Ratio of the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the major Allied and Axis powers each year between 1938 and 1945
(ratio of Allied to Axis GDP, Axis=1)
Characteristic
Ratio of Allied to Axis GDP (where Axis=1)
1945
5
1944
3.1
1943
2.3
1942
2.1
1941
2
1940
2.1
1939
2.3
1938
2.4
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Data refers to major powers only; these are the UK, U.S., and USSR for the Allies, and Germany and Japan for the Axis. France's data is included with the Allies in 1938-1940, and again in 1945, but included with Axis figures in 1940-1944, when it was under German occupation. Data for Italy is included with the Axis powers from 1938 to 1943, and with the Allies from 1944-1945. Data for China unavailable. Figures do not include colonial or dominion territories.
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WWII: ratio of GDP of the major Allied and Axis powers 1938-1945
Throughout the Second World War, the ratio between the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the major Allied and Axis powers varied greatly. The combined GDP of the Allies was always at least twice that of the Axis powers, however, it is important to remember that U.S. GDP alone was more than the the combined GDP of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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University of Warwick. (January 1, 1998). Ratio of the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the major Allied and Axis powers each year between 1938 and 1945 (ratio of Allied to Axis GDP, Axis=1) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1334715/wwii-pre-war-gdp-ratio-allied-axis/
University of Warwick. "Ratio of the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the major Allied and Axis powers each year between 1938 and 1945 (ratio of Allied to Axis GDP, Axis=1)." Chart. January 1, 1998. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1334715/wwii-pre-war-gdp-ratio-allied-axis/
University of Warwick. (1998). Ratio of the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the major Allied and Axis powers each year between 1938 and 1945 (ratio of Allied to Axis GDP, Axis=1). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1334715/wwii-pre-war-gdp-ratio-allied-axis/
University of Warwick. "Ratio of The Combined Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) of The Major Allied and Axis Powers Each Year between 1938 and 1945 (Ratio of Allied to Axis Gdp, Axis=1)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Jan 1998, /statistics/1334715/wwii-pre-war-gdp-ratio-allied-axis/
University of Warwick, Ratio of the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the major Allied and Axis powers each year between 1938 and 1945 (ratio of Allied to Axis GDP, Axis=1) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1334715/wwii-pre-war-gdp-ratio-allied-axis/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Ratio of the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the major Allied and Axis powers each year between 1938 and 1945 (ratio of Allied to Axis GDP, Axis=1) [Graph], University of Warwick, January 1, 1998. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1334715/wwii-pre-war-gdp-ratio-allied-axis/
