United States vs USSR: Gdp maddison project database

United States
19.49 trillion
in 2022
USSR
5.70 trillion
in 2022
United States rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st

Gdp maddison project database over time

  • United States
  • USSR
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How they compare

United States currently reports 19.49 trillion against 5.70 trillion in USSR, a difference of 13.80 trillion.

That makes United States's figure about 3.4 times USSR's.

Across all 102 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 165 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States USSR Difference Ahead
1870s 193.28 billion 141.51 billion 51.76 billion United States
1890s 421.88 billion 152.72 billion 269.16 billion United States
1900s 614.00 billion 237.30 billion 376.70 billion United States
1910s 986.60 billion 352.06 billion 634.54 billion United States
1920s 1.27 trillion 251.23 billion 1.01 trillion United States
1930s 1.26 trillion 517.99 billion 745.06 billion United States
1940s 2.01 trillion 640.42 billion 1.37 trillion United States
1950s 2.78 trillion 1.01 trillion 1.76 trillion United States
1960s 4.05 trillion 1.66 trillion 2.39 trillion United States
1970s 5.75 trillion 2.47 trillion 3.28 trillion United States
1980s 7.74 trillion 2.98 trillion 4.76 trillion United States
1990s 10.51 trillion 2.34 trillion 8.17 trillion United States
2000s 14.24 trillion 3.48 trillion 10.76 trillion United States
2010s 16.76 trillion 5.28 trillion 11.48 trillion United States
2020s 18.87 trillion 5.72 trillion 13.15 trillion United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp maddison project database, United States or USSR?
United States, at 19.49 trillion against 5.70 trillion in USSR as of 2022.
What is the difference in gdp maddison project database between United States and USSR?
13.80 trillion, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?
102 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for gdp maddison project database?
United States ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gdp maddison project database. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gdp maddison project database
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 15,675 data points, 1000–2022
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