World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 156 economies tracked
3.45 (2023)
#n/a of 156 economies
3.2%
1.41×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. United States climbed from #4 to #5 (overtook Denmark). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United States ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.
Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.
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