United States of America vs USSR: Gross domestic product (GDP) by world region

United States of America
19.49 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2022
USSR
5.70 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2022
United States of America rank
2nd
USSR rank
4th

Gross domestic product (GDP) by world region over time

  • United States of America
  • USSR
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 19.49 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices against 5.70 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices in USSR, a difference of 13.80 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices.

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

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

United States of America ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 4th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America USSR Difference Ahead
1870s 193.28 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 141.51 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 51.76 billion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
1890s 421.88 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 152.72 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 269.16 billion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
1900s 614.00 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 237.30 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 376.70 billion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
1910s 986.60 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 352.06 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 634.54 billion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
1920s 1.27 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 251.23 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.01 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
1930s 1.26 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 517.99 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 745.06 billion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
1940s 2.01 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 640.42 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.37 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
1950s 2.78 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.01 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.76 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
1960s 4.05 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.66 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 2.39 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
1970s 5.75 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 2.47 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 3.28 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
1980s 7.74 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 2.98 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 4.76 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
1990s 10.51 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 2.34 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 8.17 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
2000s 14.24 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 3.48 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 10.76 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
2010s 16.76 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 5.28 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 11.48 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America
2020s 18.87 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 5.72 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices 13.15 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp) by world region, United States of America or USSR?
United States of America, at 19.49 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices against 5.70 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices in USSR as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) by world region between United States of America and USSR?
13.80 trillion international-$ in 2011 prices, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and USSR?
102 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
How do United States of America and USSR rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp) by world region?
United States of America ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 4th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP) by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP) by world region
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices
Source
Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by 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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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.