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

Economic rankings rarely stay still for long. A country can spend decades climbing steadily through manufacturing, technology and trade, only to slow once population growth weakens or industries begin ...

The International Monetary Fund's April 2026 World Economic Outlook delivered an uncomfortable headline for India. After overtaking the UK in 2022 and Japan in 2025 to briefly claim the fourth spot ...

India has fallen to sixth largest economy globally, per IMF's latest GDP data The drop is due to a weaker rupee and change in GDP base year, not economic shrinkage India's economy continues to grow ...

California has regained its bragging-rights ranking as the world’s fourth-largest economy. Using gross domestic product as the scorecard, my spreadsheet compared fresh state-level data for the third ...