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World's top 20 economies by 2030

Last updated on: March 26, 2013 20:25 IST

Image: A man takes a photo for his daughter in front of a Christmas tree at a shopping mall in Shenyang.
Photographs: Sheng Li/Reuters.

China will emerge as the world's biggest economic power by 2030.

Despite weaker exports and sluggish domestic demand, China is still on track to overtake the United States as the world's largest economy by the end of this decade.

Here's the list of world's top 20 economies by nominal GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) according to Economist Intelligence Unit...

China (Rank 1)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $44,456 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $12,556 billion

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Image: US President Barack Obama buys a bone for his dog Bo (R) in Alexandria, Virginia.
Photographs: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters.

United States (Rank 2)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $35,355 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $15,697 billion

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Image: People sit inside a restaurant at the Emporio mall in New Delhi.
Photographs: Adnan Abidi/Reuters.

India (Rank 3)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $21,233 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $4,850 billion

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Image: Japan's highest mountain, Mt. Fuji, is seen through skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Photographs: Reuters.

Japan (Rank 4)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $7,841 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $4,526 billion

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Image: Boats are sen floating above the piers on a flooded street in front of the historic skyline of Dresden, along the banks of the river Elbe.
Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters.

Germany (Rank 5)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $6,533 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $3318 billion

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Image: Cars drive past sightseers on a bridge over the Moskva river near a Stalin era skyscraper in central Moscow.
Photographs: Anton Golubev/Reuters.

Russian Federation (Rank 6)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $6,529 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $2518 billion

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Image: Shoppers walk in a mall in Refice, northeast Brazil.
Photographs: Bruno Domingos/Reuters.

Brazil (Rank 7)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $6,500 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $2,358 billion

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Image: An aerial view of the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico.
Photographs: Reuters.

Mexico (Rank 8)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $5,075 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $2,061 billion

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Image: A cyclist rides past the Orsay Museum in Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters.

France (Rank 9)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $4,580 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $2,331 billion

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French climber Alain Robert, a rock climber who has become famous for climbing known buildings worldwide, climbs the 215m (705 feet) high, 50 floors Bakrie Tower building in Jakarta.

Image: French climber Alain Robert, a rock climber who has become famous for climbing known buildings worldwide, climbs the 215m (705 feet) high, 50 floors Bakrie Tower building in Jakarta.
Photographs: Supri/Reuters.

Indonesia (Rank 10)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $4,568 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $1,216 billion

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Image: Spectators picnic between a pair of double decker buses during Ladies Day at the Epsom Derby festival in Epsom, southwest of London.
Photographs: Chris Helgren/Reuters.

United Kingdom (Rank 11)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $4,529 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $2,276 billion

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Image: Seoul Metro.
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.

S Korea (Rank 12)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $4,105 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $1,561 billion

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Image: A view of Priori Palace and Maggiore fountain in downtown Perugia.
Photographs: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters.

Italy (Rank 13)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $3,544 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $1,990 billion

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Image: Distillery District, Toronto, Canada.
Photographs: Mathew Ingram/Wikimedia Commons.

Canada (Rank 14)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $3,285 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $1,486 billion

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Photographs: Reuters.

Turkey (Rank 15)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $3,238 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $1,128 billion

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Image: A Spanish flag flutters in the wind in front of the dome of Bank of Spain headquarters in central Madrid.
Photographs: Sergio Perez/Reuters.

Spain (Rank 16)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $2,833 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $1,488 billion

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A man holding balloons stands next to a ship leaving to Keelung in Taiwan during a ceremony of the first direct sea transport across the strait, at Tianjin Port.

Image: A man holding balloons stands next to a ship leaving to Keelung in Taiwan during a ceremony of the first direct sea transport across the strait, at Tianjin Port.
Photographs: Reuters.

Taiwan (Rank 17)

GDP (PPP) 2030: $2,508 billion

GDP (PPP) 2012: $982 billion

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