Richest Economies: GDP Race (2000 → 2024)
From our Short: World's Biggest Economies Race 2000-2024 China Passes Japan, Germany & France
$29.30T#1 United States, 2024
$18.73T#2 China, 2024
$10.25T#1 United States, 2000
15.3xChina, 2000 to 2024
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 100dollarslab.com
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World's Biggest Economies Race 2000-2024 China Passes Japan, Germany & France
Full ranking
| # | Name | 2000 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $10.25T | $29.30T |
| 2 | China | $1.22T | $18.73T |
| 3 | Germany | $1.97T | $4.69T |
| 4 | Japan | $5.04T | $4.19T |
| 5 | India | $468.40B | $3.76T |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $1.67T | $3.70T |
| 7 | France | $1.36T | $3.16T |
| 8 | Italy | $1.15T | $2.38T |
| 9 | Canada | $744.77B | $2.27T |
| 10 | Russia | $259.71B | $2.19T |
Key numbers
- In 2024, #1 is United States at $29.30T, ahead of China ($18.73T).
- United States was already #1 in 2000, at $10.25T.
- The biggest rise in today's top 10: China, from $1.22T in 2000 to $18.73T in 2024 (15.3x).
Questions
Who was #1 in 2024?
United States, at $29.30T. #2 is China at $18.73T.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank (CC BY 4.0). The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match; the numbers here are computed from it by script.
How we made this
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2000-2024The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match. Figures are computed from it by script and rounded for display. Watch the Short on YouTube.