Emerging markets, country by country
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| Country | Region | GDPnominal, USD | GDP growthreal, annual | Inflationannual | Market captotal listed, USD | Market cap / GDP% of GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China |
East Asia | $18.73T | 5.0% | 0.2% | $11.76T | 62.7% |
 India |
South Asia | $3.91T | 7.1% | 4.9% | $5.13T | 131.2% |
 Taiwan |
East Asia | $801.50B | 4.6% | 2.2% | $3.02T | 376.9% |
 South Korea |
East Asia | $1.92T | 2.0% | 2.3% | $2.95T | 153.9% |
 Saudi Arabia |
Middle East | $1.28T | 4.5% | 1.6% | $2.35T | 184.6% |
 South Africa |
Africa | $427.20B | 1.1% | 3.2% | $1.48T | 346.5% |
 United Arab Emirates |
Middle East | $552.32B | 4.0% | 2.0% | $1.06T | 192.3% |
 Poland |
Europe | $921.81B | 3.2% | 3.7% | $796.50B | 86.4% |
 Brazil |
Latin America | $2.19T | 3.4% | 4.6% | $783.00B | 35.8% |
 Indonesia |
Southeast Asia | $1.40T | 5.0% | 2.5% | $740.00B | 53.0% |
 Thailand |
Southeast Asia | $529.39B | 2.5% | -0.1% | $510.00B | 88.8% |
 Malaysia |
Southeast Asia | $422.20B | 5.2% | 1.8% | $474.00B | 112.3% |
 Mexico |
Latin America | $1.85T | 1.5% | 4.7% | $460.00B | 24.8% |
 Vietnam |
Southeast Asia | $476.32B | 7.1% | 3.6% | $387.00B | 84.0% |
 Türkiye (Turkey) |
Europe / Middle East | $1.36T | 3.2% | 60.0% | $362.00B | 26.6% |
 Chile |
Latin America | $330.27B | 2.4% | 4.5% | $261.80B | 79.3% |
 Philippines |
Southeast Asia | $461.67B | 5.6% | 3.2% | $232.38B | 50.3% |
 Qatar |
Middle East | $216.29B | 2.3% | 1.3% | $166.30B | 76.9% |
 Kuwait |
Middle East | $160.90B | -1.5% | 3.0% | $141.48B | 88.3% |
 Greece |
Europe | $256.24B | 2.3% | 2.7% | $138.56B | 54.1% |
 Romania |
Europe | $423.00B | 0.9% | 5.8% | $110.00B | 20.7% |
 Morocco |
Africa | $154.00B | 3.2% | 0.8% | $106.00B | 49.0% |
 Peru |
Latin America | $284.48B | 3.3% | 2.0% | $95.00B | 33.4% |
 Portugal |
Europe | $313.27B | 2.7% | 2.7% | $92.50B | 29.5% |
 Colombia |
Latin America | $420.50B | 1.6% | 6.3% | $90.54B | 21.5% |
 Argentina |
Latin America | $638.37B | -1.3% | 47.0% | $90.00B | 14.1% |
 Nigeria |
Africa | $285.00B | 4.0% | 23.0% | $86.94B | 29.9% |
 Pakistan |
South Asia | $371.41B | 2.5% | 4.9% | $70.29B | 17.2% |
 Egypt |
Africa / Middle East | $389.06B | 2.4% | 14.8% | $67.40B | 17.3% |
 Kazakhstan |
Central Asia | $291.48B | 5.0% | 8.6% | $63.70B | 21.9% |
 Hungary |
Europe | $223.00B | 0.5% | 5.2% | $62.59B | 25.4% |
 Bangladesh |
South Asia | $456.32B | 3.5% | 8.8% | $56.00B | 19.5% |
 Czech Republic |
Europe | $347.56B | 1.3% | 2.4% | $55.00B | 15.8% |
 Croatia |
Europe | $92.98B | 3.8% | 3.0% | $37.90B | 29.9% |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
Africa | $87.13B | 6.0% | 3.5% | $35.80B | 41.1% |
 Oman |
Middle East | $107.14B | 1.7% | 1.3% | $32.06B | 29.9% |
 Kenya |
Africa | $120.40B | 4.7% | 4.5% | $31.63B | 26.3% |
 Sri Lanka |
South Asia | $98.96B | 5.0% | 0.5% | $30.94B | 31.3% |
 Cyprus |
Europe | $37.63B | 3.4% | 2.3% | $27.93B | 67.7% |
 Jordan |
Middle East | $50.61B | 2.6% | 2.1% | $24.96B | 49.3% |
 Bahrain |
Middle East | $47.74B | 3.0% | 0.9% | $20.10B | 42.1% |
 Iceland |
Europe | $33.46B | -0.7% | 5.9% | $19.00B | 56.8% |
 Slovenia |
Europe | $72.40B | 1.7% | 2.0% | $11.44B | 15.8% |
 Tanzania |
Africa | $79.24B | 6.0% | 3.3% | $9.78B | 10.8% |
 Bulgaria |
Europe | $113.00B | 3.4% | 2.6% | $9.00B | 8.6% |
 Mauritius |
Africa | $15.00B | 4.7% | 3.6% | $8.89B | 55.0% |
 Tunisia |
Africa | $53.41B | 1.4% | 7.0% | $8.30B | 15.6% |
 Ghana |
Africa | $76.90B | 5.7% | 22.9% | $7.58B | 9.9% |
 Lithuania |
Europe | $85.48B | 3.0% | 0.7% | $5.75B | 6.7% |
 Estonia |
Europe | $43.13B | -0.5% | 3.5% | $5.73B | 13.3% |
 Botswana |
Africa | $19.29B | -3.0% | 2.8% | $5.20B | 26.9% |
 Malta |
Europe | $25.04B | 5.0% | 1.7% | $5.18B | 20.7% |
 Serbia |
Europe | $90.09B | 3.9% | 4.7% | $4.73B | 5.3% |
 Burkina Faso |
Africa | $23.14B | 4.8% | 4.2% | $3.92B | 16.9% |
 Slovakia |
Europe | $141.00B | 1.9% | 4.2% | $3.46B | 2.5% |
 Senegal |
Africa | $32.17B | 6.9% | 0.8% | $900.00M | 2.8% |
 Latvia |
Europe | $43.99B | 0.0% | 1.3% | $770.00M | 1.8% |
 Mali |
Africa | $26.79B | 5.0% | 3.2% | $156.00M | 0.6% |
 Niger |
Africa | $19.73B | 8.3% | 7.8% | $120.00M | 0.6% |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Africa | $2.22B | 4.8% | 3.8% | — | — |
 Benin |
Africa | $21.48B | 7.5% | 1.2% | — | — |
 Togo |
Africa | $10.64B | 6.5% | 2.9% | — | — |