Key Takeaways
- The U.S. has remained the world’s largest economy since 1980, with GDP rising more than tenfold in nominal terms.
- China’s rapid rise reshaped the global economic order, moving from outside the top five in 1980 to firmly in second place by 2025.
Over the past four decades, the global economic landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation. While some countries have maintained their dominance, others have surged from relative obscurity into the ranks of the world’s largest economies.
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