The $88 Trillion World Economy In One Chart

[Peter1469]

The $88 Trillion World Economy In One Chart

No surprise, based on 2019 numbers the US made up 24.42% of the global GDP of $87.8T.

The global economy can seem like an abstract concept, yet, as Visual Capitalist's Iman Ghosh notes, it influences our everyday lives in both obvious and subtle ways. Nowhere is this clearer than in the current economic state amid the throes of the pandemic.

This voronoi-style visualization from HowMuch relies on gross domestic product (GDP) data from the World Bank to paint a picture of the global economy - which crested $87.8 trillion in 2019.




Editor’s note: Annual data on economic output is a lagging indicator, and is released the following year by organizations such as the World Bank. The figures in this diagram provide a snapshot of the global economy in 2019, but do not necessarily represent the impact of recent developments such as COVID-19.
Top 10 Countries by GDP (2019)

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[texan]

Helluva chart! Look at how insignificant Russia is vs. the trouble they cause.