| ▲ | victorbjorklund 3 hours ago | |
Russia and Iran are irrelevant in the global economy. | ||
| ▲ | andsoitis 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
> Russia and Iran are irrelevant in the global economy. They're modest by raw economic size, but outsized in relevance due to energy resources and geopolitical leverage. | ||
| ▲ | codedokode 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Russia is 9th world economy by nominal GDP [1]. Larger than many European and Asian countries. Also I am surprised that China is so close to US (20 Trillion vs 31 Trillion). The gap is less than 2x now. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28no... | ||
| ▲ | FrustratedMonky 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Iran is irrelevant? You probably haven't turned on the news in a little while. | ||