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NATIONAL RANKINGS

Measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Estimates for the year 2010
(updated Jan 27, 2011)

1. European Union, $14.890 trillion

2. United States, $14.720 trillion

3. China, $9.854 trillion

4. Japan, $4.338 trillion

5. India, $4.046 trillion.

6. Germany, $2.951 trillion

7. Russia, $2.103 trillion

8. Brazil, $2.024 trillion

9. United Kingdon (Britain), $2.165 trillion

10. France $2.113 trillion

COMMENT:

More people, more GDP. The leading countries in GDP benefit from large populations, especially China and India. The population for the European Union estimated for July, 2010, is 491.4 million, for the U.S. 310.2 million. The per capita GDP for the U.S. is higher than that of the European Union.

 

SOURCE: CIA World Factbook