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China - US

How big are the American and Chinese Economies – Mind-Boggling Comparison with other countries!

February 24, 2019
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United States of America is a miracle and a curse when it comes to business, money and wealth.  It is the largest economy in the world, which means it uses the most resources in the world as well.  Let us get a glimpse at its size.

Many in the US often talk about how other countries are out-competing it or beating it in some area.  They do not realize that every state in the union is a unique economic unit which can, on its own, if it so chooses, compete with an entire country elsewhere!

Compare GDP of American States and Chinese cities with the economies of other countries, the picture that comes out is mind-boggling #USandChineseEconomies Click To Tweet

The American Enterprise Institute showed a comparison in 2016 which show-cased how big the American economy is.  They compared economies of  states in the American Union with a comparable economy in terms of GDP of other countries.  The result is quite mind-boggling.

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Economies of US States Vs countries
Courtesy: American Enterprise Institute

Canada’s economy in 2015 was about the size of Texas.  Except that Texas had a total workforce of 12 million, as opposed to Canada which had a workforce of 18 million.  With a 33% less workforce, Texas was doing as much as Canada.

On the other hand, France was able to create a total GDP of $2.42 trillion with a workforce of 25 million.  California, on the other hand, produced $2.46 trillion with a workforce of 19 million!

Just another mind-blowing comparison is that if you put together California, Texas, and New York, then you have an economy that is the size of the United Kingdom, Canada, and South Korea put together!  Wrap your heads around that!

The comparisons when they are shown this way take on a whole new meaning.  And, in this case it shows the power of United States.  It can do far more than most other countries and that is what keeps it ahead of others.

That is the real power of the United States.

And, given the incredible autonomy that every state enjoys – in terms of its own course, laws etc – that creates an environment where one state can compete with another and push up its economy if it does well.  For example, when Amazon was scouting for the right place for its second Headquarters, several states were vying for it.

This healthy competition helps each state be nimble and on its toes.

The only other comparison can be with China, which has incredibly large cities within economic regions and these cities/regions around them can be independently compared to economies of independent countries!

courtesy: Visual Capitalist

This is what the world is competing against when it comes to these two large economies.

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