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South Carolina's 2017 GDP on par with Portugal


 The Luís I Bridge in Porto, Portugal
The Luís I Bridge in Porto, Portugal © Financial Tribune

The American Enterprise Institute recently released an interesting map comparing every state in the United States' GDP to other various countries throughout the world (shown above). South Carolina is shown having a comparable GDP to the entire country of Portugal. In 2017, South Carolina had a GDP of $219.1 Billion (26th in the US), which was slightly higher than Portugal's GDP of $218.1 Billion.

American Enterprise Institute's map of all 50 states' GDP's compared to other various countriesAmerican Enterprise Institute's map of all 50 states' GDP's compared to other various countries © American Enterprise Institute The American Enterprise Institute recently released an interesting map comparing every state in the United States' GDP to other various countries throughout the world (shown above). South Carolina is shown having a comparable GDP to the entire country of Portugal. In 2017, South Carolina had a GDP of $219.1 Billion (26th in the US), which was slightly higher than Portugal's GDP of $218.1 Billion.
© American Enterprise Institute

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