Presently, about 1 billion out of the world’s 6.5 billion people are active participants in the global economic system. By 2050, we expect there will be 2 to 3 billion out of a world population of about 8 billion who are frequent consumers, savers, and investors.
Global GDP Rank
GWP (gross world product): $54.62 trillion (2007 est.)
| Rank |
Country |
2007 GDP (est. in USD) |
| 1 |
United States |
$13,843,825,000,000 |
| 2 |
Japan |
$4,383,762,000,000 |
| 3 |
Germany |
$3,322,147,000,000 |
| 4 |
China |
$3,250,827,000,000 |
| 5 |
United Kingdom |
$2,772,570,000,000 |
| 6 |
France |
$2,560,255,000,000 |
| 7 |
Italy |
$2,104,666,000,000 |
| 8 |
Spain |
$1,438,959,000,000 |
| 9 |
Canada |
$1,432,140,000,000 |
| 10 |
Brazil |
$1,313,590,000,000 |
| 11 |
Russia |
$1,289,582,000,000 |
| 12 |
India |
$1,098,945,000,000 |
| 13 |
Korea, South |
$957,053,000,000 |
| 14 |
Australia |
$908,826,000,000 |
| 15 |
Mexico |
$893,365,000,000 |
| 16 |
Netherlands |
$768,704,000,000 |
| 17 |
Turkey |
$663,419,000,000 |
| 18 |
Sweden |
$455,319,000,000 |
| 19 |
Belgium |
$453,636,000,000 |
| 20 |
Indonesia |
$432,944,000,000 |
| 21 |
Switzerland |
$423,938,000,000 |
| 22 |
Poland |
$420,284,000,000 |
| 23 |
Norway |
$391,498,000,000 |
| 24 |
Taiwan |
$383,307,000,000 |
| 25 |
Saudi Arabia |
$376,029,000,000 |
| Rank |
Country |
2007 GDP (est. in USD) |
| 26 |
Austria |
$373,943,000,000 |
| 27 |
Greece |
$314,615,000,000 |
| 28 |
Czech Republic |
$311,905,000,000 |
| 29 |
Iran |
$294,089,000,000 |
| 30 |
South Africa |
$282,630,000,000 |
| 31 |
Argentina |
$259,999,000,000 |
| 32 |
Ireland |
$258,574,000,000 |
| 33 |
Thailand |
$245,659,000,000 |
| 34 |
Finland |
$245,013,000,000 |
| 35 |
Venezuela |
$236,390,000,000 |
| 36 |
Portugal |
$223,303,000,000 |
| 37 |
Hong Kong |
$206,707,000,000 |
| 38 |
United Arab Emirates |
$192,603,000,000 |
| 39 |
Malaysia |
$186,482,000,000 |
| 40 |
Cyprus |
$175,309,000,000 |
| 41 |
Colombia |
$171,607,000,000 |
| 42 |
Nigeria |
$166,778,000,000 |
| 43 |
Romania |
$165,983,000,000 |
| 44 |
Chile |
$163,792,000,000 |
| 45 |
Israel |
$161,935,000,000 |
| 46 |
Singapore |
$161,349,000,000 |
| 47 |
Philippines |
$144,129,000,000 |
| 48 |
Pakistan |
$143,766,000,000 |
| 49 |
Ukraine |
$140,484,000,000 |
| 50 |
Hungary |
$138,388,000,000 |
| Rank |
Country |
2007 GDP (est. in USD) |
| 51 |
Algeria |
$131,568,000,000 |
| 52 |
New Zealand |
$128,141,000,000 |
| 53 |
Egypt |
$127,930,000,000 |
| 54 |
Kuwait |
$111,339,000,000 |
| 55 |
Peru |
$109,069,000,000 |
| 56 |
Kazakhstan |
$103,840,000,000 |
| 57 |
Slovakia |
$74,988,000,000 |
| 58 |
Morocco |
$73,429,000,000 |
| 59 |
Bangladesh |
$72,424,000,000 |
| 60 |
Vietnam |
$70,022,000,000 |
| 61 |
Qatar |
$67,763,000,000 |
| 62 |
Angola |
$61,356,000,000 |
| 63 |
Libya |
$57,064,000,000 |
| 64 |
Croatia |
$51,356,000,000 |
| 65 |
Luxembourg |
$50,160,000,000 |
| 66 |
Sudan |
$46,155,000,000 |
| 67 |
Slovenia |
$46,084,000,000 |
| 68 |
Belarus |
$44,773,000,000 |
| 69 |
Ecuador |
$44,184,000,000 |
| 70 |
Serbia |
$41,679,000,000 |
| 71 |
Oman |
$40,059,000,000 |
| 72 |
Bulgaria |
$39,609,000,000 |
| 73 |
Lithuania |
$38,345,000,000 |
| 74 |
Syria |
$37,760,000,000 |
| 75 |
Dominican Republic |
$36,396,000,000 |
| Rank |
Country |
2007 GDP (est. in USD) |
| 76 |
Tunisia |
$35,010,000,000 |
| 77 |
Guatemala |
$33,694,000,000 |
| 78 |
Azerbaijan |
$31,321,000,000 |
| 79 |
Sri Lanka |
$30,012,000,000 |
| 80 |
Kenya |
$29,299,000,000 |
| 81 |
Latvia |
$27,341,000,000 |
| 82 |
Turkmenistan |
$26,909,000,000 |
| 83 |
Costa Rica |
