List of countries by largest historical GDP

Brazil represented 3.34% of the world's economy in 2011 (highest point), and had its lowest world economy share at 1.55% in 1969.

Canada represented 2.63% of the world's economy in 1969. This figure has been generally stable, having peaked at 2.76% in 1981 and 2002, and being at its lowest (2.55%) in 1992. In 2012 Canada's share was 2.54%.

China represented 1.618% of the world's economy in 1987 (lowest point), rising to 11.47% in 2012 (highest point). It accounted for 17.2% of the world's economy in 1870. [13]

The European Union represented 31.6% of the world's GDP at 1980 (highest point), and was at its lowest in 1985 at 25.01%.

France represented 5.8% of the world's economy in 1969. After rising to 5.94% in 1974, its contribution to the world's economy fell to 3.64% in 2012 (lowest point). France represented 6.5% of the world's economy in 1870.[14]

Germany represented 8.98% of the world's economy in 1969 (highest point), falling to 4.74% in 2012 (lowest point). It accounted for 5.5% of the world's economy in 1820, 6.5% in 1870, and 8.8% in 1913.[13]

India represented 3.5% of the world's economy in 1964 (highest point), and had its lowest world economy share at 1% in 1992. India made up 16% of the world's economy in 1820 and 25% in the 1500s .[13]

Italy represented 5.11% of the world's economy in 1969. After rising to 5.18% in 1974, its contribution to the world's economy fell to 2.81% in 2012 (lowest point).

Japan represented 17.8% of the world's economy in 1994 (highest point), after that its contribution to the world's economy has gradually diminished, and reached its lowest point in 2012 (8.32%). Although the very lowest since 1960 was in the year 1960 when it produced 3.28% of the world's GDP.

Russia accounted for 5.4% of the world's economy in 1820, 7.6% in 1870, and 8.6% in 1913.[13] The Soviet Union represented 20% of the world's economy in 1966[15] (highest point) and at the year of its dissolution (1991) only produced 7.58% of the world's economy (lowest point). In 2012, Russia's Nominal GDP share was at 2.82% (highest point) and reached a nadir in 1998 (1.38%) before ending up at 1.9% in 2010. In 2019 gdp pps 4,135 trillion dollars, 28184 dollars per capita [16]

South Korea represented 2.02% of the world's economy in 2010 (highest point), and had its lowest world economy share at 0.156% in 1965.

The United Kingdom represented 6.42% of the world's economy in 1960 (highest point), falling to 3.42% in 2012 (lowest point). It accounted for 5.2% of the world's economy in 1820, 9.1% in 1870, and 8.3% in 1913.[13] England, Scotland and Wales generated 1.8% of the world's GDP in 1600.[17]

The United States represented 28.69% of the world's economy in 1960 (highest point), and was at its lowest point at 21.42% in 2011. It accounted for 1.8% of the world's economy in 1820, 8.9% in 1870, and 19.1% in 1913.[13]