Pablo Arias Echeverría· PPE

Nuanced

Fifteen years ago the EU represented 21% of world GDP; today it represents less than 15%, and the trend according to the IMF leads to 13% in 2030.

Omissions

• The data of 21% corresponding to 2011 (fifteen years before 2026) could not be verified
• The specific projection of 13% for 2030 cited by the IMF could not be verified
• The data found corresponds to GDP in purchasing power parity (PPP), not nominal GDP
• The current data of 14.23% corresponds to 2024, not 2026
• The source IMF WEO October 2025 was published after the date of the session (2026-03-10), although it contains data from earlier periods that the speaker could have known

Sources

• PrimaryIMF World Economic Outlook Database (October 2025)European Union: 14.23% of world GDP (PPP) in 2024
• PrimaryIMF World Economic Outlook - GDP based on PPP, share of worldEuropean Union: 13.77% of world GDP (PPP) - año no especificado claramente en el resultado