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• mahmoudhossam 3y ago
  The only country that matters /s
  • xadhominemx 3y ago
    When it comes to the global economy, it’s basically true. Only the US and China, and to a lesser extent Europe collectively, really matter - everyone else follows.
    • zgluck 3y ago
      So I just checked the World Bank 2022 numbers (GDP in USD): US: 25.4T Europe (well, just EU+UK since I'm lazy): 19.7T China: 18.0T (<-- totally not cooked numbers) EU: 16.6T
      • xadhominemx 3y ago
        US and China are growing, Europe+UK is not for the past 10 years. So they are big but not a driver.
        • zgluck 3y ago
          > Europe+UK is not [growing] for the past 10 years. That's not correct. Also UK is actually still in Europe. Mortal Engines is fiction, not a documentary.
    • soligern 3y ago
      India definitely belongs on this list.
      • zgluck 3y ago
        India's GDP in 2022 was 3.4T USD. They did beat the UK (at 3.1T USD) - but of course with a much larger population. (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?locations=IN https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?location...) (And since someone mentioned California: 3.6T.)
      • onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
        California has a higher GDP. Should we put California on the list, too?
        • soligern 3y ago
          Is California a country?
          • dragonwriter 3y ago
            Is Europe?
            • soligern 3y ago
              With the EU, effectively yes.
              • zgluck 3y ago
                I mean, these economies are both approximately the size of UK's economy - meaning, no, they shouldn't be in that list.