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Notes: 

1. This comparative analysis is based on the explanation given by Tim Worstall which appeared in Forbes in 2011, in which he suggests that the Gross Domestic Product or GDP of a company is best calculated by adding its Net Profit and Total Wage Spend, and that a company’s Total Revenue (or Turnover as it is sometimes called) is not a figure that can be equated with the GDP of a country or state. “GDP”, writes Worstall, “is the ‘value of goods and services’ produced in a country in a year. It is very much NOT the turnover in that country. It is the value added through economic activity. Revenues for a company are of course turnover: so we cannot compare turnover to GDP. What we actually want to compare is the value added. So, what is the value added of a company? One definition is the profit made by the company. Other theoreticians say we should add the profit and the wages paid out by the company together [roughly the ‘Income Approach’] and this gives us the total value added.”

2. Only those Chinese and Indian companies that appear in the 2013 Forbes List of Top 2000 global companies have been considered.

3. GDP at constant prices (or the Real GDP), that takes into account inflation, is considered a better indicator of economic progress than nominal GDP (or GDP at current prices) and has been used for Indian states in this analysis. GDP figures of companies (Net Profit plus Wage spend) are at best a rough estimate and should be viewed as such. Also, the company GDP, because it factors in current prices for Net Profit and Wage Spend, is closer to being Nominal GDP than Real GDP (Nominal GDP value is always a little higher than Real GDP value). GDP of a company therefore appears in quotes as “GDP”.

4. All financial data has been sourced from Google Finance and in some cases from Forbes. Where Total Wage Spend was not available from Google Finance, data has been sourced from individual company Annual Reports, failing which sector-wise average Wage Spend has been used in a few cases.

5. In 2011, The Economist published a map of India where GDP of states was equated with GDP of countries.

6. Chinese, Hong Kong and Indian currency exchange rate information is from Xe.com and Tradingeconomies.com. Rs 65 to a USD dollar has been used for converting State GDPs into USD as the Planning Commission GDP figures were calculated during the period this exchange rate was applicable. Chinese Yuan Renminbi: USD exchange rate used is 0.164. Hong Kong Dollar: USD exchange rate used is 0.12.

7. The 2012-13 GDP figures for Gujarat, Rajasthan, Kerala, Goa, Mizoram and Chandigarh were not available and were calculated using their latest GDP growth rates (2004-05 constant prices) as follows: Gujarat: 8.53%; Rajasthan: 6.11%; Kerala: 9.51%; Goa: 9.39%; Mizoram: 10.09%; Chandigarh: 14.88%.

8. Table 1. 2012-13 GDP of Indian States at 2004-05 constant prices and Chinese companies with equivalent “GDP”.

StateRs (Crore)USD (billion)Companies
Maharashtra843,565129.77
Uttar Pradesh445,16868.48
Tamil Nadu451,31369.43India-56
Gujarat43290866.60ICBCWheelock & Co.

Hutchison Whampoa

Baidu

Andhra Pradesh425,46965.45CCBSinopec-China
West Bengal353,80954.43China-46
Bihar308,64047.48China-23
Karnataka303,67046.71PetroChinaChina CITIC
Rajasthan24174437.19Agri Bank China
Kerala23008835.39China MobileHuaxia Bank

China Resources Land

MTR

Madhya Pradesh221,46334.07Bank of China
Delhi220,96733.99Bank of CommunicationsChina Minsheng

China Shenhua

Haryana190,87829.36Ping An InsuranceCnooc

China Telecom

Punjab164,52525.31Soho ChinaIndustrial Bank

SAIC Motor

China State Construction

Chattisgarh160,18824.64China MerchantsChina Everbright

Shanghai Pudong

Assam143,56722.08China Coal EnergyLenovo

China Eastern

Swire Pacific

Evergrande Real Estate

Sun Hung Kai Properties

Odisha142,60721.93China-9Cheung Kong

AIA

Jharkhand103,42615.91China CommunicationsSinopharm

Kweichow Moutai

Daqin Railway

Tencent

Uttarakhand63,1579.71Hebei Iron & SteelJardine Matheson

Henderson Land

China CNR

Himachal Pradesh44,5546.85Shandong Gold MiningXiamen C&D

China Shipbuilding

Wuhan Iron & Steel

Ping An Bank

J & K43,0976.63Shanxi Luan EnvironmentalJiangsu Yanghe

Jizhong Energy

Inner Mongolia Yitai

Qingdao Haier

Goa253693.90China VankeChina Gezhouba
Tripura16,9932.61China International MarineWeichai Power

