Europeans see China as world's dominant economic power % who say is the world's leading economic power Most common choice Japan ELU
Many major economies are predicted to contract in 2020 amid the pandemic, including those of the U.S., Japan and the euro area. In contrast, the Chinese economy is expected to achieve positive, if modest, growth. Across the 14 countries surveyed, when asked to evaluate the relative economic standing of these areas, a median of 48% identify China as the world’s leading economic power. The U.S. comes second, with a median of 35% seeing it as the world’s top economic power.2 Few see Japan or EU countries similarly.
Europeans see China as world's dominant economic  | power  | % who say is the world's leading economic power  | Most common choice  | U.S.  | Japan  | ELU  | China  | 36%  | 5%  | %  | Canada  | 47%  | U.S  | 32  | 52  | 5  | 6  | Italy  | 57  | 32  | 55  | Germany  | 17  | 18  | Belgium  | 54  | 32  | Netherlands  | 52  | 29  | 13  | 48 51  | Spain  | 35  | France  | 34  | 8  | 47  | 5  | Sweden  | 39  | 47  | UK  | 37  | Denmark  | 42  | 34  | 16  | 5  | MEDIAN  | 51  | 34  | Australia  | 53  | 34  | Japan  | 31  | 53  | South Korea  | 16  | 14 COUNTRY  | 18  | 35  | MEDIAN  | Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.  | Source: Summer 2020 Global Attitudes survey. Q14  | Unfavorable Views of China Reach Historic Highs in Many Countries'  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 