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Without US Involvement,
NATO’s GDP Still Dwarfs Russia’s


 
Last updated: 2 May 2024
 
It is said that God always favours the big battalions in war, meaning that whoever has the greatest resources is likely - sooner or later - to triumph. If this is the case, NATO (less the USA) should have no difficulty in pushing Russia out of Ukraine, should it ever get round to offering full blooded support, as the combined GDP of NATO affiliated states (less the USA) is almost 5 times the GDP of Russia.

NATO’s Combined GDP Dwarfs Russia’s
GDP in Purchasing Power Parity Terms, Trillions, Int$
Without US Involvement, - NATO’s GDP Still Dwarfs Russia’s





* GDP in 2017 Purchasing Power Parity terms with added estimates for the size of the informal economy and adjustments for out-of-date GDP base year data.

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