ANKARA - According to the data of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Turkey has become the 17th biggest economy of the world in 2002.
The study of CIA namely ''The World Factbook'' revealed that Turkey was ranked the 17th biggest economy in the world with its 468 billion dollars of gross domestic product (GDP) according to purchasing power parity and its 7,000 U.S. dollars of national income per capita again according to purchasing power parity. ( 2002 figures)
Here is the list of 26 countries with their gross domestic product and national income per capita according to purchasing power parity: (in 2002 figures)
. GDP
. (Billion National Income Per Capital
Countries U.S. Dollars) (U.S.Dollars)
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1- U.S. 10.400 37,600
2- China 5.700 4,400
3- Japan 3.550 28,000
4- India 2.660 2,540
5- Germany 2.184 26,600
6- France 1.540 25,700
7- U.K. 1.520 25,300
8- Italy 1.438 25,000
9- Russia 1.350 9,300
10-Brazil 1.340 7,600
11-South Korea 931 19,400
12-Canada 923 29,400
13-Mexico 900 9,000
14-Spain 828 20,700
15-Indonesia 663 3,100
16-Australia 528 27,000
17-Turkey 468 7,000
18-Iran 456 7,000
19-Holland 434 26,900
20-South Africa 432 10,000
21-Thailand 429 6,900
22-Taiwan 406 18,000
23-Argentina 391 10,200
24-Poland 368 9,500
25-Philippines 356 4,200
26-Pakistan 311 2,100
World 49.000
(Öª-AÖ) 16.12.2003