GDP by country, 1960 to 2025

Gross domestic product of the world's largest economies, in current US dollars, annual since 1960. The chart replays the top 10 year by year. · published Jul 2026

About this statistic

The United States led the world with $30.8 trillion of output in 2025, ahead of China's $19.5 trillion, Germany's $5.1 trillion, and Japan's $4.4 trillion. India and the United Kingdom are effectively tied for fifth at $4.0 trillion each.

How it is measured

The figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD): gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted at market exchange rates, one value per country per year. Rankings therefore move with currencies as well as with growth, and differ from comparisons at purchasing-power parity. This page covers every country the World Bank reports, 214 with data in all; the chart shows the ten largest at each year of the replay. The Soviet Union is absent from the series; Russia's data begins in 1988.

What the chart shows

In 1960 the United States produced $542 billion, 54 percent of the entire top 10's output, with Germany, the United Kingdom, and France next and China fifth at $60 billion. Japan took second place in 1968 and held it for four decades, peaking at 74 percent of US output in the mid-1990s. China passed Germany in 2007 and Japan in 2010, and has held second since. The recent reshuffles are further down: Germany moved back ahead of Japan in 2023, and India first passed the United Kingdom in 2022, with the two swapping places since.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest economy in the world?

The United States, at $30.8 trillion of GDP in 2025. China is second at $19.5 trillion, which is 63 percent of the US total.

When did China become the second largest economy?

In 2010, when its nominal GDP passed Japan's. It had passed Germany in 2007. China has held second place every year since.

How long was Japan the world's second largest economy?

From 1968 through 2009, a 42-year run. At its mid-1990s peak, Japan's output reached 74 percent of the US level, the closest any economy has come to first place in this series.

Are these figures adjusted for inflation?

No. Values are nominal, in current US dollars at market exchange rates, so rankings move with currencies as well as real growth. Comparisons at purchasing-power parity put China closer to or above the United States.

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World Bank · updated Jul 2026

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$30.77T

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$19.50T

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GDP growth spread, major economies Open →

2.16%

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