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Table 1. Size of the economy

Surface Population Gross national product (GNP) GNP per capita GNP measured at PPPa
area density
Population Thousands People per Billions Avg. annual Avg. annual Billions Per capita
Millions of sq. km sq. km of dollars Rank growth rate (%) Dollars Rank growth rate (%) of dollarsDollars Rank
Economy 1999 1999 1999 1999 b 1999 1998–99 1999b 1999 1998–99 1999 1999 1999
Albania 3 29 123 2.9 134 1.0 870 136 –0.1 9.8 2,892 137
Algeria 30 2,382 13 46.5 52 2.8 1,550 115 1.3 142.3 c 4,753 c 101
Angola 12 1,247 10 2.7 136 –35.5 220 194 –37.4 7.8 c 632 c 199
Argentina 37 2,780 13 277.9 17 –2.9 7,600 55 –4.1 414.1 11,324 56
Armenia 4 30 135 1.9 151 2.7 490 158 2.3 8.4 2,210 150
Australia 19 7,741 2 380.8 15 3.8 20,050 26 2.5 426.4 22,448 20
Austria 8 84 98 210.0 21 2.3 25,970 12 2.2 192.5 23,808 15
Azerbaijan 8 87 92 4.4 116 6.9 550 152 6.0 18.5 2,322 146
Bangladesh 128 144 981 47.0 50 5.0 370 167 3.3 188.3 1,475 168
Belarus 10 208 49 26.8 61 3.4 2,630 92 3.7 66.5 6,518 79
Belgium 10 33 312 250.6 19 1.9 24,510 16 1.7 247.4 24,200 13
Benin 6 113 55 2.3 141 5.1 380 165 2.2 5.4 886 189
Bolivia 8 1,099 8 8.2 92 2.2 1,010 132 –0.2 17.8 2,193 151
Botswana 2 582 3 5.1 108 4.7 3,240 84 3.0 9.6 6,032 84
Brazil 168 8,547 20 742.8 8 –2.0 4,420 70 –3.2 1,061.7 6,317 81
Bulgaria 8 111 74 11.3 81 3.0 1,380 121 3.5 40.4 4,914 99
Burkina Faso 11 274 40 2.6 138 5.2 240 190 2.7 9.9 c 898 c 187
Burundi 7 28 260 0.8 174 –0.5 120 204 –2.5 3.7 c 553 c 204
Cambodia 12 181 67 3.0 133 4.5 260 186 2.2 15.1 c 1,286 c 176
Cameroon 15 475 32 8.5 90 5.0 580 150 2.2 21.2 1,444 169
Canada 31 9,971 3 591.4 9 3.8 19,320 29 2.8 726.1 23,725 16
Central African Republic 4 623 6 1.0 168 3.7 290 181 1.9 4.0 c 1,131 c 180
Chad 7 1,284 6 1.6 156 –1.5 200 196 –4.1 6.1 c 816 c 190
Chile 15 757 20 71.1 43 –1.4 4,740 67 –2.6 125.7 8,370 68
China 1,250 9,597 d 134 980.2 7 7.2 780 140 6.3 4,112.2 3,291 128
Hong Kong, China 7 1 6,946 161.7 e 24 2.9 23,520 e 20 0.1 144.0 20,939 26
Colombia 42 1,139 40 93.6 37 –1.9 2,250 99 –3.6 237.2 c 5,709 c 88
Congo, Dem. Rep. 50 2,345 22 .. .. .. .. f .. .. .. .. ..
