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Countries with the Biggest Economies by GDP

We made a list of the 20 countries that have the largest economies. How many can you name?
2023 data. Purchasing power parity. More info here.
In trillions of U.S. dollars
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Last updated: April 22, 2023
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First submittedMarch 2, 2012
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$ Trillion
Country
33.0
China
26.9
United States
13.0
India
6.46
Japan
5.55
Germany
4.99
Russia
4.40
Indonesia
$ Trillion
Country
4.02
Brazil
3.87
France
3.85
United Kingdom
3.57
Turkey
3.20
Italy
3.13
Mexico
2.92
South Korea
$ Trillion
Country
2.39
Canada
2.36
Spain
2.30
Saudi Arabia
1.80
Egypt
1.72
Australia
1.71
Taiwan
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Level 60
Aug 25, 2017
Brazil's and Indonesia's places are out of order.
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Level 59
Oct 20, 2017
22
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Level 63
Oct 20, 2017
Egypt's economy is bigger than South Africa or Nigeria? After those didn't take, I tried DRC and figured I'd hit all the large African economies.
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Level 82
Feb 26, 2019
Egypt's economy in real dollars is somewhere between 44th and 51st in the world. Using PPP gives them a huge boost because while the economy is growing the currency has been greatly devalued and though inflation is very high the price of goods still aren't going up as fast as the pound is going down.
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Level 82
Feb 26, 2019
In real world dollars Nigeria and Africa are both 30th-32nd, so, well ahead of Egypt.
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Level 82
Sep 19, 2019
*South Africa
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Level 56
Aug 16, 2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

Maybe it was different in 2019, but we're only a bit behind Nigeria. And they have double our population.

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Level 29
Apr 19, 2020
Yeah DRC is actually really poor. They only have $52 billion so there is no way they will make it on this list anytime soon
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Level 39
Oct 20, 2017
RUSSIA!
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Level 67
Oct 20, 2017
Everything but Taifreakingwan! Grrr!
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Level 49
Oct 20, 2017
That moment when you get 20/22 but miss Japan and Thailand... AAARRRGGHH!!!!!
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Level 56
Oct 23, 2017
Oh lord, Thailand! WHYYYYYYYYYY
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Level 63
Feb 6, 2018
I got them all except for South Korea.
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Level 57
Nov 4, 2018
Indonesia has 3.28 T and Brazil 3.22 T but Brazil is above Indonesia
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Level 25
Dec 2, 2018
I thought I typed in Australia and India, but those were the only 2 I missed. (Got most answers by looking at comments.)
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Level 66
Jan 16, 2019
Why would you do that?
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Level 63
Feb 26, 2019
I was amazed I got all of these right. I had 1:24 remaining at 7:06:24 PM on February 26, 2019. Thailand was the last one I guessed, as I sorted through my mind what the most likely countries were.
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Level 34
Feb 26, 2019
I thought I was doing the motor vehicle producing countries the whole time, and got them all right. Now I'm going to see how close they are
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Level 31
Apr 4, 2019
Imma Asian and I missed Thailand.

What a shame.-.

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Level 50
Apr 27, 2019
-TERRIBLE MISTAKE- I was thinking about Egypt at first, but I didn't think it would be on there so I thought I might aswell leave it. I was missing one more and that one turned out to be Egypt! :(
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Level 72
Apr 27, 2019
I missed Thailand even though I guessed literally every other country in Southeast Asia...
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Level 36
Apr 27, 2019
No joke finished first try with one second remaining... that was a close one.
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Level 17
Apr 28, 2019
I missed Taiwan and Thailand. I'm not sure how I missed Thailand though.
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Level 35
Apr 29, 2019
Pretty straight forward, got them all with 2:33 remaining.
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Level 48
May 2, 2019
I don't know what it is, but I forget South Korea every single time. No matter what quiz it is, if there's no map or flag, I won't remember it.
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Level 33
May 7, 2019
Spelt Thailand as "Tailand." Would have been complete with 1:16 to spare... ugh.
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Level 70
Aug 3, 2019
Missed Italy and Thailand 🙁
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Level 79
Aug 16, 2019
According to the IMF for 2018 Egypt is just below Australia (above Taiwan). So the IMF forecasts Egypt to drop below Taiwan for 2019.
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Level 28
Apr 17, 2020
Missed Turkey.
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Level 58
Apr 27, 2020
I find it hard to believe that Turkey or Iran are on this list instead of Poland
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Level 59
Jun 5, 2020
Iran and Turkey are much more populous than Poland. Also, the GDPs are calculated using the purchasing power parity (ppp) method, which means that cheaper countries get a boost. Iran and Turkey have a lower cost of living than Poland.
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Level 53
May 22, 2020
I missed germany... :)))))
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Level 26
Jun 4, 2020
22/22, but I just want to say that it really takes the fun out when you put what you missed in the comments thereby giving others answers
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Level 83
Jun 5, 2020
Why would you read the comments before taking the quiz?
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Level 82
Jun 5, 2020
stop cheating by reading the comments, then.
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Level 66
Jul 29, 2020
Yeah,why do you read the comments before completing the quiz? stop cheating!
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Level 53
Jun 5, 2020
dang it i missed thailand and mexico
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Level 57
Jun 5, 2020
now we know what china's been playing at
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Level 59
Jun 5, 2020
I can't believe I literally typed Siam....
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Level 66
Jun 9, 2020
how is Thailand so rich?
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Level 82
Aug 29, 2020
it's not rich. But the economy has been doing well and they have a pretty large population. Also, the country is relatively cheap, so if you use actual GDP figures and not PPP they drop to 22nd-25th.
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Level 18
Aug 12, 2020
Missed Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran.
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Level 22
Sep 4, 2020
i missed egypt!!!!
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Level 78
Oct 20, 2020
Missed Cyprus.
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Level 32
Nov 20, 2020
Me in the middle of the quiz, trying to see what happened in the comments: Oh. This entire time I didn't know what GDP meant.
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Level 57
Mar 22, 2021
Isn't the US GDP larger than China's, and isn't Germany's larger than India's?
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Level ∞
Apr 15, 2021
It's complicated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity

