World's top 20 economic superpowers by 2030
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The world economy is projected to grow at an average rate of just over 3 per cent per annum from 2011 to 2050, doubling in size by 2032 and nearly doubling again by 2050, states a PricewaterhouseCoopers report.
According to the report, 'World in 2050 The BRICs and Beyond: Prospects, Challenges and Opportunities', the global financial crisis has accelerated the shift of the economic centre of gravity and China is expected to surpass the US to become the largest economy in the
world by 2050.
Emerging economies tend to grow at 4% per annum or more, while advanced economies grow at around 2% or less – we will continue to live in a two-speed world economy for some decades to come as a catch up process continues, says the report.
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Image: Shanghai World Financial Centre.
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China (Rank 1)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $30,634 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $53,856 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $11,347 bn
(GDP at PPPs is a better indicator of average living standards or volumes of outputs or inputs, because it corrects for price differences across countries at different levels of development. In general, price levels are significantly lower in emerging economies so looking at GDP at PPPs narrows the income gap with the advanced economies
compared to using market exchange rates, states PwC).
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Image: A man films a gold-plated Infiniti G37 at a jewellery store in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.
Photographs: China Daily/Reuters.
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United States (Rank 2)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $23,376 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $37,998 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $15,094 bn
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Image: Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters.
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India (Rank 3)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $13,716 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $ 34,704 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $4,531 bn
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Photographs: Courtesy, Delhi Tourism.
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Japan (Rank 4)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $5,842 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $8,825 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $4,381 bn
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Image: Japan's highest mountain, Mt. Fuji, is seen through skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Photographs: Reuters.
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Russia (Rank 5)
Russia could overtake Germany to become the largest European economy before 2020 in PPP terms and by around 2035 at market exchange rates.
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $5,308 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $8,013 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $ 3,031 bn
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Image: People cycle by the Kremlin as they take part in the
Photographs: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters.
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Brazil (Rank 6)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $4,685 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $8,825 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $2,305 bn
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Image: A security walks next to the Planalto Palace designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in Brasilia.
Photographs: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters.
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Germany (Rank 7)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $4,118 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $5,822 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $3,221 bn
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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.
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Mexico (Rank 8)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $3,662 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $7,409 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $1,761 bn
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Image: Mexico City.
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
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United Kingdom (Rank 9)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $3,499 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $5,598 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $2,287 bn
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Image: St Paul's cathedral and the financial district are seen at dusk in an aerial photograph from The View gallery at the Shard, western Europe's tallest building, in London.
Photographs: Andrew Winning/Reuters.
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France (Rank 10)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $3,427 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $5,714 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $2,303 bn
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Image: Paris.
Photographs: Reuters.
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Indonesia (Rank 11)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $2,912 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $6,346 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $1,131 bn
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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,
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Turkey (Rank 12)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $2,760 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $5,032 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $1,131 bn
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Photographs: Danbury/Wikimedia Commons.
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Italy (Rank 13)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $2,629 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $3,867 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $1,979 bn
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Image: Tourists walk in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum.
Photographs: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters.
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South Korea (Rank 14)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $2,454 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $3,545 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $1,504 bn
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Image: Seoul Metro.
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
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Spain (Rank 15)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $2,327 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $3,612 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $1,512 bn
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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.
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Canada (Rank 16)
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $2,148 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): $3,549 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $1,398 bn
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Image: A view of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada.
Photographs: Blair Gable/Reuters.
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Saudi Arabia
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $1,582 bn
Projected GDP at PPP (2050): 3,090 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $ 686 bn
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Photographs: Reuters.
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Australia
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $1,535 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $1,582
(Australia not listed among top 20 in 2050)
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Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
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Poland
Projected GDP at PPP (2030): $1,415 bn
GDP at PPP (2011): $813
(Poland not listed among top 20 in 2050
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Image: Warsaw.
Photographs: Peter Andrews/Reuters.
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