List of Asian countries by GDP

Source	International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (October-2021)
Date	05 October 2021

China is the largest economy in Asia, followed by Japan, India, South Korea, and Indonesia. These five together hold a huge 76.5% share of the Asian economy. Timor-Leste is the smallest economy in Asia.

Six economies of Asia would have gdp above $1 trillion, and 23 would have an economy of above $100 billion. In 2021, Saudi Arabia will overtake Turkey to become the 7th largest economy in Asia. United Arab Emirates will surpass Philippines. Hong Kong SAR will be overtaken by Malaysia and Singapore. Four Asian economies are in the list of top ten largest economy in the world, and Nineteen economies are within the top 50 world gdp ranking.

Out of 49 economies, gdp (nominal) of 46 economies would increase, and three economies would decrease in 2021 compared to 2020. With $2 tn, China will be the top contributor, accounting for more than half of the increase in the Asian economy. India ($286 bn) and Iran ($246 bn) are other top contributors. The three decliners would be Myanmar, Timor-Leste, and Bhutan.

In ppp data, the five largest economies of Asia are China, India, Japan, Indonesia, and Turkey. 12 economies would have gdp above Int. $1 trillion in 2021 and 30 would have an economy of above Int. $100 billion. Qatar and Uzbekistan will overtake Myanmar. The rank of Lebanon will be down by two positions. Four Asian economies are in the list of top ten largest economies globally, and 21 economies are within the top 50 world gdp (ppp) ranking.

Out of 49 economies, gdp (ppp) of 46 economies would increase, and three economies would decrease in 2021 compared to 2020. China (Int. $2880 bn), India (Int. $1206 bn), Turkey (Int. $328 bn), Japan (Int. $321 bn), and Indonesia (Int. 228) would be the top gainers. The three decliners would be Myanmar, Lebanon, and Timor-Leste.

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GDP (Nominal)

Country/Economy	GDP (billions of $)			Share (%)		Rank
Country/Economy	2020	2021	Change	Asia	World	Asia	World
Pakistan	261.726	292.217	30.491	0.802	0.308	19	46
Lebanon	19.008	21.222	2.214	0.0582	0.0224	37	115
Armenia	12.641	13.612	0.971	0.0373	0.0143	44	136
Azerbaijan	42.607	52.645	10.038	0.144	0.0555	29	88
Bahrain	34.729	39.104	4.375	0.107	0.0412	31	94
Bangladesh	323.057	355.689	32.632	0.976	0.375	18	42
Bhutan	2.503	2.480	-0.023	0.00680	0.00261	48	168
Brunei Darussalam	12.003	15.686	3.683	0.0430	0.0165	42	130
Cambodia	25.192	26.080	0.888	0.0716	0.0275	35	108
China	14,866.740	16,862.980	1,996.240	46.3	17.8	1	2
Cyprus	23.785	26.546	2.761	0.0728	0.0280	34	105
Georgia	15.891	17.846	1.955	0.0490	0.0188	40	123
Hong Kong SAR	346.584	369.722	23.138	1.01	0.389	16	40
India	2,660.240	2,946.060	285.820	8.08	3.10	3	6
Indonesia	1,059.640	1,150.250	90.610	3.16	1.21	5	16
Islamic Republic of Iran	835.351	1,081.380	246.029	2.97	1.14	6	17
Iraq	169.488	201.472	31.984	0.553	0.212	20	53
Israel	407.101	467.532	60.431	1.28	0.492	11	30
Japan	5,045.100	5,103.110	58.010	14.0	5.38	2	3
Jordan	43.759	45.344	1.585	0.124	0.0478	30	89
Kazakhstan	171.240	194.024	22.784	0.532	0.204	21	54
Korea	1,638.260	1,823.850	185.590	5.00	1.92	4	10
Kuwait	105.949	132.266	26.317	0.363	0.139	23	59
Kyrgyz Republic	7.747	8.150	0.403	0.0224	0.00858	45	150
Lao P.D.R.	18.820	19.375	0.555	0.0532	0.0204	39	120
Macao SAR	24.333	29.223	4.890	0.0802	0.0308	33	101
Malaysia	337.008	371.114	34.106	1.02	0.391	15	39
Maldives	3.738	4.573	0.835	0.0125	0.00482	47	157
Mongolia	13.137	14.280	1.143	0.0392	0.0150	43	133
Myanmar	81.257	66.740	-14.517	0.183	0.0703	26	76
Nepal	33.983	34.265	0.282	0.0940	0.0361	32	100
Oman	63.368	80.611	17.243	0.221	0.0849	25	70
Philippines	361.489	385.737	24.248	1.06	0.406	13	37
Qatar	145.450	169.184	23.734	0.464	0.178	22	57
Saudi Arabia	700.118	842.588	142.470	2.31	0.888	7	19
Singapore	339.981	378.645	38.664	1.04	0.399	14	38
Sri Lanka	80.700	80.785	0.085	0.222	0.0851	24	69
Taiwan Province of China	668.156	785.589	117.433	2.16	0.828	9	22
Tajikistan	7.997	8.104	0.107	0.0222	0.00854	46	151
Thailand	501.712	546.223	44.511	1.50	0.575	10	26
Timor-Leste	1.777	1.697	-0.080	0.00466	0.00179	49	176
Turkey	719.919	795.952	76.033	2.18	0.838	8	21
Turkmenistan	45.609	53.087	7.478	0.146	0.0559	28	87
United Arab Emirates	358.869	410.158	51.289	1.13	0.432	12	34
Uzbekistan	59.928	65.503	5.575	0.180	0.0690	27	78
Vietnam	343.114	368.002	24.888	1.01	0.388	17	41
West Bank and Gaza	15.561	17.343	1.782	0.0476	0.0183	41	125
Yemen	18.841	19.471	0.630	0.0534	0.0205	38	119
Asia	33,095.342	36,818.738	3,723.396		38.78

