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)

The ten largest economies by average values of GDP (nominal) by every half decade from the available data in IMF, World Bank, and United Nations lists (in USD billions)^[1][2][3][4]

Year		1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
2020 (IMF Forecast)		United States 22,300.105	China 17,100.063	Japan 4,746.880	Germany 4,004.936	United Kingdom 3,851.983	France 3,443.596	India 2,940.194	Italy 2,143.801	Brazil 2,054.407	Canada 1,958.153
2015 (IMF Forecast)		United States 18,124.195	China 11,384.763	Japan 4,116.242	Germany 3,371.003	United Kingdom 2,864.903	France 2,422.649	India 2,182.577	Italy 1,819.047	Brazil 1,799.612	Canada 1,572.781
2010		United States 14,964.400	China 5,943.312	Japan 5,495.387	Germany 3,378.206	France 2,648.482	United Kingdom 2,370.933	Brazil 2,143.003	Italy 2,104.143	India 1,707.265	Canada 1,614.072
2005		United States 13,094.267	Japan 4,571.867	Germany 2,798.290	United Kingdom 2,352.553	China 2,277.133	France 2,182.543	Italy 1,809.706	Canada 1,164.179	Spain 1,140.270	South Korea 898.137
2000		United States 10,286.417	Japan 4,731.199	Germany 1,908.514	United Kingdom 1,512.943	France 1,355.741	China 1,194.722	Italy 1,117.824	Canada 739.453	Mexico 683.650	Brazil 644.722
1995		United States 7,664.050	Japan 5,333.926	Germany 2,546.070	France 1,597.597	United Kingdom 1,199.107	Italy 1,145.127	Brazil 769.215	China 747.311	Spain 602.212	Canada 602.009
1990		United States 5,979.592	Japan 3,103.698	Soviet Union	West Germany 1,675.480	France 1,265.998	Italy 1,152.047	United Kingdom 1,036.865	Canada 592.885	Spain 525.485	Brazil 443.032
1985		United States 4,346.717	Soviet Union	Japan 1,384.532	West Germany 692.777	France 552.774	United Kingdom 473.016	Italy 444.203	Canada 362.961	China 309.510	India 233.556
1980		United States 2,862.492	Soviet Union	Japan 1,086.988	West Germany 897.496	France 699.450	United Kingdom 550.490	Italy 468.569	Canada 273.722	China 268.327	Mexico 229.512
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)

The ten largest economies by average values of GDP (PPP) by every half decade from the available data in IMF and World Bank lists (in USD billions)^[5][6][7]

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
2020 (IMF Forecast)	China 28,920.974	United States 22,294.105	India 12,706.008	Japan 5,512.220	Germany 4,514.086	Indonesia 4,103.298	Russia 3,998.149	Brazil 3,827.634	United Kingdom 3,250.591	France 3,159.798
2015 (IMF Forecast)	China 19,509.983	United States 17,968.195	India 8,027.031	Japan 4,842.395	Germany 3,842.004	Russia 3,473.780	Brazil 3,207.861	Indonesia 2,838.643	United Kingdom 2,659.728	France 2,646.948
2010	United States 14,964.400	China 12,091.693	India 5,478.697	Japan 4,319.827	Germany 3,205.575	Russia 2,977.897	Brazil 2,685.969	France 2,336.364	United Kingdom 2,193.949	Italy 2,031.798
2005	United States 13,093.700	China 6,459.365	Japan 3,874.042	India 3,339.548	Germany 2,677.620	Russia 2,005.385	United Kingdom 1,996.045	France 1,982.855	Brazil 1,963.323	Italy 1,782.702
2000	United States 10,284.775	China 3,610.254	Japan 3,263.238	Germany 2,264.651	India 2,147.725	France 1,630.931	Italy 1,541.779	United Kingdom 1,538.921	Brazil 1,523.544	Russia 1,265.558
1995	United States 7,664.075	Japan 2,866.925	China 2,196.813	Germany 1,924.061	India 1,471.625	Italy 1,357.169	France 1,337.185	Brazil 1,269.229	United Kingdom 1,171.515	Russia 1,067.012
1990	United States 5,979.588	Soviet Union	Japan 2,368.693	West Germany 1,548.457	China 1,092.075	Italy 1,134.581	France 1,112.013	India 1,018.305	Brazil 969.692	United Kingdom 923.639
1985	United States 4,346.750	Soviet Union	Japan 1,585.086	West Germany 1,144.657	Italy 833.123	France 807.519	Brazil 753.822	India 653.454	China 640.568	United Kingdom 627.367
1980	United States 2,862.475	Soviet Union	Japan 996.736	West Germany 837.262	Italy 594.363	France 578.972	Brazil 553.631	United Kingdom 433.914	Mexico 389.330	India 389.299

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.^[8]

• 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.
• 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%.
• China at the peak of their economy with 32.9% during Qing dynasty and it represented 1.618% of the world's economy in 1987 (lowest point), rising to 11.47% in 2012 (highest point). According to Angus Maddison, China represented 32.9% of the world's economy in 1820.^[9]
• 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.
• Germany represented 8.98% of the world's economy in 1969 (highest point), falling to 4.74% in 2012 (lowest point)
• The United Kingdom represented 6.42% of the world's economy in 1960 (highest point), falling to 3.42% in 2012 (lowest point). According to Angus Maddison the United Kingdom accounted for 9.1% of the world's economy in 1870.^[9]
• 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). According to Angus Maddison France represented 6.5% of the world's economy in 1870^[9]
• 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).
• 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%.
• 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.
• India represented 3.1% of the world's economy in 1964 (highest point), and had its lowest world economy share at 1.00% in 1992. According to Angus Maddison, India represented 32.9% of the world's economy in 0 CE.^[9]
• 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.
• 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.

References

1. CNN Global Economy
2. United Nations GDP Data (December 2013)
3. World Bank GDP Data (December 2014)
4. IMF historical nominal GDP Data (October 2015)
5. "IMF historical GDP (PPP) Data (October 2014)". Imf.org. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
6. "GDP, PPP; Table". Data.worldbank.org. 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
7. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/GDP_PPP.pdf
8. ""Real Historical Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Shares and Growth Rates of GDP Shares", USDA, November 2009". Ers.usda.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
9. The World Economy page 263 by Angus Maddison