Compare GDP growth across countries
Make an animated line chart from World Bank annual GDP growth for Germany, France and the United States, with editable values and a saved source connection.
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The question this video answers
How did economic growth differ before and after 2020?
Each line shows the annual percentage change in GDP at constant prices. A negative value means output fell compared with the previous year. These are growth rates, not the size of each economy.
Starter input table
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| Period | Germany | France | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.978 | 2.027 | 2.584 |
| 2020 | -4.132 | -7.441 | -2.081 |
| 2021 | 3.91 | 6.882 | 6.152 |
| 2022 | 1.809 | 2.717 | 2.524 |
| 2023 | -0.87 | 1.439 | 2.934 |
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Use the JSON for a ready-to-edit Studio project. The CSV is a reference table; direct CSV import supports ranking rows and wide bar chart race tables.
Before you publish
- Keep the unit as annual percent growth; do not describe it as GDP in dollars.
- Compare the same years and indicator for every country.
- Use Load this data in the Studio to retrieve the current observations. Review revisions before exporting.
World Bank: GDP growth (annual %), NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Review the dataset attribution and reuse terms.
Read the full workflow: How to make economic data videos with FRED and World Bank data
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Is this example live data?
World Bank snapshot: 2019 through 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2026. Historical observations can be revised. This example is not a live feed.
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