In a world where economic titans are measured in trillions, the story of global power is written in GDP, and the latest figures reveal a landscape of staggering scale, surprising surges, and dramatic reorderings when viewed through different lenses.
Key Takeaways
- United States nominal GDP in 2022 was $25,439.7 billion USD.
- China's nominal GDP in 2022 reached $17,963.17 billion USD.
- Japan's nominal GDP in 2022 was $4,256.41 billion USD.
- United States GDP growth rate was 5.9% in 2021.
- China GDP growth rate achieved 8.1% in 2021.
- India GDP growth rate was 8.7% in 2021.
- United States real GDP was $22,660.51 billion chained 2017 USD in 2022.
- China real GDP growth adjusted for inflation was approximately 3.0% in 2022.
- Japan real GDP in 2022 was 554,437 billion JPY in chained 2020 prices.
- United States GDP PPP in 2022 was $25,462.7 billion international dollars.
- China GDP PPP in 2022 reached $30,185.9 billion international dollars.
- India GDP PPP in 2022 was $11,678.2 billion international dollars.
- Luxembourg GDP per capita nominal was $128,259 USD in 2022.
- Ireland GDP per capita nominal reached $104,039 USD in 2022.
- Switzerland GDP per capita nominal was $92,101 USD in 2022.
The blog post details global economic rankings using 2022 GDP and growth data.
GDP Growth Rates
- United States GDP growth rate was 5.9% in 2021.
- China GDP growth rate achieved 8.1% in 2021.
- India GDP growth rate was 8.7% in 2021.
- Euro Area GDP growth rate reached 5.9% in 2021.
- Japan GDP growth rate was 1.7% in 2021.
- Germany GDP growth rate stood at 3.2% in 2021.
- United Kingdom GDP growth rate was 7.6% in 2021.
- France GDP growth rate achieved 7.0% in 2021.
- Italy GDP growth rate was 6.6% in 2021.
- Canada GDP growth rate reached 5.0% in 2021.
- Brazil GDP growth rate was 5.0% in 2021.
- Australia GDP growth rate stood at 5.2% in 2021.
- South Korea GDP growth rate was 4.3% in 2021.
- Russia GDP growth rate achieved 5.6% in 2021.
- Mexico GDP growth rate was 4.8% in 2021.
- Spain GDP growth rate reached 6.4% in 2021.
- Indonesia GDP growth rate was 3.7% in 2021.
- Netherlands GDP growth rate stood at 5.5% in 2021.
- Turkey GDP growth rate was 11.4% in 2021.
- Saudi Arabia GDP growth rate achieved 8.7% in 2021.
- Switzerland GDP growth rate was 5.4% in 2021.
- Poland GDP growth rate reached 6.9% in 2021.
- Sweden GDP growth rate was 5.1% in 2021.
- Belgium GDP growth rate stood at 5.7% in 2021.
- Argentina GDP growth rate was 10.4% in 2021.
- Thailand GDP growth rate achieved 1.6% in 2021.
- Austria GDP growth rate was 4.5% in 2021.
- Norway GDP growth rate reached 3.9% in 2021.
- Ireland GDP growth rate was 13.6% in 2021.
- Israel GDP growth rate stood at 9.0% in 2021.
GDP Growth Rates Interpretation
The 2021 global economic rebound played out like a dramatic race where the competitors who had been hit the hardest took the most exhilarating recovery laps, led by a turbocharged Ireland at 13.6%, while Japan's cautious 1.7% stroll was a stark reminder that not everyone was in a sprint.
Nominal GDP Rankings
- United States nominal GDP in 2022 was $25,439.7 billion USD.
- China's nominal GDP in 2022 reached $17,963.17 billion USD.
- Japan's nominal GDP in 2022 was $4,256.41 billion USD.
- Germany's nominal GDP in 2022 stood at $4,072.22 billion USD.
- India's nominal GDP in 2022 was $3,416.65 billion USD.
- United Kingdom nominal GDP in 2022 was $3,070.60 billion USD.
- France nominal GDP in 2022 reached $2,782.88 billion USD.
- Italy's nominal GDP in 2022 was $2,010.40 billion USD.
- Canada's nominal GDP in 2022 was $2,139.82 billion USD.
- Russia's nominal GDP in 2022 was $2,240.39 billion USD.
- Brazil's nominal GDP in 2022 stood at $1,920.10 billion USD.
- Australia's nominal GDP in 2022 was $1,688.28 billion USD.
