Vietnam's economy ranks 42nd in the world VietNamNet Bridge – With the gross domestic product (GDP) estimated from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations equivalent to $322 billion, Vietnam's economy ranks 6th in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore.   According to the rankings announced last week by the World Bank, the U.S. remains the largest economy in the world with GDP last year reached $15.7 trillion. It is followed by China with about $12.5 trillion, India with $4.8 trillion and Japan with $4.5 trillion. Russia overtook Germany to become the 5th largest economy in the world with $3.4 trillion. The figure for Germany is $3.3 trillion. In Southeast Asia, the biggest economy is Indonesia (16th) with more than $1.223 trillion, followed by Thailand (21st) with more than $655 billion, Malaysia (26th), the Philippines (29th) and Singapore (39th). Vietnam ranks 42nd, behind Singapore, with more than $322 billion dollars. The World Bank’s rankings of 177 economies is different from the rankings based on nominal GDP of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the IMF, the U.S. and China still top the list with over $15.7 and $8.2 trillion. The following economies are Japan, Germany, France, England, Brazil and Russia. Vietnam ranks 51st in the list with nominal GDP of over $141 billion. Na Son