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The biggest economies in the world, 1870 to 2022
Which countries produce the most? Every country's GDP since 1870, adjusted for prices and the cost of living (purchasing power parity), from the Maddison Project Database of the University of Groningen.
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#1 in 1870: China, ahead of India. The United States took the lead by 1887 and kept it until 2013. Since 2014, China has been #1 again: $27.0T in 2022, 21% of the world's GDP, ahead of the United States ($19.5T) and India ($10.5T). In 1820, it was already about 5 times the size of the UK.
All 164 countries in 2022
Total GDP at purchasing power parity, in 2011 dollars · B = billion · T = trillion. Today's borders.
| Rank | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $27.0T |
| 2 | United States | $19.5T |
| 3 | India | $10.5T |
Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (University of Groningen)
