Only 16 economies had a GDP higher than $1 trillion, with the US by far the biggest economy at more than $21 trillion – making up just under a quarter of the global total of almost $88 trillion.China was the second largest at more than $14 trillion and Japan was in third place with just over $5 trillion.The top 10 economies combined made up two-thirds of GDP, while the 42 represented on the chart made up just over 90% of the world’s GDP, and the rest of the world accounted for the remaining 9.8%.Africa is the smallest region represented, with three economies – Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt – together making up $1.1 trillion of global GDP.
