You won't believe which countries will rule the world in 2030

WHO WILL BE TOP OF THE TREE IN 2030? Who will be sitting at the top of the world's economic league table in 2030? Here are the US Department of Agriculture's predictions, and there are some surprises in there. 30) ARGENTINA seeing a 1.9% jump from its 2016 worth. This will bring the country’s GDP up from $522 billion (£359bn) to $611 billion (£420bn). 29) BELGIUM from its 2016 figure of $514 billion (£353bn) to $645 billion (£444bn) in 2030. 28) REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA after seeing an 1.6% increase in GDP between 2016 and 2030, bringing its value up to $647 billion (£445bn) from its current $425 billion (£292bn). 27) TAIWAN Taiwan’s 2016 GDP of $507 (£349bn) billion will see a surge up to $676 (£465bn) billion thanks to a projected 1.6% increase. 26) COLOMBIA 4% increase in Colombia’s economic worth, the country’s GDP is set to hit a value of $683 (£470bn) billion by 2030, nearly doubling its 2016 worth of $376 (£259bn) billion. 25) SWEDEN Sweden’s economy will be worth $703 (£483bn) billion as of 2030, up from its 2016 value of $547 (£376bn) billion. 24) BELGIUM-LUXEMBOURG from its 2016 value of $574 (£395bn) billion to $725 (£498bn) billion by 2030. 23) SWITZERLAND Switzerland’s economy will be worth $786 billion (£540bn) in 2030 after seeing a 1.5% hike from its 2016 value of $633 (£435bn) billion. 22) POLAND Poland’s economical worth will jump from $576 billion (£396bn) to $847 billion (£582bn) by 2030. 21) IRAN following a 5% increase between 2016 and 2030 bringing its GDP up from $430 (£296bn) billion to $857 (£589bn) billion. 20) NIGERIA Nigeria’s economy will jump from $492 (£338bn) billion in 2016 to $916 billion (£630bn) in worth by 2030. 19) THE NETHERLANDS The Netherlands will boast an economy worth $1,089bn (£749bn) billion by 2030 thanks to a 1.5% increase from its 2016 value of $868 billion (£597bn). 18) SAUDI ARABIA its economic value is set to jump from $689 (£474bn) billion in 2016 to $1,205 (£829bn) billion in 2030. 17) TURKEY economic worth of $1,589 (£1,093bn) by 2030, Turkey is set to experience a 4% boom in its economy’s value from its 2016 worth of $923 (£635bn) billion. 16) SOUTH KOREA South Korea’s 2016 GDP of $1,310 (£902bn) billion is set to see a projected 2.1% increase, bringing its value up to $1,906 (£1,311bn) billion by 2030. 15) SPAIN by 2030 after a 1.7% jump from $1,478 (£1,016bn) billion in 2016 to $1,918 (£1,320bn) billion. 14) AUSTRALIA economy worth $1,943 (£1,336bn) billion as of 2030 following a 2.5% growth from its 2016 GDP of $1,338 (£920bn) billion. 13) MEXICO value of $1,970 (£1,353bn) billion, Mexico’s economy will have seen a 3.3% increase by 2030 from its 2016 figure of $1,244 (£855bn) billion. 12) INDONESIA Indonesia’s GDP is set to see a 4.4% increase from $1,037 (£712bn) billion in 2016 to $2,077 (£1,426bn) billion in 2030. 11) RUSSIA Russia’s GDP is set to jump from $1,594 (£1,095bn) billion in 2016 to $2,219 (£1,524bn) billion in 2030 after a projected 2.3% increase 10) ITALY Italy’s GDP will be $2,350 (£1,614bn) by then following a 0.8% increase from its value of $2,071 (£1,423bn) billion in 2016. 9) CANADA Increasing from a 2016 value of $1,829 (£1,256bn) billion, its economy will be worth $2,486 (£1,707bn) billion. 8) BRAZIL Brazil’s economic value will bring the country’s GDP up to $3,161 (£2,172bn) billion from its 2016 figure of $2,315 (£1,590bn) billion. 7) FRANCE from its 2016 value of $2,809 (£1,929bn) billion, France is set to have an economy worth $3,476 (£2,388bn) billion by 2030 after a 1.5% increase over the years. 6) UNITED KINGDOM After a 2.5% boom, the sixth biggest economy in the world in 2030 will belong to the UK. This means its GDP will increase from $2,710 (£1,861bn) billion to $3,815 (£2,620bn) billion. 5) GERMANY Germany’s economy will be worth a cool $4,308 (£2,958bn) billion in 2030 following a projected 0.9% jump from its value of $3,747 (£2,573bn) billion in 2016. 4) JAPAN its 2016 GDP of $5,792 (£3,977bn) billion will rise to $6,535 (£4,487bn) billion by 2030. 3) INDIA India’s economy is set to soar by a huge 6.9% in the next decade and a half, jumping from a GDP of $2,557 (£1,757bn) billion in 2016 to $7,287 (£5,004bn) billion in 2030. 2) CHINA Following a 5% increase from its 2016 GDP of $9,307 (£6,390/) billion, China is set to boast an economy worth $18,829 (£12,935bn) billion by 2030. 1) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No huge surprise that the United States takes the number one slot with a projected GDP of $23,857 (£16,380bn) billion in 2030. This is a 2.3% increase from its 2016 value of $17,149 (£11,775bn) billion.