1998 Data
United
States
United
Kingdom

Germany

France

Sweden

Japan

Russia

China
Population (mill.)
270
59
82
59
9
126
147
1,239

Output:
GNP ($ bill.)
7,921
1,264
2,123
1,466
227
4,090
338
929
Per-Capita ($)
29,340
21,400
25,850
24,940
25,620
32,380
2,300
750
PPP per-cap ($)
29,340
20,640
20,810
22,320
19,480
23,180
3,950
3,220

Real Growth Per-Capita:
1950-60
3.9%
2.8%
8.5%
4.8%
3.4%
1960-70
4.1%
2.9%
4.4%
5.5%
4.4%
1970-80
2.9%
1.9%
2.7%
4.0%
2.0%
1980-90
3.0%
1.3%
2.2%
2.4%
2.0%
4.0%
10.2%
1990-98
2.9%
2.2%
1.6%
1.5%
1.2%
1.3%
-7.0%
11.1%

Inflation:
1980-90
4.2%
5.7%
6.0%
7.4%
1.7%
5.9%
1990-98
2.2%
3.0%
2.2%
1.7%
2.3%
0.4%
235.3%
9.8%

GINI

40.1

32.6

28.1

32.7

25.0

n/a

31.0

41.5

Central Gov't Size (1996, % of GNP)
Expenditure 
21.6%
39.9%
32.1%
44.7%
45.2%
n/a
26.5%
n/a
Surplus
-1.6%
-5.3%
-2.1%
-5.4%
-3.2%
n/a
-4.4%
-1.7%

Gov't Purchases (% of GNP)
Total (1997)
16%
21%
20%
19%
26%
10%
11%
11%
Military (1995)
3.8%
3.0%
n/a
3.1%
2.8%
1.0%
11.4%
2.3%

1997 Exports of Goods and Services
($ bill.)
937
375
591
365
101
479
102
207
Rank
#1
#4
#2
#5
#19
#3
#18
#10
(Others, in order: #6 Italy, #7 Canada, #8 Hong Kong, #9 Netherlands, #11 Belgium, #12 S. Korea, #13 Singapore, #14 Spain, #15 Taiwan, #16 Mexico, #17 Switzerland)

1996 Trade Ratio

24%

58%

46%

45%

73%

17%

42%

40%
 

Source: World Bank, World Development Report 1999/2000: Entering the 21st Century (Oxford University Press)