Largest consumer markets in the world
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Emerging economies, such as India, are not the only countries witnessing a surge in consumer spending.
Let us take a look at some of the largest consumer markets in the world, according to United Nations Statistics Division.
The countries are sorted by their household final consumption expenditure, which represents consumer spending in nominal terms.
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Image: People shop at a Hypermart store in Jakarta.
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
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India
HFCE: $737,936 millions
Per cent of GDP: 57
Per cent of world consumer market: 2.12
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Image: Women shop for instant noodles at a retail supermarket in Mumbai.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
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United States
HFCE: $10,026,400 millions
Per cent of GDP: 71
Per cent of world consumer market: 28.90
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Image: A shopper carrying shopping bags walks past retail stores in New York's Times Square.
Photographs: Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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2. Japan
HFCE: $2,952,710 millions
Per cent of GDP: 58
Per cent of world consumer market: 8.51
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Image: Customer shops at Japanese retailer Aeon Co's Jusco supermarket in Koshigaya, north of Tokyo.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
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3. Germany
HFCE: $1,960,230 millions
Per cent of GDP: 59
Per cent of world consumer market: 5.65
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Image: Dairy products are on display at a supermarket in Berlin.
Photographs: Johannes Eisele/Reuters
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4. China
HFCE: $1,835,280 millions
Per cent of GDP: 37
Per cent of world consumer market: 5.29
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Image: An employee arranges bottles of whisky at a supermarket in Shanghai.
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
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5. France
HFCE: $1,545,900 millions
Per cent of GDP: 58
Per cent of world consumer market: 4.45
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Image: A shopper pushes a shopping trolley down an aisle at a supermarket in Charenton near Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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6. The United Kingdom
HFCE: $1,415,350 millions
Per cent of GDP: 65
Per cent of world consumer market: 4.08
Image: Shoppers move through the cashier area at a Morrisons supermarket ahead of Christmas weekend in London.
Photographs: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters
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7. Italy
HFCE: $1,266,270 millions
Per cent of GDP: 60
Per cent of world consumer market: 3.65
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Image: A woman checks for prices in a supermarket in Rome.
Photographs: Max Rossi/Reuters
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9. Brazil
HFCE: $986,498 millions
Per cent of GDP: 63
Per cent of world consumer market: 2.84
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Image: A Brazilian consumer buys a Parmalat product in a supermarket in Sao Paulo.
Photographs: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters
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10. Spain
HFCE: $828,5478 millions
Per cent of GDP: 57
Per cent of world consumer market: 2.38
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Image: A woman pushes a shopping trolley in the car park of a supermarket near Bilbao.
Photographs: Vincent West/Reuters
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11. Canada
HFCE: $786,220 millions
Per cent of GDP: 59
Per cent of world consumer market: 2.26
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Image: A Wal Mart store front is seen in Toronto.
Photographs: Mike Cassese/Reuters
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12. Russia
HFCE: $671,629 millions
Per cent of GDP: 55
Per cent of world consumer market: 1.93
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Image: A view of a supermarket in Moscow.
Photographs: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters
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12. Mexico
HFCE: $582,0379 millions
Per cent of GDP: 67
Per cent of world consumer market: 1.67
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Image: A cashier is a blur of activity as he speeds products past the electric point of sale bar code sensor in Mexico City.
Photographs: Andrew Winning/Reuters
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13. Australia
HFCE: $564,99379 millions
Per cent of GDP: 56
Per cent of world consumer market: 1.62
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Image: A customer leaves a Woolworths supermarket in Sydney.
Photographs: Daniel Munoz/Reuters
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14. South Korea
HFCE: $452,182 millions
Per cent of GDP: 54
Per cent of world consumer market: 1.30
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Image: A customer looks at milk as a girl sits on a shopping cart at a supermarket in Seoul.
Photographs: Truth Leem/Reuters
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15. Turkey
HFCE: $439,678 millions
Per cent of GDP: 72
Per cent of world consumer market: 1.26
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Image: People stroll inside a shopping mall in Istanbul.
Photographs: Osman Orsal/Reuters
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16. The Netherlands
HFCE: $364,781millions
Per cent of GDP: 46
Per cent of world consumer market: 1.05
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Image: A customer purchases a bottle of champagne at one of the duty free shops at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam.
Photographs: Jerry Lampen/Reuters
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17. Indonesia
HFCE: $316,730 millions
Per cent of GDP: 59
Per cent of world consumer market: 0.91
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Image: People shop at a Robinson supermarket outlet in Cileduk of South Jakarta.
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
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18. Switzerland
HFCE: $285,311 millions
Per cent of GDP: 58
Per cent of world consumer market: 0.82
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Image: An employee packs the bag for custumer at the cash desk of a new Lidl supermarket in Zurich.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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