Surprisingly, some of the world’s leading and most innovative nations didn't make the list. But the fact that some of the richest countries also have notably high poverty rates and profound income inequality makes it clear that, on a national level, being rich doesn't necessarily mean being better off.
The problem of asymmetry distribution stretches forth to the world economy playing fields as only 12 countries economy makes up two-thirds of the world’s economy according to the World Bank as at 2014. The ranking of the top economies in the world is based on the sheer girth of economies of the respective countries determined by their purchasing power in U.S. dollars sums. The data showed here was collected by CNN from IMF and the World economic outlook in 2014.
1. U.S. $17.50
2. China $10.00
3. Japan $4.80
4. Germany $3.90
5. France $2.90
6. U.K. $2.80
7. Brazil $2.20
8. Italy $2.20
9. Russia $2.10
10. India $2.00
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