| Country Group Name | Subject Descriptor | Units | Scale | Series-specific Notes | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| World | Gross domestic product, current prices | U.S. dollars | Billions | | 30,456.312 | 30,325.464 | 30,095.361 | 31,263.402 | 32,216.469 | 32,007.701 | 33,275.492 | 37,393.460 | 42,084.239 | 45,524.797 | 49,307.561 | 55,680.111 | 61,190.930 | 57,722.086 | 62,911.253 | 70,011.680 |
| World | Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP | Current international dollar | Billions | | 34,215.198 | 36,249.329 | 37,559.412 | 39,463.688 | 42,264.716 | 44,182.032 | 46,147.385 | 48,780.112 | 52,635.935 | 56,698.933 | 61,545.636 | 66,678.967 | 69,967.843 | 70,036.254 | 74,384.980 | 78,852.864 |
| European Union | Gross domestic product, current prices | U.S. dollars | Billions | | 9,369.256 | 8,832.702 | 9,142.600 | 9,145.369 | 8,495.601 | 8,578.486 | 9,381.811 | 11,417.954 | 13,170.802 | 13,755.708 | 14,670.040 | 16,974.768 | 18,341.165 | 16,361.027 | 16,242.256 | 17,960.206 |
| European Union | Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP | Current international dollar | Billions | | 8,742.297 | 9,138.930 | 9,507.915 | 9,934.816 | 10,558.320 | 11,029.189 | 11,360.059 | 11,768.413 | 12,408.038 | 13,057.499 | 13,962.538 | 14,838.647 | 15,264.226 | 14,769.279 | 15,203.145 | 15,788.584 |