Country A beat country B "at economy" or "in economy"?

[tufguy]

Country A beat country B "at economy" or "in economy"? Which one is correct?

 

[teechar]

Neither is correct. You might want to use, for example, "Treestan's economy is larger/stronger than Hedgistan's".

 

[Tdol]

Economies are ongoing things that change over time, so you cannot win- you can be ahead, but there's no guarantee that things will stay that way.

 

[tufguy]

Economies are ongoing things that change over time, so you cannot win- you can be ahead, but there's no guarantee that things will stay that way.

If a country that was behind has just gone ahead of another country(rich country) in economic sector then what do we need to say?

 

[emsr2d2]

If a country that was behind has just gone ahead of another country space before an opening bracket (rich country) in the economic sector, then what do we need to say?

What do you mean by "the economic sector"? Are you talking about a country's GDP - the current standard way of working out the wealth of a nation? You could say something like "[Name of country] has overtaken [name of country] in terms of GDP".

 

[Phaedrus]

Economies are ongoing things that change over time, so you cannot win- you can be ahead, but there's no guarantee that things will stay that way.

With reference to a table or chart comparing two countries' measurements in various areas at a given time, including economic indices, I think one could say:

From an economic standpoint, Country A beat Country B.

That could be a topic sentence. One could then go on to describe the various ways in which Country A measured higher than Country B economically.

 

[Rover_KE]

In what real-life situation do you want to use this sentence, tufguy?

 

[probus]

An econony is far too large and complex to be described by any single metric. Therefore it is never reasonable to say that one beat another in general. You could say A outperformed B in reducing unemployment or in increasing GDP, for example. Interestingly, The Economist uses a basket of a couple of dozen statistics to compare national economies. The table appears near the back of each issue

 

[tufguy]

In what real-life situation do you want to use this sentence, tufguy?

While discussing the geo political situation with someone. I use it many times.

 

[tedmc]

While discussing the geo-political situation of a country with someone, I use it [STRIKE]many times[/STRIKE] often.

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[Tdol]

If a country that was behind has just gone ahead of another country(rich country) in economic sector then what do we need to say?

It has overtaken the other country.