In what year did the U.S. GDP become the world's biggest?

Question

And how big was it that year?

Answer 1

The US became the world largest economy in 1900 (using 1899) data, but here is a timeline if you are interested.

1700
India was the world's largest economy followed by China and France.

1725
China was the world's largest economy followed by India and France. Collapse of the central authority of the Mughal Empire and the resultant chaos triggered India's long but slow decline on the world stage.

1750
China was the world's largest economy followed by India and France.

1775
China was the world's largest economy followed by India and France.

1800
China was the world's largest economy followed by India and France.

1825
China was the world's largest economy followed by India and France.

1850
China was the world's largest economy followed by the UK and India. Industrial revolution in the UK catapulted the nation to the top league of Europe for the first time ever.

1875
China was the world's largest economy followed by the USA, UK and India.

1900
USA was the world's largest economy followed by China, UK, Germany and India. Collapse of the central authority of the Qing Dynasty and the resultant chaos triggered China's short but rapid decline on the world stage.

1925
USA was the world's largest economy followed by the UK, China, France, Germany, India and the USSR.

1950
USA was the world's largest economy followed by the USSR, UK, China, France, Germany and India.

1975
USA was the world's largest economy followed by the USSR, Japan and Germany.

2000
USA was the world's largest economy followed by Japan, Germany and China.

Answer 2

The UK finished paying off its debt to the USA several years ago, so your claim that England (I think you mean the UK)) hasn't payed back a single dime is a load of rubbish. Cutting the UK away from the USA would not help the USA's financial position. The UK is where the USA gets a lot of its money from because it imports a lot of American products, so does Canada and Australia. If you want to break away from these countries, go ahead. You will realise how much these countries mean to the US economy. The UK, Canada and Australia wouldn't mind as much as the USA would because the true fact is, America needs these countries. Its more the other way around, the USA is too costly for the UK with your wars e.g Afghanistan and Iraq and having to support you in the Cold War. --- EDIT And one more thing. We (the UK and USA) would have been better if you didn't aid and arm Afghanistan and then fight then in the years to come.

Answer 3

Us Gdp 1900