The top 29 global economies based on forecast 2017 GDP in terms of purchasing-power parity are listed in the graphic below: Click to enlarge Source: In the world’s GDP ‘trillionaire’s club,’ Canada is looking pretty feeble, Financial Post, June 1, 2017 China is projected to have the largest GDP this year followed by the EU and US. …
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The Top 20 Countries for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Inflows in 2016 are shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: World Investment Report 2017, UNCTAD As usual, the US us the top country for FDI inflows. Last year $391 in FDI flowed into the country. The next two countries are UK and China …
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Europe attracted 15% more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2016 than the year before. The top three countries for FDI are: the UK, Germany and France. Intra-country investment within Europe remains the largest FDI in Europe. The US is the second largest Foreign Direct Investor in Europe. The Top 20 Countries in Europe by FDI …
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I came across the following interesting video of the evolution of the world’s ten largest economies since 1970: Click to enlarge Prospective: les grandes puissances économiques de demain https://t.co/4ya2ikGzWj @aronstrandberg pic.twitter.com/vrnMxcgsJd — L’important (@Limportant_fr) April 1, 2017 Source:Aron Strandberg via Twitter
South Korea has the fastest internet in the world with speeds of over 26 Mbps. The US ranks 12th according to the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Daily Infographics