GDP of Asia

Asia is the largest continental economy in terms of GDP nominal and PPP in the world. The Asian economy, comprising 49 economies, in 2025 is projected to be around $42.6 trillion in nominal terms, calculated by taking figures from the IMF. Asia accounts for 36.89% of the world's GDP. In PPP terms, its shares go close to 49% with Int. $100 trillion. Asia is the largest continental economy since the year 2010 after overtaking Europe. Asia is ahead of 2nd-ranked North America by $7.3 trillion in nominal terms. In PPP terms, the GDP of Asia is more than double that of 2nd-ranked Europe.

The Eastern Asia region accounts for over 63.8 percent of the Asian economy as it hosts China and Japan, the 2nd and 4th largest economies in the world. Southern Asia overtook Western Asia in 2015 to become the 2nd largest subregion of Asia. 13.58% of the Asian GDP is distributed in Southern Asia, 11.29% in Western Asia, 9.98% in South-Eastern Asia, and 1.31% in Central Asia.

As per the UN, Asia's share had increased from 14.14% in 1970 to 36.25% in 2023. In constant 2015 prices, which gives a better idea about expansion over the years, the Asian economy has expanded from $2.9 trillion in 1970 to $37 trillion in 2023, or 12.67x.

The highest increment in Asian wealth was seen in 2010 when it grew by $1,518 billion at constant 2015 prices, while the lowest increment of $83 billion was in 1974. At current prices, the maximum increment was in the year 2011 of $3.4 trillion, while the biggest decline was in 1998 ($797 billion). The figure moved in the downward direction in seven years.

Grouping of continents and subregions is as per the United Nations Statistics Division.

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Asian subregions by gdp (IMF)

Asian subregions by gdp (UN)

Estimates by UN