California Governor Gavin Newsom boasted that his state has become the world’s fourth-largest economy, following only the US, China and Germany in global rankings.

Sure, California big state, but a global economic force? It's not called the Golden State for nothing. California is the fourth-largest economy in the world, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday. With nominal gross domestic product of $4.

California has overtaken Japan and is now the fourth largest economy in the world, according to newly released data cited by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office. The data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the U.