5 Most Valuable Languages to Learn for International Business

In this article, we will look at the 5 most valuable languages to learn for international business. If you want to read our detailed analysis of the English language learning market, you can directly go to the 15 Most Valuable Languages to Learn for International Business. 

5. French

Number of Speakers: 309,800,000

Current GDP of France (Billions): $2,779.09

Making it to the top 5 of our list is French. It is one of the world’s most significant romance languages and is France’s official language. The language is commonly spoken in various European countries and Canada as well.

4. Spanish

Number of Speakers: 559,100,000

Current GDP of Spain (Billions): $1,417.80

Spanish is a romance language belonging to the Indo-European language family. It is commonly spoken in Spain, Mexico, and the United States. Regarding economic power, the Spanish language ranks 5th on the economic power index as per PLI data.

3. Hindi

Number of Speakers: 609,500,000

Current GDP of India (Billions): $3,416.65

Hindi is one of the most commonly spoken languages in India and Bangladesh. It is spoken by over 609.5 million people around the globe. It belongs to the Indo-Aryan group of languages and ranks 3rd on our list of most valuable languages to learn for international business.

2. Mandarin

Number of Speakers: 1,100,000,000

Current GDP of China (Billions): $17,963.17

Mandarin is one of the most commonly spoken dialects of Chinese. It is also the preferred official dialect of Chinese, which is widely taught in China and other parts of the world. Mandarin ranks 2nd on the economic power index ranking by PLI. China’s strong and growing economy backs the economic power of the language.

1. English

Number of Speakers: 1,500,000,000

Current GDP of USA (Billions): $25,439.70

English is one of the most spoken second languages in the world, which is spoken by over 1.5 billion people around the globe. It is the official language of many developed countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. English is also recognized as one of the most commonly used languages in international business.

You can also look at 17 Hardest Languages to Learn in the World for Non English Speakers and the 25 Most Spoken Native Languages in the World.