The nine Portuguese-speaking countries would be the tenth largest economy in the world, worth $1.8 trillion, below Canada and above South Korea, in a list led by the United States.

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) database cited by Lusa, the combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and East Timor would give a wealth of 1.8 trillion dollars.

The data, consulted by Lusa on the eve of the Luanda Summit, which marks the transition of the rotating presidency of the CPLP from Cape Verde to Angola, also show that Brazil's wealth is by far the greatest in the Lusophone world.

Among the Lusophone economies, Brazil has a GDP valued at $1.4 trillion, which compares to $257 billion for Portugal, the second largest Lusophone economy, and $485 million for São Tomé and Príncipe, the smallest.

According to IMF forecasts, the value of these economies will grow by 9.1% next year, reaching the end of 2022 with a total wealth of $2.014 trillion.

Above the Lusophone economy are the United States, with 22 billion dollars, China, with 16 billion, and then Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, India, France, Italy, and Canada.