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.
Economic Statistics by Country
(Statistics are 2007 estimates, unless footnoted otherwise)
| Country |
GDP (est. in USD) |
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
GDP Per Capita (PPP) |
Estimated Inflation Rate (%) |
| Afghanistan |
$8.842 billion |
12.40% |
$1,000 |
13% |
| Albania |
$10.62 billion |
6% |
$6,300 |
2.90% |
| Algeria |
$131.6 billion |
4.60% |
$6,500 |
3.70% |
| American Samoa |
$333.8 million ** |
3% † |
$5,800 ** |
NA% |
| Andorra |
$NA |
3.5% ** |
$38,800 ** |
3.2% ** |
| Angola |
$61.36 billion |
21.10% |
$5,600 |
12.20% |
| Anguilla |
$108.9 million ** * |
10.2% *** |
$8,800 *** |
5.3% * |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
$1.089 billion |
6.10% |
$18,300 |
1.50% |
| Argentina |
$260 billion |
8.70% |
$13,300 |
8.80% |
| Armenia |
$7.974 billion |
13.80% |
$4,900 |
4.40% |
| Aruba |
$2.258 billion ** |
2.4% ** |
$21,800 *** |
3.4% ** |
| Australia |
$908.8 billion |
3.90% |
$36,300 |
2.30% |
| Austria |
$373.9 billion |
3.40% |
$38,400 |
2.20% |
| Azerbaijan |
$31.32 billion |
23.40% |
$7,700 |
16.60% |
| Bahamas, The |
$6.586 billion |
3.10% |
$25,000 |
2.40% |
| Bahrain |
$19.66 billion |
6.60% |
$32,100 |
3.40% |
| Bangladesh |
$72.42 billion |
5.60% |
$1,300 |
8.40% |
| Barbados |
$3.739 billion |
4.20% |
$19,300 |
5.50% |
| Belarus |
$44.77 billion |
8.20% |
$10,900 |
8.40% |
| Belgium |
$453.6 billion |
2.70% |
$35,300 |
1.80% |
| Belize |
$1.274 billion |
2.20% |
$7,900 |
3% |
| Benin |
$5.433 billion |
4.20% |
$1,500 |
2% |
| Bermuda |
$NA |
4.6% *** |
$69,900 *** |
2.8% *** |
| Bhutan |
$1.308 billion |
22.40% |
$5,200 |
4.90% |
| Bolivia |
$13.19 billion |
4.20% |
$4,000 |
8.70% |
| Country |
GDP (est. in USD) |
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
GDP Per Capita (PPP) |
Estimated Inflation Rate (%) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
$14.78 billion |
5.80% |
$7,000 |
1.30% |
| Botswana |
$12.31 billion |
5.40% |
$16,400 |
7.10% |
| Brazil |
$1.314 trillion |
5.40% |
$9,700 |
3.60% |
| British Virgin Islands |
$839.7 million † |
1% †† |
$38,500 *** |
2% ** |
| Brunei |
$12.39 billion |
0.40% |
$51,000 |
0.40% |
| Bulgaria |
$39.61 billion |
6.20% |
$11,300 |
7.60% |
| Burkina Faso |
$6.977 billion |
4.20% |
$1,300 |
-0.20% |
| Burma |
$13.53 billion |
5.50% |
$1,900 |
34.40% |
| Burundi |
$1.001 billion |
3.60% |
$400 |
8.40% |
| Cambodia |
$8.604 billion |
9.60% |
$1,800 |
5.90% |
| Cameroon |
$20.65 billion |
3.30% |
$2,100 |
0.90% |
| Canada |
$1.432 trillion |
2.70% |
$38,400 |
2.10% |
| Cape Verde |
$1.428 billion |
6.90% |
$3,200 |
4.40% |
| Cayman Islands |
$NA |
0.9% *** |
$43,800 *** |
4.4% *** |
| Central African Republic |
$1.714 billion |
4.20% |
$700 |
0.90% |
| Chad |
$7.095 billion |
0.60% |
$1,700 |
-8.80% |
| Chile |
$163.8 billion |
5% |
$13,900 |
4.40% |
| China |
$3.251 trillion |
11.40% |
$5,300 |
4.80% |
