N/A
Rank Country GDP (PPP) $Million Year
— World 81,176.685 2011
— European Union 16,441.305 2011
1 United States 15,094.000 2011
2 China 11,379.182 2011
3 India 4,533.919 2011
4 Japan 4,383.325 2011
5 Germany 3,204.596 2011
6 Russia 3,015.670 2011
7 Brazil 2,304.646 2011
8 France 2,289.849 2011
9 United Kingdom 2,223.368 2011
10 Italy 2,001.007 2011
11 Mexico 1,752.883 2011
12 South Korea 1,506.004 2011
13 Spain 1,499.111 2011
14 Canada 1,394.490 2011
15 Turkey 1,288.638 2011
16 Indonesia 1,131.166 2011
17 Australia 892.115 2011
18 Iran 839.571 2009
19 Poland 814.380 2011
20 Argentina 720.488 2011
21 Netherlands 715.154 2011
22 Saudi Arabia 686.176 2011
23 Thailand 605.019 2011
24 South Africa 558.216 2011
25 Egypt 521.964 2011
26 Pakistan 488.420 2011
27 Colombia 474.113 2011
28 Malaysia 449.876 2011
29 Belgium 425.277 2011
30 Nigeria 411.372 2011
31 Philippines 392.679 2011
32 Sweden 391.800 2011
33 United Arab Emirates 380.513 2011
34 Switzerland 378.089 2011
35 Venezuela 375.815 2011
36 Austria 354.628 2011
— Hong Kong 353.510 2011
37 Ukraine 331.392 2011
38 Romania 324.342 2011
39 Singapore 316.741 2011
40 Algeria 313.552 2011
41 Greece 303.987 2011
42 Peru 303.342 2011
43 Vietnam 301.728 2011
44 Chile 295.741 2011
45 Norway 282.721 2011
46 Czech Republic 273.662 2011
47 Portugal 270.650 2011
48 Bangladesh 269.127 2011
49 Denmark 228.616 2011
50 Kazakhstan 218.393 2011
51 Israel 217.653 2010
52 Hungary 203.251 2010
53 Finland 196.629 2010
54 Ireland 178.036 2010
55 Morocco 151.638 2010
56 Belarus 134.561 2010
57 New Zealand 130.662 2010
58 Slovakia 129.843 2010
59 Kuwait 128.895 2007
60 Qatar 128.187 2009
61 Ecuador 117.241 2010
62 Angola 115.167 2010
63 Iraq 113.238 2010
64 Syria 107.304 2010
65 Libya 105.444 2009
66 Sri Lanka 105.139 2010
67 Bulgaria 103.946 2010
68 Sudan + South Sudan 97.512 2010
69 Dominican Republic 92.129 2010
70 Tunisia 89.925 2010
71 Azerbaijan 89.292 2010
72 Uzbekistan 87.026 2010
73 Croatia 86.342 2010
74 Ethiopia 85.713 2010
75 Serbia 83.776 2010
76 Oman 72.018 2009
77 Guatemala 68.204 2010
78 Kenya 66.225 2010
79 Tanzania 62.233 2010
80 Lithuania 60.383 2010
81 Lebanon 58.965 2010
82 Yemen 57.960 2009
83 Slovenia 56.568 2010
84 Costa Rica 52.885 2010
85 Panama 48.804 2010
86 Uruguay 47.922 2010
87 Bolivia 47.825 2010
88 Luxembourg 45.408 2010
89 Cameroon 44.374 2010
90 Uganda 42.215 2010
91 El Salvador 41.445 2010
92 Ghana 39.644 2010
93 Turkmenistan 39.488 2010
94 Cote d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 37.207 2010
95 Latvia 36.586 2010
96 Nepal 35.650 2010
97 Jordan 34.507 2010
98 Trinidad and Tobago 34.259 2010
99 Paraguay 33.256 2010
100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 32.903 2010
— Macao 32.208 2009
101 Afghanistan 31.044 2008
102 Cambodia 30.397 2010
103 Bahrain 29.893 2010
104 Honduras 29.568 2010
105 Albania 28.252 2010
106 Botswana 27.669 2010
107 Estonia 26.837 2010
108 Cyprus 24.583 2009
109 Equatorial Guinea 24.146 2010
110 Senegal 23.832 2010
111 Macedonia 22.815 2010
112 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 22.735 2010
113 Gabon 22.471 2010
114 Georgia 22.419 2010
115 Mozambique 21.871 2010
116 Jamaica 21.183 2010
117 Burkina Faso 20.529 2010
118 Zambia 20.041 2010
119 Madagascar 19.916 2010
120 Brunei Darussalam 19.394 2009
121 Mauritius 17.394 2010
122 Congo, Republic of the 17.036 2010
123 Papua New Guinea 16.827 2010
124 Armenia 16.556 2010
125 Mali 16.241 2010
126 Nicaragua 16.008 2010
127 Laos 15.766 2010
128 Chad 15.269 2010
129 Tajikistan 14.767 2010
130 Namibia 14.672 2010
131 Benin 13.944 2010
132 Malawi 13.047 2010
