The 20 Fastest-Growing Economies This Year

China tops the list, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg

People wait to go through a security check at an entrance to Tiananmen Square, near the mausoleum of late communist leader Mao Zedong (top left) in Beijing on China's National Day.

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Emerging markets in Asia and Africa still reign supreme: They're at the top of global growth projections over the next two years.

The world is expected to grow 3.2 percent in 2015 and 3.7 percent next year after expanding 3.3 percent in each of the past two years, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists. China, the Philippines, Kenya, India and Indonesia, which together make up about 16 percent of global gross domestic product, are all forecast to grow more than 5 percent in 2015.