Walmart’s $405 billion in revenue last year makes it the 23rd-largest economy in the world, bigger than Sweden.

China’s exports to Walmart accounted for 11% of the growth of the total US trade deficit with China between 2001 and 2006.

Each week nearly one-third of the U.S. population visits Walmart’s U.S. stores.

Last year Walmart sold more bananas than any other item.

This year, everyone in the world will make an average of 1.1 purchases at a Walmart.

Walmart has more full-time employees — 2.1 million — than seven times the population of Iceland.

Walmart is the largest overall employer in the USA, and the biggest employer in 25 states.

Walmart parking lots alone take up roughly the size of Tampa, Florida.