World's Top Ten Richest Countries by GDP The Richest Country by GDP is the US with an annual GDP of $14.8 trillion. # United States of America. GDP = $14,839bn, GDP per head = $48,400, PPP = $48,400 # Japan. GDP = $5,388bn, GDP per head = $42,310, PPP = $35,710 # China. GDP = $4,818bn, GDP per head = $3,600, PPP = $6,830 # Germany. GDP = $3,440bn, GDP per head = $41,550, PPP = $36,100 # France. GDP = $2,734bn, GDP per head = $43,910, PPP = $35,750 # United Kingdom. GDP = $2,442bn, GDP per head = $39,470, PPP = $36,820 # Italy. GDP = $2,334bn, GDP per head = $40,150, PPP = $32,210 # Russia. GDP = $1,680bn, GDP per head = $11,880, PPP = $16,300 # Spain. GDP = $1,581bn, GDP per head = $34,540, PPP = $32,120 # Canada. GDP = $1,468bn, GDP per head = $43,860, PPP = $40,540 Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, The World in 2009. World's Top Ten Richest Countries by PPP It is clear from the above figures that the world's richest countries by GDP may not be the same when adjusted for PPP. The GDP per head in PPP (USA = 100), 2006, looks like this:

# Luxembourg 172 # Qatar 160.8 # Bermuda 159.0 # Channel Islands 117.9 # Norway 113.9 # Brunei 113.5 # Singapore 101.7 # = Macau 100, USA 100 # Cayman Islands 99.6 # Kuwait 99.1