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Happy Holidays from everyone at Visual Capitalist!

Our Global Forecast Series 2025, presented by Inigo, is under way and you can still claim a bonus gift if you sign up to VC+ by January 1st.

This week we chose a 'Visual of the Week' that looks at debt around the world. A hot topic in the recent election, the US now has a 35% share of global debt. Read more below and find all the other visuals we published across the week.

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Visualizing $102 Trillion of Global Debt in 2024

In 2024, global public debt is expected to reach $102 trillion, with the U.S. (34.6%) and China (16.1%) contributing the most. Here, we show government debt by country in 2024, based on data from the IMF’s October 2024 World Economic Outlook.

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The Best of the Rest

Ranked: Most Satisfying vs. Most Reliable Car Brands in 2024

This graphic visualizes data from recent Consumer Reports surveys on car brand satisfaction and reliability.

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Mapped: The Top Health Insurance Companies by State

The U.S. health insurance industry is highly concentrated, with a single insurer having at least a 50% market share in 13 U.S. states.

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Charted: Global Economic Confidence in 2025, by Country

This graphic shows global economic sentiment by country, based on survey data from Ipsos that asked respondents whether they felt the global economy would be stronger or weaker in 2025 compared to 2024.

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SPONSORED BY BRAZIL POTASH

Visualized: Food Inflation in the U.S. (2015-2025F)

U.S. food inflation hit 9.9% in 2022 but is now declining. Find out what the U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting for 2024 and 2025.

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Ranked: The World’s 10 Largest Companies by Revenue (2019-2024)

This graphic shows the top 10 Fortune Global 500 companies since 2019, based on data from Fortune.

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Charted: How U.S. Household Incomes Have Changed (1967-2023)

This chart tracks the share of U.S. households by annual income bracket from 1967 to 2023.

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SPONSORED BY BRAZIL POTASH

The Countries With the Highest Food Inflation in 2024

This bar chart, sponsored by Brazil Potash, uses data from Trading Economics to show which countries have the highest food inflation in 2024.

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Ranked: The World’s Top 30 Countries, by Automobiles Manufactured

Last year, global vehicle production reached 93.5 million units, representing a 2% increase compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019 and a significant 17% rise from 2022.

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Flashback Favorite

The 23 Top Data Visualizations on Visual Capitalist in 2023

As 2024 draws to a close, we take a look back at the visuals that were the top in 2023. From the economy, to lithium production and carbon emissions around the world, many of the topics that made in onto the list are still relevant today.