9 Comparative Nominal GDP Maps: 2000 Vs 2025 – Brilliant Maps

The
maps
below
compare
GDP
growth
of
various
countries
between
2000
and
2025.
The
GDP
data
comes
from
the

IMF
via

Wikipedia
which
states
that:

“Figures
are
based
on
official
exchange
rates,
not
on
the
purchasing
power
parity
(PPP)
methodology.
Values
are
given
in
millions
of
United
States
dollars
(USD)
and
have
not
been
adjusted
for
inflation.”

In
total
World
GDP
increased
from
$34
Trillion
USD
to
$116
Trillion
USD
during
this
period
a
240%
increase!

Japan
vs
US

In
the
year
2000,
Japan
was
the
world’s
second
largest
economy
at
just
under
$5
trillion,
around
half
that
of
the
United
States.
However,
25
years
later
it
had
actually
shrunk
(in
exchange
rate
terms),
while
the
United
States
increased
nearly
200%!

Germany
vs
Japan

This
means
that
in
Japan
is
now
only
the
world’s
4th
largest
economy.
China
overtook
Japan
in
2010.
However,
what
is
far
less
well
known
is
that
Germany
surpassed
Japan’s
nominal
GDP
in
2023,
although
both
Japan
and
Germany
today
have
a
smaller
nominal
GDP
than
Japan
did
in
the
year
2000.

Italy
vs
China

This
is
particularly
crazy
one.
In
2000,
China’s
GDP
was
just
marginally
bigger
than
Italy’s.
However,
by
2025
China’s
GDP
was
nearly
8x
the
size
of
Italy’s
despite
the
fact
that
Italy’s
GDP
more
than
doubled
during
the
period.

UK
vs
India

This
is
another
interetsing
one.
Back
in
2000,
the
UK’s
economy
was
over
3x
larger
than
it’s
former
colony.
However,
by
2025
India’s
economy
is
now
15%
larger
than
the
UK’s
and
growing
faster
so
will
likely
continue
to
pull
away
in
the
coming
decades.

Sweden
vs
Poland

This
is
a
somewhat
unexpected
one.
Back
in
2000,
Sweden’s
economy
was
over
50%
larger
than
Poland’s.
However,
Poland’s
433%
GDP
growth
between
2000
and
2025
means
that
today
its
economy
is
43%
larger
than
Sweden’s.

Iran
vs
Israel

In
2000,
Iran
had
a
much
larger
overall
economy
than
Israel.
However,
Iran’s
sluggish
growth
(4th
lowest
in
the
world)
and
Israel’s
booming
economy
mean
that
today
Israel
has
a
much
larger
GDP.

Taiwan
vs
Turkey

I
wanted
to
include
Turkey
in
this
list
but
didn’t
know
who
best
to
compare
them
with.
Taiwan
went
from
being
the
world’s
17th
biggest
economy
in
2000
to
22nd
today,
while
Turkey
went
from
21st
to
17th.

Netherlands
vs
Indonesia

Another
colonial
story
here.
In
2000
the
Netherlands
economy
was
more
than
twice
the
size
of
its
former
colony.
But
in
2025
Indonesia’s
economy
is
17%
bigger
than
the
Netherlands
despite
the
Dutch
economy
tripling
in
size
over
the
period.

Canada
vs
Mexico

And
finally,
Canada
vs
Mexico.
In
2000,
their
economies
were
almost
exactly
the
same
size,
but
today
Canada’s
is
nearly
30%
larger.

Full
table
of
all
countries:

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country
surprised
you
the
most?

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Author: Brilliant Maps