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Relative size of major world economies

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A-Level, IB Diploma
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AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 21 Mar 2021

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Prompted by new data published by the World Bank, this short video explores the relative size of the world's largest economies. Will 2017 be a year when the centre of gravity in the global economy shifts even more decisively eastwards?

Relative size of major world economies
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