The West's Reign and the Eastern Uprising For ages, the U.S. and its Western buddies have been the undisputed heavyweight champions of global services, raking in a cool trillion dollars more than they spent each year. As the World Trade Organization (WTO) put it back in 2023, they were sitting pretty on a mountain of surplus. This dominance wasn't just luck; it was built on fancy economies, a knack for inventing cool stuff, and the kind of global connections that would make LinkedIn blush. But hold your horses, because a couple of ambitious contenders have entered the ring: India and China. Armed with digital wizardry, a whole lot of young folks, and some serious state-sponsored hustle, they're throwing some serious punches. This report takes a good look at seven key service industries to see just how wobbly the West's crown might be getting by 2030. As the old saying goes, "The only constant in life is change," and boy, are things changing in the services ...