The US being one of the largest countries/empires to ever exist doesn’t have much competition to be the largest economy.
Per capita we’re still doing ok but far from #1.
Per capita we’re still doing ok but far from #1.
Seriously, the highest population in any state with a higher GDP per capita than the US is the UAE.
#1? Maybe not, but it's certainly pretty close in any useful discussion.
Remove resource extraction and financial services from all economies and the list does look different, but the US’s position is still far from #1. Also, PPP comparisons between countries are rather suspect as costs for housing, food, etc vary widely across the US. There’s plenty of ways to run these numbers but the results are surprisingly arbitrary.