Table 1 World's Leading Economies by Gross Domestic Product: 1995, 2000, and 2008
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Table 1
World's Leading Economies by Gross Domestic Product: 1995, 2000, and 2008
(Ranked by 2008 GDP)
| Rank in 1995 | Rank in 2000 | Rank in 2008 | Country | Billions of current U.S. $ | Share of global GDP (percent) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2000 | 2008 | 1995 | 2000 | 2008 | ||||
| World | 29,633 | 31,972 | 60,863 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | United States | 7,398 | 9,817 | 14,265 | 25.0 | 30.7 | 23.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Japan | 5,278 | 4,669 | 4,924 | 17.8 | 14.6 | 8.1 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | China | 728 | 1,198 | 4,402 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 7.2 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Germany | 2,525 | 1,906 | 3,668 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | France | 1,572 | 1,333 | 2,866 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | United Kingdom | 1,157 | 1,481 | 2,674 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | Italy | 1,127 | 1,101 | 2,314 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 17 | 19 | 8 | Russia | 313 | 260 | 1,677 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | Spain | 597 | 582 | 1,612 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | Brazil | 770 | 644 | 1,573 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| 10 | 8 | 11 | Canada | 591 | 725 | 1,511 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 14 | 13 | 12 | India | 354 | 462 | 1,210 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| 16 | 10 | 13 | Mexico | 314 | 629 | 1,088 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| 13 | 14 | 14 | Australia | 371 | 390 | 1,011 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 11 | 12 | 15 | South Korea | 539 | 534 | 947 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 12 | 15 | 16 | The Netherlands | 419 | 386 | 869 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 23 | 18 | 17 | Turkey | 228 | 266 | 729 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 31 | 25 | 18 | Poland | 139 | 171 | 526 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| 24 | 28 | 19 | Indonesia | 223 | 166 | 512 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 18 | 22 | 20 | Belgium | 276 | 233 | 506 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 15 | 20 | 21 | Switzerland | 316 | 250 | 493 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 21 | 21 | 22 | Sweden | 254 | 246 | 485 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 30 | 24 | 23 | Saudi Arabia | 142 | 189 | 482 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 28 | 27 | 24 | Norway | 149 | 169 | 456 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 22 | 23 | 25 | Austria | 239 | 192 | 415 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, April 2009, available at www.imf.org as of Sept. 14, 2009.
- In 2008, the United States remained the worlds leading economy, a position that directly reflects the level and composition of U.S. international freight transportation compared to that of the other large economies. China ranked third, a position that indicates its trade activity with the United States and freight shipments between the two countries.