Balkan GDP Nominal: Top 10 Balkan Countries by GDP Nominal (1980-2019)

This video will compare the top 10 Balkan countries/economies by GDP Nominal from 1980-2019. The Balkans is a region located in the southeast of Europe. Throughout the 50s to the 80s, Yugoslavia was a major power in the region. However, as it declined, Greece became the largest economy in the Balkans. Now, as Greece's economy has been stagnant ever since 2008, who will come out as the largest economy in the Balkans? Keep watching to find out.
Source: World Bank
Music: Anthem of Yugoslavia, Anthem of Greece, Anthem of Romania
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[@RankingCharts]

Hope everyone enjoys this video! The next video will be India vs Pakistan vs Bangladesh.

[@carterzhang2977]

I’m excited to see it!

[@iodeceneu]

Try to make a similar video using GDP per capita.

[@yourcasual_dude23]

I did enjoy the video a little it’s very interesting but I think there should of been turkey but only it’s European part.

[@carterzhang2977]

Wow Greece’s GDP was never the same after 2008.

[@RankingCharts]

Indeed.

[@imsearching4yearsnowforana966]

yeah it'll take another ~12 years

[@alphak5376]

when Greece hosted the Olympic games spended all its money to great metros stadiums trams etc..that's why the economy felt

[@explainingthebalkanskanade9842]

Greece last breath before losing to romania in 2016 Greece : CRISIS DEBT GERMANY TURKEY ATHENIA ISLANDS

[@Speedkam]

Neither is UK

[@Alecsandru010]

I like it how you added the Romanian anthem on the last portion of the video :)

[@mihaiviteazu1886]

This is just beginning for Romania they will be in the top 10 in the whole of Europe Go Romania.

[@fabiandanesti1497]

top1

[@chethanshajan9047]

I don’t know why, but i have always loved Bulgaria and have even looked up a lot on there EPIC history out of interest.I love your wonderful Beaches on the Black sea hoping I get to visit Burgas one day. Keep on progressing and growing. Love from India. I appreciate that u made a video on the balkans such an important place in world history.

[@yogiaol]

Thank you. You are welcome to beutifull Bulgaria.

[@Just_a_Lad]

Thank you man. I have indian friends and colleagues. There are good places here, you may visit it one day.

[@Toast6478]

I love the Greeks for some reason

[@thewaterdraken7836]

Greece's GDP after 2008: *my time has come*

[@dantep8787]

Wow the video I was looking for. You have a new subscriber 👌😊

[@RankingCharts]

Thanks!

[@gavmackenzie]

@rankingcharts . How’s about putting the country’s name outside of the bars when the bars are too short to accommodate it?

[@stefangeorge8876]

Can you do it with the number of tourists? 😁👍🏻

[@miriyalafamily8515]

bro good going reached 500 subs good keep going

[@RankingCharts]

Thank you very much!

[@fabiandanesti1497]

"United we stand for the Great Balkan Nation" -Master Oogoway

[@Fantabiscuit]

The rise if Romania!

[@Just_a_Lad]

The Balkan countries need to unite. That's not possible for the moment, because we have not grown as nations that much yet, so we are still divided based on history, politics and more even though we are very much alike. I hope that the time will come, because if we don't unite we'll be an easy target for the powerful countries.

[@theinfotainer3451]

I see you are taking @RankingTheWorld approach in the music front

[@RankingCharts]

Sort of. I originally wanted to use a stereotypical Greek song, but this is so much cooler.

[@RankingCharts]

Lucky for me all three of the countries (Yugoslavia, Greece, and Romania) has awesome anthems.

[@user-ir2xb5eo3n]

Ranking Charts Im an Big Fan of you and this Video was an W but i wish You Put Turkey 🇹🇷 too bc its part of Balkans The European Side

[@formica4266]

Before 2006, there was the FRY, and later Serbia and Montenegro were separate states.

[@Gerodervishis1953]

please, publish a similar with GDP per capita PP.

[@drafer66]

Yugoslavia ;)

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

love greece from romania

[@matteoabeni4001]

Turkey,Italy: hold my beer!

[@ashtonbevers]

Bulgaria looking up be like, damn.

[@chesshooligan1282]

Before I even watch the video or look at a map, that's the top 10 out of how many? 11?

