Half of Americans Think China Is the World’s Largest Economy

Half of Americans Think China Is the World’s Largest Economy
Feb 26, 2016 By eChinacities.com

About half of Americans believe that the Chinese economy is more powerful than the U.S. economy, despite China’s recent economic slowdown. In a Gallup poll published on Monday, 50 percent of American respondents believe that China is the world’s largest economy, and 37 percent believe that the United States is the world’s largest economy. 

The polls was given from February 3 to February 7, and 1,021 surveys taken were randomly selected and analyzed.

Which country has the largest economy?

The United States Department of Commerce reported that America’s GDP was $17.35 trillion in 2014. China’s GDP was $9.74 trillion that same year (about 63.59 trillion Yuan) according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics.

China’s GDP may be about half of the United States’ but China is the world’s largest economy was it comes to purchasing power.

Source: inews.qq.com

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Keywords: Gallup Chinese economy US economy

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silverbutton1

Many Americans see things from the main street level. What do they see? An education system that is broken, systemically. Infrastructure, that is crumbling, systemically. an ever growing gap between the haves, and the have nots, systemically (aka income and wealth inequality...jo blow baseball player or NBA athlete making millions a year to play a game, intl corps not paying a PENNY in taxes every year, etc.). and ever increasing police state, again its systemic/ i can go on and on, you get the idea folks. So, let me say...Why wouldnt Americans think otherwise.

Feb 27, 2016 22:39 Report Abuse

seansarto

Most Americans also know chinese are the #1 scam artists..so it kinda evens out...Large economy of worthless money...Next.

Feb 27, 2016 09:47 Report Abuse

musicjunkiealex

The USA also leads the world in the number of people who think angels are real, know what I'm sayin'?

Feb 27, 2016 01:19 Report Abuse

silverbutton1

No, we dont know what you are sayin... list a source there sport.

Feb 27, 2016 22:32 Report Abuse

Spiderboenz

Yeah... But most Americans wouldn't be able to find France on a map of Europe...

Feb 26, 2016 21:24 Report Abuse

Englteachted

Many Americans don't even know their own vice president.

Feb 27, 2016 02:10 Report Abuse

silverbutton1

yeah, but most euros wouldnt be able to find montana on a map of america.

Feb 27, 2016 05:05 Report Abuse

Guest743842

They found it once, if they hadn't you would be speaking German today.

Feb 28, 2016 09:02 Report Abuse