中国对全球中产阶级的影 响.docxVIP

CHINA’S INFLUENCE ON THE CHINA’S INFLUENCE ON THE GLOBAL MIDDLE CLASS HOMI KHARAS AND MEAGAN DOOLEY OCTOBER 2020 In the 1950s, over 90% of the global middle class resided in Europe and North America. Today, over 20% live in China. China is experiencing the fastest expansion of the middle class the world has ever seen, during a period when the global middle class is already expanding at a historically unprecedented rate thanks in part to some of its neighbors like India. By 2027, we estimate that 1.2 billion Chinese will be in the middle class, making up one quarter of