[@mojaslovenija9903]

Slovenia... population of 1/2 of Athens metropolitan area... or 1/10 th of the Romanian population ;)

[@a.m.5581]

After all of the businesses in Yugoslavia that dealt with with the west were centralized within it yes

[@DerDop]

Slovenia is the richest, as far as I know. Also, Romanian here, we're not in a competition. I really hope that we all make it.

[@jameskresl]

Is it stretching to include Greece as "Balkan"?

[@jameskresl]

Looks like it gets included or left out in different places.

[@za.monolit]

Yes cause it's connected to the balkans, it's a peninsula.

[@pluckygod57]

Well geographically Greece is tricky. Mainland Greece is part of the Balkans region. Crete and all the islands are nit considered part of the peninsula thought. The country even owns the small island of Kastelorizo, which georgaphically is part of Asia. So Greece is at the same time part of South Europe, Eastern Europe, West Europe (Ionian islands), Balkan peninsula, and a little bit of Asia. A clear mess

[@karl03768]

Balkans is a Greek word

[@yahyabedir]

Even turkey should be considered balkan cause of trakia

[@alphak5376]

the fact that the Balkans as a whole makes 67 million people a land bigger than Germany and 780 billion economy the Balkans would be a superpower if it was United

[@alphak5376]

@@rb2964 lol

[@MemberHomei]

@@rb2964 Yugoslavia was independent from the block.

[@blackbox1024]

@Romania Insight That already exists, it's called the EU. But an union purely between balkan states would be a nightmare, each country is made up by expert thieves and corrupt officials ripping off their people, the only progress made would be inventing new tactics for stealing from their people and their country until it collapses.

[@bogdan5073]

@@blackbox1024 you said it so well! The EU is the way for all these states. SLO, RO, BG and HR (alredy part of the EU) are waiting for the others too!

[@fabiandanesti1497]

Now would be much bigger that just 780bln.. Romania alone has now 310bln

[@cooldudecs]

The Balkanized countries of America

[@cemilfurkankarakurt465]

Bosnia North Macedonia Romania Serbia Croatia Greece Bulgaria Albania Kosovo

[@pedjakaludjerovic9177]

Montenegro!!!

[@georget9655]

I like the greek anthem in the back

[@pierreodendaal6519]

Montenegro?

[@miriyalafamily8515]

why greece gdp is decreasing?

[@lolmolsol5652]

Rich people Living Country.. Low Birth rate High authoritian Corruption High GDP to DEBT RATIO Manipulation of Data

[@miriyalafamily8515]

@@lolmolsol5652 thanks

[@miriyalafamily8515]

@@rb2964 oh is there any gap between eu and greece

[@outerspace7391]

@@miriyalafamily8515 Also economic management by the governments

[@hellenicnationalism7608]

@@lolmolsol5652 Because of Iud aism

[@desiqti]

Greece was doing great at first but then it started stagnating and no over yet, what the hell? I love Greece, sad to see this great country in it's decadence.

[@heroe480]

Why Hungary is not here?

[@RankingCharts]

Hungary isn’t considered a Balkan country.

[@jwkkwu]

@@RankingCharts what about Montenegro

[@RankingCharts]

@@jwkkwu Montenegro is ranked number 11 on this list, behind Kosovo (Serbia).

[@jwkkwu]

@@RankingCharts Ok it seems like there’s enough room but ok

[@ionutp1223]

@@RankingCharts Hungary is not iven a real country, if they go in asia next to ural, then you can say there is a country.

[@neinsager3236]

Yugoslavia was the boss and would be still today. What a beautiful country it once was.

[@georgemhaylov7252]

What are you smoking?

[@Fantabiscuit]

Broken up by Germany

[@amans228]

Indeed, it was.

[@alexsamu9787]

Broke up by corrupt people. Idiot nation.

[@selcovoilucian8253]

Romania : i will never surpass Greece Germany : Don't worry little Romania we will give them something called debt Greece : Nooooooo !!! Romania : I am speed

[@tonivoul1971]

Sad story

[@blackbox1024]

"something called debt" or alternatively "life saving jacket". Greece would have collapsed without Germany, not EU's fault they tampered with the stats and lied to the EU for years.

[@giatiexwkanali2750]

@@blackbox1024 Wouldn't have happened if Greece never borrowed from the EU and never closed its industries in the 80s

[@alexsamu9787]

Reeeee

[@mackycabangon8945]

Kosovo only declared independence in 2008, how are they on the list in 2000?

