According to the World Bank, a 1% increase in U.S. GDP next year translates into an additional 0.6% growth rate for emerging markets. Real GDP growth in the emerging markets is forecast to hit 4.2% this year, followed by 4.6% in 2018. Emerging markets are forecast to contribute 1.6 percentage points to global growth in 2017, which is about 60% of global growth. If so, it will be the first time since 2013 that the combined force of emerging markets beat developing markets in terms of total world growth. 2017 World Bank GDP Forecasts For Select Emerging MarketsBrazil: 0.5%Russia: 1.5%India: 7.6%China: 6.5%Mexico: 1.8%Colombia: 2.5%Venezuela: -4.3%Find me on Twitter at @BRICBreaker

Source: Forbes January 11, 2017 12:47 UTC