In 2024, the United States has the largest economy in the world, with a gross domestic product of just under 29 trillion U.S. dollars. China had the second largest economy, at around 18.5 trillion U.S. dollars. Recent adjustments in the list have seen Germany's economy overtake Japan's to become the third-largest in the world in 2023, while Brazil's economy moved ahead of Italy's in 2024.

Global gross domestic product amounts to almost 110 trillion U.S. dollars, with the United States making up more than one quarter of this figure alone. The 12 largest economies in the world includes all Group of Seven (G7) economies, as well as the four largest BRICS economies. The U.S. has consistently had the world's largest economy since the interwar period, and while previous reports estimated it would be overtaken by China in the 2020s, more recent projections estimate the U.S. economy will remain the largest by a considerable margin going into the 2030s.

The gross domestic product of a country is calculated by taking spending and trade into account, to show how much the country can produce in a certain amount of time, usually per year. It represents the value of all goods and services produced during that year. Those countries considered to have emerging or developing economies account for almost 60 percent of global gross domestic product, while advanced economies make up over 40 percent.

brain54:
A bit of surprise seeing India and Brazil up there...

Fineman2:
indian economy is growing fast, the same with Brazil

Medipharm:
See the Russia competing with Mexico

Quelme:
GDP is outdated.

SmartPolician:
With the way America is investing in innovation, funding research to stay ahead in technology and giving talented people from around the world their citizenship, America will remain the world's most powerful country in a long time. God bless America!!!

Fineman2:
I can't find the largest economy in Africa here

Realist12:
According to who ?
Peter Obi right .

casualobserver:


…and that is why we are not in the top 10. Slave mentality

SmartPolician:


Rest! America isn't the reason why Nigeria is backwards! When we are ready to fix this country, we know what to do. For now, we just keep fooling around.