World Economies in 2028

[jimmy olsen]

I'm skeptical. 

[Eddie Teach]

Eventually, China loses their competitive advantages due to being poor and has to slow growth. Though perhaps that won't happen until after they pass us(we'd still have 4x the GDP per capita, after all).

[Lettow77]

 I find it fishy that France is forecasted to fall from the top ten by its longtime rival, who in the same breath gloats about how they'll finally overtake those naughty jerries.

I am also dubious of Brazil and Mexico's future.

[MadImmortalMan]

I'm bullish on Mexico and skeptical on Brazil. Five years ago it was the other way around.

[Eddie Teach]

I'm bullish on Mexico and skeptical on Brazil. Five years ago it was the other way around.

Because Colorado legalized pot? There's still plenty of other states to fund Mexican criminals. 

[Josquius]

France.
That we beat them is all that matters.
I can't find a suitably smug smilie sadly


Interesting that they forecast such large growth for Japan.

I'm bullish on Mexico and skeptical on Brazil. Five years ago it was the other way around.

I recall reading an article a few days ago that spoke of BRICs being yesterdays news and MINTs being the new big thing. :shrug:

I find it fishy that France is forecasted to fall from the top ten by its longtime rival, who in the same breath gloats about how they'll finally overtake those naughty jerries.

I am also dubious of Brazil and Mexico's future.

This isn't Britain doing the forecasting. Britain overtaking Germany is quite widely predicted due to the UK's population growth and Germany's population decline.
I've no clue what happened to France here.

[MadImmortalMan]

I'm bullish on Mexico and skeptical on Brazil. Five years ago it was the other way around.

Because Colorado legalized pot? There's still plenty of other states to fund Mexican criminals. 

Mendocino County still grows enough to supply six or seven Colorados.

[Brazen]

I'm going to the launch of the World Economic Forum's Global Risks 2014 report next week, I'll report back.

Also: Daily Fail again?

[Zanza]

This isn't Britain doing the forecasting. Britain overtaking Germany is quite widely predicted due to the UK's population growth and Germany's population decline.

The last years Germany's population grew due to net migration overcompensating excess deaths.
That table also assumes that Britain's economy grows at nearly three times the pace of Germany's economy. 

[Crazy_Ivan80]

This isn't Britain doing the forecasting. Britain overtaking Germany is quite widely predicted due to the UK's population growth and Germany's population decline.

The last years Germany's population grew due to net migration overcompensating excess deaths.
That table also assumes that Britain's economy grows at nearly three times the pace of Germany's economy.

it also assumes that britain still exists by then :p

[Zanza]

For India to roughly quadruple during that time period, they would have to grow at an annual pace of 9.5% or so. They are nowhere near that growth.

[Iormlund]

UK growth of over 3% uninterrupted for 15 years sounds really unlikely, no matter how many immigrants arrive.

[Grey Fox]

Mexico from what?! What's the industry producing so much income for them?!

[Iormlund]

Tourism, oil, cars, electronics and shitty soap operas.

There's a lot of wealth in Mexico, actually. Problem is there's even more poverty.

[MadImmortalMan]

Like China. Only in NAFTA.