California Economy Now The World’s 4th Largest

Thursday, April 24, 2025

If California was its own country, its economy would now rank as the fourth largest of any nation in the globe, Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week. Newsom announced the state's new economic ranking Wednesday after recently released data from the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis indicated that California's nominal gross domestic product now exceeds Japan's. According to the data, California's nominal GDP reached $4.1 trillion, surpassing Japan's $4.02 trillion. That places the Golden State behind only the United States at $29.18 trillion, China at $18.74 trillion, and Germany at $4.65 trillion.

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California should just secede already.
That would make Texas sooooo jealous!

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-24 10:26 AM

They'd have to work out their water woes first

#2 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-04-24 10:27 AM

If California seceded the former Confederacy would go broke.

#3 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-04-24 10:39 AM

The alternative seems to be California going broke, so...

A lot of California's value is in the export market. Both domestically and internationally. The Governor is going to protect that as best he can.

I wouldn't be too surprised if America returns to being a Confederation, like we were from 1776 to 1788. And for good symbolic measure let's go back to Thirteen Colonies. Fifty states is a stupid idea that doesn't scale.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-24 10:43 AM

everybody STFU.

California needs us and we need California and since there is zero chance California is NOT going to be a state going forward....this is such a dumb argument.

so please.....stop having it.

#5 | Posted by eberly at 2025-04-24 10:49 AM

They'd have to work out their water woes first

I thought Lewzer was going to divert the Columbia River to Los Angeles?

Promises made, promises not kept. LOL.

#6 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-24 10:57 AM

Those California gains, they trickling down?

#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-04-25 09:29 AM

Those California gains, they trickling down?
#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg

Why do you ask. Are the gains supposed to trickle down?

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-25 10:28 AM

Just checking if it's still 80% going to the top or if it's climbing.