India and Bangladesh also show continued robust growth, reflecting the result of strong domestic demand and economic reforms.
Projected GDP growth rate: 27.2%
South Sudan is projected to have the highest GDP growth globally. Thus, it is at the top of the fastest-growing economies in the world. This growth is driven by a recovery in its oil sector. In 2024, the sector experienced a 24.5% contraction due to pipeline damage from conflict.
The top 10 most powerful countries by military strength in 2025, according to the Global Firepower Index, are:
According to The World in 2050 report by international professional services firm PwC, in 30 years, six of the seven world's largest economies will be today's emerging economies. These are China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Russia and Mexico. The only current developed economy that will be on that list is the US.
According to a report by PwC, China is expected to become the largest economy in the world by 2030, with a projected GDP exceeding $26 trillion.
The United States maintains its position as the world's largest economy, with a GDP projected to reach USD 30.4 trillion in 2025. China follows as the second- largest, with a GDP of USD 19.6 trillion.
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Switzerland tops the list of countries with the highest monthly salaries in 2025, offering an impressive average of USD 8,247. Luxembourg follows in second place with USD 6,764, driven by its strong financial sector and high standard of living.
Kiribati, specifically its Line Islands (like Kiritimati), is the first country to celebrate the New Year, followed closely by Samoa, Tonga, and New Zealand's Chatham Islands, all thanks to their location just west of the International Date Line. These Pacific island nations usher in January 1st hours before most other countries, making them the first to welcome the new year.
1. United States. The United States maintains its position as the global AI leader, driven by unmatched private investment, dominant tech companies, and the world's largest concentration of AI researchers. American companies—from OpenAI and Anthropic to Google and Microsoft—define the frontier of AI capabilities.
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With the U.S. economy growing faster than China's in dollar terms, China's GDP is no longer catching up, falling from 77 percent of U.S. GDP in 2021 to 64 percent last year (Figure 3). Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many economists expected China's GDP to overtake U.S. GDP in about a decade.
The United States was the richest developed country on Earth in 2024, with a total GDP of $29.2 trillion. China was the richest developing country on Earth in 2024, with a total GDP of $18.7 trillion.
China, India, and the United States will emerge as the world's three largest economies in 2050, with a total real U.S. dollar GDP of 70 percent more than the GDP of all the other G20 countries combined. In China and India alone, GDP is predicted to increase by nearly $60 trillion, the current size of the world economy.
A table appended to the report indicated that on the basis of PPP, Pakistan would climb from its current 24th place (with GDP at PPP amounting to $988bn) to 20th place ($1.87tr) by 2030 and to 16th place ($4.2tr) by 2050. Projected GDP rankings (at PPPs) as published in the PwC report.
India has now surpassed Japan to become the fourth Largest economy. According to latest IMF projections and government data, India's nominal GDP for 2025 is estimated at about $4.187 trillion, slightly above Japan's $4.186 trillion — enough to place India as the world's 4th-largest economy.
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The projections in the report assume this with no upper limit, though at a slowing pace depending on circumstances in individual countries. By 2100, the report assumed life expectancy to be from 66 to 97 years, and by 2300 from 87 to 106 years, depending on the country.
Pakistan. Pakistan is currently facing political turmoil and economic instability. However, it will be ranked among the largest economies in the world by 2100. Pakistan's GDP is projected to reach $3.86 trillion in 2100.
China. The People's Republic of China has received the most consistent coverage in the popular press of its potential superpower status, and has been identified as a rising or emerging economic and military superpower by academics and other experts.
The UK is no exception: while it is on track to overtake Japan and become the world's fifth-largest economy by 2040 in nominal terms, limited progress in lifting underlying growth means it is projected to slip in the GDP-per-capita rankings, from 19th in 2025 to 21st by 2040.