2007年,日本国内生产总值居世界第2位,中国(不包括港澳台,下同)居第4位,韩国居第11位。中韩日国内生产总值约占世界经济总量的17%;对外贸易总额约占世界贸易总额的16%;外汇储备总额近3万亿美元。以中韩日为核心的东北亚已成为全球最具发展前景的经济区。不少经济学家和政治家预言,2020年前后该经济区国民生产总值将占世界经济总量的30%,成为世界经济中心。 In 2007, Japan ranked second in the world in terms of gross domestic product, fourth in China (excluding Hong Kong, Maucao and Taiwan) and the 11th in South Korea. The gross domestic product of China, South Korea and Japan accounts for about 17% of the total world economy; the total foreign trade accounts for about 16% of the total world trade; and the total amount of foreign exchange reserves reaches nearly 3 trillion U.S. dollars. Northeast Asia, with China, South Korea and Japan as the core, has become the most prosperous economic zone in the world. Many economists and politicians predict that before and after 2020, the gross national product of the economic zone will account for 30% of the total world economy and become the center of world economy.