Congo, Rep. 3 342 8 1.9 150 7.7 670 147 4.8 2.6 897 188
Costa Rica 4 51 70 9.8 85 1.5 2,740 89 –0.3 20.7 c 5,770 c 87
Côte d’Ivoire 15 322 46 10.4 84 2.8 710 146 1.1 22.8 1,546 163
Croatia 4 57 80 20.4 62 –0.3 4,580 69 0.5 30.9 6,915 78
Czech Republic 10 79 133 52.0 48 –0.5 5,060 65 –0.3 126.3 12,289 52
Denmark 5 43 125 170.3 23 1.3 32,030 7 1.0 129.1 24,280 12
Dominican Republic 8 49 174 16.1 74 8.1 1,910 103 6.2 39.1 c 4,653 c 103
Ecuador 12 284 45 16.2 72 –12.5 1,310 124 –14.2 32.3 2,605 141
Egypt, Arab Rep. 62 1,001 63 87.5 38 5.7 1,400 120 4.0 206.2 3,303 127
El Salvador 6 21 299 11.8 79 2.1 1,900 104 –0.1 25.1 c 4,048 c 114
Eritrea 4 118 40 0.8 176 3.7 200 196 0.8 4.0 c 1,012 c 183
Estonia 1 45 34 5.0 110 1.9 3,480 80 2.4 11.3 7,826 74
Ethiopia 63 1,104 63 6.6 100 7.4 100 206 4.8 37.6 c 599 c 200
Finland 5 338 17 122.9 30 3.7 23,780 19 3.5 109.6 21,209 25
France 59 552 107 1,427.2 g 4 2.4 23,480 g 21 2.0 1,293.8 21,897 24
Georgia 5 70 78 3.4 128 4.0 620 149 3.8 19.7 3,606 122
Germany 82 357 235 2,079.2 3 1.2 25,350 13 1.2 1,837.8 22,404 21
Ghana 19 239 83 7.4 96 4.8 390 164 2.1 34.0 c 1,793 c 157
Greece 11 132 82 124.0 29 3.3 11,770 45 3.1 153.8 14,595 50
Guatemala 11 109 102 18.4 69 3.2 1,660 110 0.5 39.0 c 3,517 c 125
Guinea 7 246 29 3.7 124 3.2 510 155 0.9 12.8 1,761 158
Haiti 8 28 283 3.6 125 3.1 460 161 1.0 11.0 c 1,407 c 170
Honduras 6 112 57 4.8 112 –1.3 760 141 –3.9 14.3 c 2,254 c 148
Hungary 10 93 109 46.8 51 5.3 4,650 68 5.8 105.5 10,479 60
India 998 3,288 336 442.2 11 6.9 450 162 4.9 2,144.1 c 2,149 c 153
Indonesia 207 1,905 114 119.5 32 1.9 580 150 0.3 505.0 2,439 143
Iran, Islamic Rep. 63 1,633 39 110.5 33 2.1 1,760 107 0.5 325.2 5,163 95
Ireland 4 70 54 71.4 42 8.6 19,160 30 8.0 71.5 19,180 34
Israel 6 21 296 .. .. .. .. h .. .. .. .. ..
Italy 58 301 196 1,136.0 6 1.0 19,710 28 0.9 1,196.3 20,751 29
Jamaica 3 11 240 6.0 103 0.1 2,330 97 –0.7 8.5 3,276 129
Japan 127 378 336 4,078.9 2 1.0 32,230 6 0.8 3,042.9 24,041 14
Jordan 5 89 53 7.0 97 0.8 1,500 119 –2.0 16.6 3,542 124
Kazakhstan 15 2,717 6 18.9 68 0.6 1,230 125 1.6 68.0 4,408 106
Kenya 29 580 52 10.6 83 0.5 360 170 0.1 28.7 975 185
Korea, Rep. 47 99 475 397.9 13 11.0 8,490 51 10.1 685.7 14,637 49
Kuwait 2 18 108 .. .. .. .. h .. .. .. .. ..
