🤯 Visualizing America & China’s Economic Strength vs. the Rest of the World

Key Takeaways

• The largest two economies could quite literally take on the rest of the world.
• The U.S. and China together account for about $50 trillion in GDP (figures rounded).
• The entire rest of the world, excluding Germany, Japan, and India also has an economic output of $50 trillion.

There is No Trade Without Either the U.S. or China

Despite the rise of regional trade, there is no escaping one of the two economic giants.

The U.S. is the world's largest importer of consumer goods, and China is the largest exporter. Most of the world picks one of these two as their largest trading partner.

So even when nations might not enjoy the geopolitics of both countries, their economic might effectively makes them the loudest voice in the room.