Qinghai Salt Lake

Meghalaya12,0721.85Bank of NingboHenan Shuanghui Investment
Manipur11,7131.80New Hope LiuheDongfang Electric
Nagaland9,8711.51Sun Art RetailTongling
Arunachal Pradesh5,9340.91Haitong Securities
Mizoram55230.84Inner Mongolia Yili
Sikkim5,4910.84Shanghai Pharmaceuticals
A & N islands4,0250.61Hainan Airlines
Chandigarh26,9814.15GDP of these UTs has been added to that of Tamil Nadu
Puducherry13,5542.08

 

9. Table 2. List of Chinese companies and their estimated “GDP” (All figures in USD Billion)

 

CompanyRevenueNet ProfitEmployeesWage Spend“GDP”
ICBC88.039.14 405,35415.6554.79
CCB75.531.75 329,33812.6144.36
Agri Bank China69.223.80 444,23814.3938.19
Bank of China60.023.86 288,68710.5234.38
PetroChina360.021.42 552,81017.7139.13
Sinopec-China411.710.13 376,20111.2821.41
Bank of Communications24.19.59 79,1223.4213.01
China Shenhua41.09.13 89,1442.8111.94
China Merchants18.67.42 44,7653.6011.02
China Minsheng16.96.28 43,1332.708.98
Shanghai Pudong13.65.62 35,7842.307.92
China CITIC14.65.12 34,5892.257.37
Industrial bank14.35.72 34,6111.837.55
SAIC Motor78.45.49 5,3792.227.71
Ping An Insurance49.04.38 190,0004.128.50
China Everbright9.83.87 28,2671.545.41
China Telecom46.42.4 309,7997.7410.14
Ping An Bank6.512.21 21,2651.173.38
China State Construction93.73.73 147,8563.847.57
Kweichow Moutai4.32.29 11,4560.482.77
Tencent Holdings7.12.08 25,5171.503.58
China Vanke16.92.56 31,0190.473.03
Daqin Railway7.51.88 95,4801.583.46
China Communications37.351.32 94,6292.323.64
Soho China2.51.73 23590.031.76
Baidu Inc3.51.71 20,8770.101.81
Evergrande Real Estate10.71.50 32,1440.612.11
China Coal Energy14.31.64 54,9481.102.74
Huaxia Bank10.51.51 21,4480.492.00
Inner Mongolia Yitai5.31.20 5,2870.191.39
China Shipbuilding9.50.58 39,7790.781.36
Jiangsu Yanghe2.831.00 92210.111.11
Jizhong Energy4.90.37 52,7500.971.34
Qingdao Haier13.00.71 57,9770.921.63
Bank of Ningbo1.60.66 49700.280.94
Henan Shuanghui Invest6.50.50 61,0500.430.93
Weichai Power7.80.53 41,0000.481.01
Haitong Securities1.490.53 7,2940.380.91
China Eastern14.00.54 66,2072.172.71
China CNR15.10.57 88,7251.331.90
Lenovo33.80.63 27,0001.662.29
Qinghai Salt Lake1.350.45 12,6480.150.60
Shanxi Lu’an Environment3.290.33 33,7550.811.14
Xiamen C&D14.90.43 8,4920.220.65
New Hope Liuhe12.00.35 79,6320.520.87
Sun Art Retail12.70.39 118,3350.761.15
Hainan Airlines4.70.31 9,4760.300.61
Shandong Gold Mining8.20.36 13,5360.280.64
Inner Mongolia Yili6.80.28 21,9250.590.87
Dongfang Electric6.20.36 20,827 0.570.93
China International Marine8.90.31 64,5300.781.09
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals11.10.40 36,7910.470.87
Sinopharm135.71.97 40,7370.332.30
China Gezhouba8.70.30 383280.610.91
Wuhan Iron & Steel15.00.06 43,2050.720.78
Hebei Iron & Steel18.30.02 53,5340.940.96
Tongling Nonferrous12.60.12 15,9660.220.34
China Mobile91.921.20 175,3365.1226.32
Cnooc40.610.44 10,0630.4110.85
Sun Hung Kai8.86.61 36,0000.937.54
Cheung Kong5.15.27 90000.195.46
Wheelock & Co3.93.23 15,5000.393.62
Hutchison Whampoa47.83.13 166,6613.666.79
AIA13.83.01 19,0000.683.69
Henderson Land1.82.42 80000.182.60
Swire Pacific5.82.08 73,8671.843.92
MTR4.21.62 21,2953.805.42
Jardine Matheson39.51.69 360,0002.874.56
China Resources Land5.31.26 17,3010.211.47

