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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by therealdrag0 on Sunday October 29, 2023 @03:18AM (#38056449)
Doesn’t PPP account for this? Comparing nominal vs PPP doesn’t really change the USA rankings.
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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by mrtksn on Monday October 30, 2023 @06:43AM (#38067762)
>Comparing nominal vs PPP doesn’t really change the USA rankings

It changes substantially, when PPP is used China surpasses the US with a significant margin.

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by therealdrag0 on Monday October 30, 2023 @11:39AM (#38070845)
I was comparing per-capita GDP PPP. On the table on Wikipedia, China is 73rd, but USA is 9th.
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