[tvn]

An excellent chart to serve as a reality check and to counter the overly simplistic and purposely misleading "It's the ecomnomy stupid" type of attacks.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

This seems to me to also be a good counter to those who are constantly bemoaning free trade and our trade deficit with a few countries. China is not even in the top ten.

[fhayek]

France is fourth? I am a bit suprised by that.

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[arkfreepdom]

Democracies kick a##.

[SevenDaysInMay]

THE reason our USA is under attack is because, with GW's win in 2000, we are now out of step with world socialism's movement. Kyoto's economic suicide pact went unratified, 95:0. The Clintons' 5th column work went unfinished.

Islamists war against us will cost us hundreds of billion$ every year from 9/11 on. That should slow down our economic mircle so the EU can trade favors with the oily Islamists.

[ChadGore]

1. US
2. Britain (US spilled blood to keep lierated)
3. Japan (US completly defeated. Marshall Plan rebuilt)
4. France (US spilled blood to keep lierated)
6. Germany (US completly defeated. Marshall Plan rebuilt)

[mikenola]

I'm not sure market capitalization is an accurate way to measure the size of a national economy. It does show the tremendous faith the world has in our companies and markets, despite all the anti-american rhetoric you hear.

In terms of overall economic output , this US still wins.

GDP - purchasing power parity
1. United States 10,082,000,000,000 $
2. China 6,000,000,000,000 $
3. Japan 3,550,000,000,000 $
4. India 2,660,000,000,000 $
5. Germany 2,184,000,000,000 $
6. France 1,540,000,000,000 $
7. United Kingdom 1,520,000,000,000 $
8. Italy 1,438,000,000,000 $
9. Brazil 1,340,000,000,000 $
10. Russia 1,270,000,000,000 $

Per capita GDP (US is first if you discount tax haven countries)

1. Luxembourg 44,000 $
2. United States 36,300 $
3. Bermuda 34,800 $
4. San Marino 34,600 $
5. Norway 31,800 $
6. Switzerland 31,700 $
7. Cayman Islands 30,000 $
8. Canada 29,400 $
9. Belgium 29,000 $
Denmark 29,000 $