Global GDP by Year

GDP of all countries of the world combined by year, from 1960 to the latest official figures published by the World Bank. GDP Real refers to GDP adjusted for inflation (base year: 2010), or “Constant GDP”; GDP Growth refers to Real GDP Growth Rate; Per Capita shows Real GDP divided by total population for the same year; GDP Nominal is GDP at current prices (not adjusted for inflation); Pop. Change refers to the percentage change in world population from the previous year. Sources include: World Bank, United Nations.

GDP: sources and methodology

GDP Data -World Bank GDP - World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

-USA: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

-China: National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS) - The national accounts of China started at the beginning of the1950s. In 1952 the NBS was established. In 1956 NBS adopted the Material Product System (MPS) that was devised and used by the Soviet Union. Between 1985 and 1992, through a series of steps and arrangements, China transitioned from MPS to GDP, as the State Council of China (SCC) approved the establishment of a SNA (System of National Accounting using GDP to measure the national economy.

-GDP and spending - Gross domestic product (GDP) - OECD Data

-World Economic Outlook (April 2019) - IMF -International Monetary Fund

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