Global Economy

GDP share by country and global economic indicators. (FX pairs moved to the dedicated Foreign Exchange page.)

GDP by countryFRED + IMF

Nominal GDP in current US dollars, with each country's share of the ~$110T world total.

World GDPFRED + IMF WEO

Global GDP, in $ trillions. Historical actuals: World Bank via FRED (~12-month lag). Current year + forecasts: IMF World Economic Outlook (tagged "IMF est.").

Global liquidity monitorFRED

Combined central-bank balance sheets (Fed + ECB + BoJ), trillions $

Energy dashboard - nuclear, solar, wind, petroleumIEA / EIA 2024

Global primary energy by category2024

Energy consumption by country2024

Living standards across countriesAnnual data

Purchasing power per person (PPP)IMF WEO Oct 2025

Labor productivity ($ per hour worked)OECD 2024

Quality of life & development (UN Human Development Index)UNDP HDR 2025 (2023 data)

Sources: GDP and liquidity data live from FRED and the IMF World Economic Outlook. Energy dashboard: IEA World Energy Outlook 2024, EIA International Energy Statistics, and BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2024 (figures rounded; updated annually). Living standards: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2025 (GDP per capita at purchasing power parity, 2025, international dollars); OECD Productivity Statistics, 2024 (GDP per hour worked, PPP); UNDP Human Development Report 2025 (HDI for 2023) - figures rounded, refreshed annually.

About this page

The world economy at a glance: GDP share by country, live foreign exchange rates for the major pairs and 10-year sovereign bond yields with inflation-adjusted real yields.

Sovereign yields are the price each government pays to borrow, and comparing them in real terms strips out the inflation illusion: a 10% yield with 12% inflation is a worse deal than 4% with 2%. Persistent real-yield gaps between countries usually reflect credibility, capital controls or default risk rather than free money.

Frequently asked questions

Why do sovereign bond yields differ so much between countries?

Different inflation expectations, central-bank credibility, currency risk and default risk. High nominal yields usually compensate for one of those, which is why real yields are the fairer comparison.

What does GDP share show?

Each country's slice of world output. Shifts in the ranking are slow but relentless, and they drive long-run capital flows, currency regimes and where the marginal barrel of oil or semiconductor gets consumed.

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