| Colombia |
$171.6 billion |
7% |
$6,700 |
5.50% |
| Comoros |
$442 million |
-1% |
$1,100 |
3% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
$10.14 billion |
6.30% |
$300 |
16.70% |
| Congo, Republic of the |
$7.657 billion |
-1.60% |
$3,700 |
2.60% |
| Cook Islands |
$183.2 million ** |
0.1% ** |
$9,100 ** |
2.1% ** |
| Costa Rica |
$26.24 billion |
6.80% |
$10,300 |
9.40% |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
$19.6 billion |
1.60% |
$1,700 |
2.10% |
| Country |
GDP (est. in USD) |
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
GDP Per Capita (PPP) |
Estimated Inflation Rate (%) |
| Croatia |
$51.36 billion |
5.80% |
$15,500 |
2.90% |
| Cuba |
$45.1 billion |
7% |
$4,500 |
3.10% |
| Cyprus |
$21.3 billion |
4.40% |
$46,900 |
2.20% |
| Czech Republic |
$175.3 billion |
6.50% |
$24,200 |
2.80% |
| Denmark |
$311.9 billion |
1.80% |
$37,400 |
1.70% |
| Djibouti |
$841 million |
5.20% |
$2,300 |
5% |
| Dominica |
$311 million |
0.90% |
$9,000 |
2.70% |
| Dominican Republic |
$36.4 billion |
8.50% |
$7,000 |
6.10% |
| Ecuador |
$44.18 billion |
1.90% |
$7,200 |
2.20% |
| Egypt |
$127.9 billion |
7.10% |
$5,500 |
11% |
| El Salvador |
$20.37 billion |
4.70% |
$5,800 |
3.90% |
| Equatorial Guinea |
$10.49 billion |
12.40% |
$12,900 |
4.60% |
| Eritrea |
$1.316 billion |
1.30% |
$800 |
9.30% |
| Estonia |
$21.28 billion |
7.10% |
$21,100 |
6.60% |
| Ethiopia |
$19.43 billion |
11.40% |
$800 |
17% |
| European Union |
$16.62 trillion |
3% |
$32,300 |
1.8% * |
|
Falkland Islands |
$NA |
NA% |
$25,000 †† |
3 .6% (1998) |
| Faroe Islands |
$1.7 billion ** |
2.4% ** |
$31,000 ‡ |
1.8% ** |
| Fiji |
$4.969 billion |
3.90% |
$5,500 |
4.8% |
| Finland |
$245 billion |
4.4% |
$35,300 |
1.60% |
| France |
$2.56 trillion |
1.90% |
$33,200 |
1.60% |
| French Polynesia |
$3.8 billion †† |
5.1% †† |
$17,500 † |
1.1% * |
| Gabon |
$11.3 billion |
5.60% |
$14,100 |
5% |
| Gambia, The |
$653 million |
7% |
$1,300 |
5% |
| Georgia |
$10.29 billion |
12.40% |
$4,700 |
| Country |
GDP (est. in USD) |
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
GDP Per Capita (PPP) |
Estimated Inflation Rate (%) |
| Ghana |
$14.86 billion |
6.40% |
$1,400 |
9.60% |
| Gibraltar |
$1.066 billion ** |
7% ** |
$38,200 ** |
2.9% ** |
| Greece |
$314.6 billion |
4% |
$29,200 |
3% |
| Greenland |
$1.7 billion ** |
2% ** |
$20,000 ‡ |
1% ** |
| Grenada |
$590 million |
3.10% |
$10,500 |
3.70% |
| Guam |
$2.773 billion ‡ |
NA% |
$15,000 ** |
2.5% ** |
| Guatemala |
$33.69 billion |
5.70% |
$4,700 |
6.80% |
| Guernsey |
$2.742 billion ** |
3% ** |
$44,600 ** |
3.4% * |
| Guinea |
$4.714 billion |
1.50% |
$1,100 |
22.90% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
$343 million |
2.50% |
$500 |
3.80% |
| Guyana |
$1.039 billion |
5.40% |
$3,800 |
12.20% |
| Haiti |
$5.435 billion |
3.20% |
$1,300 |
9% |
| Honduras |
$12.28 billion |
6.30% |
$4,100 |
6.90% |
| Hong Kong |
$206.7 billion |