$26,238,000,000 |
| 84 |
Lebanon |
$24,640,000,000 |
| 85 |
Uruguay |
$22,951,000,000 |
| 86 |
Uzbekistan |
$22,307,000,000 |
| 87 |
Yemen |
$21,664,000,000 |
| 88 |
Cuba |
$21,303,000,000 |
| 89 |
Estonia |
$21,278,000,000 |
| 90 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
$20,700,000,000 |
| 91 |
Cameroon |
$20,646,000,000 |
| 92 |
El Salvador |
$20,373,000,000 |
| 93 |
Iceland |
$20,003,000,000 |
| 94 |
Panama |
$19,740,000,000 |
| 95 |
Bahrain |
$19,660,000,000 |
| 96 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
$19,598,000,000 |
| 97 |
Ethiopia |
$19,431,000,000 |
| 98 |
Tanzania |
$16,184,000,000 |
| 99 |
Jordan |
$16,011,000,000 |
| 100 |
Ghana |
$14,863,000,000 |
| Rank |
Country |
2007 GDP (est. in USD) |
| 101 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
$14,780,000,000 |
| 102 |
Bolivia |
$13,192,000,000 |
| 103 |
Brunei |
$12,386,000,000 |
| 104 |
Botswana |
$12,313,000,000 |
| 105 |
Honduras |
$12,279,000,000 |
| 106 |
Gabon |
$11,301,000,000 |
| 107 |
Uganda |
$11,227,000,000 |
| 108 |
Jamaica |
$11,206,000,000 |
| 109 |
Zambia |
$11,156,000,000 |
| 110 |
Senegal |
$11,123,000,000 |
| 111 |
Paraguay |
$10,870,000,000 |
| 112 |
Albania |
$10,619,000,000 |
| 113 |
Equatorial Guinea |
$10,485,000,000 |
| 114 |
Georgia |
$10,293,000,000 |
| 115 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
$10,144,000,000 |
| 116 |
Nepal |
$9,627,000,000 |
| 117 |
Afghanistan |
$8,842,000,000 |
| 118 |
Cambodia |
$8,604,000,000 |
| 119 |
Armenia |
$7,974,000,000 |
| 120 |
Congo, Republic of the |
$7,657,000,000 |
| 121 |
Mozambique |
$7,559,000,000 |
| 122 |
Macedonia |
$7,497,000,000 |
| 123 |
Malta |
$7,419,000,000 |
| 124 |
Namibia |
$7,400,000,000 |
| 125 |
Madagascar |
$7,322,000,000 |
| Rank |
Country |
2007 GDP (est. in USD) |
| 126 |
Chad |
$7,095,000,000 |
| 127 |
Burkina Faso |
$6,977,000,000 |
| 128 |
Mauritius |
$6,959,000,000 |
| 129 |
Mali |
$6,745,000,000 |
| 130 |
Bahamas, The |
$6,586,000,000 |
| 131 |
Papua New Guinea |
$6,001,000,000 |
| 132 |
Nicaragua |
$5,723,000,000 |
| 133 |
Haiti |
$5,435,000,000 |
| 134 |
Benin |
$5,433,000,000 |
| 135 |
Guinea |
$4,714,000,000 |
| 136 |
Moldova |
$4,227,000,000 |
| 137 |
Niger |
$4,174,000,000 |
| 138 |
Laos |
$4,028,000,000 |
| 139 |
Mongolia |
$3,905,000,000 |
| 140 |
Kyrgyzstan |
$3,748,000,000 |
| 141 |
Barbados |
$3,739,000,000 |
| 142 |
Tajikistan |
$3,712,000,000 |
| 143 |
Malawi |
$3,538,000,000 |
| 144 |
Fiji |
$3,409,000,000 |
| 145 |
Rwanda |
$3,320,000,000 |
| 146 |
Montenegro |
$2,974,000,000 |
| 147 |
Swaziland |
$2,936,000,000 |
| 148 |
Mauritania |
$2,756,000,000 |
| 149 |
Togo |
$2,497,000,000 |
| 150 |
Suriname |
$2,404,000,000 |
| Rank |
Country |
2007 GDP (est. in USD) |
| 151 |
Central African Republic |
$1,714,000,000 |
| 152 |
Sierra Leone |
$1,664,000,000 |
| 153 |
Lesotho |
$1,600,000,000 |
| 154 |
Cape Verde |
$1,428,000,000 |
| 155 |
Eritrea |
$1,316,000,000 |
| 156 |
Bhutan |
$1,308,000,000 |
| 157 |
Belize |
$1,274,000,000 |
| 158 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
$1,089,000,000 |
| 159 |
Maldives |
$1,049,000,000 |
| 160 |
Guyana |
$1,039,000,000 |
| 161 |
Burundi |
$1,001,000,000 |
| 162 |
Denmark |
$841,000,000 |
| 163 |
Liberia |
$730,000,000 |
| 164 |
Seychelles |
$710,000,000 |
| 165 |
Gambia, The |
$653,000,000 |
| 166 |
Zimbabwe |
$641,000,000 |
| 167 |
Grenada |
$590,000,000 |
| 168 |
Timor-Leste |
$459,000,000 |
| 169 |
Comoros |
$442,000,000 |
| 170 |
Samoa |
$397,000,000 |
| 171 |
Djibouti |
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