Real GDP growth is calculated by ignoring nominal gains due to inflation and USD exchange rate fluctuations to measure the actual, physical increase in the volume of goods and services produced by each economy, priced in constant 2024 US Dollars.
PPP growth is calculated by using the PPP index of each country which adjusts for cost-of-living differences to determine the true value of money.
GDP figures of equivalent countries is based on IMF 2024 data. Real GDP growth rates for 2025 are based on IMF’s revised reports released in October 2025 and January 2026.
Cless_Aurion on
Interesting graph!
TBH, I’m surprised Japan is on the positive, since it has lost 6 million people (around 5% of its population) since 2015.
spr4xx on
I know that this is most likely irrlevant for the majority but from that data that you have is it possible for you to show us a comparasion between european countries that belong to the EURO zone and european countries that are out of the EURO zone?
I have seen/heard some debate about this, and was curious to see how it actually compares.
slicheliche on
Total PPP growth doesn’t make sense as a metric really.
MidnightPale3220 on
I find it the graph interesting because it sorta underscores the limited usefulness of such graphs.
Russia’s 1% growth in 2025 is way less meaningful when you learn that it’s essentially on military production — vehicles, missiles, drones — and all the rest of the economy was already shrinking. And that’s even before taking into account that official figures by now are rather suspect.
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Real GDP growth is calculated by ignoring nominal gains due to inflation and USD exchange rate fluctuations to measure the actual, physical increase in the volume of goods and services produced by each economy, priced in constant 2024 US Dollars.
PPP growth is calculated by using the PPP index of each country which adjusts for cost-of-living differences to determine the true value of money.
GDP figures of equivalent countries is based on IMF 2024 data. Real GDP growth rates for 2025 are based on IMF’s revised reports released in October 2025 and January 2026.
Interesting graph!
TBH, I’m surprised Japan is on the positive, since it has lost 6 million people (around 5% of its population) since 2015.
I know that this is most likely irrlevant for the majority but from that data that you have is it possible for you to show us a comparasion between european countries that belong to the EURO zone and european countries that are out of the EURO zone?
I have seen/heard some debate about this, and was curious to see how it actually compares.
Total PPP growth doesn’t make sense as a metric really.
I find it the graph interesting because it sorta underscores the limited usefulness of such graphs.
Russia’s 1% growth in 2025 is way less meaningful when you learn that it’s essentially on military production — vehicles, missiles, drones — and all the rest of the economy was already shrinking. And that’s even before taking into account that official figures by now are rather suspect.
China 5 percent, sure buddy.