GDP ranking of countries in the world in 1979

According to the latest statistics released by the World Bank in 2024,in the ranking of the world's GDP in 1979, United States ranked first in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $2627.33 billion; Japan ranked second in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $1055.01 billion; Former Soviet Union ranked third in terms of GDP, with a total economic volume of $901.62 billion; Germany ranked fourth in terms of GDP, with a total economy of $881.35 billion; and France, with a total economy of $613.95 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 $2627.33 billion America
2 Japan $1055.01 billion Asia
3 Former Soviet Union $901.62 billion -
4 Germany $881.35 billion Europe
5 France $613.95 billion Europe
6 United Kingdom $438.99 billion Europe
7 Italy $393.68 billion Europe
8 Canada $243.07 billion America
9 Brazil $221.34 billion America
10 Spain $214.6 billion Europe
11 Holland $179.67 billion Europe
12 China $178.2 billion Asia
13 India $152.99 billion Asia
14 Australia $134.94 billion Oceania
15 Mexico $134.56 billion America
16 Sweden $123.39 billion Europe
17 Belgium $116.32 billion Europe
18 Saudi Arabia $111.86 billion Asia
19 Switzerland $111.64 billion Europe
20 Iran $90.39 billion Asia
21 Turkey $89.33 billion Europe
22 Austria $73.94 billion Europe
23 Denmark $70.37 billion Europe
24 Argentina $69.25 billion America
25 South Korea $66.95 billion Asia
26 South Africa $63.04 billion Africa
27 Greece $54.48 billion Europe
28 Norway $53.13 billion Europe
29 Indonesia $51.4 billion Asia
30 Venezuela $48.31 billion America
31 Nigeria $47.26 billion Africa
32 Finland $44.47 billion Europe
33 Iraq $37.82 billion Asia
34 Algeria $33.24 billion Africa
35 United Arab Emirates $31.23 billion Asia
36 Philippines $31.22 billion Asia
37 Colombia $27.94 billion America
38 Thailand $27.37 billion Asia
39 Portugal $26.62 billion Europe
40 Kuwait $24.75 billion Asia
41 Chile $21.8 billion America
42 Israel $21.59 billion Asia
43 Malaysia $21.21 billion Asia
44 New Zealand $20.73 billion Oceania
45 Pakistan $19.69 billion Asia
46 Cuba $19.58 billion America
47 Ireland $18.32 billion Europe
48 Egypt $18.02 billion Africa
49 Peru $15.93 billion America
50 Morocco $15.91 billion Africa
51 Bangladesh $15.57 billion Asia
52 Democratic Republic of the Congo $15.07 billion Africa
53 Ecuador $14.18 billion America
54 Puerto Rico $12.75 billion America
55 Syria $9.93 billion Asia
56 Singapore $9.3 billion Asia
57 Cote d'ivoire $9.14 billion Africa
58 Sudan $9.03 billion Africa
59 Tunisia $7.19 billion Africa
60 Uruguay $7.18 billion America
61 Guatemala $6.9 billion America
62 Kenya $6.23 billion Africa
63 Cameroon $5.92 billion Africa
64 Qatar $5.63 billion Asia
65 luxembourg $5.52 billion Europe
66 Dominican Republic $5.5 billion America
67 Zimbabwe $5.18 billion Africa
68 Trinidad and Tobago $4.6 billion America
69 Bolivia $4.42 billion America
70 Senegal $4.09 billion Africa
71 Costa Rica $4.04 billion America
72 Ghana $4.02 billion Africa
73 Oman $3.73 billion Asia
74 Panama $3.71 billion America
75 Afghanistan $3.7 billion Asia
76 Honduras $3.54 billion America
77 Salvador $3.46 billion America
78 Madagascar $3.46 billion Africa
79 Paraguay $3.42 billion America
80 Sri Lanka $3.37 billion Asia
81 Zambia $3.33 billion Africa
82 Jordan $3.27 billion Asia
83 Gabon $3.03 billion Africa
84 Iceland $2.85 billion Europe
85 Brunei $2.8 billion Asia
86 Jamaica $2.43 billion America
87 Papua New Guinea $2.29 billion Oceania
88 Uganda $2.14 billion Africa
89 Niger $2.11 billion Africa
90 Nepal $1.85 billion Asia
91 Burkina faso $1.75 billion Africa
92 Mali $1.6 billion Africa
93 Nicaragua $1.53 billion America
94 Cyprus $1.29 billion Europe
95 French Polynesia $1.22 billion Oceania
96 Mauritius $1.21 billion Africa
97 Monaco $1.21 billion Europe
98 Republic of Congo $1.2 billion Africa
99 Benin $1.19 billion Africa
100 Bahamas $1.14 billion America
101 Rwanda $1.11 billion Africa
102 Sierra Leone $1.11 billion Africa
103 Haiti $1.08 billion America
104 Malawi $1.06 billion Africa
105 New Caledonia $1.05 billion Oceania
106 Fiji $1.02 billion Oceania
107 Chad $1 billion Africa
108 Malta $1 billion Europe
109 Mauritania $0.95 billion Africa
110 Myanmar $0.92 billion Asia
111 Togo $0.89 billion Africa
112 Botswana $0.82 billion Africa
113 Liberia $0.81 billion Africa
114 Suriname $0.78 billion America
115 Burundi $0.78 billion Africa
116 Central Africa $0.7 billion Africa
117 Barbados $0.67 billion America
118 Somalia $0.59 billion Africa
119 Guyana $0.53 billion America
120 Bermuda $0.52 billion America
121 Liechtenstein $0.5 billion Europe
122 Greenland $0.42 billion America
123 Eswatini $0.41 billion Africa
124 Andorra $0.41 billion Europe
125 Lesotho $0.29 billion Africa
126 Gambia $0.21 billion Africa
127 Belize $0.15 billion America
128 Salomonen $0.15 billion Oceania
129 Saint Lucia $0.13 billion America
130 Seychelles $0.13 billion Africa
131 Vanuatu $0.12 billion Oceania
132 Guinea-Bissau $0.12 billion Africa
133 Antigua and Barbuda $0.11 billion America
134 Grenada $0.1 billion America
135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $0.07 billion America
136 Saint Kitts and Nevis $0.06 billion America
137 Dominica $0.06 billion America
138 Tonga $0.05 billion Oceania
139 Kiribati $0.04 billion Oceania

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