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: $4.135 trillion (up 3.9%)
6. Russia: $3.938 trillion (up 3.6%)
9. United Kingdom: $2.905 trillion (up 4.3%)
10. France: $2.833 trillion (up 3.6%)
12. Italy: $2.303 trillion (up 3.1%)
13. Turkey: $2.082 trillion (up 4.7%)
16. Spain: $1.769 trillion (up 4.9%)
24. Poland: $1.114 trillion (up 5.7%)
28. Netherlands: $907.6 billion (up 4.4%)
37. Belgium: $529.3 billion (up 3.9%)
40. Switzerland: $514.2 billion (up 3.7%)
Richest Asian Countries (with world ranking)
1. China: US$23.194 trillion (up 8.9% from 2016)
3. India: $9.489 trillion (up 9.5%)
4. Japan: $5.420 trillion (up 3.5%)
7. Indonesia: $3.257 trillion (up 7.4%)
14. South Korea: $2.030 trillion (up 4.9%)
20. Thailand: $1.226 trillion (up 5.3%)
22. Taiwan: $1.177 trillion (up 4%)
25. Pakistan: $1.061 trillion (up 7.3%)
26. Malaysia: $922.1 billion (up 6.8%)
29. Philippines: $879billion (up 9.2%)
33. Bangladesh: $686.6 billion (up 9.3%)
Richest South American Countries
8. Brazil: $3.216 trillion (up 2.4%)
27. Argentina: $912.8 billion (up 4.4%)
31. Colombia: $720.2 billion (up 4.5%)
43. Chile: $455.9 billion (up 3.9%)
46. Peru: $429.7 billion (up 5.8%)
47. Venezuela: $404.1 billion (down -5.4%)
69. Ecuador: $184.6 billion (up 0.6%)
92. Bolivia: $83.6 billion (up 6.3%)
94. Uruguay: $77.8 billion (up 3.8%)
101. Paraguay: $68 billion (up 5.6%)
Richest African Countries
21. Egypt: $1.198 trillion (up 5.8%)
23. Nigeria: $1.125 trillion (up 3.1%)
30. South Africa: $761.9 billion (up 3%)
36. Algeria: $634.7 billion (up 3.6%)
58. Morocco: $300.6 billion (up 6.7%)
64. Ethiopia: $195billion (up 9.9%)
65. Angola: $193.9 billion (up 3.6%)
74. Kenya: $164.3 billion (up 7.6%)
75. Tanzania: $163.5 billion (up 9.2%)
78. Tunisia: $136.8 billion (up 4.8%)
79. Ghana: $131.5 billion (up 8.1%)
86. Uganda: $91.2 billion (up 7.3%)
Richest North American Countries
2. United States: $19.417 trillion (up 4.6%)
11. Mexico: $2.406 trillion (up 3.9%)
17. Canada: $1.753 trillion (up 4.2%)
Richest Oceania Countries
19. Australia: $1.251 trillion (up 5.4%)
68. New Zealand: $186.5 billion (up 5.4%)
Richest Middle Eastern Countries
15. Saudi Arabia: $1.796 trillion (up 2.6%)
18. Iran: $1.535 trillion (up 5.6%)
32. UAE: $693.8 billion (up 3.7%)
35. Iraq: $641 billion (down -1%)
56. Kuwait: $309.6 billion (up 2%)
GDP per capita based on population size.
International Monetary Fund statistics at April 2017
Three Asian powerhouses China, India & Indonesia outpace USA's wealth increase since 2016. (Next update Oct. 2017)
Richest by 2017 GDP Per Capita
World's Richest Countries by 2017 GDP
Richest Scandinavian Countries
38. Sweden: $522.8 billion (up 5%)
48. Norway: $377.1 billion (up 3.5%)
60. Denmark: $284billion (up 3.7%)
Richest Nordic Countries
62. Finland: $239.7 billion (up 3.6%)
147. Iceland: $17.8 billion (up 8%)
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.
