Notes
Comparison of Country and Company GDPs
I’ve noticed that many companies have yearly revenues on the order of many (non-insignificant countries). With countries though, yearly revenues are usually called gross domestic product (GDP). I therefore present a comparison of national revenues and corporate GDPs:
| Company? | Rank within type | GDP (billions of USD) | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18,558 | USA | |
| 2 | 11,383 | China | |
| 23 | 509 | Taiwan | |
| Y | 1 | 482 | Walmart |
| 24 | 474 | Poland | |
| 37 | 306 | Israel | |
| Y | 6 | 305 | Samsung |
| 38 | 302 | Denmark | |
| 39 | 295 | Singapore | |
| Y | 7 | 273 | Royal Dutch Shell |
| Y | 8 | 270 | Vitol |
| Y | 9 | 268 | ExonMobil |
| 40 | 266 | South Africa | |
| 42 | 253 | Columbia | |
| Y | 11 | 245 | Volkswagen |
| 43 | 235 | Chile | |
| 44 | 234 | Finland | |
| Y | 12 | 234 | Apple |
| 45 | 226 | Bangladesh |
This table does not include state-owned companies. Fun fact - Vitol, which has a revenue of $270B is headquartered in Switzerland, which has a GDP of $652B.
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