Largest economies in the world by nominal GDP in 2026according to International Monetary Fund projections

Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year. Countries are sorted by nominal GDP estimates from financial and statistical institutions, which are calculated at market or government official exchange rates. Nominal GDP does not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency. Such fluctuations may change a country's ranking from one year to the next, even though they often make little or no difference in the standard of living of its population.

Comparisons of national wealth are also frequently made based on purchasing power parity (PPP), to adjust for differences in the cost of living in different countries. Other metrics, nominal GDP per capita and a corresponding GDP (PPP) per capita, are used for comparing national standard of living. On the whole, PPP per capita figures are less spread than nominal GDP per capita figures.

The rankings of national economies have changed significantly over time. For instance, the United States overtook the British Empire around 1916; Japan rose rapidly in the post-World War II period to become the world’s second-largest economy by the 1970s; China moved from ninth place in 1978 to second in 2010 following market reforms. These shifts reflect long-term changes in global economic output.

The first list includes estimates compiled by the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook, the second list shows the World Bank's data, and the third list includes data compiled by the United Nations Statistics Division. The IMF's definitive data for the past year and estimates for the current year are published twice a year in April and October. Non-sovereign entities (the world, continents, and some dependent territories) and states with limited international recognition (such as Kosovo and Taiwan) are included in the list where they appear in the sources.

Table The table initially ranks each IMF member including

+GDP forecast or estimate (million US$) by country Country/Territory IMF(2026) World Bank(2025) United Nations(2024) 126,295,331 118,350,166 111,565,144 32,383,920 30,769,700 29,298,000 20,851,593 19,498,039 18,743,802 5,452,858 5,050,923 4,659,929 4,379,253 4,435,163 4,026,211 4,264,794 4,002,588 3,685,881 4,153,191 3,956,067 3,952,244 3,596,094 3,366,316 3,160,443 2,738,164 2,551,557 2,380,825 2,656,452 2,561,310 2,173,386 2,635,912 2,279,920 2,185,822 2,507,340 2,319,900 2,270,076 2,123,963 1,798,519 1,830,610 2,120,855 1,832,641 1,852,723 2,091,222 1,906,453 1,722,746 1,931,008 1,872,375 1,875,388 1,640,223 1,597,293 1,323,255 1,539,872 1,445,643 1,396,300 1,449,704 1,332,768 1,214,928 1,388,676 1,276,943 1,254,141 1,146,911 1,043,530 936,564 1,134,248 1,035,492 914,696 976,719 779,381 721,701 577,389 776,730 725,466 664,564 760,481 668,999 604,899 719,848 610,778 542,286 688,378 683,098 638,365 659,572 603,870 547,387 623,719 579,470 534,791 621,546 552,325 (2024) 552,325 599,406 530,756 483,593 579,996 577,010 526,518 539,530 457,410 418,542 527,266 514,697 476,388 516,428 472,193 421,972 512,222 487,086 461,618 510,705 456,319 432,742 503,772 462,527 424,525 480,834 428,678 382,770 479,964 427,184 401,145 450,138 427,310 406,863 432,597 391,027 345,037 429,645 365,255 306,907 407,850 357,371 330,267 407,786 (2025) 407,307 379,120 380,900 334,855 289,329 380,637 346,640 313,271 377,365 290,794 252,084 360,456 306,239 291,480 337,669 317,039 298,697 317,173 287,031 266,972 307,554 280,636 257,145 300,293 362,682 448,092 278,636 264,057 260,172 271,122 246,490 222,905 264,784 254,367 279,641 107,352 (2020) 252,063 225,337 214,233 190,741 217,416 215,560 219,163 194,333 182,374 160,606 181,502 147,038 114,965 172,920 157,209 160,227 168,897 154,530 141,776 152,354 122,175 117,159 148,121 130,777 113,343 147,265 135,941 120,340 138,194 130,321 124,676 136,148 127,407 124,282 129,012 129,368 125,842 128,886 123,306 113,200 123,406 91,031 75,322 121,527 126,359 142,275 118,293 114,210 82,938 117,176 109,605 107,137 116,574 105,060 92,662 112,115 99,774 85,894 112,025 99,953 89,074 111,303 99,661 150,494 110,417 101,158 93,280 109,931 102,905 95,350 98,964 (2024) 108,825 98,714 105,907 95,210 84,869 102,042 93,397 75,962 96,092 85,348 80,962 95,024 90,463 86,260 94,889 90,143 79,236 86,732 79,648 72,485 83,832 81,666 64,796 83,065 49,829 68,655 80,743 64,769 46,627 78,372 75,938 74,316 73,370 61,986 56,369 65,135 58,933 53,297 64,909 61,610 53,352 60,745 57,503 53,493 60,542 49,278 44,739 56,713 51,216 45,719 54,228 52,061 49,467 53,686 48,619 43,684 52,453 48,099 48,484 52,379 51,267 45,913 51,634 47,031 42,765 48,849 48,966 47,110 45,844 45,490 42,692 45,171 41,226 37,635 44,688 60,163 25,574 43,800 38,583 33,222 42,716 38,144 34,192 41,505 39,601 37,094 41,243 28,880 25,303 40,469 37,007 36,715 39,838 36,708 35,365 39,180 32,077 25,312 36,771 32,600 30,478 34,497 (2025) 25,972 (2024) 37,990 34,403 32,499 32,262 33,961 27,097 24,659 33,847 30,069 26,588 33,333 30,540 27,037 32,513 27,627 23,250 31,873 29,243 25,955 30,712 27,772 25,030 29,930 28,346 36,465 28,450 25,369 23,586 27,786 24,566 21,483 26,836 25,943 25,634 25,628 21,473 19,906 24,813 21,646 17,491 24,227 22,237 19,694 23,606 22,624 17,478 23,363 21,427 20,867 23,275 22,338 22,745 23,028 22,705 22,014 21,937 19,928 19,401 21,889 20,352 18,200 21,605 19,101 16,952 21,185 19,620 17,421 20,418 17,661 13,949 19,662 (2025) 17,779 (2024) 18,283 18,959 18,303 16,129 18,152 14,918 11,734 17,336 16,372 15,111 17,314 15,080 13,372 60,043 (2010) 23,738 (2022) 17,254 17,199 16,017 (2024) 17,167 16,017 17,119 16,158 14,953 17,042 15,833 (2024) 15,833 17,028 16,307 16,412 16,863 15,032 15,463 14,352 11,680 10,912 14,174 12,995 11,966 14,053 12,456 11,154 13,722 12,823 12,288 13,437 11,890 10,163 12,507 (2023) 11,126 (2024) 11,126 10,227 9,233 8,274 9,442 8,906 (2024) 8,628 9,194 (2024) 8,840 8,549 (2024) 8,549 8,483 8,017 7,598 8,270 7,464 6,792 8,137 3,365 4,431 8,130 7,741 7,062 7,765 (2024) 7,657 7,576 (2023) 7,435 21,606 (2018) 14,304 6,910 (2022) 6,352 6,198 5,968 6,324 (2024) 6,323 6,069 11,998 (2015) 3,522 5,908 4,524 4,435 5,792 5,161 4,947 5,642 5,246 5,251 4,879 4,501 4,040 4,725 4,625 4,152 4,672 (2022) 4,671 4,168 (2024) 4,192 4,053 (2024) 3,856 3,579 3,347 3,561 (2024) 3,561 3,492 3,066 2,752 3,327 (2023) 3,466 3,450 3,327 3,204 3,448 3,057 2,768 2,985 2,528 2,008 2,972 2,574 2,391 2,792 2,594 2,372 2,765 2,656 2,574 2,530 2,417 2,027 (2023) 2,082 2,385 2,338 2,162 2,251 2,387 2,162 2,170 1,902 1,866 1,982 (2019) 2,065 (2011) 1,917 1,888 1,670 1,836 1,750 1,584 1,830 1,814 1,815 1,567 1,745 (2024) 1,757 1,483 1,420 1,372 1,396 1,354 1,092 1,376 1,288 1,253 1,236 1,255 1,136 1,161 981 828 1,143 1,184 1,122 1,096 (2022) 871 (2022) 791 724 689 716 679 648 649 (2021) 521 502 471 456 414 401 349 343 377 345 310 342 308 281 196 176 187 81 65 57 56

