China vs USSR: Gdp world regions stacked area

China
26.97 trillion
in 2022
USSR
5.70 trillion
in 2022
China rank
1st
USSR rank
4th

Gdp world regions stacked area over time

  • China
  • USSR
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How they compare

China currently reports 26.97 trillion against 5.70 trillion in USSR, a difference of 21.27 trillion.

That makes China's figure about 4.7 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1870 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and USSR ranks 4th of 166 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, China averaged higher in 10 and USSR in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China USSR Difference Ahead
1870s 338.31 billion 141.51 billion 196.79 billion China
1890s 366.32 billion 152.72 billion 213.60 billion China
1900s 388.80 billion 237.30 billion 151.50 billion China
1910s 430.58 billion 352.06 billion 78.53 billion China
1920s 488.74 billion 379.99 billion 108.75 billion China
1930s 503.97 billion 499.32 billion 4.65 billion China
1950s 655.12 billion 1.01 trillion 359.70 billion USSR
1960s 808.42 billion 1.66 trillion 850.57 billion USSR
1970s 1.41 trillion 2.47 trillion 1.06 trillion USSR
1980s 2.64 trillion 2.98 trillion 340.34 billion USSR
1990s 4.54 trillion 2.34 trillion 2.19 trillion China
2000s 8.50 trillion 3.48 trillion 5.02 trillion China
2010s 17.90 trillion 5.28 trillion 12.62 trillion China
2020s 25.77 trillion 5.72 trillion 20.04 trillion China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp world regions stacked area, China or USSR?
China, at 26.97 trillion against 5.70 trillion in USSR as of 2022.
What is the difference in gdp world regions stacked area between China and USSR?
21.27 trillion, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?
87 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
How do China and USSR rank globally for gdp world regions stacked area?
China ranks 1st and USSR ranks 4th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gdp world regions stacked area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gdp world regions stacked area
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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