| Source | International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (October - 2020) |
| Date | 16 Mar 2021 |
As of 2021, the United States and China would occupy the first two places in the world gdp ranking of both methods. The US and China's margin is coming down in nominal ranking as China's gdp growth rate of 2021 (8.24%) is much higher than the US's 3.08%. On a nominal basis, the US is ahead of China by $5 trillion in 2021 compared to $5.59 trillion in 2020. On a ppp basis, China has overtaken the US in 2016 and ahead by Int. $4.8 trillion, and the gap is increasing. China will remain the world's largest economy on a ppp basis over the next few decades as 2nd ranked US is growing slow and 3rd ranked India is way behind.
In nominal gdp list, 3rd biggest Japan and 4th biggest Germany would remain stable. France might overtake The United Kingdom and India for 5th place. Other changes in the top 20 would be Australia and Spain overtaking Brazil, and Taiwan will replace Turkey in the top 20 list. Among the top 50, Malaysia's Economic rank would move up by six positions, while Hong Kong and Pakistan would lose three places.
In the ppp ranking, There would be no change in the top 10 list. Other changes in the top 20 would be Italy overtaking Mexico and Poland overtaking Egypt. Among the top 50, Only ten economies will experience a change in ranking; five economies will move up and down by one position each.
In the list of top 50, All economies will experience a positive growth rate in 2020. India is the fastest-growing economy with 8.80%, followed by China (8.24%). Five economies will grow by over 7%. Pakistan has the lowest growth rate of 1.02%, followed by the United Arab Emirates (1.35%) and Nigeria (1.70%).
United States (1,5) is present in both lists of the top ten GDP and GDP per capita ranking at nominal terms. Germany (4,15), France (5,20), Canada (9,19), Australia (12,11), Netherlands (17,9), and Switzerland (18,3) are in the top twenty list of GDP and GDP per capita ranking. In PPP, United States (2,8) is present in the top ten, and Germany (5,16) is in the top twenty of both rankings.
| Code | Country/Economy | GDP (Nominal) (billions of $) | Growth (%) | GDP per capita (Nominal) ($) | Continent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Rank | 2021 | Rank | Share | diff | 2021 | 2021 | Rank | |||
| PAK | Pakistan | 262.80 | 45 | 277.83 | 48 | 0.305 | 1.06 | 1.021 | 1,308 | 160 | Asia |
| USA | United States | 20,807.27 | 1 | 21,921.59 | 1 | 24.1 | - | 3.08 | 66,144 | 5 | North America |
| CHN | China | 15,222.16 | 2 | 16,834.59 | 2 | 18.5 | 5,087 | 8.24 | 11,956 | 63 | Asia |
| JPN | Japan | 4,910.58 | 3 | 5,103.18 | 3 | 5.61 | 11,731 | 2.32 | 40,733 | 25 | Asia |
| DEU | Germany | 3,780.55 | 4 | 4,318.49 | 4 | 4.74 | 785 | 4.18 | 51,967 | 15 | Europe |
| FRA | France | 2,551.45 | 7 | 2,917.67 | 5 | 3.21 | 1,401 | 6.03 | 44,770 | 20 | Europe |
| GBR | United Kingdom | 2,638.30 | 5 | 2,855.67 | 6 | 3.14 | 62.0 | 5.92 | 42,236 | 23 | Europe |
