China’s Economy Could Double by 2035, Eclipsing U.S. – Bank of America

Date: 28 February 2021 - 21:29

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BEIJING (Dispatches) - Head of Asia economics at Bank of America Global Research Helen Qiao has said that China is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and has a good chance to double its GDP by 2035.
She told CNBC that some reform measures would help China get there. The doubling of China’s GDP would require an average annual growth of 4.7 percent for the next 15 years. "We think China would be able to achieve it,” Qiao said.
The economist predicted that, in addition to doubling its gross domestic product, the Asian nation will surpass the United States as the world’s largest economy in around 2027 to 2028.
The Chinese economy expanded by 2.3 percent last year, official data showed. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said China will grow 8.1 percent this year. Meanwhile, the United States contracted by 3.5 percent in 2020, according to the latest government estimates. The IMF expects the U.S. economy to grow by 5.1 percent this year.