Si modo
Diamond Member
Yeah, our GDP just rocks!The idea that America has lost manufacturing capacity and no longer makes things, as opposed to losing manufacturing jobs, is another myth.
U.S. Manufacturing: Output vs. Jobs Since 1975 | Mercatus
U.S. manufacturing output has doubled since 1975. All anecdotal evidence concerning the Japanese stealing our electronics dominance etc. shouldn't obscure that fact. We are making more things than ever, we're just doing it with fewer people. Just as we grow more food than ever, but with fewer farm workers. It's called increased productivity, increased efficiency. There's nothing wrong with that per se.
Rank Country GDP - real growth rate (%)
1 Qatar 16.3
2 Paraguay 15.3
3 Singapore 14.5
4 Taiwan 10.8
5 India 10.4
6 China 10.3
7 Turkmenistan 9.2
8 Sri Lanka 9.1
9 Congo, Republic of the 9.1
10 Zimbabwe 9
11 Peru 8.8
12 Botswana 8.6
13 Uruguay 8.5
14 Uzbekistan 8.5
15 Nigeria 8.4
16 Turkey 8.2
17 Afghanistan 8.2
18 Ethiopia 8
19 Maldives 8
20 Yemen 8
21 Thailand 7.8
22 Dominican Republic 7.8
23 Laos 7.7
24 Belarus 7.6
25 Zambia 7.6
26 Panama 7.5
27 Brazil 7.5
28 Argentina 7.5
29 Lebanon 7.5
30 Niger 7.5
31 Philippines 7.3
32 Malaysia 7.2
33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.2
34 Mozambique 7
35 Kazakhstan 7
36 Papua New Guinea 7
37 West Bank 7
38 Moldova 6.9
39 Hong Kong 6.8
40 Vietnam 6.8
41 Bhutan 6.7
42 Malawi 6.6
43 Tanzania 6.5
44 Tajikistan 6.5
45 Rwanda 6.5
46 Georgia 6.4
47 Niue 6.2
48 Seychelles 6.2
49 East Timor 6.1
50 Mongolia 6.1
51 Korea, South 6.1
52 Indonesia 6.1
53 Gibraltar 6
54 Cambodia 6
55 Bangladesh 6
56 Burkina Faso 5.8
57 Ghana 5.7
58 Gambia, The 5.7
59 Gabon 5.7
60 Solomon Islands 5.6
61 Mexico 5.5
62 Sweden 5.5
63 Palau 5.5
64 Cape Verde 5.4
65 Chile 5.3
66 Burma 5.3
67 Isle of Man 5.2
68 Uganda 5.2
69 Sudan 5.1
70 Liberia 5.1
71 Chad 5.1
72 Egypt 5.1
73 Azerbaijan 5
74 Kenya 5
75 Sierra Leone 5
76 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.9
77 Pakistan 4.8
78 Mauritania 4.7
79 Israel 4.6
80 Bermuda 4.6
81 Nepal 4.6
82 Nicaragua 4.5
83 Sao Tome and Principe 4.5
84 Djibouti 4.5
85 Mali 4.5
86 Namibia 4.4
87 Suriname 4.4
88 Colombia 4.3
89 Costa Rica 4.2
90 Bolivia 4.2
91 Oman 4.2
92 Libya 4.2
93 Senegal 4.2
94 Ukraine 4.2
95 Bahrain 4.1
96 Brunei 4.1
97 Slovakia 4
98 Kosovo 4
99 Mauritius 4
100 Russia 4
101 Japan 3.9
102 Burundi 3.9
103 Andorra 3.8
104 Poland 3.8
105 Saudi Arabia 3.7
106 Tunisia 3.7
107 Malta 3.7
108 Guyana 3.6
109 Germany 3.5
110 Albania 3.5
111 Curacao 3.5
112 Guinea-Bissau 3.5
113 Togo 3.4
114 Luxembourg 3.4
115 Algeria 3.3
116 Central African Republic 3.3
117 Ecuador 3.2
118 Morocco 3.2
119 United Arab Emirates 3.2
120 Syria 3.2
121 Jordan 3.1
122 Estonia 3.1
123 Finland 3.1
124 Canada 3.1
125 American Samoa 3
126 Cameroon 3
127 Guernsey 3
128 Honduras 2.8
129 United States 2.8
130 South Africa 2.8
131 French Polynesia 2.7
132 Australia 2.7
133 Armenia 2.6
134 Guatemala 2.6
135 Cote d'Ivoire 2.6
136 Somalia 2.6
137 Switzerland 2.6
138 Benin 2.5
139 Aruba 2.4
140 Lesotho 2.4
141 Czech Republic 2.3
142 Eritrea 2.2
143 Vanuatu 2.2
144 Comoros 2.1
145 Denmark 2.1
146 Austria 2
147 Belgium 2
148 Belize 2
149 Kuwait 2
150 Virgin Islands 2
151 Swaziland 2
152 Guinea 1.9
153 Kiribati 1.8
154 Liechtenstein 1.8
155 Serbia 1.8
156 Netherlands 1.7
157 Sint Maarten 1.6
158 Angola 1.6
159 Cuba 1.5
160 France 1.5
161 New Zealand 1.5
162 Portugal 1.4
163 United Kingdom 1.3
164 Lithuania 1.3
165 Italy 1.3
166 Hungary 1.2
167 Slovenia 1.2
168 Montenegro 1.1
169 Cayman Islands 1.1
170 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1
171 Dominica 1
172 Macau 1
173 Iran 1
174 Iraq 0.8
175 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8
176 Saint Lucia 0.8
177 El Salvador 0.7
178 Macedonia 0.7
179 Faroe Islands 0.5
180 Bahamas, The 0.5
181 Norway 0.4
182 Tonga 0.3
183 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.3
184 Bulgaria 0.2
185 Tuvalu 0.2
186 Fiji 0.1
187 Cook Islands 0.1
188 Trinidad and Tobago 0
189 Samoa 0
190 Spain -0.1
191 Marshall Islands -0.3
192 Latvia -0.3
193 Barbados -0.5
194 British Virgin Islands -0.6
195 Equatorial Guinea -0.8
196 Korea, North -0.9
197 Montserrat -1
198 Ireland -1
199 Jamaica -1.1
200 Romania -1.3
201 Kyrgyzstan -1.4
202 Croatia -1.4
203 Grenada -1.4
204 Saint Kitts and Nevis -1.5
205 Venezuela -1.9
206 Greenland -2
207 Madagascar -2
208 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -2.3
209 Iceland -3.5
210 Antigua and Barbuda -4.1
211 Greece -4.5
212 Haiti -5.1
213 Puerto Rico -5.8
214 Anguilla -8.5
215 San Marino -13
GDP - real growth rate - Country Comparison
Our #1 export is debt.
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