 

10. Table 3. List of Chinese companies grouped as China-9 and their estimated “GDP” (All figures in USD Billion)

CompanyRevenueNet ProfitEmployeesWage Spend“GDP”
New World Development4.51.3147,000 0.451.76
Link REIT0.72.52833 0.042.56
CLP Holdings12.50.996581 0.321.31
China Unicom40.81.16218,34 0.251.41
China Resources Power7.40.8938,118 0.301.19
Chinese Estates0.21.17711 –**1.17
Hysan Development0.21.19541 —1.19
Power Assets Holdings1.21.331861 —1.33
Galaxy Entertainment6.80.8815,000 —0.88

** Information of Wage Spend could not be ascertained from Company Annual Reports

11. Table 4. List of Chinese companies grouped as China-23 and their estimated “GDP” (All figures in USD Billion)

 

CompanyRevenueNet ProfitEmployeesWage Spend“GDP”
Sany Heavy Industry7.60.9851,8270.691.67
Dongfeng Motor Group20.31.49102,2190.181.67
Bank of Beijing4.51.917,3390.442.35
Poly Real Estate Group11.41.6318,5640.231.86
China Railway Construction79.41.39241,6214.285.67
Zoomlion Heavy Industry7.81.2328,8330.601.83
China Yangtze Power4.21.697,4740.201.89
Baoshan Iron & Steel31.31.7141,9191.433.14
China Railway Group79.11.31291,7724.776.08
Wuliangye Yibin4.41.6928,5150.412.10
Anhui Conch Cement7.51.0543,8750.451.50
Yanzhou Coal Mining9.70.9169,3811.712.62
Great Wall Motor7.00.9353,5490.461.39
Huaneng Power21.91.1235,9030.861.98
Shanghai International Port4.60.9521,5300.621.57
Suning Appliance16.10.418,2520.711.12
Zijin Mining Group7.91.0021,0030.261.26
Gree Electric Appliances16.21.2280,1890.731.95
Jiangxi Copper26.00.8622,5000.431.29
China Oilfield Services3.70.7512,9910.601.35
Citic Securities1.60.6111,3780.741.35
Shenzhen Overseas3.60.6621,4250.240.90
TCL11.30.2068,9350.720.92

 

12. Table 5. List of Chinese companies grouped as China-46 and their estimated “GDP” (All figures in USD Billion)

 

CompanyRevenueNet ProfitEmployeesWage Spend“GDP”
People’s Insurance41.31.10100,5363.144.24
China Pacific Insurance28.10.8485,1371.762.60
GD Power Development9.11.0928,0350.521.61
CSR14.80.7986,0581.482.27
Datang International Power12.71.0122,0120.471.48
Gemdale5.30.709,4270.190.89
China Merchants Proper4.10.7012,8550.180.88
Bank of Nanjing1.40.663,6240.220.88
New China Life Insurance19.10.4867,0001.021.50
Yangquan Coal Industry11.70.3641,3630.821.18
China Southern Airlines16.60.6273,6882.192.81
Shanghai Electric Group12.60.7327,6071.061.79
Zhongjin Gold5.90.3426,9800.250.59
China Merchants Securities0.70.267,9380.220.48
Huatai Securities0.90.278,1880.290.56
Shanxi Taigang Stainless16.90.1626,0790.390.55
Shanghai Construction15.20.2724,3240.620.89
GF Securities1.10.359,4700.360.71
Hikvision1.10.358,3670.160.51
Huadian Power9.70.3122,5330.470.78
Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel6.00.0430,7660.540.58
BYD7.60.03166,0001.241.27
China Life Insurance66.51.84100,1752.003.84
Country Garden Holdings6.81.1240,2430.651.77
Longfor Properties4.51.039,2880.681.71
China Hongqiao Group4.00.8931,8720.161.05
Guangzhou R&F4.90.9018,3020.090.99
Shimao Property Holdings4.60.944,8990.101.04
China National Building14.30.91121,6570.661.57
Agile Property Holdings4.90.8213,4390.140.96
Greentown China Holdings1.60.284,3830.140.42
Chongqing Rural Bank3.60.8713,6030.421.29
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings4.60.506,3140.150.65
Netease1.50.726,1600.080.80
Want Want China Holdings3.30.5556,0000.050.60
Fosun International8.40.6031,0000.441.04
BBMG5.50.4828,7530.190.67
Hengan International3.00.5733,6000.150.72
Tingyi Holding9.20.4579,3000.781.23
China Communication10.00.39127,0002.102.49
China National Chemical6.90.4036,1570.200.60
China Longyuan Power2.80.425,5590.130.55
China National Materials7.50.0755,2920.300.37
Sinohydro Group18.00.60129,564–**0.60
Luzhou Laojiao1.30.501,815–**0.50
Inner Mongolia Rare-Earth1.80.6010,187–**0.60