[@SuperMrBentley]

Greece is still paying its membership of the euro club lol

[@blackbox1024]

More like Greece still ungrateful to the EU for bailing them out, they're now paying for their leaders' mistakes.

[@PAULME_CH]

@@blackbox1024 There was not real bailing. The bailing was for French and German Banks which would loose. There are independent economists which concluded this with numbers. It's 100% sure. We pay our mistakes, but no one really helped us, this is an illusion. You helped the bank's. Greeks really suffering then and now.

[@ovidiuradu1695]

Greece is paying for spending money it didn't have. Populist measures coming back to bite their arse. If they were outside of the EU they would have collapse completely.

[@blackbox1024]

@@PAULME_CH The population always ends up with the bill not just in Greece but anywhere else it's the same. The issue is nationalism is a fake artificial illusion. People need to cooperate as humans and do their job properly without short-cuts or corruption. Truth be told Greece did a huge mistake which almost bankrupted it and it shouldn't have been made in the first place, you can't blame the EU for that.

[@giatiexwkanali2750]

@@ovidiuradu1695 If Greece wasn't in the EU it would never happen in the first place

[@durosstrauleanu6348]

6 000 000 romanian work out side for other gdp

[@schr4nztech]

Where's Montenegro?

[@selcovoilucian8253]

Asleep

[@vlada91bulbulder]

@@selcovoilucian8253 ahahhahahha

[@KraljAlek]

Yugoslavs still exist.

[@yusufklc2962]

Where Turkey?

[@fabiandanesti1497]

sry bro, Turks r not European, But that little piece of turkey is european, that part... not the entire Middle East. No Hate.

[@yusufklc2962]

@@fabiandanesti1497 We know that Turks are not Europeans. We are Asian, but Turkey's lands also have the Balkans. It should have been shown in Turkey.

[@zeneli976]

They left houndred of years ago

[@yusufklc2962]

@@fabiandanesti1497 We Turks are not European, but Turkey is a Balkan country. Even the name Balkan was given to that geography by the Turks. Balkan is a Turkish word. If there had been no de-ottomanization in the Balkans, more than 50 million Turks would have lived in the Balkans.

[@yusufklc2962]

@@zeneli976 No, Turkey still has lands there.

[@davidkerirohac1963]

But per capita Slovenia would come first. These GDP figures don't look at population. It is no sence comparing India with for example Slovenia as one of the countries have population of 1.5 billions while other has only 2 millions. That's why we measure it GDP per capita.

[@magicturtle9429]

Judging by this, Serbian president isn’t lying by saying how Serbia will catch if not surpass their neighbors in upcoming years. Slowly but surely of course.

[@thegodofmischief8141]

😂😂😂

[@blackbox1024]

Romania isn't stopping anytime soon and by far they're the most advanced country in balkan and technologically speaking they're at least the 4th country in Europe and will become 3rd very soon. Serbia will not even achieve half of Romania's success in the next 30 years, let alone surpassing them.

[@CarNikola135]

@@blackbox1024 President is not talking about Romania, nor we intend to have competition with them. He was refering to ex yu states and Albania.

[@blackbox1024]

@@CarNikola135 Romania is also a neighbor but whatever. The only countries Serbia can be ahead of are North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Kosovo, which tbh would be a humiliation to not be ahead of since all YU’s industry was based in Serbia

[@CarNikola135]

@@blackbox1024 It is not true that all of YU industry was based in Serbia. YU was trying to have balanced development with as much independence of states as possible. every state at least one steel mill, and all parts of oil industry, such as oil refinery, petrochemical company... Almost all states were producers of cars, or some parts. that would be assembled in other state. As far as I know, every city had large factories, acording to citie population that provided jobs and living income to it's citisens.

[@naciyeresber6205]

J

[@mcaraf]

Turkey is a Balkan country. Without Turkey, Romania looks good, but with Turkey, the results will change.

[@Sevan59]

One day it is 🇸🇮 Slovenia the first , then Greece 🇬🇷 then Romania 🇷🇴, so all these is just BS !

[@adrianneagoe3652]

I dont think you understand what GDP means lmao. Romania has the highest gdp in the balkans followed by greece

[@Migo78]

Slovenia's GDP is smaller than Bucharest's GDP.

[@bogdan5073]

That just can't be true. In normal conditions, the country with the most citizens will have the highest GDP so Romania's place in the Balkans is here to stay. As for the €/capita, that's a different story.