| IND | India | 2,592.58 | 6 | 2,833.87 | 7 | 3.11 | 21.8 | 8.80 | 2,031 | 147 | Asia |
| ITA | Italy | 1,848.22 | 8 | 2,111.65 | 8 | 2.32 | 722 | 5.24 | 35,062 | 26 | Europe |
| CAN | Canada | 1,600.26 | 9 | 1,763.05 | 9 | 1.94 | 349 | 5.18 | 45,871 | 19 | North America |
| KOR | Korea | 1,586.79 | 10 | 1,674.11 | 10 | 1.84 | 88.9 | 2.87 | 32,305 | 28 | Asia |
| RUS | Russia | 1,464.08 | 11 | 1,584.22 | 11 | 1.74 | 89.9 | 2.82 | 10,792 | 67 | Europe |
| AUS | Australia | 1,334.69 | 13 | 1,480.36 | 12 | 1.63 | 104 | 2.95 | 57,211 | 11 | Oceania |
| ESP | Spain | 1,247.46 | 14 | 1,450.88 | 13 | 1.59 | 29.5 | 7.15 | 31,178 | 32 | Europe |
| BRA | Brazil | 1,363.77 | 12 | 1,431.62 | 14 | 1.57 | 19.3 | 2.83 | 6,728 | 89 | South America |
| IDN | Indonesia | 1,088.77 | 15 | 1,167.18 | 15 | 1.28 | 264 | 6.11 | 4,287 | 113 | Asia |
| MEX | Mexico | 1,040.37 | 16 | 1,094.53 | 16 | 1.20 | 72.7 | 3.53 | 8,402 | 78 | North America |
| NLD | Netherlands | 886.34 | 17 | 1,005.71 | 17 | 1.10 | 88.8 | 4.05 | 58,029 | 9 | Europe |
| CHE | Switzerland | 707.87 | 18 | 790.66 | 18 | 0.869 | 215 | 3.58 | 90,358 | 3 | Europe |
| SAU | Saudi Arabia | 680.90 | 19 | 735.48 | 19 | 0.808 | 55.2 | 3.10 | 20,742 | 45 | Asia |
| TWN | Taiwan Province of China | 635.55 | 21 | 682.70 | 20 | 0.750 | 52.8 | 3.22 | 28,889 | 34 | Asia |
| TUR | Turkey | 649.44 | 20 | 652.41 | 21 | 0.717 | 30.3 | 5.00 | 7,659 | 85 | Europe |
| IRN | Islamic Republic of Iran | 610.66 | 22 | 651.71 | 22 | 0.716 | 0.70 | 3.16 | 7,668 | 84 | Asia |
| POL | Poland | 580.89 | 23 | 634.90 | 23 | 0.697 | 16.8 | 4.60 | 16,740 | 50 | Europe |
| SWE | Sweden | 529.05 | 24 | 611.97 | 24 | 0.672 | 22.9 | 3.47 | 57,660 | 10 | Europe |
| BEL | Belgium | 503.42 | 26 | 576.77 | 25 | 0.634 | 35.2 | 5.35 | 50,051 | 16 | Europe |
| THA | Thailand | 509.20 | 25 | 536.84 | 26 | 0.590 | 39.9 | 4.00 | 7,675 | 83 | Asia |
| AUT | Austria | 432.89 | 28 | 490.40 | 27 | 0.539 | 46.4 | 4.65 | 54,820 | 13 | Europe |
| NGA | Nigeria | 442.98 | 27 | 466.88 | 28 | 0.513 | 23.5 | 1.70 | 2,209 | 143 | Africa |
| IRL | Ireland | 399.06 | 29 | 457.52 | 29 | 0.503 | 9.36 | 4.94 | 90,478 | 2 | Europe |
| ARG | Argentina | 382.76 | 31 | 416.94 | 30 | 0.458 | 40.6 | 4.89 | 9,095 | 75 | South America |
| NOR | Norway | 366.39 | 33 | 414.23 | 31 | 0.455 | 2.71 | 3.56 | 76,408 | 4 | Europe |
| ISR | Israel | 383.43 | 30 | 408.51 | 32 | 0.449 | 5.72 | 4.87 | 43,439 | 22 | Asia |
| PHL | Philippines | 367.36 | 32 | 398.33 | 33 | 0.438 | 10.2 | 7.41 | 3,602 | 127 | Asia |
| MYS | Malaysia | 336.33 | 40 | 380.26 | 34 | 0.418 | 18.1 | 7.80 | 11,378 | 65 | Asia |
| EGY | Egypt | 361.88 | 34 | 374.89 | 35 | 0.412 | 5.37 | 2.76 | 3,606 | 126 | Africa |
| ARE | United Arab Emirates | 353.90 | 35 | 373.15 | 36 | 0.410 | 1.75 | 1.35 | 32,686 | 27 | Asia |
| DNK | Denmark | 339.63 | 38 | 370.59 | 37 | 0.407 | 2.55 | 3.50 | 63,645 | 6 | Europe |
| VNM | Vietnam | 340.60 | 37 | 369.49 | 38 | 0.406 | 1.10 | 6.70 | 3,759 | 121 | Asia |
| HKG | Hong Kong SAR | 341.32 | 36 | 364.68 | 39 | 0.401 | 4.81 | 3.67 | 47,990 | 18 | Asia |