133 Rwanda 12.268 2010
134 Kyrgyzstan 12.107 2010
135 Niger 11.209 2010
136 Iceland 11.093 2010
137 Haiti 11.017 2010
138 Mongolia 11.017 2010
139 Moldova 10.995 2010
140 Guinea 10.806 2010
141 Malta 10.251 2009
— West Bank and Gaza 8.812 2005
142 Bahamas, The 8.639 2010
143 Montenegro 8.005 2010
144 Mauritania 6.676 2010
145 Togo 5.971 2010
146 Swaziland 5.969 2010
147 Barbados 5.251 2009
148 Sierra Leone 4.815 2010
149 Suriname 3.949 2009
150 Fiji 3.867 2010
151 Bhutan 3.840 2010
152 Central African Republic 3.446 2010
153 Burundi 3.399 2010
154 Lesotho 3.330 2010
155 Eritrea 2.847 2010
156 Gambia, The 2.420 2010
157 Guyana 2.333 2010
158 Belize 2.263 2010
159 Seychelles 1.996 2010
160 Djibouti 1.995 2009
161 Cape Verde 1.961 2010
162 Maldives 1.795 2010
163 Guinea-Bissau 1.784 2010
164 Liberia 1.660 2010
165 Saint Lucia 1.610 2010
166 Antigua and Barbuda 1.458 2010
167 Solomon Islands 1.447 2010
168 Vanuatu 1.096 2010
169 Timor-Leste 1.035 2010
170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 940 2010
171 Grenada 849 2010
172 Comoros 800 2010
173 Samoa 800 2010
174 Saint Kitts and Nevis 683 2010
175 Dominica 667 2010
176 Tonga 477 2010
177 Micronesia, Federated States of 354 2010
178 Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé and Príncipe 311 2010
179 Palau 281 2010
180 Kiribati 244 2010
Rank Country GDP (PPP) $Billion Year
— World 78,940 2011
— European Union 15,650 2011
1 United States 15,290 2011
2 China 11,440 2011
3 India 4,515 2011
4 Japan 4,497 2011
- Mercosur 3,491 2011
5 Germany 3,139 2011
6 Russia 2,414 2011
7 Brazil 2,324 2011
8 United Kingdom 2,290 2011
9 France 2,246 2011
10 Italy 1,871 2011
11 Mexico 1,683 2011
12 South Korea 1,574 2011
13 Spain 1,432 2011
14 Canada 1,414 2011
15 Indonesia 1,139 2011
16 Turkey 1,087 2011
17 Iran 1,003 2011
18 Australia 917.7 2011
19 Taiwan 885.3 2011
20 Poland 765.6 2011
21 Argentina 709.7 2011
22 Netherlands 705.7 2011
23 Saudi Arabia 676.7 2011
24 Thailand 609.8 2011
25 South Africa 554.6 2011
26 Egypt 515.4 2011
27 Pakistan 488 2011
28 Colombia 467 2011
29 Malaysia 447 2011
30 Nigeria 414.5 2011
31 Belgium 412 2011
32 Philippines 393.4 2011
33 Sweden 379.4 2011
34 Venezuela 368.8 2011
— Hong Kong 353.7 2011
35 Austria 351.4 2011
36 Switzerland 340.5 2011
37 Ukraine 327.4 2011
38 Singapore 314.5 2011
39 Greece 305.6 2011
40 Peru 299.7 2011
41 Vietnam 299.2 2011
42 Bangladesh 282.5 2011
43 Chile 281 2011
44 Czech Republic 272.2 2011
45 Norway 264.5 2011
46 Algeria 264.1 2011
47 Romania 263.9 2011
48 United Arab Emirates 260.8 2011
49 Portugal 246.9 2011
50 Israel 235.1 2011
51 Kazakhstan 214.5 2011
52 Denmark 208.8 2011
53 Hungary 195.9 2011
54 Finland 195.6 2011
55 Ireland 182.1 2011
56 Qatar 181.7 2011
57 Morocco 163 2011
58 Kuwait 149.8 2011
59 Belarus 140.9 2011
60 Iraq 127.2 2011
61 Slovakia 126.9 2011
62 Ecuador 124.8 2011
63 New Zealand 123.3 2011
64 Angola 115.9 2011
65 Sri Lanka 115.1 2011
66 Cuba 114.1 2010
67 Syria 107.6 2011
68 Tunisia 101.7 2011
69 Bulgaria 101.2 2011
70 Sudan 97.21 2011
71 Ethiopia 94.76 2011
72 Uzbekistan 94.04 2011
73 Dominican Republic 93.23 2011
74 Azerbaijan 93.02 2011
75 Myanmar 82.72 2011
76 Croatia 80.89 2011
77 Oman 80.89 2011
78 Serbia 79.09 2011
79 Ghana 74.77 2011
80 Guatemala 73.95 2011
81 Kenya 71.5 2011
— Puerto Rico 64.84 2010
82 Tanzania 63.44 2011
83 Yemen 63.24 2011
84 Lebanon 61.61 2011
85 Lithuania 61.3 2011
86 Slovenia 58.56 2011
87 Costa Rica 54.47 2011
88 Uruguay 52.02 2011
89 Bolivia 51.41 2011
90 Panama 48.76 2011
91 Cameroon 47.12 2011
92 Uganda 45.9 2011
93 El Salvador 44.78 2011
