World's Biggest Economies: GDP At PPP (1990 → 2024)
From our Short: Which Country Passed the USA in GDP (PPP)? Top 10 Economies Race 1990-2024
China's economy is 1.3x the USA's in 2024 at purchasing power parity: $38.2T vs $29.3T.
Which Country Passed the USA in GDP (PPP)? Top 10 Economies Race 1990-2024
Full ranking
| # | Name | 1990 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $1.1T | $38.2T |
| 2 | United States | $6.0T | $29.3T |
| 3 | India | $1.0T | $15.6T |
| 4 | Russia | $1.2T | $7.0T |
| 5 | Japan | $2.5T | $6.7T |
| 6 | Germany | $1.5T | $6.2T |
| 7 | Brazil | $997.5B | $4.7T |
| 8 | Indonesia | $558.6B | $4.7T |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $944.9B | $4.4T |
| 10 | France | $1.0T | $4.3T |
Key numbers
- In 2024, #1 is China at $38.2T, ahead of United States ($29.3T).
- In 1990, #1 was United States at $6.0T.
- The #1 spot changed hands 1 time: United States from 1990, China from 2014.
- The biggest rise in today's top 10: China, from $1.1T in 1990 to $38.2T in 2024 (34.0x).
Since 1990: China grew 34x, India 15x, the USA 4.9x. China passed Japan (1999) and the USA (2014); India passed Germany (2003) and Japan (2009).
Data: World Bank (GDP, PPP (current international $), 1990-2024), CC BY 4.0. Flag graphics: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0). PPP adjusts for price differences between countries; figures are estimates and may be revised. The intro background was generated with AI. For information only, not financial advice or an opinion on any country's policy.
Questions
Who was #1 in 2024?
China, at $38.2T. #2 is United States at $29.3T.
Who was #1 in 1990?
United States, at $6.0T.
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) · 1990-2024The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match. Figures are computed from it by script and rounded for display. For information only Watch the Short on YouTube.