| SGP | Singapore | 337.45 | 39 | 362.52 | 40 | 0.398 | 2.16 | 4.98 | 62,113 | 7 | Asia |
| BGD | Bangladesh | 317.77 | 41 | 338.39 | 41 | 0.372 | 24.1 | 4.40 | 1,990 | 148 | Asia |
| ZAF | South Africa | 282.59 | 42 | 317.19 | 42 | 0.348 | 21.2 | 3.00 | 5,236 | 96 | Africa |
| FIN | Finland | 267.86 | 43 | 303.28 | 43 | 0.333 | 13.9 | 3.57 | 54,817 | 14 | Europe |
| ROU | Romania | 248.62 | 46 | 289.41 | 44 | 0.318 | 13.9 | 4.57 | 14,916 | 55 | Europe |
| COL | Colombia | 264.93 | 44 | 280.40 | 45 | 0.308 | 9.01 | 4.04 | 5,457 | 95 | South America |
| CHL | Chile | 245.41 | 47 | 280.17 | 46 | 0.308 | 0.23 | 4.50 | 14,209 | 59 | South America |
| CZE | Czech Republic | 241.98 | 48 | 278.89 | 47 | 0.306 | 1.28 | 5.12 | 25,991 | 38 | Europe |
| PRT | Portugal | 221.72 | 49 | 257.06 | 49 | 0.282 | 20.8 | 6.50 | 25,097 | 39 | Europe |
| GRC | Greece | 194.38 | 51 | 219.01 | 50 | 0.241 | 38.0 | 4.12 | 20,521 | 46 | Europe |
| World | 83,845 | 91,031 | 5.15 | 11,773 | |||||||
| Code | Country/Economy | GDP (PPP) (billions of Int. $) | Growth (%) | GDP per capita (PPP) (Int. $) | Continent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Rank | 2021 | Rank | Share (%) | diff | 2021 | 2021 | Rank | |||
| CHN | China | 24,162.44 | 1 | 26,730.56 | 1 | 19.1 % | - | 8.24 | 18,983 | 76 | Asia |
| USA | United States | 20,807.27 | 2 | 21,921.59 | 2 | 15.7 % | 4,809 | 3.08 | 66,144 | 8 | North America |
| IND | India | 8,681.30 | 3 | 9,654.25 | 3 | 6.90 % | 12,267 | 8.80 | 6,918 | 130 | Asia |
| JPN | Japan | 5,236.14 | 4 | 5,476.06 | 4 | 3.92 % | 4,178 | 2.32 | 43,709 | 30 | Asia |
| DEU | Germany | 4,454.50 | 5 | 4,743.42 | 5 | 3.39 % | 733 | 4.18 | 57,081 | 16 | Europe |
| RUS | Russia | 4,021.73 | 6 | 4,226.34 | 6 | 3.02 % | 517 | 2.82 | 28,792 | 56 | Europe |
| IDN | Indonesia | 3,328.29 | 7 | 3,609.70 | 7 | 2.58 % | 617 | 6.11 | 13,259 | 98 | Asia |
| BRA | Brazil | 3,078.90 | 8 | 3,235.90 | 8 | 2.31 % | 374 | 2.83 | 15,208 | 86 | South America |
| GBR | United Kingdom | 2,978.56 | 9 | 3,224.61 | 9 | 2.31 % | 11.3 | 5.92 | 47,693 | 27 | Europe |
| FRA | France | 2,954.20 | 10 | 3,201.42 | 10 | 2.29 % | 23.2 | 6.03 | 49,124 | 25 | Europe |
| ITA | Italy | 2,415.41 | 12 | 2,598.14 | 11 | 1.86 % | 603 | 5.24 | 43,139 | 33 | Europe |
| MEX | Mexico | 2,424.51 | 11 | 2,565.55 | 12 | 1.83 % | 32.6 | 3.53 | 19,695 | 72 | North America |
| TUR | Turkey | 2,381.59 | 13 | 2,555.85 | 13 | 1.83 % | 9.70 | 5.00 | 30,004 | 53 | Europe |
| KOR | Korea | 2,293.48 | 14 | 2,411.45 | 14 | 1.72 % | 144 | 2.87 | 46,534 | 28 | Asia |
| CAN | Canada | 1,809.00 | 15 | 1,944.66 | 15 | 1.39 % | 467 | 5.18 | 50,596 | 23 | North America |
| ESP | Spain | 1,773.36 | 16 | 1,942.21 | 16 | 1.39 % | 2.45 | 7.15 | 41,736 | 35 | Europe |
| SAU | Saudi Arabia | 1,608.61 | 17 | 1,695.10 | 17 | 1.21 % | 247 | 3.10 | 47,805 | 26 | Asia |
| AUS | Australia | 1,307.92 | 18 | 1,376.28 | 18 | 0.984 % | 319 | 2.95 | 53,189 | 21 | Oceania |
| POL | Poland | 1,280.66 | 20 | 1,369.16 | 19 | 0.979 % | 7.13 | 4.60 | 36,099 | 43 | Europe |