GDP (PPP)

Country/Economy	GDP (billions of Int. $)			Share (%)		Rank		PPP/Nom
Country/Economy	2020	2021	Change	Asia	World	Asia	World	PPP/Nom
Pakistan	1,074.840	1,157.480	82.640	1.71	0.800	11	24	3.961
Lebanon	78.910	77.258	-1.652	0.114	0.0534	35	102	3.640
Armenia	39.484	43.550	4.066	0.0642	0.0301	40	119	3.123
Azerbaijan	146.120	155.866	9.746	0.230	0.108	27	77	3.429
Bahrain	74.445	79.010	4.565	0.117	0.0546	33	100	2.144
Bangladesh	870.790	953.385	82.595	1.41	0.659	15	31	2.695
Bhutan	8.987	9.132	0.145	0.0135	0.00631	48	162	3.590
Brunei Darussalam	28.696	30.317	1.621	0.0447	0.0210	45	138	2.391
Cambodia	73.921	78.065	4.144	0.115	0.0540	34	101	2.934
China	24,191.300	27,071.960	2,880.660	39.9	18.7	1	1	1.627
Cyprus	35.526	38.561	3.035	0.0569	0.0267	42	125	1.494
Georgia	55.193	61.580	6.387	0.0908	0.0426	37	108	3.473
Hong Kong SAR	443.141	488.654	45.513	0.721	0.338	19	46	1.279
India	8,974.740	10,181.170	1,206.430	15.0	7.04	2	3	3.374
Indonesia	3,301.910	3,530.330	228.420	5.21	2.44	4	7	3.116
Islamic Republic of Iran	1,120.210	1,189.150	68.940	1.75	0.822	10	23	1.341
Iraq	399.376	428.859	29.483	0.632	0.297	20	49	2.356
Israel	380.286	421.807	41.521	0.622	0.292	21	50	0.934
Japan	5,312.300	5,633.510	321.210	8.31	3.89	3	4	1.053
Jordan	105.643	111.681	6.038	0.165	0.0772	30	89	2.414
Kazakhstan	501.207	536.336	35.129	0.791	0.371	18	42	2.927
Korea	2,317.180	2,503.400	186.220	3.69	1.73	6	14	1.414
Kuwait	202.011	211.275	9.264	0.312	0.146	26	67	1.907
Kyrgyz Republic	32.629	34.514	1.885	0.0509	0.0239	44	134	4.212
Lao P.D.R.	58.928	62.310	3.382	0.0919	0.0431	36	106	3.131
Macao SAR	37.531	46.830	9.299	0.0691	0.0324	39	115	1.542
Malaysia	903.704	969.039	65.335	1.43	0.670	14	30	2.682
Maldives	7.440	9.162	1.722	0.0135	0.00633	47	161	1.990
Mongolia	39.664	43.230	3.566	0.0638	0.0299	41	120	3.019
Myanmar	278.806	237.039	-41.767	0.350	0.164	25	63	3.431
Nepal	116.785	123.175	6.390	0.182	0.0852	29	84	3.437
Oman	139.190	147.787	8.597	0.218	0.102	28	78	2.197
Philippines	919.293	983.118	63.825	1.45	0.680	13	29	2.543
Qatar	259.326	273.903	14.577	0.404	0.189	24	61	1.783
Saudi Arabia	1,627.750	1,734.230	106.480	2.56	1.20	7	17	2.325
Singapore	560.120	615.293	55.173	0.907	0.425	17	38	1.648
Sri Lanka	289.846	311.244	21.398	0.459	0.215	22	56	3.592
Taiwan Province of China	1,316.030	1,443.410	127.380	2.13	0.998	8	18	1.970
Tajikistan	34.822	37.881	3.059	0.0559	0.0262	43	126	4.354
Thailand	1,272.540	1,331.050	58.510	1.96	0.920	9	22	2.536
Timor-Leste	4.424	4.174	-0.250	0.00616	0.00289	49	171	2.490
Turkey	2,545.940	2,873.840	327.900	4.24	1.99	5	11	3.536
Turkmenistan	85.066	92.126	7.060	0.136	0.0637	31	94	1.865
United Arab Emirates	660.342	699.444	39.102	1.03	0.484	16	34	1.840
Uzbekistan	264.768	291.160	26.392	0.429	0.201	23	60	4.418
Vietnam	1,061.480	1,141.300	79.820	1.68	0.789	12	25	3.094
West Bank and Gaza	27.328	29.570	2.242	0.0436	0.0204	46	140	1.756
Yemen	59.877	60.794	0.917	0.0897	0.0420	38	109	3.178
Asia	62,420.757	68,669.801	6,249.044		47.48			1.865