- South Korea's nominal GDP in 2022 reached $1,665.23 billion USD.
- Mexico's nominal GDP in 2022 was $1,465.85 billion USD.
- Spain's nominal GDP in 2022 was $1,397.18 billion USD.
- Indonesia's nominal GDP in 2022 stood at $1,319.10 billion USD.
- Netherlands nominal GDP in 2022 was $991.55 billion USD.
- Turkey's nominal GDP in 2022 reached $906.40 billion USD.
- Saudi Arabia nominal GDP in 2022 was $968.59 billion USD.
- Switzerland's nominal GDP in 2022 was $807.10 billion USD.
- Poland nominal GDP in 2022 stood at $688.28 billion USD.
- Taiwan's nominal GDP in 2022 was $760.62 billion USD.
- Belgium's nominal GDP in 2022 reached $578.50 billion USD.
- Argentina nominal GDP in 2022 was $632.39 billion USD.
- Sweden's nominal GDP in 2022 was $556.92 billion USD.
- Ireland nominal GDP in 2022 stood at $529.20 billion USD.
- Thailand's nominal GDP in 2022 was $495.42 billion USD.
- Austria nominal GDP in 2022 reached $471.40 billion USD.
- Norway's nominal GDP in 2022 was $482.49 billion USD.
- Israel nominal GDP in 2022 stood at $525.00 billion USD.
Nominal GDP Rankings Interpretation
While the U.S. and China play a high-stakes game of economic king of the hill, the rest of the world's largest economies are furiously jostling for position in a pack where being a trillion dollars ahead can mean the difference between podium and peloton.
PPP GDP
- United States GDP PPP in 2022 was $25,462.7 billion international dollars.
- China GDP PPP in 2022 reached $30,185.9 billion international dollars.
- India GDP PPP in 2022 was $11,678.2 billion international dollars.
- Japan GDP PPP stood at $6,293.9 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Germany GDP PPP in 2022 was $4,859.0 billion international dollars.
- Russia GDP PPP reached $5,016.8 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Indonesia GDP PPP was $4,298.2 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Brazil GDP PPP stood at $3,253.0 billion international dollars in 2022.
- United Kingdom GDP PPP in 2022 was $3,503.1 billion international dollars.
- France GDP PPP reached $3,232.5 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Turkey GDP PPP was $3,183.4 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Italy GDP PPP stood at $2,790.0 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Mexico GDP PPP reached $2,919.3 billion international dollars in 2022.
- South Korea GDP PPP was $2,781.9 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Spain GDP PPP stood at $2,126.4 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Canada GDP PPP reached $2,242.2 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Egypt GDP PPP was $1,714.4 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Pakistan GDP PPP stood at $1,587.9 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Thailand GDP PPP reached $1,524.0 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Poland GDP PPP was $1,718.8 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Argentina GDP PPP stood at $1,409.0 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Netherlands GDP PPP reached $1,188.5 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Saudi Arabia GDP PPP was $2,007.2 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Bangladesh GDP PPP stood at $1,413.8 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Philippines GDP PPP reached $1,189.0 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Vietnam GDP PPP was $1,308.7 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Malaysia GDP PPP stood at $1,059.1 billion international dollars in 2022.
- South Africa GDP PPP reached $880.2 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Colombia GDP PPP was $1,049.9 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Iran GDP PPP stood at $1,450.9 billion international dollars in 2022.
- Taiwan GDP PPP reached $1,497.7 billion international dollars in 2022.
PPP GDP Interpretation
While America's GDP puts it firmly in second place globally, the true economic scale contest (and certainly the manufacturing trophy) is currently being fought out in Asia, where China has the top spot, India is surging into third, and Japan holds a surprisingly distant fourth despite its advanced economy.
Per Capita GDP
- Luxembourg GDP per capita nominal was $128,259 USD in 2022.
- Ireland GDP per capita nominal reached $104,039 USD in 2022.
- Switzerland GDP per capita nominal was $92,101 USD in 2022.
- Norway GDP per capita nominal stood at $89,154 USD in 2022.
- Qatar GDP per capita nominal was $81,968 USD in 2022.
- United States GDP per capita nominal reached $76,329 USD in 2022.
- Singapore GDP per capita nominal was $82,794 USD in 2022.
- Iceland GDP per capita nominal stood at $73,674 USD in 2022.
- Denmark GDP per capita nominal was $67,220 USD in 2022.
- Australia GDP per capita nominal reached $60,443 USD in 2022.
- Netherlands GDP per capita nominal was $57,025 USD in 2022.
