| m | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1913 | 1920 | 1930 | 1938 |
| Russia | 116.8 | 135.6 | 159.3 | 175.1 | 126.6 | 150.4 | 180.6 |
| United States | 62.6 | 75.9 | 91.9 | 97.3 | 105.7 | 119.1 | 138.3 |
| Germany | 49.2 | 56.0 | 64.5 | 66.9 | 42.8 | 55.4 | 68.5 |
| Austria-Hungary | 42.6 | 46.7 | 50.8 | 52.1 | - | - | - |
| Japan | 39.9 | 43.8 | 49.1 | 51.3 | 55.9 | 62.1 | 72.7 |
| France | 38.3 | 38.9 | 39.5 | 39.7 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 41.9 |
| Britain | 37.4 | 41.1 | 44.9 | 45.6 | 44.4 | 45.7 | 47.6 |
| Italy | 30.0 | 32.2 | 34.4 | 35.1 | 37.7 | 40.3 | 43.8 |
| 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1913 | 1920 | 1930 | 1938 | |
| Britain | 29.9% | 32.8% | 34.9% | 34.6% | 37.3% | 38.2% | 39.2% |
| United States | 15.3% | 18.7% | 22.0% | 23.1% | 25.9% | 28.7% | 32.8% |
| Germany | 11.3% | 15.5% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 35.7% | 34.4% | 30.2% |
| France | 11.7% | 13.3% | 14.4% | 14.8% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 15.0% |
| Italy | 9.0% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 13.2% | 16.1% | 18.2% |
| Japan | 6.3% | 8.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% | 11.6% | 15.6% | 28.6% |
| Austria-Hungary | 5.6% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 8.8% | - | - | - |
| Russia | 3.6% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 3.1% | 7.1% | 20.2% |
Source: Paul Kennedy, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers.