FOR RELEASE JULY 13, 2017
Globally, More Name U.S.
Than China as World’s
Leading Economic Power
But balance shifts in eyes of some key
U.S. trading partners and allies
BY
Richard Wike, Jacob Poushter, Laura Silver and Caldwell Bishop
FOR MEDIA OR OTHER INQUIRIES:
Richard Wike, Director, Global Attitudes Research
Rhonda Stewart, Senior Communications Manager
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Globally, More Name U.S. Than China as
World’s Leading Economic Power
But balance shifts in eyes of some key U.S. trading partners and
allies
The past decade has witnessed significant changes in the global economy as many nations around
the world have struggled with the Great Recession and its aftereffects. While the United States and
other relatively wealthy Western nations have slowly bounced back from the crisis, economic
growth rates have been low compared with those of China, India and other emerging economies.
Still, the prevailing view among publics around the world is that the U.S. is the top global
economic power.PEW RESEARCH CENTER
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Across 38 nations polled by Pew Research Center, a median of 42% say the U.S. is the world’s
leading economy, while 32% name China. Across all of the countries surveyed in Latin America, as
well as most in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, publics tend to believe the U.S. is the top economy.
And by a 51%-35% margin, Americans name their own country rather than China.
But in seven of the 10 European Union nations in the study, China is considered the leading
economic power (it is tied with the U.S. for the top spot in Italy). A plurality in Russia also holds
this view. And China leads the U.S. by a two-to-one margin in Australia – a longtime U.S. ally, but
also a country whose top trading partner, by far, is China.
Over the past year, perceptions of relative U.S. economic power have declined in many of
America’s key trading partners and allies. The trend can be seen in several European countries,
where views about the economic balance of power have fluctuated in recent years. Following the
In UK, Germany and Spain, more now see China as top economic power
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Philippines Brazil Mexico Canada
Source: Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey. Q23.
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