- Sweden GDP per capita nominal stood at $55,217 USD in 2022.
- Austria GDP per capita nominal was $54,364 USD in 2022.
- Germany GDP per capita nominal reached $48,171 USD in 2022.
- Belgium GDP per capita nominal was $49,926 USD in 2022.
- Canada GDP per capita nominal stood at $55,522 USD in 2022.
- Finland GDP per capita nominal was $50,537 USD in 2022.
- United Arab Emirates GDP per capita nominal reached $50,602 USD in 2022.
- United Kingdom GDP per capita nominal was $46,125 USD in 2022.
- France GDP per capita nominal stood at $41,492 USD in 2022.
- Japan GDP per capita nominal was $33,834 USD in 2022.
- Italy GDP per capita nominal reached $34,167 USD in 2022.
- South Korea GDP per capita nominal was $32,423 USD in 2022.
- Spain GDP per capita nominal stood at $29,350 USD in 2022.
- New Zealand GDP per capita nominal was $41,766 USD in 2022.
- Malta GDP per capita nominal reached $33,882 USD in 2022.
- Cyprus GDP per capita nominal was $37,155 USD in 2022.
- Slovenia GDP per capita nominal stood at $29,226 USD in 2022.
- Czech Republic GDP per capita nominal was $27,227 USD in 2022.
- Estonia GDP per capita nominal reached $29,824 USD in 2022.
Per Capita GDP Interpretation
While it may look like a leaderboard for global wealth, this ranking of GDP per capita reveals the harsh truth that being a small, finance-hub nation or a resource titan can make your average citizen look statistically richer than a hard-working American or German.
Real GDP Figures
- United States real GDP was $22,660.51 billion chained 2017 USD in 2022.
- China real GDP growth adjusted for inflation was approximately 3.0% in 2022.
- Japan real GDP in 2022 was 554,437 billion JPY in chained 2020 prices.
- Germany real GDP was 3,318 billion EUR chained 2015 prices in 2022.
- India real GDP in FY 2022-23 was 172.90 lakh crore INR at constant 2011-12 prices.
- UK real GDP was 2,134 billion GBP chained 2019 prices in 2022.
- France real GDP stood at 2,263 billion EUR chained 2014 prices in 2022.
- Italy real GDP was 1,748 billion EUR chained 2015 prices in 2022.
- Canada real GDP reached 2,140.4 billion CAD chained 2017 dollars in 2022.
- Brazil real GDP was 8.85 trillion BRL chained 2010 prices in 2022.
- Australia real GDP was 2,030 billion AUD chained 2018-19 prices in 2022-23.
- South Korea real GDP stood at 2,059 trillion KRW chained 2020 prices in 2022.
- Russia real GDP was 121,824 billion RUB chained 2016 prices in 2022.
- Mexico real GDP reached 29,403 billion MXN chained 2018 prices in 2022.
- Spain real GDP was 1,206 billion EUR chained 2019 prices in 2022.
- Indonesia real GDP stood at 14,469 trillion IDR chained 2010 prices in 2022.
- Netherlands real GDP was 865 billion EUR chained 2015 prices in 2022.
- Turkey real GDP reached 13,455 billion TRY chained 2009 prices in 2022.
- Saudi Arabia real GDP was 2,703 billion SAR chained 2018 prices in 2022.
- Switzerland real GDP stood at 702 billion CHF chained 2015 prices in 2022.
- Poland real GDP was 688 billion EUR nominal but real chained 2015 was 2,304 billion PLN in 2022.
- Sweden real GDP reached 5,113 billion SEK chained 2018 prices in 2022.
- Belgium real GDP was 487 billion EUR chained 2015 prices in 2022.
- Argentina real GDP stood at 1,078 billion ARS chained 2004 prices in 2022.
- Thailand real GDP was 13,792 billion THB chained 2017 prices in 2022.
- Austria real GDP reached 379 billion EUR chained 2015 prices in 2022.
- Norway real GDP was 4,853 billion NOK chained 2019 prices in 2022.
- Ireland real GDP stood at 426 billion EUR chained 2019 prices in 2022.
- Israel real GDP was 1,547 billion ILS chained 2015 prices in 2022.
Real GDP Figures Interpretation
Despite their widely different currencies and base years, these figures collectively paint a picture of a 2022 global economy still wrestling with post-pandemic hangovers, where even the most sober-looking data points hide the wild party of inflation, supply chain woes, and geopolitical jitters that preceded them.
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