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February 17

Data update

Explore updated data on global development from the World Bank

Mojmír Vinkler

How are countries around the world developing — in terms of their economies, infrastructure, technology, energy use, healthcare, education, food production, and much more?

One of the most comprehensive datasets for tracking global development across a wide variety of areas is the World Bank’s World Development Indicators (WDI).

This is the World Bank’s primary collection of development indicators, which it sources from officially recognized international sources, such as the UN, OECD, and IMF.

I recently updated our charts — over 400 of them — with the latest WDI release.

Explore all of the updated data in our interactive charts
Line chart of national GDP from 1990 to 2024, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs (purchasing power parity). Key insight: China’s GDP rises steeply and overtakes the United States around the mid-2010s, reaching about $35 trillion by 2024; the United States grows more gradually to about $25 trillion by 2024. India shows strong growth to about $15 trillion by 2024. Russia, Japan, Germany, and Brazil remain much lower, roughly in the $2 trillion to $6 trillion range with small fluctuations. Data sources: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026). Note: values expressed in international dollars at 2021 prices. The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data.