Note: Current US Dollars.
Source: World Bank Development Indicators.

Global GDP, 2008

The global generation of wealth remains highly concentrated. The four largest economies, the United States, Japan, China and Germany, alone accounted for more 38% of the world's GDP in 2008. Thus, nine countries (G8 + China) generated more than half the global economic activity. This commercial potential thus shape global transactions and flows.

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