[@adrianneagoe3652]

Slovenia has a smaller GDP than Bucharest lmao

[@DerDop]

Slovenia has the biggest per capita. I haven't met any Slovenes, but I have to say that Slovenia is the most beautiful country in the Balkans.

[@acid987]

Greek's population outside Greece is bigger than the actual population in Greece and the story that tells is that pretty much every single family is relying on some financial help from overseas. Romanians abroad are over 12 million and also send huge amounts of money in Romania. The buying power of the minimum salary wage would be a most accurate analysis, in my view.

[@theimpalervlad8920]

12 million? U dreaming or what? We are 19.500.000 in Roumania. Our Diaspora makes up to 5 million in sommer and 2 million in winter.

[@giatiexwkanali2750]

The Greek diaspora is barely a third of the population in Greece

[@fabiandanesti1497]

@@theimpalervlad8920 + our Sons half Rou Half ITA

[@Fantabiscuit]

Greeks do not send money to their relatives. I know this for sure

[@hellenicnationalism7608]

@@giatiexwkanali2750 Not really

[@audiariello2662]

Romania was very poor before 2005

[@bogdan5073]

Indeed, considering that 90% of people running the country were still communist. We are still at ~50-60% but it's slowly getting better...

[@fabiandanesti1497]

@@bogdan5073 we are ato 80% bruh...

[@fabiandanesti1497]

@@bogdan5073 Romania gdp per capita 2021 has 16.3k$ whitch is good

[@46_800]

**The Euro is GOOD !** Trust me pls :c Germany

[@GROBARIsaJUGA69]

Serbia is fall 1999 with GDP because nato bombing serbia

[@a.m.5581]

How can you put Kosovo on there when a) it isnt even a country and b) in the year 2000 it didnt even unilaterally and illegally declare independence before 2008

[@Art-hl9mv]

Triggered

[@a.m.5581]

@@Art-hl9mv i aint, and i aint gonna bite into your bait

[@Art-hl9mv]

@@a.m.5581 cry some more

[@a.m.5581]

@@Art-hl9mv uhuh, cope soy

[@Art-hl9mv]

@@a.m.5581 nope

[@RaduOleniuc]

Greece: 10.72 million people. Romania: 19.8 million. Do the math.

[@szabolaszlo6594]

Useless comment. The video did not claim to be per capita statistics.

[@totulmergeprost]

Population of cro+bul+slo+serbia how much is it?

[@dimitri6171]

meth*

[@fabiandanesti1497]

Indians are much more than Germans but still germans have like 2times their GDP with India Being 1.4 Bln and Germany 0.08bln!

[@alexsamu9787]

Roumania has the population of Serbia Bulgaria and Slovenia together.

[@bogdanstanescu4509]

Romania is not in the Balkans!

[@Incognitoiscool]

John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Amen

[@binema5797]

Romania is not part of the Balkans!!! Dislike👎🏻🤬

[@theimpalervlad8920]

Dobrogea face parte din Peninsula Balcanică. Mai putin de 10% din teritoriul patriei.

[@romensko2111]

hai taci patriotul drq,nu tu The impaler Vlad

[@Denis-ed3cm]

@@romensko2111 Pe o parte are dreptate Bine Ma. Nu ne putem numii o tara balcanica avand doar 10% sau chiar mai putin din teritoriu in peninsula.

[@user-xe8do8ue1q]

Ba da , întreabă un expert, Romania face parte din peninsula Balcanică

[@massimoremis9745]

And where Is Romania ? In Africa?

[@theunitedstatesofamerica9000]

All poor countries lol

[@fabiandanesti1497]

Ur people earn 200$ in a week , i earn that in 2 days u scm

[@andrewevans5750]

@@fabiandanesti1497 in the us, it is more like i earn that in a little under 1 day. the average PPP is 66000

[@Roma_Aeterna_SPQR]

We don't really care tbh. We have something more valuable wich is customs, charm, and beautiful, feminine woman, not Woke militia or gender freaks

[@ndjsksbzvsh]

yeah poor countries but at least we have free healthcare and no shooting in schools also not so many homeless people like in the U.S

[@emirhadzic5689]

Wheres Monte Negro?

[@unhater5253]

Montenegro?

[@outerspace7391]

Its economy is so bad it is not even shown in the list

[@selcovoilucian8253]

It's sleeping