Nominal GDP of regional groupings

In addition to the national GDP values stated in the previous section, the IMF and World Bank statistics include GDP estimates for various regional grouping and trade blocks. The table below provides a list of these groupings, including the 13 IMF regions and, where available, the equivalent value from World Bank sources. +GDP forecast or estimate (million US$) by region or grouping Regional groupings IMF(2026) World Bank(2024) 126,295,331 110,983,000 73,813,712 71,321,000 55,322,424 - 52,481,610 - 29,611,563 22,261,000 23,034,637 19,497,000 19,447,788 16,485,000 10,826,829 - & Caribbean 8,008,219 7,110,000 6,760,161 - 5,664,347 - -5 3,808,089 - 2,437,320 1,979,000

See also By country: List of countries by GDP (PPP) List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita List of countries by real GDP growth rate List of countries by real GDP per capita growth List of countries by past and projected GDP (nominal) List of countries by past and projected GDP (PPP)

By region: List of African countries by GDP (nominal) List of Arab League countries by GDP (nominal) List of countries in Asia-Pacific by GDP (nominal) List of Commonwealth of Nations countries by GDP (nominal) List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP (nominal) List of North American countries by GDP (nominal) List of Oceanian countries by GDP List of sovereign states in Europe by GDP (nominal)

Other entities: List of cities by GDP List of continents by GDP List of first-level administrative divisions by GRDP List of regions by past GDP (PPP)

Trillion dollar club (macroeconomics)

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