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Wait, you are comparing Gross Domestic Product to total asset holdings. This graph is fucking ridiculous. 08:02, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
 * It's to give some idea what $30 trillion is. nobsISIS is a thorn in the world's ass and will be removed. 08:54, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
 * If it's just meant to convey a sense of proportion, why not go for the traditional "if it was converted into X-dollar bills and stacked"-scenario?
 * Quite apart from that, I wonder what the sources are. It seems like the Aramco asset numbers are from 2014, while the U.S. GDP numbers are from 2013 (expected 2014 figures are about a $trillion higher), while the Chinese figure appears way too low, compared to . Unlike the "measly" $6.8 trillion listed here, China's 2013(!) GDP should actually be somewhere around $9.2-9.5 trillion. And the for 2013 is about 2 trillion higher ($75.6 trillion) than the number listed for 2014.
 * But yeah, comparing the total assets of a decades' old state oil company to annual GDP is rather pointless. Saudi Aramco's annual revenue ($378 billion) would be a more useful comparison. I mean, comparing the GDP of Norway (ca. $512-522 billion) to the size of Norway's ($857.1 billion) is not particularly illustrative either - apart from some "Whoah, it's sure is a big number!". ScepticWombat (talk) 09:09, 1 February 2015 (UTC)