GDP ranking of European countries in 1981

According to the latest statistics released by the World Bank in 2025, among the European countries in 1981, Germany ranked first in terms of gross domestic product(GDP), with a total economic volume of $800.47 billion; France ranked second in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $615.55 billion; United Kingdom ranked third in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $540.77 billion; Italy ranked fourth in terms of GDP, with a total economy of $430.7 billion; and Spain, with a total economy of $202.81 billion, ranked fifth in GDP.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank Country GDP
1 Germany $800.47 billion
2 France $615.55 billion
3 United Kingdom $540.77 billion
4 Italy $430.7 billion
5 Spain $202.81 billion
6 Holland $164.13 billion
7 Sweden $129.69 billion
8 Switzerland $112.34 billion
9 Belgium $104.73 billion
10 Turkey $71.04 billion
11 Austria $71.03 billion
12 Norway $63.6 billion
13 Denmark $61.88 billion
14 Finland $52.45 billion
15 Greece $52.35 billion
16 Portugal $31.98 billion
17 Ireland $20.67 billion
18 Bulgaria $19.87 billion
19 luxembourg $5.05 billion
20 Iceland $3.49 billion
21 Cyprus $2.09 billion
22 Malta $1.24 billion
23 Monaco $1.21 billion
24 Liechtenstein $0.51 billion
25 Andorra $0.39 billion

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