The world consists of more than 200 countries. But which countries are the richest? Which have the strongest economy, the highest purchasing power, the fastest growing economy, the largest exports and the largest imports? And which are the poorest countries with the most people in poverty? Read it in the article below.
Top 10 Gross National Product
The Gross National Product (GNP) is the value of all goods and services in a country in a calendar year. It is a good indication of how large the economy in a given country is overall. This does not take into account the average per person. Countries with many inhabitants will therefore have an easier time moving higher in the rankings. Below are the top 10 expressed in billions of dollars.
|
Country |
GDP in billions of dollars |
|
United States |
15,290 |
|
China |
11,440 |
|
India |
4,515 |
|
Japan |
4,497 |
|
Germany |
3,139 |
|
Russia |
2,414 |
|
Brazil |
2,324 |
|
United Kingdom |
2,290 |
|
France |
2,246 |
|
Italy |
1,871 |
Top 10 countries with highest purchasing power per inhabitant
If you want to take the number of inhabitants into account, it is better to look at the purchasing power (disposable income) per inhabitant. The top 10 is shown below with purchasing power per capita expressed in dollars. However, not all countries mentioned are actually sovereign states.
|
Country |
Dollars |
|
Liechtenstein |
141,100 |
|
Qatar |
104,300 |
|
Luxembourg |
81,100 |
|
Bermuda |
69,900 |
|
Monaco |
63,400 |
|
Singapore |
60,500 |
|
Jersey |
57,000 |
|
Falklands |
55,400 |
|
Norway |
54,200 |
|
Brunei |
50,000 |
Top 10 fastest economic growers
Crisis or not, several countries in the world are experiencing extremely rapid economic growth. Below are the top 10 countries whose economies are growing the fastest. The degree of growth is expressed in percentages per year.
|
Country |
Economic growth in % |
|
Qatar |
18.8 |
|
Mongolia |
17.3 |
|
Turkmenistan |
14.7 |
|
Ghana |
13.6 |
|
Panama |
10.6 |
|
Timor Leste |
10.6 |
|
Iraq |
9.9 |
|
Salomon |
9.3 |
|
Zimbabwe |
9.3 |
|
China |
9.2 |
Top 10 largest export countries
Below is an overview of the 10 countries that export the most. It is clear that this mainly concerns the industrialized and richer countries. The overview shows the total exports per country in billions of dollars per year.
|
Country |
Exports per year in billions of dollars |
|
China |
1,904 |
|
United States |
1,497 |
|
Germany |
1,408 |
|
Japan |
788 |
|
France |
587 |
|
South Korea |
557 |
|
The Netherlands |
552 |
|
Italy |
524 |
|
Russia |
521 |
|
United Kingdom |
480 |
Top 10 largest importing countries
You have exports and you have imports. What is striking is that largely the same countries that score high as export countries also score high as import countries. The overview below shows the total import per country in billions of dollars per year.
|
Country |
Imports per year in billions of dollars |
|
United States |
2,236 |
|
China |
1,743 |
|
Germany |
1,198 |
|
Japan |
808 |
|
France |
689 |
|
United Kingdom |
640 |
|
Italy |
556 |
|
South Korea |
524 |
|
The Netherlands |
493 |
|
Hong-Kong |
483 |
Top 10 countries population below the poverty line
Unfortunately, there are still many countries in the world where large parts of the population live below the poverty line. These countries often have high unemployment rates. Below is an overview of the 10 countries where the majority of the population lives below the poverty line. The overview is expressed as a percentage of the total population. Please note, the overview below is an estimate.
|
Country |
Population below poverty line in % |
|
Chad |
80 |
|
Haiti |
80 |
|
Liberia |
80 |
|
Congo (Democratic Republic) |
71 |
|
Sierra Leone |
70 |
|
Nigeria |
70 |
|
Suriname |
70 |
|
Ngwane |
69 |
|
Burundi |
68 |
|
Zimbabwe |
68 |
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