94 Luxembourg 43.55 2011
95 Turkmenistan 41.51 2011
96 North Korea 40 2011
97 Nepal 37.74 2011
98 Jordan 36.82 2011
99 Paraguay 36.21 2011
100 Honduras 35.6 2011
101 Cote d'Ivoire 35.6 2011
102 Latvia 34.58 2011
103 Cambodia 32.95 2011
104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31.72 2011
105 Bahrain 30.8 2011
106 Botswana 30.09 2011
107 Afghanistan 29.99 2011
108 Estonia 26.93 2011
109 Trinidad and Tobago 26.83 2011
110 Equatorial Guinea 26.11 2011
111 Senegal 25.4 2011
112 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 25.19 2011
113 Albania 24.99 2011
114 Jamaica 24.58 2011
115 Gabon 24.28 2011
116 Georgia 24.28 2011
117 Mozambique 23.87 2011
118 Cyprus 23.77 2011
119 Zambia 21.93 2011
120 Burkina Faso 21.83 2011
121 Macedonia 21.32 2011
122 Brunei 21.11 2011
123 Madagascar 20.6 2011
124 Chad 19.69 2011
125 Mauritius 19.28 2011
126 Nicaragua 18.77 2011
— Macau 18.47 2009
127 Congo, Republic of the 18.36 2011
128 Mali 18.26 2011
129 Armenia 17.95 2011
130 Laos 17.44 2011
131 Papua New Guinea 16.7 2011
132 Tajikistan 16.01 2011
133 Namibia 15.5 2011
134 Benin 14.79 2011
135 Malawi 13.77 2011
136 Rwanda 13.46 2011
137 Kyrgyzstan 13.16 2011
— Kosovo 12.85 2011
— West Bank 12.79 2009
55 Ireland 182.1 2011small>
138 Mongolia 12.55 2011
139 Haiti 12.44 2011
140 Iceland 12.33 2011
141 Moldova 12.04 2011
142 Niger 11.93 2011
143 Guinea 11.53 2011
144 Malta 10.91 2011
145 Bahamas, The 10.81 2011
146 Mauritania 7.242 2011
147 Montenegro 6.957 2011
148 Barbados 6.528 2011
149 Togo 6.324 2011
150 Swaziland 6.12 2011
151 Zimbabwe 5.916 2011
152 Somalia 5.896 2010
153 Guyana 5.814 2011
154 Monaco 5.47 2010
— Jersey 5.1 2005
155 Suriname 5.1 2011
156 Sierra Leone 5.1 2011
157 Liechtenstein 5.028 2008
— French Polynesia 4.718 2004
— Bermuda 4.5 2004
158 Bhutan 4.284 2011
159 Fiji 4.08 2011
160 Eritrea 3.978 2011
161 Gambia, The 3.774 2011
162 Central African Republic 3.672 2011
163 Burundi 3.672 2011
164 Lesotho 3.672 2011
165 Timor-Leste 3.366 2011
166 Andorra 3.169 2011
— New Caledonia 3.158 2003
— Curaçao 2.838 2008
167 Belize 2.754 2011
168 Maldives 2.754 2011
— Guernsey 2.742 2005
— Isle of Man 2.719 2005
— Aruba 2.258 2005
— Cayman Islands 2.25 2008
169 Djibouti 2.244 2011
170 Seychelles 2.244 2011
171 Saint Lucia 2.142 2011
172 Cape Verde 2.04 2011
— Greenland 1.989 2009
173 Guinea-Bissau 1.938 2011
174 Liberia 1.836 2011
175 Solomon Islands 1.734 2011
176 Antigua and Barbuda 1.734 2011
— U.S. Virgin Islands 1.577 2004
— Faroe Islands 1.465 2008
177 Grenada 1.428 2011
— Gibraltar 1.275 2008
178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.224 2011
179 Vanuatu 1.224 2011
180 San Marino 1.136 2011
181 Samoa 1.122 2011
182 Dominica 1.02 2011
183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.918 2011
— Western Sahara 0.9065 2007
— Northern Mariana Islands 0.9 2000
— British Virgin Islands 0.8534 2004
184 Comoros 0.816 2011
185 Tonga 0.816 2011
— Sint Maarten 0.7947 2008
186 Kiribati 0.612 2011
— American Samoa 0.5753 2007
187 Sao Tome and Principe 0.306 2011
188 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2381 2008
— Turks and Caicos Islands 0.216 2002
— Cook Islands 0.1832 2005
— Anguilla 0.1754 2009
189 Palau 0.164 2008
190 Marshall Islands 0.1335 2008
— Falkland Islands 0.1051 2002
— Wallis and Futuna 0.06 2004
191 Nauru 0.06 2005
— Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0483 2003
192 Tuvalu 0.036 2010
— Montserrat 0.029 2002
— Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 0.018 1998
— Niue 0.01001 2003
— Tokelau 0.0015 1993

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