GDP ranking of countries in the world in 1981

According to the latest statistics released by the World Bank in 2024,in the ranking of the world's GDP in 1981, United States ranked first in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $3207.04 billion; Japan ranked second in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $1218.99 billion; Former Soviet Union ranked third in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $906.86 billion; Germany ranked fourth in terms of GDP, with a total economy of $800.47 billion; and France, with a total economy of $615.55 billion, ranked fifth in GDP.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank Country GDP Continent
1 United States $3207.04 billion America
2 Japan $1218.99 billion Asia
3 Former Soviet Union $906.86 billion -
4 Germany $800.47 billion Europe
5 France $615.55 billion Europe
6 United Kingdom $540.77 billion Europe
7 Italy $430.7 billion Europe
8 Canada $306.22 billion America
9 Mexico $263.96 billion America
10 Brazil $258.02 billion America
11 Spain $202.81 billion Europe
12 China $195.7 billion Asia
13 India $193.49 billion Asia
14 Saudi Arabia $184.29 billion Asia
15 Australia $176.95 billion Oceania
16 Nigeria $164.48 billion Africa
17 Holland $164.13 billion Europe
18 Sweden $129.69 billion Europe
19 Switzerland $112.34 billion Europe
20 Belgium $104.73 billion Europe
21 Iran $100.5 billion Asia
22 South Africa $93.14 billion Africa
23 Indonesia $85.52 billion Asia
24 Argentina $78.68 billion America
25 South Korea $72.93 billion Asia
26 Turkey $71.04 billion Europe
27 Austria $71.03 billion Europe
28 Venezuela $66.33 billion America
29 Norway $63.6 billion Europe
30 Denmark $61.88 billion Europe
31 Finland $52.45 billion Europe
32 Greece $52.35 billion Europe
33 United Arab Emirates $49.33 billion Asia
34 Algeria $44.35 billion Africa
35 Philippines $40.5 billion Asia
36 Iraq $37.82 billion Asia
37 Colombia $36.39 billion America
38 Thailand $34.85 billion Asia
39 Chile $34.51 billion America
40 Portugal $31.98 billion Europe
41 Pakistan $28.1 billion Asia
42 Israel $25.67 billion Asia
43 Kuwait $25.06 billion Asia
44 Malaysia $25.01 billion Asia
45 New Zealand $24.42 billion Oceania
46 Egypt $22.14 billion Africa
47 Ecuador $21.81 billion America
48 Peru $21.67 billion America
49 Ireland $20.67 billion Europe
50 Bangladesh $20.25 billion Asia
51 Cuba $20.15 billion America
52 Bulgaria $19.87 billion Europe
53 Morocco $17.79 billion Africa
54 Syria $16.76 billion Asia
55 Puerto Rico $15.96 billion America
56 Singapore $14.18 billion Asia
57 Democratic Republic of the Congo $12.54 billion Africa
58 Uruguay $11.05 billion America
59 Sudan $10.02 billion Africa
60 Qatar $8.66 billion Asia
61 Guatemala $8.61 billion America
62 Cote d'ivoire $8.43 billion Africa
63 Tunisia $8.43 billion Africa
64 Zimbabwe $8.01 billion Africa
65 Dominican Republic $7.56 billion America
66 Ethiopia $7.33 billion Africa
67 Oman $7.26 billion Asia
68 Trinidad and Tobago $6.99 billion America
69 Kenya $6.85 billion Africa
70 Cameroon $6.61 billion Africa
71 Bolivia $5.89 billion America
72 Paraguay $5.63 billion America
73 Angola $5.55 billion Africa
74 Panama $5.22 billion America
75 luxembourg $5.05 billion Europe
76 Madagascar $4.76 billion Africa
77 Sri Lanka $4.42 billion Asia
78 Jordan $4.39 billion Asia
79 Brunei $4.37 billion Asia
80 Ghana $4.22 billion Africa
81 Senegal $4.1 billion Africa
82 Honduras $4.04 billion America
83 Zambia $3.87 billion Africa
84 Gabon $3.86 billion Africa
85 Mozambique $3.54 billion Africa
86 Iceland $3.49 billion Europe
87 Afghanistan $3.48 billion Asia
88 Bahrain $3.47 billion Asia
89 Salvador $3.44 billion America
90 Jamaica $2.98 billion America
91 Costa Rica $2.62 billion America
92 Papua New Guinea $2.5 billion Oceania
93 Nicaragua $2.45 billion America
94 Mongolia $2.31 billion Asia
95 Nepal $2.28 billion Asia
96 Namibia $2.25 billion Africa
97 Niger $2.17 billion Africa
98 Cyprus $2.09 billion Europe
99 Republic of Congo $1.99 billion Africa
100 Burkina faso $1.78 billion Africa
101 Mali $1.54 billion Africa
102 Haiti $1.48 billion America
103 Bahamas $1.43 billion America
104 Rwanda $1.41 billion Africa
105 Uganda $1.34 billion Africa
106 Benin $1.29 billion Africa
107 French Polynesia $1.28 billion Oceania
108 Malta $1.24 billion Europe
109 Malawi $1.24 billion Africa
110 Fiji $1.24 billion Oceania
111 Monaco $1.21 billion Europe
112 Mauritius $1.14 billion Africa
113 Sierra Leone $1.12 billion Africa
114 Barbados $1.11 billion America
115 Mauritania $1.11 billion Africa
116 Botswana $1.07 billion Africa
117 Myanmar $1.07 billion Asia
118 New Caledonia $0.97 billion Oceania
119 Burundi $0.97 billion Africa
120 Togo $0.96 billion Africa
121 Suriname $0.89 billion America
122 Chad $0.88 billion Africa
123 Liberia $0.85 billion Africa
124 Bermuda $0.74 billion America
125 Somalia $0.7 billion Africa
126 Central Africa $0.7 billion Africa
127 Eswatini $0.57 billion Africa
128 Guyana $0.57 billion America
129 Liechtenstein $0.51 billion Europe
130 Greenland $0.44 billion America
131 Lesotho $0.43 billion Africa
132 Andorra $0.39 billion Europe
133 Gambia $0.22 billion Africa
134 Belize $0.2 billion America
135 Comores $0.2 billion Africa
136 Saint Lucia $0.19 billion America
137 Salomonen $0.19 billion Oceania
138 Seychelles $0.16 billion Africa
139 Guinea-Bissau $0.16 billion Africa
140 Antigua and Barbuda $0.15 billion America
141 Cape verde Islands $0.14 billion Africa
142 Bhutan $0.14 billion Asia
143 Grenada $0.12 billion America
144 Vanuatu $0.11 billion Oceania
145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $0.1 billion America
146 Dominica $0.08 billion America
147 Saint Kitts and Nevis $0.08 billion America
148 Tonga $0.06 billion Oceania
149 Maldives $0.05 billion Asia
150 Kiribati $0.04 billion Oceania
151 Equatorial Guinea $0.04 billion Africa
152 Marshall Islands $0.03 billion Oceania

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