25 giant companies that are bigger than entire countries - The annual revenues of giant corporations such as Apple, Microsoft, and Walmart are colossal. - The scale of their profits takes on a whole new meaning when compared with the GDPs of many of the world's countries. - Walmart out-earned Belgium in 2017. The annual revenues of companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Walmart are so huge that they take on whole new dimensions. So much so that so that their profits dwarf the economy of many countries across the globe - for example, in 2017 Walmart earned more than the whole of Belgium. We examined the earnings of giant conglomerates and compared them with the GDP of countries around the world, as reported by the IMF. Take a look and see what countries are being out-earned by a company. Spotify's revenues in 2017 exceeded Mauritania's GDP Though Mauritania has ample iron ore deposits that account for nearly 50% of its exports, cutbacks in its production have arisen from a decline in world demand. •Mauritania's GDP in 2016 was $4,755 million. •Spotify's total revenue in 2017 came to $4,794 million. •Spotify would be 151st wealthy in the world if it were a country. Netflix had a greater revenue in 2017 than Malta's GDP Malta, a highly industrialised, service-based economy, is considered an advanced economy by the International Monetary Fund. •Malta's GDP value in 2016 was $11,278 million. •Netflix's revenues in 2017 were $11,693 million. •Going off Netflix's total revenue, it would be the 126th country in the world GDP. Tesla's takings surpassed Albania's GDP Albania is rich in natural resources, and its economy is boosted considerably by energy, mining, metallurgy, agriculture, and tourism. •Albania's GDP in 2016 was $11,865 million. •Tesla's revenues in 2017 totalled $12,000 million. •If Tesla were a country, it would be 125th wealthiest in the world. Visa made more in 2017 than Bosnia's GDP Bosnia's economy depends primarily on the export of metals, energy, textiles, and furniture. •Bosnia and Herzegovina's GDP in 2016 was $16,917 million. •Visa revenues in 2017 were $18,358 million. •Visa would have the 115th highest GDP in the world if it were a country. Revenues from El Corte Inglés were just ahead of Libya's GDP Libya depends heavily upon the petroleum sector, which accounts for over 95% of its revenues from exports. •Libya's GDP in 2016 was $18,539 million. •El Corte Inglés' revenues in 2017 came to $18,503 million. •El Corte Inglés would be 114th in the world by GDP if it were a country. Starbucks profits were higher than Trinidad and Tobago's GDP Trinidad and Tobago's economy is mostly industrial, with a focus on petroleum and petrochemicals. •Trinidad and Tobago's GDP in 2016 was $22,296 million. •Starbucks' revenues in 2017 totalled $22,386 million. •If it were a country, Starbucks would be ranked 104th in the world by GDP. McDonald's revenue was greater than New Guinea's GDP Most of New Guinea's workforce is engaged in the country's most dominant sectors: agriculture, forestry, and the fishing sector. •The GDP of Papua New Guinea in 2016 was $22,568 million. •The revenue of McDonald's in 2017 was $22,820 million. •McDonald's would be 103rd in the world by GDP if it were a country. Mercadona's income exceeded Nepal's GDP Though only 20% of Nepal is suitable for cultivation, agriculture is still Nepal's principal economic activity. •The value of Nepal's GDP in 2016 was $21,132 million. •Mercadona revenues in 2017 were $25,061 million. •Mercadona would be 102nd in the world by GDP if it were a country. BBVA's takings were higher than Estonia's GDP Oil shale energy, telecommunications, banking, fishing, timber, and shipbuilding are just a few among the dominant sectors in Estonia's economy. •Estonia's GDP value in 2016 was $23,348 million. •BBVA revenues in 2017 came to $30,229 million. •BBVA would be 99th in the world by GDP if it were a country.