Will China overtake us?


Will China overtake us? Reports say that China's gross domestic output would not surpass that of the US until the middle of the 2040s, and even then, it won't be by much before “falling behind” at that point. Prior to the pandemic, they predicted that China would seize and maintain the top spot by the beginning of the following decade.


Is the US economy stronger than China?

Economic and military power The U.S. economy continues to outstrip China's by dollar value: In 2022, Chinese gross domestic product was $18 trillion, compared with $25.5 trillion for the United States. But China's population is more than four times America's.


Which country will overtake China by 2050?

153 from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), entitled “India overtakes China as the world's most populous country”, between 2023 and 2050, the number of persons aged 65 or over is expected to nearly double in China and to increase by more than double in India.