6.30% |
$42,000 |
2% |
| Hungary |
$138.4 billion |
1.30% |
$19,000 |
7.90% |
| Iceland |
$20 billion |
3.80% |
$38,800 |
5% |
| India |
$1.099 trillion |
9.20% |
$2,700 |
6.40% |
| Indonesia |
$432.9 billion |
6.30% |
$3,700 |
6.40% |
| Iran |
$294.1 billion |
5.80% |
$10,600 |
17.50% |
| Iraq |
$55.44 billion |
5% |
$3,600 |
4.70% |
| Ireland |
$258.6 billion |
5.30% |
$43,100 |
3% |
| Isle of Man |
$2.719 billion ** |
5.2% ** |
$35,000 ** |
3.1% * |
| Israel |
$161.9 billion |
5.30% |
$25,800 |
0.50% |
| Italy |
$2.105 trillion |
1.50% |
$30,400 |
2% |
| Country |
GDP (est. in USD) |
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
GDP Per Capita (PPP) |
Estimated Inflation Rate (%) |
| Jamaica |
$11.21 billion |
1.40% |
$7,700 |
9.30% |
| Japan |
$4.384 trillion |
2.10% |
$33,600 |
0% |
| Jersey |
$5.1 billion ** |
NA% |
$57,000 ** |
3.7% * |
| Jordan |
$16.01 billion |
5.70% |
$4,900 |
5.40% |
| Kazakhstan |
$103.8 billion |
8.50% |
$11,100 |
10.80% |
| Kenya |
$29.3 billion |
7% |
$1,700 |
9.80% |
| Kiribati |
$67 million |
2% |
$3,600 |
0.20% |
| Korea, North |
$2.22 billion * |
-1.1% * |
$1,900 |
NA% |
| Korea, South |
$957.1 billion |
5% |
$24,800 |
2.50% |
| Kosovo |
$3.237 billion |
2.60% |
$1,800 |
2% |
| Kuwait |
$111.3 billion |
4.60% |
$39,300 |
5% |
| Kyrgyzstan |
$3.748 billion |
8.20% |
$2,000 |
10.20% |
| Laos |
$4.028 billion |
7.50% |
$2,100 |
4.50% |
| Latvia |
$27.34 billion |
10.20% |
$17,400 |
10.10% |
| Lebanon |
$24.64 billion |
4% |
$11,300 |
4.10% |
| Lesotho |
$1.6 billion |
4.90% |
$1,300 |
8% |
| Liberia |
$730 million |
9.40% |
$400 |
11.20% |
| Libya |
$57.06 billion |
6.80% |
$12,300 |
6.70% |
| Liechtenstein |
$36.33 billion |
11% (1999 est.) |
$25,000 (1999 est.) |
1% ‡ |
| Lithuania |
$38.35 billion |
8.80% |
$17,700 |
5.80% |
| Macau |
$14.3 billion * |
16.6% * |
$28,400 * |
7.2% * |
| Macedonia |
$7.497 billion |
5% |
$8,500 |
2.30% |
| Madagascar |
$7.322 billion |
6.30% |
$1,100 |
10.30% |
| Malawi |
$3.538 billion |
7.40% |
$800 |
8.10% |
| Country |
GDP (est. in USD) |
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
GDP Per Capita (PPP) |
Estimated Inflation Rate (%) |
| Maldives |
$1.049 billion |
6.60% |
$4,600 |
5% |
| Mali |
$6.745 billion |
2.50% |
$1,000 |
2.50% |
| Malta |
$7.419 billion |
3.80% |
$53,400 |
0.70% |
| Marshall Islands |
$144 million ** |
3.5% ** |
$2,900 ** |
3% ** |
| Mauritania |
$2.756 billion |
0.90% |
$2,000 |
7.30% |
| Mauritius |
$6.959 billion |
4.60% |
$11,200 |
8.80% |
| Mayotte |
$NA |
NA% |
$4,900 ** |
1.7% ** |
| Mexico |
$893.4 billion |
3.30% |
$12,800 |
4% |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
$232 million ** |
0.3% ** |
$2,300 ** |
2.2% ** |
| Moldova |
$4.227 billion |
5% |
$2,900 |
12.60% |
| Monaco |
$NA |
0.9% ‡‡ |
$30,000 * |
1.9% ‡‡ |
| Mongolia |
$3.905 billion |
9.90% |
$3,200 |
9% |
| Montenegro |
$2.974 billion |
7.50% |
$3,800 ** |
3.40% |
| Montserrat |