Kyrgyz Republic 5 199 25 1.4 159 2.6 300 180 1.7 10.5 2,223 149
Lao PDR 5 237 22 1.4 160 4.0 280 184 1.5 8.8 1,726 161
Latvia 2 65 39 6.0 104 0.5 2,470 94 1.3 14.4 5,938 85
Lebanon 4 10 418 15.8 75 1.0 3,700 76 –0.4 17.6 4,129 113
Lesotho 2 30 69 1.2 164 –0.8 550 152 –3.0 4.3 2,058 155
Lithuania 4 65 57 9.7 86 –4.1 2,620 93 –4.0 22.5 6,093 83
Macedonia, FYR 2 26 79 3.4 127 2.9 1,690 109 2.3 8.8 4,339 108
Madagascar 15 587 26 3.7 123 5.5 250 187 2.3 11.5 766 192
Malawi 11 118 115 2.0 146 6.9 190 199 4.4 6.3 581 203
Malaysia 23 330 69 77.3 41 4.3 3,400 82 1.9 180.8 7,963 72
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WORLD VIEW
Surface Population Gross national product (GNP) GNP per capita GNP measured at PPPa
area density
Population Thousands People per Billions Avg. annual Avg. annual Billions Per capita
Millions of sq. km sq. km of dollars Rank growth rate (%) Dollars Rank growth rate (%) of dollarsDollars Rank
Economy 1999 1999 1999 1999 b 1999 1998–99 1999b 1999 1998–99 1999 1999 1999
Mali 11 1,240 9 2.6 137 5.8 240 190 2.7 7.6 693 196
Mauritania 3 1,026 3 1.0 169 4.8 380 165 2.0 4.0 c 1,522 c 164
Mexico 97 1,958 51 428.8 12 4.1 4,400 71 2.4 752.0 7,719 75
Moldova 4 34 130 1.6 155 16.5 370 167 17.0 10.1 2,358 144
Mongolia 3 1,567 2 0.9 171 2.7 350 171 1.2 3.9 1,496 166
Morocco 28 447 63 33.8 57 0.6 1,200 126 –1.0 90.1 3,190 131
Mozambique 17 802 22 3.9 119 8.6 230 193 6.6 13.8 c 797 c 191
Myanmar 45 677 68 .. .. .. .. f .. .. .. .. ..
Namibia 2 824 2 3.2 130 3.0 1,890 105 0.6 9.1 c 5,369 c 92
Nepal 23 147 164 5.1 109 4.6 220 194 2.2 28.5 1,219 177
Netherlands 16 41 466 384.3 14 3.0 24,320 18 2.3 364.3 23,052 17
New Zealand 4 271 14 52.7 47 2.7 13,780 41 1.9 63.3 16,566 42
Nicaragua 5 130 41 2.1 143 8.0 430 163 5.3 10.6 c 2,154 c 152
Niger 10 1,267 8 2.0 147 2.3 190 199 –1.1 7.6 c 727 c 194
Nigeria 124 924 136 37.9 54 3.0 310 179 0.5 92.2 744 193
Norway 4 324 15 146.4 27 0.6 32,880 5 0.1 118.1 26,522 8
Pakistan 135 796 175 64.0 44 3.6 470 160 1.2 236.8 1,757 159
Panama 3 76 38 8.6 89 1.7 3,070 87 0.1 14.1 5,016 98
Papua New Guinea 5 463 10 3.7 122 3.8 800 138 1.6 10.6 c 2,263 c 147
Paraguay 5 407 13 8.5 91 –1.5 1,580 113 –4.1 22.5 c 4,193 c 111
Peru 25 1,285 20 60.3 45 3.4 2,390 95 1.7 110.7 4,387 107
Philippines 77 300 258 78.0 40 3.6 1,020 131 1.4 292.9 3,815 118
Poland 39 323 127 153.1 25 3.4 3,960 73 3.3 305.5 7,894 73
Portugal 10 92 109 105.9 34 3.1 10,600 47 2.9 151.3 15,147 45
Romania 22 238 97 34.2 56 –3.0 1,520 117 –2.8 126.8 5,647 89
Russian Federation 147 17,075 9 332.5 16 1.3 2,270 98 1.6 928.8 6,339 80
Rwanda 8 26 337 2.1 145 7.5 250 187 4.8 .. .. ..
Saudi Arabia 21 2,150 10 .. .. .. .. i 59 .. .. .. ..
