The share of each EU country in the bloc’s total GDP changes over time. Euronews Business looks at how these shares have ...

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

Wealth on a national scale looks a lot different than it does in everyday life. When economists rank the richest countries, they usually turn to GDP per capita, a measure that divides a nation’s total ...

Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Nicola Sturgeon argue that wellbeing, not GPD, should be the focus of economic policy.

When you are a traveller, you start noticing a pattern: the world’s most powerful economies being shaped the way we experience destinations. From infrastructure and transport systems to food and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Duncan Madden is a travel writer living in Köln, Barcelona and London. Wealth is a subjective concept, especially when you ...

For decades, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been used as a benchmark of society’s progress. Yet, as the GDP figures keep ticking up, so too does a profound disenchantment with the political and ...

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 ...

Secretary-General’s High-Level Expert Group sets out a set of indicators to put people and planet at the centre of decision-making 7 May 2026 - The UN Secretary-General’s independent High-Level Expert ...

The US runs the largest primary budget deficit among advanced economies at nearly 4% of GDP, with total deficits hitting $1.8 ...