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Comparison of Revenues
May 10, 2000
among States and TNCs
Name Revenues
in billion US$Year USA 1,722.0 1998 Germany 977.0 1998 Italy 559.0 1998 UK 487.7 1998 Japan 407.0 1998 France 222.0 1998 Netherlands 163.0 1998 General Motors 161.3 1999 Daimler Chrysler 154.6 1999 Brazil 151.0 1998 Ford Motor 144.4 1999 Wal-Mart Stores 139.2 1999 Canada 121.3 1998 Spain 113.0 1998 Sweden 109.4 1998 Mitsui 109.4 1999 Itochu 108.7 1999 Mitsubishi 107.1 1999 Exxon 100.7 1999 General Electrics 100.5 1999 South Korea 100.4 1998 Toyota Motor 99.7 1999 Royal Dutch / Shell Group 93.7 1999 Marubeni 93.6 1999 Australia 90.7 1998 Sumitomo 89.0 1999 IBM 81.7 1999 AXA 78.7 1999 Some other countries: Argentina 56.0 1998 Turkey 44.4 1998 India 42.1 1998 Switzerland 32.7 1998 Saudi Arabia 32.3 1998 Some HIPCs:1 Sierra Leone 1.0 1998 Angola 0.9 1998 Nicaragua 0.4 1998 Haiti 0.3 1998 Armenia 0.3 1998
(Table compiled by Anthony Mak, GPF Associate) 1HIPC: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
Sources:
Data on corporations: "1999 Forutune Global 500.", Fortune Magazine
Data on state revenues: The World Factbook by the US Central Intelligence Unit.
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