| EGY | Egypt | 1,292.48 | 19 | 1,357.42 | 20 | 0.971 % | 11.7 | 2.76 | 13,058 | 100 | Africa |
| TWN | Taiwan Province of China | 1,275.81 | 21 | 1,346.04 | 21 | 0.963 % | 11.4 | 3.22 | 56,959 | 18 | Asia |
| THA | Thailand | 1,261.49 | 22 | 1,340.94 | 22 | 0.959 % | 5.09 | 4.00 | 19,170 | 74 | Asia |
| VNM | Vietnam | 1,047.32 | 24 | 1,142.18 | 23 | 0.817 % | 199 | 6.70 | 11,619 | 109 | Asia |
| PAK | Pakistan | 1,076.26 | 23 | 1,111.26 | 24 | 0.795 % | 30.9 | 1.02 | 5,230 | 144 | Asia |
| NGA | Nigeria | 1,044.21 | 25 | 1,085.40 | 25 | 0.776 % | 25.9 | 1.70 | 5,134 | 147 | Africa |
| IRN | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1,006.70 | 26 | 1,061.40 | 26 | 0.759 % | 24.0 | 3.16 | 12,488 | 105 | Asia |
| NLD | Netherlands | 986.77 | 27 | 1,049.40 | 27 | 0.751 % | 12.0 | 4.05 | 60,550 | 13 | Europe |
| PHL | Philippines | 933.91 | 28 | 1,025.29 | 28 | 0.733 % | 24.1 | 7.41 | 9,271 | 119 | Asia |
| MYS | Malaysia | 900.43 | 30 | 992.10 | 29 | 0.710 % | 33.2 | 7.80 | 29,686 | 54 | Asia |
| ARG | Argentina | 924.54 | 29 | 991.17 | 30 | 0.709 % | 0.94 | 4.89 | 21,621 | 66 | South America |
| BGD | Bangladesh | 864.88 | 31 | 978.20 | 31 | 0.700 % | 13.0 | 4.40 | 5,752 | 136 | Asia |
| COL | Colombia | 719.25 | 32 | 764.84 | 32 | 0.547 % | 213 | 4.04 | 14,884 | 90 | South America |
| ZAF | South Africa | 710.77 | 33 | 748.27 | 33 | 0.535 % | 16.6 | 3.00 | 12,351 | 106 | Africa |
| ARE | United Arab Emirates | 647.65 | 34 | 670.89 | 34 | 0.480 % | 77.4 | 1.35 | 58,767 | 15 | Asia |
| CHE | Switzerland | 590.90 | 35 | 625.59 | 35 | 0.447 % | 45.3 | 3.58 | 71,493 | 6 | Europe |
| ROU | Romania | 584.85 | 36 | 625.11 | 36 | 0.447 % | 0.48 | 4.57 | 32,218 | 48 | Europe |
| BEL | Belgium | 575.81 | 37 | 620.03 | 37 | 0.443 % | 5.08 | 5.35 | 53,805 | 20 | Europe |
| SGP | Singapore | 551.63 | 38 | 591.88 | 38 | 0.423 % | 28.2 | 4.98 | 101,409 | 2 | Asia |
| SWE | Sweden | 551.52 | 39 | 583.24 | 39 | 0.417 % | 8.63 | 3.47 | 54,953 | 19 | Europe |
| UKR | Ukraine | 527.93 | 40 | 555.78 | 40 | 0.397 % | 27.5 | 3.00 | 13,434 | 95 | Europe |
| KAZ | Kazakhstan | 501.79 | 41 | 528.41 | 41 | 0.378 % | 27.4 | 3.03 | 27,644 | 58 | Asia |
| AUT | Austria | 493.17 | 42 | 527.48 | 42 | 0.377 % | 0.92 | 4.65 | 58,966 | 14 | Europe |
| DZA | Algeria | 488.29 | 43 | 514.87 | 43 | 0.368 % | 12.6 | 3.16 | 11,435 | 110 | Africa |
| CHL | Chile | 456.39 | 44 | 487.45 | 44 | 0.349 % | 27.4 | 4.50 | 24,721 | 62 | South America |
| IRL | Ireland | 447.72 | 45 | 480.23 | 45 | 0.343 % | 7.21 | 4.94 | 94,971 | 4 | Europe |
| HKG | Hong Kong SAR | 439.46 | 46 | 465.64 | 46 | 0.333 % | 14.6 | 3.67 | 61,275 | 10 | Asia |
| CZE | Czech Republic | 430.89 | 47 | 462.95 | 47 | 0.331 % | 2.69 | 5.12 | 43,144 | 32 | Europe |
| PER | Peru | 385.72 | 49 | 422.97 | 48 | 0.303 % | 40.0 | 7.29 | 12,503 | 104 | South America |
| IRQ | Iraq | 399.40 | 48 | 418.55 | 49 | 0.299 % | 4.42 | 2.53 | 10,165 | 116 | Asia |
| ISR | Israel | 360.97 | 50 | 386.91 | 50 | 0.277 % | 31.6 | 4.87 | 41,142 | 39 | Asia |
| World | 130,187 | 139,824 | 5.15 | 18,083 | |||||||