What do you think are the two leading countries in today's world economy? Why?

Question

I would say the US and ? China? Japan? ?????

Answer 1

US and Japan.

China is not that large yet, and it's influence is more political than economical.

Answer 2

China and India. These two economies are producing good GDP numbers in recent years. Russia is in hot pursuit. Russia is channeling the oil money into economic growth...Smart Putin. Japan has reach its saturation just like the EU...they are okay but just staying there with not much improvement...relative to China and India. US...is on the landslide...overspend in Defence (rank #1 in the world in Defence spending) such as wars and military technology development, and losing out market share in sectors which it used to have strong hold such as electronic, car, pharmaceutical, etc. With Iran war coming, the US economy with record breaking deficit is not just falling into a hole but "The Black Hole".

Answer 3

Based on the numbers, it's probably something like what CIA has posted,

The United States (13.1Trillion GDP)
The European Union (13.0T/GDP) (depending on how you consider the states, the EU is "larger" as a percentage of planetary GDP if not uniformly economically as prosperous as the United States)
The Peoples Republic of China (10.1T/GDP) - China will probably overtake the United States in about 3-5 years with estimated 9% growth per year)
Japan (4.218 T/GDP)
The Republic of India (4.156T/GDP)

I think the CIA and Wikipedia should duel to figure who's more correct here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nominal%29

VS.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ee.html

Answer 4

i think of you will could say the US and China, until you're keen to allow the completed of the european as one economic section. after all, that's the US and China/ecu heavily observed via Japan, Brazil, India, and Russia.

Answer 5

yeah probably usa followed by japan. China may catch up though, well see.

Answer 6

US Japan

Answer 7

europe is one of them because of the EU
japan is another china is in the coming
USA is going more and more into deficit thanks to our war efforts and all the fighting in congress with all their vetos and so forth.

Answer 8

I think that there hunger and lust for money and power will lead to their downfall without anyone having to do anything, to help them in their never ending lust for stuff