California's GDP surpassed Japan's in 2024, making it the fourth largest in the world. Robust employment and productivity fueled California's $4.10 trillion GDP.

Gavin Newsom, who frequently highlighted California’s former status as the world’s fifth-largest economy during public appearances, championed the milestone on Wednesday.

California economy is now the world’s 4th-largest. But other measures are grim. California’s new status as the world’s fourth-largest economy “is a piece of history that is contradicted by ...

California's new status as the world's fourth-largest economy "is a piece of history that is contradicted by current events now," economist says Shipping containers are stacked high at the Port of Los ...

California economic expectations near 13-year low Since Trump’s election overall consumer confidence is down 19%.

Projecting California’s 2025 economy is like reviewing a movie sequel with familiar combatants. The upcoming, second-edition Donald Trump presidency again pits a pro-business force against a pro ...

Apr. 24—By one measure, California's economy is thriving. By other metrics? Not so much. The Golden State's economy reached another milestone last year by jumping ahead of Japan to become the ...

E ven before the bombs began to fall, Iran’s economy was in a bad way. Six in ten working-age people were unemployed. Prices ...

California ranks as the fourth-largest economy in the world, boasting a nominal GDP of $4.10 trillion.

The caveat simmering below any economic grades for a presidency is how much direct sway the White House has on the business climate – especially when you get to regional measurements. When Trump was ...

If the state of California was its own country, it would be the fourth-largest economic superpower, according to the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.