This is a comparison between U.S. states and countries by Gross Domestic Product (PPP). Many of the states of the United States have large Gross Domestic Product (called gross state product) which would rank highly on a list of countries world GDP. All data is for the year 2013.
These figures are based on the IMF list on List of countries by GDP (PPP) for world GDP, and the List of U.S. states by GDP figures.
Note: New England is not a state but a group of states which are oftentimes classified as such.
Note2: As the PPP is calculated in U.S. dollars for all countries there is no difference for the US economy in Nominal or in PPP terms as both are the same value for the U.S.[1].
Note3: This table does not take into account the differences in the cost of living between different U.S. states.
Silicon Valley, the home to many of the world's largest technology corporations, as well as thousands of small start-up companies all located in California.
Comparison of GDP PPP figures between U.S. states and countries for 2013
Rank | Country | U.S. equivalents | GDP (Billions of US$ in PPP) |
1 | China | United States | 16,149.1 |
2 | India | California Texas New York New England Florida | 6,776.0 |
3 | Japan | California Texas New England | 4,667.6 |
4 | Germany | California New York | 3,512.8 |
5 | Russia | California New York | 3,491.6 |
6 | Brazil | California Florida | 3,012.9 |
7 | France | California Colorado | 2,534.5 |
8 | Indonesia | California South Carolina | 2,389.0 |
9 | United Kingdom | California Washington, D.C. | 2,320.4 |
10 | Mexico | Texas New Jersey | 2,058.9 |
11 | Italy | Texas North Carolina | 2,035.4 |
12 | South Korea | Texas Iowa | 1,697.0 |
13 | Saudi Arabia | Texas | 1,553.1 |
14 | Canada | Texas | 1,518.4 |
15 | Spain | New York Iowa | 1,488.8 |
16 | Turkey | New York Nevada | 1,443.5 |
17 | Iran | Florida Massachusetts | 1,244.3 |
18 | Australia | Florida Louisiana | 1,052.6 |
19 | Nigeria | New England West Virginia | 972.6 |
20 | Taiwan | Florida Iowa | 970.9 |
21 | Thailand | Florida Iowa | 964.5 |
22 | Argentina | Florida Nevada | 927.9 |
23 | Egypt | New England | 909.8 |
24 | Poland | New England | 896.8 |
25 | Pakistan | Florida | 835.1 |
26 | Netherlands | Florida | 780.3 |
27 | Malaysia | Pennsylvania South Dakota | 693.6 |
28 | South Africa | Pennsylvania | 662.6 |
29 | Philippines | Pennsylvania | 643.1 |
30 | Colombia | Ohio Vermont | 602.0 |
31 | United Arab Emirates | Ohio | 570.6 |
32 | Venezuela | Ohio | 553.3 |
33 | Algeria | New Jersey | 543.0 |
34 | Bangladesh | North Carolina | 499.6 |
35 | Vietnam | North Carolina | 475.0 |
36 | Belgium | Georgia (U.S. state) | 455.0 |
37 | Switzerland | Michigan | 432.0 |
38 | Singapore | Michigan | 425.3 |
39 | Sweden | Michigan | 418.2 |
40 | Chile | Washington | 395.6 |
41 | Kazakhstan | Washington | 395.5 |
42 | Ukraine | Washington | 392.5 |
— | Hong Kong | Washington | 382.5 |
43 | Austria | Maryland Vermont | 376.7 |
44 | Romania | Maryland Vermont | 371.2 |
45 | Peru | Maryland | 357.6 |
46 | Norway | Colorado | 328.0 |
47 | Qatar | Indiana | 298.4 |
48 | Czech Republic | Tennessee | 287.6 |
49 | Greece | Arizona | 278.0 |
50 | Kuwait | Missouri | 275.4 |