** Information of Wage Spend could not be ascertained from Company Annual Reports

13. Table 6. List of all the 56 Indian companies – grouped here as India-56 – that feature in Forbes Global 2000 and their estimated “GDP” (All figures in USD Billion).

CompanyRevenueNet profitEmployeesWage spend“GDP”
ONGC28.95.5332,9091.096.62
Reliance Industries70.33.8823,1660.734.61
Coal India12.22.92371,5463.055.97
Tata Motors32.52.6658,6180.373.03
Tata Consultancy Services9.62.00277,5863.405.40
NTPC12.71.9325,5110.072.00
Infosys6.61.63149,9943.555.18
ICICI Bank13.11.5033,0000.291.79
NMDC2.21.435,9240.061.49
Bharat Heavy Electricals9.31.3949,3900.782.17
Wipro7.31.10135,9202.443.54
Tata Steel26.11.0381,6220.581.61
HDFC Bank5.91.1069,0650.071.17
GAIL India8.60.873,9370.090.96
Larsen & Toubro12.60.9248,7540.581.50
Jindal Steel & Power3.50.7815,0000.090.87
Bharti Airtel14.00.8320,4790.211.04
Indian Oil70.70.8332,4330.661.49
Oil India1.870.688,0960.220.90
Steel Authority of India9.00.70106,0040.981.68
Hindalco Industries15.80.6619,9750.881.54
NHPC1.360.6011,0360.841.44
Rural Electrification2.00.556780.020.57
Bajaj Auto3.70.598,6270.080.67
Power Finance2.50.603790.010.61
Power Grid of India2.00.649,6700.170.81
Mahindra & Mahindra10.90.6117,8470.661.27
Grasim Industries4.90.526,6180.230.75
Hero MotoCorp4.60.466,1060.110.57
HCL Technologies3.80.4085,5051.772.17
Adani Enterprises7.70.365970.080.44
Reliance Infrastructure4.60.318,9880.100.41
DLF1.890.233,7000.080.31
Hindustan Petroleum32.60.0311,2260.280.31
State Bank of India35.03.02215,481–**3.02
ITC5.21.2025,9591.20
HDFC5.81.071,7191.07
Bank of Baroda6.81.0342,1751.03
Punjab National Bank8.20.9862,1270.98
Axis Bank5.30.8037,9010.80
Canara Bank6.60.6542,2720.65
Sun Pharmaceutical1.60.5014,0000.50
Bank of India6.20.5339,7850.53
Allahabad Bank3.30.3621,0000.36
Kotak Mahindra Bank2.50.3622,0920.36
IDBI Bank5.00.3915,4350.39
Andhra Bank2.40.2615,0990.26
Syndicate Bank3.20.2526,9040.25
Corporation Bank2.80.2914,8030.29
Indian Bank2.60.3418,7100.34
Union Bank of India4.60.3430,8380.34
Oriental Bank of Commerce3.30.2218,3710.22
UCO Bank3.00.2123,2590.21
Indian Overseas Bank3.80.2027,3660.20
Bharat Petroleum36.60.1513,3430.15
Central Bank of India4.00.1235,9010.12

 

** Information of Wage Spend could not be ascertained from Company Annual Reports