Ranked: The Top 6 Economies by Share of Global GDP (1980-2024)

After falling to 21.1% in 2011, the U.S. economy managed a strong recovery from COVID-19, as evident by its rise in relative size since 2020. The U.S. economy is also estimated by the IMF to make up 26.3% of global GDP in 2024. Here, we visualized the world’s largest six economies by their share of global GDP which captured our audience’s attention as the top piece this week.

In this map, we display the top exports (as of 2022) of European Union countries.

Here are the global startup ecosystem rankings, highlighting the scale and maturity of major tech hubs worldwide.

In this graphic, we visualize the 10 countries most indebted to the IMF.

Australia, Chile, and China account for 88% of lithium production. This graphic lists the leading countries in terms of lithium mining.

Over the last 50 years, the U.S. Federal Reserve has overseen seven cycles of interest rate cuts. What can this tell us about future cycles?

In this graphic, we show where real GDP lagged the most across America in 2023 as high interest rates weighed on state economies.

In this graphic, Visual Capitalist has partnered with EnergyX to explore the growth of global clean energy investment.

From tropical rainforests to the sandy deserts of North Africa, the world’s wettest and driest countries are a study in contrasts.

The de-dollarization of China’s trade settlements has begun. What patterns do we see in USD and RMB use within China and globally?