Senegal 9 197 48 4.7 113 5.1 510 155 2.3 12.4 1,341 173
Sierra Leone 5 72 69 0.7 179 –8.1 130 203 –9.8 2.0 414 206
Singapore 3 1 5,283 95.4 36 5.6 29,610 9 3.6 87.1 27,024 7
Slovak Republic 5 49 112 19.4 66 1.0 3,590 78 0.9 52.9 9,811 64
Slovenia 2 20 98 19.6 64 3.5 9,890 49 3.5 29.8 15,062 47
South Africa 42 1,221 34 133.2 28 0.8 3,160 86 –0.9 350.2 c 8,318 c 69
Spain 39 506 79 551.6 10 3.7 14,000 40 3.6 659.3 16,730 41
Sri Lanka 19 66 294 15.7 76 3.8 820 137 2.7 58.0 3,056 136
Sweden 9 450 22 221.8 20 3.9 25,040 15 3.8 184.4 20,824 28
Switzerland 7 41 180 273.1 18 1.4 38,350 3 1.2 195.7 27,486 6
Syrian Arab Republic 16 185 85 15.2 77 –1.5 970 134 –3.9 43.2 2,761 139
Tajikistan 6 143 44 1.8 153 3.7 290 181 2.0 6.1 981 184
Tanzania 33 945 37 8.0 j 94 5.6 240 j 190 3.1 15.7 478 205
Thailand 62 513 121 121.0 31 4.9 1,960 102 4.1 345.4 5,599 90
Togo 5 57 84 1.5 157 2.1 320 176 –0.3 6.1 c 1,346 c 172
Tunisia 9 164 61 19.9 63 6.2 2,100 101 4.9 51.8 5,478 91
Turkey 64 775 84 186.3 22 –6.4 2,900 88 –7.8 394.1 6,126 82
Turkmenistan 5 488 10 3.2 132 14.9 660 148 13.5 14.8 3,099 134
Uganda 21 241 108 6.8 99 7.7 320 176 4.8 24.4 c 1,136 c 179
Ukraine 50 604 86 37.5 55 –1.2 750 143 –0.4 156.8 3,142 133
United Kingdom 59 245 245 1,338.1 5 1.7 22,640 22 1.6 1,234.4 20,883 27
United States 273 9,364 30 8,351.0 1 4.1 30,600 8 3.1 8,350.1 30,600 4
Uruguay 3 177 19 19.5 65 –3.4 5,900 63 –4.1 27.4 8,280 70
Uzbekistan 25 447 59 17.6 70 3.9 720 145 1.5 51.5 2,092 154
Venezuela, RB 24 912 27 87.0 39 –6.8 3,670 77 –8.6 124.9 5,268 94
Vietnam 78 332 238 28.2 60 4.2 370 167 2.9 136.1 1,755 160
Yemen, Rep. 17 528 32 5.9 105 –1.3 350 171 –3.9 11.7 688 197
Zambia 10 753 13 3.2 131 2.6 320 176 0.4 6.8 686 198
Zimbabwe 12 391 31 6.1 102 0.0 520 154 –1.8 29.4 2,470 142
World 5,975 s 133,572 s 46 w 29,232.1 t 2.7 w 4,890 w 1.3 w 38,804.9 t 6,490 w
Low income 2,417 34,227 73 987.6 4.4 410 2.5 4,315.1 1,790
Middle income 2,667 67,258 40 5,323.2 2.6 2,000 1.5 13,022.0 4,880
Lower middle income 2,094 44,751 48 2,512.5 3.3 1,200 2.3 8,298.2 3,960
Upper middle income 573 22,507 26 2,810.7 2.0 4,900 0.7 4,769.2 8,320
Low and middle income 5,084 101,487 51 6,310.8 2.9 1,240 1.4 17,323.9 3,410
East Asia & Pacific 1,837 16,385 115 1,832.6 7.2 1,000 6.0 6,423.8 3,500
Europe & Central Asia 475 24,209 20 1,022.2 0.0 2,150 –0.1 2,654.1 5,580
Latin America & Caribbean 509 20,461 25 1,954.9 –0.9 3,840 –2.4 3,197.1 6,280
Middle East & North Africa 291 11,024 26 599.3 .. 2,060 .. 1,337.5 4,600
South Asia 1,329 5,140 278 581.1 6.2 440 4.2 2,695.0 2,030
Sub-Saharan Africa 642 24,267 27 320.6 2.0 500 –0.3 929.3 1,450
High income 891 32,087 29 22,921.3 2.6 25,730 2.1 21,763.4 24,430
Note: For data comparability and coverage, see the Technical Notes. Figures in italics are for years other than those specified. Rankings are based on 206 economies, including 74 listed
in table 1a. See the Technical Notes.
a. Purchasing power parity; see the Technical Notes. b. Preliminary World Bank estimates calculated using the World Bank Atlas method. c. The estimate is based on regression; others
are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Programme benchmark estimates. d. Includes Taiwan, China. e. GNP data refer to GDP. f. Estimated to be low income ($755 or
less). g. GNP and GNP per capita estimates include the French overseas departments French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion. h. Estimated to be high income ($9,266 or
more). i. Estimated to be upper middle income ($2,996–9,265). j. Data refer to mainland Tanzania only.