Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
Everyone has had to deal with the consequences of Covid and Ukraine, so what is wrong with current comparisons? Why do we have to wait for 2023 figures?
You can if you like! I have already mentioned the full 2022 data and the Q1 GDP growth for 2023. But I also think RJK makes a fair point about Covid and we all know the war in Ukraine also has a huge impact on countries economies, and not in a uniform way.

As such, 2023 is perhaps the first time we can start to properly see how countries are performing, as Covid drifts into the distance and the war in Ukraine at least stabilises. Let's hope this remains the case.

Nonetheless, if you want the GDP data for 2022, it's here in the latest IMF Economic Outlook, dated April 2023 on page 9 of the report (which is page 29 of the pdf for some reason)

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/...ook-april-2023

In lists the full year growth figures for advanced economies in 2022, which are as follows:

USA: 2.1%
Euro Area 3.5%
Germany 1.8%
France 2.6%
Italy 3.7%
Spain 5.5%
Japan 1.1%
UK 4.0%
Canada 3.4%
Other Advanced Economies 2.6%

Now I will happily state that 2022 (or 2021 or 2020) were not normal years, but if you want the latest data then that's it above, as provided by the IMF.