IMF World Revenue · updated 2026-10-03 · 151 economies tracked
6.67 (2019)
##54 of 151 economies
0.8%
1.25×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2020. China climbed from #48 to #54 (overtook Netherlands). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for China ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Joins the World Trade Organization, accelerating trade integration.
GDP overtakes Japan to become the world's second-largest economy.
Sharp equity market swings and currency pressure test the economy.
Poverty No Drinking Water (% of population), Poverty Low Educational Attainment (% of population), Monetary Poverty (% of population deprived)
No community estimates yet for VAT Revenue (% of GDP) — be the first.