economic power
Wealth-based political leverage
Economic power is the ability to influence others through control of resources, markets, or financial systems.
A nation with economic power can shape trade agreements, impose sanctions, or attract investment.
Companies wield economic power over suppliers and competitors.
China's economic power has grown dramatically.
The term often implies leverage—the capacity to reward cooperation or punish resistance through economic means rather than military force.
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
- assetsOwned items of value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- gross domestic productTotal national economic output
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
hegemony · sanctions · income · exports · central banks · fiscal policy · leverage · financial leverage · foreign aid · dollar diplomacy · tariffs · petrostates · imports · trade agreements · free trade · multinational corporations · market share · supply chains
- financial meansincome, money, earnings, salary, wages
- global powerhegemony, sphere of influence, military, military presence, defense pacts
- geoeconomicstrade wars, currency wars, sanctions, trade barriers, protectionism
- powerauthority, potency, energy, hydropower, horsepower
- financebank, CFO, banks, controller, finance
- Money Themeswealth, poverty, greed, gold, riches
economic powerpoverty
Severe lack of resources
economic dependence · economic collapse · destitution · insolvency · bankruptcy
economic powermilitary power
A nation's combat capability
hard power · armed force · political power · soft power · cultural influence