World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked
24.43 (2023)
#n/a of 161 economies
1.0%
1.37×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. United States climbed from #21 to #51 (overtook Azerbaijan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United States ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Dow falls 22.6% in a single day, triggering global market turbulence.
Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.
Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.
GDP, Government Revenue (% of GDP), Tax Revenue as a Percentage of GDP, Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)
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