Explore the traits of first world nations: industrialized, democratic, with high GDP and living standards. Understand the ...

How No. 1 Switzerland and others have mastered the trade-offs of modern statehood – and why the U.S. ranks No. 18.

Eurozone economies expanded by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2026, exceeding expectations and marking the strongest quarterly ...

Gross domestic product per capita in purchasing power standards varies significantly across Europe in 2025. One in three people in the EU lives in a country where GDP per capita in PPS is above the EU ...

GDP data of China, the United States and other G7 countries for the year 2023 have now been published. This makes possible an ...

China's $1.19 trillion trade surplus for 2025 is the largest on record for any economy. As the world becomes more protectionist, China will have to adapt its export-driven growth model and seek to ...

Greece ranks sixth worldwide for its debt-to-GDP ratio in 2026, IMF projections show, as Japan and Singapore lead the global ...

U.S. News & World Report vetted 89 countries and found that European ones tend to offer the best quality of life. The US ...

Large economies such as Nigeria and Egypt often dominate discussions about Africa's economic performance because of the ...

Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in purchasing power standards (PPS) is a widely used measure to compare national income levels as it takes price level differences into account. In 2025, GDP ...