PwC, one of the world’s largest professional services companies, has made a list of most powerful economies by 2030, ranked by their estimated GDP by purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP is used by economists to compare the economic efficiency of different countries. While you might expect to see some of those countries at the top of the list, others might seem quite surprising to have made it this high.
32. The Netherlands — $1,080 billion.
31. Colombia — $1,111 billion.
30. South Africa — $1,148 billion.
29. Vietnam — $1,303 billion.
28. Bangladesh — $1,324 billion.
27. Argentina — $1,342 billion.
26. Poland — $1,505 billion.
25. Malaysia — $1,506 billion.
24. Philippines — $1,615 billion.
23. Australia — $1,663 billion.
22. Thailand — $1,732 billion.
21. Nigeria — $1,794 billion.
20. Pakistan — $1,868 billion.
19. Egypt — $2,049 billion.
18. Canada — $2,141 billion.
17. Spain — $2,159 billion.
16. Iran — $2,354 billion.
15. Italy — $2,541 billion.
14. South Korea — $2,651 billion.
13. Saudi Arabia — $2,755 billion.
12. Turkey — $2,996 billion.
11. France — $3,377 billion.
10. United Kingdom — $3,638 billion.
9. Mexico — $3,661 billion.
8. Brazil — $4,439 billion.
7. Germany — $4,707 billion.
6. Russia — $4,736 billion.
5. Indonesia — $5,424 billion.
4. Japan — $5,606 billion.
3. India — $19,511 billion.
2. United States — $23,475 billion.
1. China — $38,008 billion.
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