$NA |
-1% †† |
$3,400 †† |
2.6% †† |
| Morocco |
$73.43 billion |
2.10% |
$4,100 |
2% |
| Mozambique |
$7.559 billion |
7% |
$800 |
7.90% |
| Namibia |
$7.4 billion |
4.40% |
$5,200 |
6.70% |
| Nauru |
$NA |
NA% |
$5,000 ** |
-3.6% (1993) |
| Nepal |
$9.627 billion |
2.50% |
$1,200 |
6.40% |
| Netherlands |
$768.7 billion |
3.50% |
$38,500 |
1.60% |
| Netherlands Antilles |
$NA |
1% *** |
$16,000 *** |
2.1% † |
| New Caledonia |
$3.3 billion † |
NA% |
$15,000 † |
1.4% ‡‡ |
| New Zealand |
$128.1 billion |
3% |
$26,400 |
2.40% |
| Nicaragua |
$5.723 billion |
3.80% |
$2,600 |
11.10% |
| Country |
GDP (est. in USD) |
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
GDP Per Capita (PPP) |
Estimated Inflation Rate (%) |
| Niger |
$4.174 billion |
3.20% |
$700 |
0.10% |
| Nigeria |
$166.8 billion |
6.40% |
$2,000 |
5.50% |
| Niue |
$10.01 million † |
6.2% † |
$5,800 † |
4% ** |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
$633.4 million ‡‡ |
NA% |
$12,500 ‡‡ |
-0.8% ‡‡ |
| Norway |
$391.5 billion |
3.50% |
$53,000 |
0.80% |
| Oman |
$40.06 billion |
6.40% |
$24,000 |
5.50% |
| Pakistan |
$143.8 billion |
6.40% |
$2,600 |
7.80% |
| Palau |
$145 million ** |
5.5% ** |
$7,600 ** |
2.7% ** |
| Panama |
$19.74 billion |
11.20% |
$10,300 |
4.20% |
| Papua New Guinea |
$6.001 billion |
6.20% |
$2,000 |
1.70% |
| Paraguay |
$10.87 billion |
6.40% |
$4,500 |
8.1% |
| Peru |
$109.1 billion |
9% |
$7,800 |
1.80% |
| Philippines |
$144.1 billion |
7.30% |
$3,400 |
2.80% |
| Poland |
$420.3 billion |
6.50% |
$16,300 |
2.50% |
| Portugal |
$223.3 billion |
1.90% |
$21,700 |
2.4% |
| Puerto Rico |
$NA |
-1.20% |
$19,600 |
6.5% † |
| Qatar |
$67.76 billion |
14.20% |
$80,900 |
13.80% |
| Romania |
$166 billion |
6% |
$11,400 |
4.80% |
| Russia |
$1.286 trillion |
8.10% |
$14,700 |
11.9% |
| Rwanda |
$3.32 billion |
6% |
$900 |
9.40% |
| Saint Helena |
$NA |
NA% |
$2,500 (1998 est.) |
3.2% (1997 est.) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
$527 million |
3.30% |
$13,900 |
4.50% |
| Saint Lucia |
$958 million |
3.20% |
$10,700 |
1.90% |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
$NA |
NA% |
$7,000 ‡ |
8.1% ** |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
$559 million |
6.60% |
$9,800 |
6.10% |
| Country |
GDP (est. in USD) |
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
GDP Per Capita (PPP) |
Estimated Inflation Rate (%) |
| Samoa |
$397 million |
6% |
$5,400 |
6% |
| San Marino |
$1.048 billion *** |
4.6% *** |
$34,100 *** |
-1.5% * |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
$144 million |
6% |
$1,600 |
19.90% |
| Saudi Arabia |
$376 billion |
4.10% |
$23,200 |
4.10% |
| Senegal |
$11.12 billion |
5% |
$1,700 |
5.90% |
| Serbia |
$41.68 billion |
7.30% |
$10,400 |
6.80% |
| Seychelles |
$710 million |
5.30% |
$16,600 |
5.70% |
| Sierra Leone |
$1.664 billion |
6.80% |
$700 |
11.70% |
| Singapore |
$161.3 billion |
7.70% |
$49,700 |
