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This list of countries by largest 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 for some time, in the last fifty years the world has seen the rapid rise and fall in relative terms of the economies of other countries while the share of the United States has also fluctuated.
Values are given in millions of United States dollars (USD) and have not been adjusted for inflation. These figures have been taken from the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook (WEO) Database (April 2024 edition) and/or other sources. [1] For older GDP trends, see List of regions by past GDP (PPP).
Long Term Economic Growth – 1860–1965: A Statistical Compendium. Business Booms and Depressions since 1775, a chart of the past trend of price inflation, federal debt, business, national income, stocks and bond yields for the United States from 1775 to 1943. Budget of the United States Government.
These figures have been taken from the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook (WEO) Database (April 2024 edition), [1] World Bank, or various sources. IMF estimates between 1980 and 1989
Dates Duration (months) Annual Employment Growth [2] Annual GDP Growth [3] Description Oct 1945– Nov 1948 37 +5.2% +1.5%: As the United States demobilized from World War II, the decline in government spending caused a brief recession in 1945 and suppressed GDP growth for several years thereafter.
Historical list of the world's ten largest economies by GDP (PPP) (billions USD) (World Bank figures) Year World Top 10 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 2015 113,612.52: 68,997.53 China 19,524.35 United States 17,947.0 Japan 4,738.29 Germany 3,848.27 Russia 3,579.83 Brazil 3,192.40 Indonesia 2,842.24 United Kingdom 2,691.81
The United States', however, remained the world's largest economy with the highest nominal GDP. [ 141 ] Real GDP per capita (measured in 2009 dollars) was $52,444 in 2017 and has been growing each year since 2010.
The economic history of the world encompasses the development of human economic activity throughout time. It has been estimated that throughout prehistory, the world average GDP per capita was about $158 per annum (adjusted to 2013 dollars), and did not rise much until the Industrial Revolution. [citation needed]