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Level 50
Apr 5, 2021
I don't know where they got their information from but this is very inaccurate...
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Level ∞
Apr 15, 2021
So the IMF is inaccurate according to you, and yet you provide no evidence for this assertion whatsoever?
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Level 45
Apr 13, 2021
Spain has more GDP than Mexico...
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Level ∞
Apr 15, 2021
Tell it to the IMF.
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Level 75
Apr 16, 2021
Taiwan every friggin time.
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Level 73
Apr 16, 2021
I think it would be better if this quiz was named "Countries with the Biggest GDPs (PPP)" and if we had another featured quiz named "Countries with the Biggest GDPs (nominal)". It would clear out the confusion and disagreements in the comments, and also we would have one more quiz to solve and get points! :)
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Level 73
Jun 7, 2023
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Level 66
Apr 16, 2021
Missed Canada because I already thought I tried it. Ended up guessing stuff like eSwatini instead.
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Level 72
Apr 16, 2021
Would like to see a quiz of 21-40
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Level 83
Apr 22, 2021
A bit confusing that the title uses GDP but the answer table uses GNP. I guess it doesn't affect the ability to complete it in any measurable way, though
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Level 20
Apr 25, 2021
I almost forgot taiwan but luckily i got all of it
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Level 60
May 5, 2021
Not a single country from Africa... Not that surprising but it made me sad 😔
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Level 19
May 5, 2021
you must have used nominal gdp. ppp is useless.
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Level 26
May 5, 2021
Got all of em! Almost missed Taiwan, I forget it sometimes since its not a full united nation member
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Level 61
May 5, 2021
usa has higher gdp
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Level 71
May 5, 2021
If China being ahead of the US is because of China handling the virus "well" I'm not sure I believe that. China is very insecure about it's image around the world to the point that it has bought into certain western news organizations and lied about handling covid well. You can't trust a government who uses propaganda to suppress anything which could make it look bad.
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Level 38
May 7, 2021
List of people who care about your political opinion:
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Level 64
May 6, 2021
Can't believe I missed Iceland.
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Level 69
May 6, 2021
How on Earth did I miss Russia?!?! 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Level 57
May 7, 2021
I would have though Taiwan, and maybe Israel would be on this list. I imagine they are in the 20s?
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Level 54
May 9, 2021
Missed turkey but got the rest.
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Level 33
May 11, 2021
100% 2.55 remain
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Level 67
Jun 13, 2021
Missed Taiwan
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Level 53
Jun 30, 2021
same
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Level 57
Jun 15, 2021
I can't believe I almost missed India and Brazil. (Facepalm)
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Level 53
Jun 30, 2021
The quiz title says 'Countries with the Biggest GDPs' but the quiz has the GNP of the countries?

Was this is a mistake?

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Level 65
Jul 9, 2021
Well done,My dearest Taiwan!
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Level 22
Jul 16, 2021
got all of it! almost missed turkey and indonesia
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Level 55
Aug 3, 2021
HOW CAN USA BE NUMBER 2 (AFTER CHINA) AND YET THE BASIS OF THE GDP MEASUREMENT IS USA DOLLARS (USD)? If we have to compare then we should adopt a Universal Standard that can bring out the real situation neutrally.

Am I talking to anyone over here so?🤔🤗🤣

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Level 35
Jan 10, 2022
India is going to pass USA soon:)
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Level 48
Jun 7, 2023
In a long time, but it will happen.
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Level 52
Nov 17, 2021
missed Taiwan and Poland, i forget jp reconized it, 99% i remember
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Level 48
Jan 7, 2022
Got them all, 2:02 remaining. Took me a while to get Taiwan
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Level 35
Jan 10, 2022
I feel so stupid I missed Russia and Brazil
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Level 53
Jan 13, 2022
some of these r wrong, but its good anyways
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Level 73
Feb 21, 2022
I'd say we should change this quiz into one that's based on GDP that is calculated nominally, and create a separate quiz for GDP (PPP).

