How does Southwest Airlines (LUV) revenue compare to country GDP?
Based on TTM revenue. Last report: December 31, 2025.
Southwest Airlines Co. economic scale comparison
Southwest Airlines
LUV
If Southwest Airlines were a country...
It would be the #113 largest economy
Revenue exceeds the GDP of
Albania
Revenue: $28.1BvsGDP: $27.0B
About this data
- How is the economic scale comparison calculated?
- We compare Southwest Airlines Co.'s Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) revenue to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of countries. We find the country whose GDP is closest to but less than the company's revenue, or the smallest country if the company is larger than all.
- What does it mean when revenue exceeds a country's GDP?
- When Southwest Airlines Co.'s revenue exceeds a country's GDP, it means the company generates more revenue in a year than that entire country's economic output. It's a striking way to visualize corporate scale.
- What GDP data do you use?
- We use World Bank GDP data in USD. The comparison uses the most recent year available in our database.