根据美国中央情报局2009统计数据 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/)，中国的实体经济规模世界排名第一。按照对GDP的贡献，可分为农业，工业，服务三个组成部分。实体经济是指农业和工业部分。从下表可看出，中国的实体经济规模实际上已超过美国，世界排名第一。随后是美国，印度排名第三，日本第四，德国第五。
事实上，中国的实体经济GDP为5.021万亿美元，超过美国(3.266万亿美元)，日本(0.975万亿美元)和德国(0.778万亿美元)实体经济GDP之和(5.020万亿美元)。
COMPARISON OF 2009 GDP IN MAJOR ECONOMIES (IN TRILLION US DOLLARS; DATA FROM CIA)
| 2009 GDP | GDP_COMPOSITION BY SECTOR | SECTOR | GDP BY SECTOR | GDP_AGRICULTURE+INDUSTRY | |
| USA | $14.140 | 1.20% | AGRICULTURE | $0.170 | $3.266 |
| 21.90% | INDUSTRY | $3.097 | |||
| 76.90% | SERVICES | $10.874 | |||
| 100.00% | $14.140 | ||||
| CHINA | $8.748 | 10.60% | AGRICULTURE | $0.927 | $5.021 |
|
46.80%
|
INDUSTRY | $4.094 | |||
|
42.60%
|
SERVICES | $3.727 | |||
| 100.00% | |||||
| JAPAN | $4.15 | 1.60% | AGRICULTURE | $0.066 | $0.975 |
|
21.90%
|
INDUSTRY | $0.909 | |||
|
76.50%
|
SERVICES | $3.17 | |||
| 100.00% | |||||
| INDIA | $3.57 | 17.00% | AGRICULTURE | $0.607 | $1.610 |
|
28.10%
|
INDUSTRY | $1.003 | |||
|
54.90%
|
SERVICES | $1.960 | |||
| 100.00% | |||||
| GERMANY | $2.81 | 0.90% | AGRICULTURE | $0.03 | $0.778 |
|
26.80%
|
INDUSTRY | $0.75 | |||
|
72.30%
|
SERVICES | $2.03 | |||
| 100.00% |
