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Across the 38 nations in the survey, a median of just 9% view the countries of the EU as the world’s leading economic power. By comparison, 42% name the U.S. and 32% name China, while an additional 7% name Japan.
Despite EU's large economy, few ses it as world's  | the economic power  | % who say is the world's  | 2016 GDP (current intl. dollars,  | leading economic power  | based on purchasing power parity)  | $21.4 trillion  | U.S.  | 42%  | China  | China  | 32  | 20 3  | EU  | 18.6  | EU  | U.S  | Japan  | Japan 5.3  | Note: Percenta ges are global medians based on 38 countries. Volunteered  | categories Other" and None/There is no leading economic power not shown.  | Source: Spring 2017 Globa Attitudes Survey; World Bank accessed Aug. 4 2017  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 