World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 163 economies tracked
20.12 (2025)
#n/a of 163 economies
1.2%
0.96×
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. United States climbed from #35 to #142 (overtook Finland). 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.
Government Debt (MPO), General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), AI Preparedness Index, Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)
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