The world’s top economy: the US vs China in five charts
2016年12月5日 · China’s growth. To a certain extent this is not surprising: China’s population of 1.4 billion is around four times higher than that of the US at 320 million. Despite the recent slowdown, China’s economy is still growing at almost three times the rate of the US – around 7% over the last couple of years, compared to less than 2.5%.
More than 30 years of US trade with China, in one chart
2019年5月28日 · Compare this to 15 years ago, when trade with China was worth around a third of what it is today, at just over $230 billion. At that time, China came behind Canada and Mexico on the list of the US’s top trading partners. Fast-forward to 2018, and the US’s nearest neighbours are now in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.
How US-China relationship is impacting the global trade | World ...
2024年1月5日 · Demystifying decoupling: what’s really at stake in the US-China relationship. Jan 5, 2024. In 2022, the value of digitally delivered services rose and now represents 12% of overall global trade. Image: Nathan Cima/Unsplash. This article is …
China’s trade with Latin America is bound to keep growing. Here’s …
2021年6月17日 · On the current trajectory, LAC-China trade is expected to exceed $700 billion by 2035, more than twice as much as in 2020. China will approach—and could even surpass—the US as LAC’s top trading partner. In 2000, Chinese participation accounted for less than 2% of LAC’s total trade. In 2035, it could reach 25%.
Three countries are leading the renewable energy revolution
2018年2月26日 · Denmark, for example, is expected to generate 69% of its energy from renewable sources by 2022, making it the world leader. Ireland is second, with the report predicting it will generate one-third of its energy needs from renewable sources. In other European countries, including Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom, the share of wind and …
China now produces twice as many graduates a year as the US
2017年4月13日 · A record-breaking 8m students will graduate from Chinese universities in 2017. This figure is nearly ten times higher than it was in 1997 and is more than double the number of students who will graduate this year in the US. Just two decades ago, higher education in China was a rare privilege enjoyed by a small, urban elite.
US v China: who are the consumers of the future?
2015年10月12日 · The category with the potential of seeing the biggest growth is “fun”. In the US, consumers currently spend 17.3% of personal spending on fun, compared to 9.2% in China. The majority of the Chinese consumer’s spend their income on clothes, food and “looking more beautiful”, according to Goldman Sachs. Source: Euromonitor, CEIC ...
India's GDP growth outpaced China last quarter - The World …
2023年3月3日 · China also posted a growth figure well below its official target of 5.5% and the worst in the history of modern China, says Quartz. India’s economy grew by 4.4% in last fiscal quarter, down from 6.3% the previous quarter. Economists had expected closer to 4.6%. But this still puts India’s average annual GDP growth for last year at about 7% ...
How the US and China compare on action against climate change
2017年6月27日 · China's climate action investments outpaced that of the US in 2015. The picture is very similar for ‘green bonds’ - money raised by governments and corporations to tackle climate change and its effects. Of all the bonds issued to date, the US has raised $111 billion and China $246 billion. With a greater share into green bond investments ...
What do US-China tensions mean for Asia? | World Economic Forum
2018年12月6日 · The implications of US-China trade tensions. For most Asian nations, China is their single biggest trading destination, but the US remains an invaluable economic partner as well. As a result, the escalating tensions between the two economic giants have caused unease. Certainly, dire predictions from analysts and policymakers about how the US ...