Americans say the U. S. is the world's leading economy, but Germans think China is is the world's leading economic power
Americans and Germans diverge on who is the world’s leading economic power. Roughly half of Americans (49%) name the U.S. as the world’s economic leader, while only 19% of Germans say the same. Over half of Germans (53%) say China is the leading economy. A further 21% of Germans say the countries of the European Union are the world’s top economic power, while only 7% of Americans say this.
Americans say the U. S. is the world's leading economy, but Germans think China is  | is the world's leading economic power  | U.S.  | China  | EU  | Japan  | Americans  | 49%  | 33%  | 7%  | 6%  | Germans 19  | 53  | 21  | Source: Spring 2018 Globa Attitudes Survey. Q29.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 