Countries with Biggest Shadow Economies - SkyscraperCity

Countries with Biggest Shadow Economies - SkyscraperCity

Countries with Biggest Shadow Economies
1. Georgia
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 72.5*
Official GDP: $20.29 billion
2. Bolivia
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 70.7
Official GDP: $45.11 billion
3. Azerbaijan
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 69.6
Official GDP: $86.03 billion
4. Peru
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 66.3
Official GDP: $253 billion

5.Tanzania
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 63.0
Official GDP: $57.89 billion

6. Ukraine
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 58.1
Official GDP: $294.3 billion
7. Thailand
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 57.2
Official GDP: $538.6 billion
8.Zimbabwe
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 56.1
Official GDP: $332 million
9. Uruguay
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 56.0
Official GDP: $44.52 billion
10. Guatemala
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 55.0
Official GDP: $69.21 billion

11. Zambia
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 55.0
Official GDP: $69.21 billion

12. Cambodia (tie)
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 54.2
Official GDP: $28.09 billion
12. Honduras (tie)
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 54.2
Official GDP: $33.17 billion
14. Haiti
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 53.7
Official GDP: $11.9 billion

15. Belarus
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 53.0
Official GDP: $116 billion
16. Republic of the Congo (tie)
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 52.0
Official GDP: $16.41 billion

16. Russia (tie)
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 52.0
Official GDP: $2.116 trillion
18. Armenia
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 51.7
Official GDP: $16.18 billion
19. Chad
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 50.5
Official GDP: $16.26 billion

20. Benin
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 50.4
Official GDP: $13.25 billion

21. El Salvador
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 49.5
Official GDP: $42.92 billion
22. DR Congo
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 49.4
Official GDP: $21.33

23. Central African Republic
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 48.9
Official GDP: $3.327 billion

24. Gabon
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 48.8
Official GDP: $20.99 billion

25. Phillipines (tie)
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 48.4
Official GDP: $324.8 billion

25. Senegal (tie)
Percent of GDP in Shadow Economy: 48.4
Official GDP: $22.38 billion