Visualizing the $117 Trillion World Economy in 2025
America’s $30.6 trillion economy is greater than China, Germany, and Japan combined, with real GDP set to rise 2% this year.
In comparison, India’s economy is projected to grow 6.6%, among the fastest rates across the world’s largest economies. It is only surpassed by Ireland, as frontloading of exports is expected to expand GDP by a striking 9.1% in 2025.
This graphic shows the state of the world economy in 2025, based on projections from the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook.
Ranked: The Biggest Countries in the World Economy
Below, we rank the 50 largest economies globally, highlighting their historical growth trends:
|
Rank
|
Country
|
GDP 2025
|
Real GDP
Growth |
2000-2025
Cumulative Real GDP Growth |
2000-2025
Average Annual Real GDP Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 U.S. | $30.6T | 2.0% | 69.0% | 2.1% |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | $19.4T | 4.8% | 585.7% | 8.0% |
| 3 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $5.0T | 0.2% | 27.8% | 1.0% |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | $4.3T | 1.1% | 16.6% | 0.6% |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | $4.1T | 6.6% | 364.1% | 6.4% |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 UK | $4.0T | 1.3% | 44.6% | 1.5% |
| 7 | 🇫🇷 France | $3.4T | 0.7% | 35.0% | 1.2% |
| 8 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.5T | 0.5% | 9.8% | 0.4% |
| 9 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $2.5T | 0.6% | 107.3% | 3.0% |
| 10 | 🇨🇦 Canada | $2.3T | 1.2% | 59.4% | 1.9% |
Germany, on the other hand, has seen notably sluggish growth for decades. In both 2023 and 2024, the economy contracted, while growth is expected to be just 0.2% this year. Along with weak productivity growth, its manufacturing sector has been in decline since 2018.
Similarly many European countries have averaged less than 2% growth over the last 25 years. Italy, the eighth-biggest economy, has averaged just 0.4% GDP growth, while in France, it has been just 1.2%.
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