EU’s top 5 economies vs top 5 US states: How do they compare in GDP?

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Apr 12, 2026 · 514 words · By Servet Yanatma

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What to know about Comparative Economic Performance (US vs. EU)

Top EU countries and US states appear one after the other in economic size rankings.

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What happened

Top EU countries and US states appear one after the other in economic size rankings.

Why it matters

However, US states surpass the top EU economies in GDP per capita, both in nominal terms and purchasing power.

Common ground

In terms of GDP per capita, even the poorest US state outranked the top five European economies in 2024 — with the sole exception of Germany, where the gap narrowed to around €1,500.

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“Top EU countries and US states appear one after the other in economic size rankings.”

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“US states surpass the top EU economies in GDP per capita, both in nominal terms and purchasing power.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The economy of the European Union is the joint economy of the member states of the European Union (EU). It is the second largest economy in the world in nominal terms, after the United States, and the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_European_Union

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A country's gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita is the PPP value of all final goods and services produced within an economy in a given year, divided by the average…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nominal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is the total value of a country's finished goods and services (gross domestic product) divided by its total population (per capita). Gross domestic prod…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nomi…

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“In terms of GDP per capita, even the poorest US state outranked the top five European economies in 2024 — with the sole exception of Germany, where the gap narrowed to around €1,500.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year. Countries are sorted by nominal GDP estimates from financial and statistical institution…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nomi…

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“According to Eurostat and Bureau of Economic Analysis, among the 10 economies, Germany has the highest GDP at €4.47 trillion as of 2025.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of European Union regions (NUTS2 regions) sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP). Eurostat calculates the GDP based on the information provided by national statistics institutes a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_Union_regions…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany has a highly developed social market economy. It is the largest national economy in Europe, the third-largest by nominal GDP in the world, and the sixth-largest by PPP-adjusted GDP. Due to a v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Germany

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A metropolitan region's gross domestic product, or GDP, is one of several measures of the size of its economy. Similar to GDP, GMP is defined as the market value of all final goods and services produc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_EU_metropolitan_region…

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“California ranks second with €3.76 trillion.”

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“France’s GDP is €2.98 trillion, followed by Texas (€2.57 trillion), Italy (€2.26 trillion) and New York (€2.18 trillion).”

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“As the fourth-largest economy in the EU, Spain ranks seventh on the list at €1.69 trillion, followed by Florida (€1.62 trillion).”

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“The Netherlands is the fifth-largest EU economy at €1.18 trillion, while Illinois (€1.06 trillion) has the smallest GDP among all 10 economies.”

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“Based on 2024 data from International Monetary Fund and Bureau of Economic Analysis, New York leads with €108,444, followed by California (€96,887) and Illinois (€83,490).”

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“Texas (€82,058) is just above the US average (€79,587), while Florida has the lowest GDP per capita at €69,706.”

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“The Netherlands has the highest GDP per capita in the EU’s top economies at €62,537 while the EU average is €39,970.”

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“In GDP per capita in international dollars, reflecting purchasing power, in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund, US states perform better than EU economies, except for Florida and the Netherlands.”

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“New York still ranks highest at 108,500, followed by California (90,300).”

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“The Netherlands has the highest value among the EU’s top economies at 84,035, while Florida, at 75,000, has the lowest level among the US states.”

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“Germany ranks second in the EU at 73,553. France (66,061) is just above the EU average (64,870).”

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“Italy is slightly below the EU average, while Spain has the lowest GDP per capita in PPS among the EU’s five largest economies and among all 10 economies in the list.”

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“The time needed to earn $1 in international dollars is 63 minutes in the US.”

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“This is about twice the average in Germany, France and the UK, according to a researcher from University of Oxford.”

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