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Gross World Product, 1950-2005 (figure and table)
Gross World Product Per Person, 1950-2005 (figure and table)
Twenty Largest Economies, 2005 (table)
Countries with Highest Per Capita GDP, 2005 (table)
Countries with Lowest Per Capita GDP, 2005 (table)


Gross World Product, 1950-2005
|
Year |
Total |
Per Person |
|
Trillion 2005 Dollars |
2005 Dollars |
1950 |
7.4 |
2,923 |
1951 |
7.9 |
3,087 |
1952 |
8.3 |
3,157 |
1953 |
8.6 |
3,247 |
1954 |
8.9 |
3,297 |
1955 |
9.4 |
3,392 |
1956 |
9.9 |
3,530 |
1957 |
10.3 |
3,596 |
1958 |
10.6 |
3,650 |
1959 |
11.1 |
3,734 |
1960 |
11.6 |
3,828 |
1961 |
12.0 |
3,905 |
1962 |
12.6 |
4,008 |
1963 |
13.1 |
4,099 |
1964 |
14.1 |
4,310 |
1965 |
14.7 |
4,413 |
1966 |
15.7 |
4,596 |
1967 |
16.2 |
4,670 |
1968 |
17.1 |
4,826 |
1969 |
18.1 |
4,991 |
1970 |
18.8 |
5,092 |
1971 |
19.6 |
5,208 |
1972 |
20.5 |
5,318 |
1973 |
21.9 |
5,572 |
1974 |
22.3 |
5,584 |
1975 |
22.7 |
5,568 |
1976 |
23.9 |
5,750 |
1977 |
24.8 |
5,873 |
1978 |
25.8 |
6,018 |
1979 |
26.7 |
6,104 |
1980 |
26.8 |
6,043 |
1981 |
27.4 |
6,064 |
1982 |
27.7 |
6,018 |
1983 |
28.5 |
6,094 |
1984 |
29.8 |
6,269 |
1985 |
31.0 |
6,390 |
1986 |
32.1 |
6,505 |
1987 |
33.3 |
6,638 |
1988 |
34.8 |
6,826 |
1989 |
36.1 |
6,957 |
1990 |
37.1 |
7,031 |
1991 |
37.7 |
7,024 |
1992 |
38.4 |
7,057 |
1993 |
39.3 |
7,107 |
1994 |
40.7 |
7,253 |
1995 |
42.2 |
7,405 |
1996 |
43.9 |
7,600 |
1997 |
45.7 |
7,813 |
1998 |
46.9 |
7,916 |
1999 |
48.6 |
8,096 |
2000 |
50.9 |
8,371 |
2001 |
52.2 |
8,475 |
2002 |
53.8 |
8,623 |
2003 |
55.9 |
8,853 |
2004 |
58.7 |
9,186 |
2005 |
61.0 |
9,440 |
| Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute with 1950-1979 from Worldwatch Institute, Signposts 2001, CD-Rom (Washington, DC: 2001) (Worldwatch update of Angus Maddison, Monitoring the World Economy 1820-1992 (Paris: OECD, 1995)); 1980-2005 from International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, at www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2006/02/data/index.htm, updated September 2006; United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (New York: 2005); U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Economic Analysis, "Implicit Price Deflators for Gross Domestic Product," Table 1.1.9, revised 30 August 2006, at www.bea.gov. |



Twenty Largest Economies, 2005
|
Country |
Total GDP |
Per Capita GDP |
|
Billion 2005 Dollars |
2005 Dollars |
| United States |
12,278 |
41,399 |
| China |
9,412 |
7,198 |
| Japan |
3,911 |
30,615 |
| India |
3,633 |
3,320 |
| Germany |
2,522 |
30,579 |
| United Kingdom |
1,833 |
30,436 |
| France |
1,830 |
29,187 |
| Italy |
1,668 |
28,534 |
| Brazil |
1,577 |
8,561 |
| Russia |
1,576 |
11,041 |
| Canada |
1,105 |
34,273 |
| Spain |
1,089 |
26,320 |
| Mexico |
1,073 |
10,186 |
| Korea |
994 |
20,590 |
| Indonesia |
977 |
4,459 |
| Taiwan |
631 |
27,721 |
| Australia |
630 |
30,897 |
| South Africa |
570 |
12,161 |
| Turkey |
569 |
7,950 |
| Iran |
555 |
7,980 |
| Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, at www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2006/02/data/index.htm, updated September 2006.
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Countries with Highest Per Capita GDP, 2005
|
Country |
Per Capita GDP |
Total GDP |
|
2005 Dollars |
Billion 2005 Dollars |
| Luxembourg |
69,800 |
32 |
| Norway |
42,364 |
195 |
| United States |
41,399 |
12,278 |
| Ireland |
40,610 |
168 |
| Iceland |
35,115 |
11 |
| Denmark |
34,740 |
188 |
| Canada |
34,273 |
1,105 |
| Austria |
33,432 |
275 |
| Switzerland |
32,571 |
237 |
| Qatar |
31,397 |
25 |
| Belgium |
31,244 |
325 |
| Finland |
31,208 |
163 |
| Australia |
30,897 |
630 |
| Netherlands |
30,862 |
503 |
| Japan |
30,615 |
3,911 |
| Germany |
30,579 |
2,522 |
| United Kingdom |
30,436 |
1,833 |
| Sweden |
29,926 |
271 |
| France |
29,187 |
1,830 |
| Italy |
28,534 |
1,668 |
| Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, at www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2006/02/data/index.htm, updated September 2006.
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Countries with Lowest Per Capita GDP, 2005
|
Country |
Total GDP |
Per Capita GDP |
|
Billion 2005 Dollars |
2005 Dollars |
| Malawi |
596 |
7.7 |
| Tanzania |
723 |
27.1 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
736 |
1.2 |
| Burundi |
739 |
5.5 |
| Yemen |
751 |
19.5 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
808 |
46.5 |
| Ethiopia |
823 |
60.1 |
| Eritrea |
858 |
4.0 |
| Niger |
872 |
11.0 |
| Sierra Leone |
903 |
4.9 |
| Madagascar |
908 |
16.2 |
| Zambia |
931 |
10.8 |
| Liberia |
1,033 |
3.4 |
| Central African Republic |
1,128 |
4.6 |
| Mali |
1,154 |
14.4 |
| Benin |
1,176 |
8.7 |
| Nigeria |
1,188 |
173.8 |
| Burkina Faso |
1,285 |
16.8 |
| Afghanistan |
1,310 |
31.9 |
| Republic of the Congo |
1,369 |
4.6 |
| Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, at www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2006/02/data/index.htm, updated September 2006; per capita GDP in the Democratic Republic of the Congo calculated by Earth Policy Institute using population data from United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (New York: 2005).
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