Richest Research Sources
1. GDP Statistics by Country
International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook database
2. Latest Global Trade Statistics
World's Top Exports (WTEx)
3. Trade Partners by Country
CIA World Factbook
4. USA Trade Goods by Country
Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics
Richest European Countries
5. Germany: $3.935 trillion (up 2.5%)
6. Russia: $3.685 trillion (down -0.9%)
9. United Kingdom: $2.757 trillion (up 2.9%)
10. France: $2.703 trillion (up 2.1%)
12. Italy: $2.213 trillion (up 1.9%)
15. Spain: $1.674 trillion (up 3.6%)
17. Turkey: $1.665 trillion (up 4.8%)
24. Poland: $1.052 trillion (up 4.6%)
28. Netherlands: $856.3 billion (up 2.8%)
37. Belgium: $504.8 billion (up 2.2%)
39. Switzerland: $493.1 billion (up 2.2%)
Richest Asian Countries (with world ranking)
1. China: US$20.853 trillion (up 7.5% from 2015)
3. India: $8.643 trillion (up 8.5%)
4. Japan: $4.901 trillion (up 1.5%)
8. Indonesia: $3.011 trillion (up 5.9%)
13. South Korea: $1.916 trillion (up 3.7%)
20. Thailand: $1.152 trillion (up 4%)
22. Taiwan: $1.126 trillion (up 2.5%)
25. Pakistan: $982.4 billion (up 5.5%)
27. Malaysia: $859.9 billion (up 5.4%)
29. Philippines: $793.2 billion (up 7%)
33. Bangladesh: $620.4 billion (up 7.6%)
Richest South American Countries
7. Brazil: $3.101 trillion (down -2.9%)
26. Argentina: $971.6 billion (no change)
31. Colombia: $690.8 billion (up 3.5%)
41. Venezuela: $479.1 billion (down -7.1%)
44. Chile: $433.1 billion (up 2.5%)
47. Peru: $407.7 billion (up 4.8%)
65. Ecuador: $176.8 billion (down -3.6%)
92. Bolivia: $78billion (up 4.8%)
95. Uruguay: $75.2 billion (up 2.4%)
102. Paraguay: $63.4 billion (up 3.9%)
Richest African Countries
21. Nigeria: $1.128 trillion (up 3.3%)
23. Egypt: $1.093 trillion (up 4.3%)
30. South Africa: $735.1 billion (up 1.6%)
34. Algeria: $604billion (up 4.4%)
57. Morocco: $282.4 billion (up 3.3%)
64. Angola: $190.9 billion (up 3.5%)
69. Ethiopia: $170.5 billion (up 5.5%)
74. Kenya: $151.8 billion (up 7%)
75. Tanzania: $149.4 billion (up 7.9%)
79. Tunisia: $130.8 billion (up 3%)
80. Ghana: $121.1 billion (up 5.6%)
85. Libya: $91.6 billion (down -1.1%)
Richest North American Countries
2. United States: $18.558 trillion (up 3.4%)
11. Mexico: $2.303 trillion (up 3.4%)
16. Canada: $1.672 trillion (up 2.4%)
Richest Oceania Countries
19. Australia: $1.178 trillion (up 3.5%)
68. New Zealand: $173.2 billion (up 3%)
Richest Middle Eastern Countries
14. Saudi Arabia: $1.720 trillion (up 2.2%)
18. Iran: $1.439 trillion (up 5%)
32. UAE: $669.7 billion (up 3.4%)
36. Iraq: $588.7 billion (up 8.2%)
55. Israel: $292.8 billion (up 3.9%)
GDP per capita based on population size.
International Monetary Fund statistics at April 2016
Aprll 2016: China, India post top gains while oil exporters Brazil and Russia slip. (Next update October 2016)
Richest by 2016 GDP Per Capita
World's Richest Countries by 2016 GDP
Richest Scandinavian Countries
38. Sweden: $495.6 billion (up 4.7%)
48. Norway: $363.3 billion (up 2%)
60. Denmark: $265.4 billion (up 2.6%)
Richest Nordic Countries
62. Finland: $229.3 billion (up 1.9%)
148. Iceland: $16 billion (up 5.3%)
Statistics are based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), a methodology that factors in living costs and inflation rates. PPP gives a clearer comparison of living standards among the different countries.