2.10% |
| Slovakia |
$74.99 billion |
10.40% |
$20,300 |
2.80% |
| Slovenia |
$46.08 billion |
6.10% |
$27,200 |
3.60% |
| Solomon Islands |
$358 million |
5.40% |
$1,900 |
6.30% |
| South Africa |
$282.6 billion |
5.10% |
$9,800 |
7.10% |
| Spain |
$1.439 trillion |
3.80% |
$30,100 |
2.80% |
| Sri Lanka |
$30.01 billion |
6.30% |
$4,100 |
19.70% |
| Sudan |
$49.71 billion |
10.50% |
$2,200 |
8% |
| Suriname |
$2.404 billion |
5.50% |
$7,800 |
6.40% |
| Swaziland |
$2.936 billion |
NA% |
$4,800 |
8.20% |
| Sweden |
$455.3 billion |
2.40% |
$36,500 |
1.70% |
| Switzerland |
$423.9 billion |
2.60% |
$41,100 |
0.90% |
| Syria |
$37.76 billion |
3.10% |
$4,500 |
7% |
| Taiwan |
$383.3 billion |
3.90% |
$30,100 |
1.80% |
| Tajikistan |
$3.712 billion |
5.70% |
$1,800 |
13.20% |
| Tanzania |
$16.18 billion |
7.80% |
$1,300 |
7% |
| Thailand |
$245.7 billion |
7.30% |
$7,900 |
2.20% |
| Country |
GDP (est. in USD) |
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
GDP Per Capita (PPP) |
Estimated Inflation Rate (%) |
| Timor-Leste |
$459 million |
4.80% |
$2,500 |
7.80% |
| Togo |
$2.497 billion |
19.80% |
$800 |
1% |
| Tokelau |
$NA |
2.10% |
$1,000 (1993 est.) |
NA% |
| Tonga |
$219 million |
-3.50% |
$5,100 |
5.90% |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
$20.7 billion |
5.50% |
$18,300 |
7.90% |
| Tunisia |
$35.01 billion |
6.30% |
$7,500 |
3.10% |
| Turkey |
$663.4 billion |
5% |
$12,900 |
8.80% |
| Turkmenistan |
$26.91 billion |
11.6% (IMF estimate) |
$5,200 |
6.40% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
$NA |
4.9% ‡‡ |
$11,500 †† |
4% (1995) |
| Tuvalu |
$14.94 million †† |
3% * |
$1,600 †† |
3.8% * |
| Uganda |
$11.23 billion |
6.50% |
$900 |
6.80% |
| Ukraine |
$140.5 billion |
7.30% |
$6,900 |
12.80% |
| United Arab Emirates |
$192.6 billion |
7.40% |
$37,300 |
11% |
| United Kingdom |
$2.773 trillion |
3.10% |
$35,100 |
2.30% |
| United States |
$13.84 trillion |
2.20% |
$45,800 |
2.90% |
| Uruguay |
$22.95 billion |
7% |
$11,600 |
8.1% |
| Uzbekistan |
$22.31 billion |
9.50% |
$2,300 |
12.30% |
| Vanuatu |
$455 million |
5% |
$3,900 |
3.90% |
| Venezuela |
$236.4 billion |
8.40% |
$12,200 |
18.7% |
| Vietnam |
$70.02 billion |
8.50% |
$2,600 |
8.30% |
| Yemen |
$21.66 billion |
3.10% |
$2,300 |
12.50% |
| Zambia |
$11.16 billion |
5.30% |
$1,300 |
10.70% |
| Zimbabwe |
$1.726 billion |
-6.10% |
$200 |
10453% |
Definitions:
- Gross domestic product (GDP): The value of all goods and services produced domestically.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): The PPP method involves the use of standardized international dollar price weights, which are applied to the GDP produced in a given economy. The data derived from the 1998 method provide a better comparison of economic well-being between countries than conversions at official currency exchange rates.
- n.a.: data not available.
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