GDP (nominal) is more commonly used to simply measure the sizes/production/output of national economies and as GDP (PPP) is more often used for purposes related to standards of living or the market sizes due to their inherent characteristics.

(Allow me to write up rest of the response below as I lack the space to do it here alone)

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Level 73
Feb 21, 2022
You've formerly stated that the reason you used GDP (PPP) over nominal GDP is because GDP (PPP) is less affected by fluctuations in currency values, which is true and which is the reason why GDP (PPP) is commonly used for calculation of the market sizes and all. However when we are to compare national economies and their capabilities, GDP (PPP) is often considered unfit for purpose. There is a reason why nominal GDP is preferred in such fields despite its woes which GDP PPP may solve.

Firstly, one big problem is that GDP (PPP) fails to take account of different industrial structures, qualities of products and how products are valued in different countries and therefore lacks accuracy - especially when comparing between developed and developing nations, with differing industrial structures and qualities of goods and services. Now how can this lead to a fall in accuracy one may ask, so let's take an example.

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Level 73
Feb 21, 2022
Haiti - though I'd hate to say this - is quite well known for its poverty and I'll assume that you are aware of this too. Its nominal GDP is at 761$ but its GDP PPP is at 1810$ and here you may see a huge discrepancy. The cause of discrepancy comes from the industrial context of Haiti. Haiti, like many other developing nations, lacks the industrial base to produce a lot of consumer goods on its own and thus it is mostly reliant on neighbouring DR for import of such. Now you may probably see the problem here. Though Haitians suffer from high living costs due to being charged the same prices for consumer goods as neighbouring DR (Because, it's not like DR would sell products at a devalued price because Haitians have a lower income than they have) while PPP will adjust the influence of the exchange rate when calculating the GDP PPP. Thus by using the GDP PPP, Haitians' purchasing power in actuality will be overvalued, hence the inaccuracy. And the Haitians are in good company as many othe
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Level 73
Feb 21, 2022
LEDCs also suffer from high living costs ignored by the GDP PPP, being reliant on imports for daily consumer goods. There is a reason why there was a time when Luanda was ranked the most expensive city in the World.

Plus there is a general argument that exchange rates are inseparable when we're to measure and compare the economic powers of countries. This is a quote from a WSJ article: ''China can’t buy missiles and ships and Iphones and German cars in PPP currency. They have to pay at prevailing exchange rates. That’s why exchange rate valuations are seen as more important when comparing the power of nations.". The quote saying the PPP is not adequate to measure what an economy can exactly do.

Sorry for that long read but if you did make it to this point, please do consider making the said changes? While GDP PPP is an undoubtedly useful figure, it seems quite inappropriate to use for a quiz that's "biggest economies quiz" - or so my opinion goes. Uh thank you for reading..?

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Level 72
Apr 23, 2023
I agree. PPP should be used for per capita figures when comparing standards of living, but not in this context of comparing the size of national economies.
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Level ∞
Apr 23, 2023
One thing that no one seems to mention is how using nominal GDP creates huge swings year to year.

For example, the Euro declined by about 25% vs. the USD over a 15 month period in 2021–22.

This would mean Germany, France, Italy, and other Eurozone countries would have a 25% SMALLER economy in nominal terms. Those are Great Depression levels of decline and in no way reflect the actual economies of those countries.

Our quiz would have radical swings every year just based on the whims of currency traders.

PPP fixes this.

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Level 72
May 3, 2023
I think you're overselling the magnitude of the swings.

Italy nominal GDP and rank by IMF report year:

2023: $2.170 t - 8th

2022: $2.058 t - 9th

2021: $2.106 t - 8th

2020: $1.989 t - 8th

And those changes in exchange rates aren't spurious, they reflect real changes in the degree to which the global market values what a country produces. That's at the essence of what we mean when we say how big a country's economy is.

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Level 58
Jul 6, 2022
India doesn't have over 10 trillion in gdp, not even over 5 trillion.
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Level 81
Apr 22, 2023
PPP, not nominal.

As of April 2023, India's nominal GDP is $3.7 trillion, but its PPP GDP is $13.0 trillion.

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Level 67
Apr 23, 2023
18 seconds remaining, almost forgot Japan
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Level 28
May 7, 2023
Ugh, Saudi Arabia
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Level 73
Jun 7, 2023
Oil, oil, and more oil, buddy, at least for the next ~50 years. They are already diversifying their economy as well.
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Level 33
May 7, 2023
Missed Egypt, I thought Nigeria would be in the list.
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Level 66
May 17, 2023
Wow. Seems like Mexico hit the jackpot in terms of geographic location. I'd have thought they'd find it worthwhile to put more effort into protecting the American border from people looking to leech off of their benefactor. Seems like they're only hurting themselves long-term.
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Level 28
Jun 1, 2023
missed Brazil and Egypt
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Level 28
Jun 7, 2023
This is not an accurate list China is second, Japan is third, India is fifth.
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Level 44
Jun 25, 2023
How do I always forget Canada…
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Level 38
Dec 8, 2023
Where did you get chinas 33 trillion