South America GDP PPP (2026)

continent
Population: 440,484,431 Countries: 12 Year: 2026

South America GDP PPP in 2026 measures the continent's economic output after adjusting for differences in purchasing power and local price levels between countries. Explore South America GDP at purchasing power parity, compare economies by PPP, and see how differences in domestic prices affect the relative economic size of countries across the region.

Total GDP (PPP) $10.67 Trillion Year: 2026
Number of Countries 12 Countries
Share of World GDP PPP 4.79% of World
Largest Economy πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Brazil $5.23 Trillion
Smallest Economy πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡· Suriname $15.33 Billion
Average GDP (PPP) $889.21 Billion Per Country

South America GDP PPP by Country (2026)

# Country GDP PPP (2026)
1 πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Brazil $5.23 Trillion 49.01% 2.35%
2 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· Argentina $1.59 Trillion 14.91% 0.71%
3 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡΄ Colombia $1.26 Trillion 11.80% 0.57%
4 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± Chile $752.36 Billion 7.05% 0.34%
5 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Peru $699.08 Billion 6.55% 0.31%
6 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨ Ecuador $323.28 Billion 3.03% 0.15%
7 πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ Venezuela $254.37 Billion 2.38% 0.11%
8 πŸ‡§πŸ‡΄ Bolivia $161.82 Billion 1.52% 0.07%
9 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ύ Paraguay $150.84 Billion 1.41% 0.07%
10 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Ύ Uruguay $135.85 Billion 1.27% 0.06%
11 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡Ύ Guyana $97.76 Billion 0.92% 0.04%
12 πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡· Suriname $15.33 Billion 0.14% 0.01%

South America GDP PPP Share by Country (2026)

$10.67T Total PPP
πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Brazil 49.0%
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· Argentina 14.9%
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡΄ Colombia 11.8%
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± Chile 7.1%
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Peru 6.6%
Other countries 10.7%

Largest Economies in South America by PPP (2026)

1
πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Brazil
$5.23T
2
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· Argentina
$1.59T
3
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡΄ Colombia
$1.26T
4
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± Chile
$752.36B
5
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Peru
$699.08B
6
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨ Ecuador
$323.28B
7
πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ Venezuela
$254.37B
8
πŸ‡§πŸ‡΄ Bolivia
$161.82B
9
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ύ Paraguay
$150.84B
10
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Ύ Uruguay
$135.85B

South America Countries

Share of World GDP PPP (2026)

4.79% South America
Asia 49.52%
North America 18.21%
Europe 20.37%
South America 4.79%
Africa 5.50%
Oceania 1.12%

South America Economy Overview

Purchasing power parity provides another perspective on the size of South American economies by accounting for differences in domestic prices and living costs. Rankings based on PPP can differ from nominal GDP rankings because goods and services may have substantially different prices across countries. Population, productivity, domestic consumption, industrial output, services, wages, and local price levels all influence South America's GDP measured at PPP.

South America GDP Outlook

South America's GDP PPP outlook for 2026 reflects changes in real economic output, productivity, domestic consumption, investment, and price levels across the continent. Developing economies could increase their purchasing-power-adjusted output as incomes, infrastructure, productivity, and consumption expand. Long-term changes in population, domestic prices, investment, and real economic growth will remain important drivers of the region's PPP-based economy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

South America's combined nominal GDP in 2026 is approximately $10.67 Trillion.
Brazil is the largest economy in South America based on the latest nominal GDP data used on this page.
South America includes 12 countries in the current page dataset.
GDP per capita rankings are calculated from the available country-level GDP and population data for the selected group.