Projected GDP Ranking

As of 2026, the United States and China will occupy the first two places in both methods' GDP rankings. The US and China's margins are coming down in nominal rankings as China's GDP growth rate in 2026 (4.16%) is higher than the US's 2.10%. On a nominal basis, the US will be ahead of China by $11.2 trillion in 2026. On a PPP basis, China is ahead of the US by Int. $11.7 trillion, and the gap is increasing. China will remain the world's largest economy on a PPP basis over the next few decades, as the second-ranked US is growing slowly and third-ranked India is way behind.

Germany overtook Japan in 2023 to claim the third spot. India is projected to surpass Japan to become the 4th largest economy globally in 2026.

In the PPP list, the rankings of the top three economies will remain unchanged, as the margins between these three are much wider.

In the nominal GDP list, there would be only two changes in the top 20 list. Apart from India surpassing Japan, Australia will overtake South Korea. Among the top 50, the economic rank of Nigeria would move up by three positions. In contrast, Peru would lose two places.

In the PPP ranking, there would be only one change in the top 20 list, as Saudi Arabia would overtake Canada. Among the top 50, Philippines will move up by three spots, followed by Vietnam two spots. The Netherlands will down by three spots.

On the list of the top 50, India is the fastest-growing economy with 6.16%, followed by Philippines (5.73%) and Vietnam (5.60%). Japan has the lowest growth rate in 2026.

The United States (1,8) is present in both lists of the top ten GDP and GDP per capita rankings in nominal terms. Germany (3,19), Australia (14,14), and the Netherlands (18,10) are in the top twenty lists of GDP and GDP per capita. In PPP, the United States (2,11) is present in the top 20.