Visualizing The G7’s Declining Share Of Global GDP

Visualizing The G7’s Declining Share Of Global GDP

Formed in 1975, the G7 is a group of seven advanced economies (U.S., Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Japan) that cooperates on economic policy and promotes global stability. At the time of the group’s inception, these countries were leading nations in the post-World War II economic order, and shared similar political and economic systems.

While much of this is still true today, the G7’s collective economic influence has fallen significantly as emerging nations in other parts of the world have grown.

To learn more about this trend, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu visualized the G7’s share of global GDP beside the G20’s, from 1990 to 2022. Numbers come from the World Bank, accessed via the Council on Foreign Relations.

Data and Key Takeaway

The G20 is an expanded group that was established with the goal of bringing together advanced and emerging economies to promote international cooperation. Major economies that are in the G20, but not in the G7, include China, India, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia.

The data we used to create this graphic can be found in the table below.

Year G7 share of GDP (%) G20 share of GDP (%)
1990 66 80
1991 66 81
1992 67 81
1993 67 82
1994 67 82
1995 66 81
1996 65 80
1997 64 81
1998 65 80
1999 66 81
2000 65 81
2001 65 81
2002 65 80
2003 64 80
2004 62 79
2005 60 78
2006 58 78
2007 55 77
2008 52 76
2009 53 76
2010 50 77
2011 48 77
2012 47 77
2013 46 77
2014 46 77
2015 46 78
2016 47 78
2017 46 78
2018 45 78
2019 45 78
2020 46 78
2021 44 78
2022 44 78

From this dataset we can see that the G7’s share of global GDP has shrunk from 67% in 1994, to 44% in 2022.

Over this same time period, the G20’s share of global GDP has remained relatively steady near 80%. In short, this means that emerging markets are accounting for a relatively greater share of the world’s economy.

What Does This Mean for the G7?

Here are some possible consequences of the G7’s declining share of global GDP:

  • Reduced Global Influence: Diminished ability to shape global economic policies and standards.

  • Changes in Trade Dynamics: Potential shifts in trade relationships and alliances as other countries gain economic prominence.

  • Altered Investment Flows: Redirection of global investment towards faster-growing economies outside the G7.

If you enjoyed this post, check out this infographic that visualizes the top six countries share of global GDP over time.

Tyler Durden
Tue, 07/16/2024 – 18:00

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