The coronavirus is upending the global economy in a lot of ways. Many companies are allowing their employees to work remotely forever. Millions of Americans remain unemployed due to shutdowns and cutbacks. And the future is still very cloudy as to what shape a recovery will eventually take. Our latest visualization captures the state of the global economy on the eve of all the coronavirus disruption. The U.S. remains by far the largest economy in the world with a GDP of $21.43T or 24.42% of the entire globe. China’s economy grew from 2018 to 2019 to $14.34, but the country...
