Pro srandomata:

Fact Check: Has the economic gap between Europe and the United States increased in the past two decades?

Yes !

In recent years, the U.S. economy has grown at a faster rate than the European Union’s, which is currently made up of 27 member states.

According to the World Bank, in the period 2008-2023, EU GDP grew by 13.5% (from $16.37 trillion to $18.59 trillion) while U.S. GDP rose by 87% (from $14.77 to $27.72 trillion). The UK’s GDP increased by 15.4%. In 2023, EU GDP was 67% of U.S. GDP — down from 110% in 2008.

Accounting for population, EU GDP per capita as a percentage of U.S. GDP per capita fell from 76.5% in 2008 to 50% in 2023.

The major factor for this widening economic gap is a discrepancy in worker productivity, according to the Draghi report on EU competitiveness. The report notes that, out of the largest fifty technology firms in the world, only four are in Europe.

https://econofact.org/factbrief/fact-check-has-the-economic-gap-between-europe-and-the-united-states-increased-in-the-past-decade

To podstatné pro Čechy:

Podle Světové banky vzrostl HDP EU v období 2008–2023 o 13,5 % (z 16,37 bilionů dolarů na 18,59 bilionů dolarů), zatímco HDP USA vzrostl o 87 % (z 14,77 bilionů dolarů na 27,72 bilionů dolarů). V roce 2023 činil HDP EU 67 % HDP USA, což představuje pokles z 110 % v roce 2008.

S přihlédnutím k počtu obyvatel klesl HDP EU na obyvatele jako procento HDP USA na obyvatele z 76,5 % v roce 2008 na 50 % v roce 2023.

Vyjadreno strucneji, pred 20 lety byla ekonomika Evropske unie o dva biliony dolaru vetsi nez ekonomika Spojenych statu, ale dnes je skoro o deset bilionu mensi.