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David Bailey predicts California's economy will overtake Germany by 2026

David Bailey · Why He Never Sells: The Buy-and-Hold Formula That Works · Sep 15, 2025 · at 25:56

Real estate investor David Bailey discusses the economic resurgence driven by artificial intelligence in California.

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“California next year will probably become the third largest economy, overtaking Germany.”

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The claim, plainly

California will likely overtake Germany next year to become the world's third largest economy.

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Assessment

The claim made on September 15, 2025, predicted that California would overtake Germany in nominal GDP in 2026 to become the world's third largest economy. As of September 1, 2026, calendar year 2026 is still in progress, and full annual GDP datasets for 2026 from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and World Bank will not be finalized or published until mid-2027. While early tracking and projections indicate Germany's nominal GDP ($5.45 trillion) remains substantially ahead of California's (projected under $5.0 trillion), full-year official data is required to conclusively resolve the claim.

Full calendar year 2026 nominal GDP data for California and Germany has not yet been finalized or released by the BEA, IMF, or World Bank as of September 1, 2026.
2025 finalized figures showed Germany at approximately $5.05 trillion compared to California at $4.25-$4.30 trillion, leaving a multi-hundred-billion-dollar gap.
IMF and BEA 2026 projections track Germany at ~$5.45 trillion and California well under $5.0 trillion, but full annual accounts will publish in mid-2027.

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[1] voronoiapp.com [2] ca.gov [3] statbase.org [4] wikipedia.org [5] voronoiapp.com [6] wikipedia.org [7] visualcapitalist.com [8] imf.org

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assessed as of 2026-09-03

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