2010: China Ends Japan's 42-Year Reign at No. 2

China's $5.88T topped Japan's $5.47T in 2010, capping a three-decade rise and ending the runner-up spot Japan had held since 1968.

Sources

• NPR: Confirmed — China passes Japan as world's No. 2 economy
• France 24: China becomes world's No. 2 economy

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