GDP ranking of Asia countries in 1972

According to the latest statistics released by the World Bank in 2024, among the Asian countries in 1972, Japan ranked first in terms of gross domestic product(GDP), with a total economic volume of $318.03 billion; China ranked second in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $114 billion; India ranked third in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $71.46 billion; Iran ranked fourth in terms of GDP, with a total economy of $17.15 billion; and Indonesia, with a total economy of $11 billion, ranked fifth in GDP.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank Country GDP
1 Japan $318.03 billion
2 China $114 billion
3 India $71.46 billion
4 Iran $17.15 billion
5 Indonesia $11 billion
6 South Korea $10.86 billion
7 Saudi Arabia $9.66 billion
8 Pakistan $9.42 billion
9 Philippines $9.07 billion
10 Israel $8.81 billion
11 Thailand $8.18 billion
13 Bangladesh $6.29 billion
15 Malaysia $5.04 billion
16 Kuwait $4.45 billion
17 Iraq $4.11 billion
18 Singapore $2.72 billion
19 Sri Lanka $2.55 billion
20 Syria $2.42 billion
21 Afghanistan $1.6 billion
22 Nepal $1.02 billion
23 Jordan $0.79 billion
24 Myanmar $0.64 billion
25 Qatar $0.51 billion
26 Cambodia $0.51 billion
27 Oman $0.37 billion
28 Brunei $0.27 billion

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