> In 2008 the EU’s economy was somewhat larger than America’s: $16.2 trillion versus $14.7 trillion. By 2022, the US economy had grown to $25 trillion, whereas the EU and the UK together had only reached $19.8 trillion. America’s economy is now nearly one-third bigger. It is more than 50 per cent larger than the EU without the UK.
confirmed by this world bank chart:
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?location...
the biggest econ problem in the EU is that some countries are still either below or have similar GDP to 2008’s GFC:
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?location...
> In 2008 the EU’s economy was somewhat larger than America’s: $16.2 trillion versus $14.7 trillion. By 2022, the US economy had grown to $25 trillion, whereas the EU and the UK together had only reached $19.8 trillion. America’s economy is now nearly one-third bigger. It is more than 50 per cent larger than the EU without the UK.
from https://ecfr.eu/publication/the-art-of-vassalisation-how-rus...