World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 180 economies tracked
16.77 (2024)
#n/a of 180 economies
0.7×
0.78×
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. United States climbed from #5 to #38 (overtook Chile). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United States ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
US suspends dollar-gold convertibility, Bretton Woods system ends.
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.
Educational Attainment Levels, General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), Sovereign Debt Rating (0-21)
No community estimates yet for Savings Rate and Household Debt Levels — be the first.