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Date Posted: 07:41:30 03/23/09 Mon
Author: Utopian
Author Host/IP: pcd323094.netvigator.com / 203.218.113.94
Subject: In Terms of GDP
In reply to: Utopian 's message, "Re: EU" on 07:25:01 03/23/09 Mon

A comparison of some Chinese and English-speaking
countries in terms of GDP (purchasing power parity) :

World GWP (gross world product): $70.65 trillion (2008 est.)

United States $14.58 trillion (2008 est.) 20% of GWP
China $7.8 trillion (2008 est.) 11% of GWP
Japan $4.487 trillion (2008 est.)
Germany $2.863 trillion (2008 est.)
United Kingdom $2.281 trillion (2008 est.)
Canada $1.336 trillion (2008 est.)
Australia $824.9 billion (2008 est.)
Taiwan $738.8 billion (2008 est.)
Hong Kong $318.2 billion (2008 est.)
New Zealand $118.9 billion (2008 est.)
Macau $18.14 billion (2008 est.)
Liechtenstein $4.16 billion (2007)
Zimbabwe $2.292 billion (2008 est.)

Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2001.html

Web site last updated on 19 March 2009


>>>>I would not be surprised to see the world being
>>>>dominated by the Chinese in twenty years. I am
>moving
>>>>to the Far East in search of my Utopia ...
>>>>
>>>>>I have just come back after doing 3 months
>>>consultancy
>>>>>work in China. The EU is more restrictive on both
>>the
>>>>>individual person and businesses than the communist
>>>>>government in China. Why do British people act so
>>>>>blind or plead ignorance to the ways of the EU. Why
>>>>>are they not voting to get out of an EU that is
>>>likely
>>>>>to destroy their way of life and put the values
>they
>>>>>hold dear into jeopardy.
>>>
>>>With its economy growing at 8%, it seems inevitable
>>>that China will one day climb its way to the top of
>>>the chain. In 2007 it overtook Germany to become the
>>>third biggest economy in the world, in a few decades
>>>time it will surpass Japan and the USA whose
>economies
>>>are now in chaos, especially Japan's. But for most of
>>>human history China has been the world's largest
>>>economy due to its population, so this is nothing
>new.
>>
>>Undoubtedly sooner or later China will pass up Japan
>>and the USA in the size of their economy. A few
>>decades is probably right for the amount of time that
>>it will take to pass Japan, the United States will
>>probably take a bit longer. Of course per capita GDP
>>will take much longer.

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