China’s share of global GDP has increased from 3.6% in 2000 to 17.8% in 2019 and will continue to grow, the CEBR said. It would pass the per capita threshold of $12,536 (£9,215) to become a high-income country by 2023.

absolutely insane

  • radicalhomo [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    aren't they already the largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity

    • aqwxcvbnji [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Yes, which is more relevant than nominal GDP. Not taking PPP in to account is a similar mistake as not taking exchange rates in to account: yes the number might be bigger, but what matters is what you can actuallly buy with that number.