The Global Economy Crisis Guide is no longer available.

CFR’s Emmy Award–winning Crisis Guide series has been taken offline and archived in accordance with the December 2020 discontinuation of Adobe Flash Player. You can continue to access other CFR resources on the global economy via the links below.

COVID-19

The Global Economy: Heading Toward a Dark Winter?
The next U.S. president will face a teetering global economy and an anemic recovery at home. More government support in the United States and abroad is needed.

Article by Brad W. Setser November 4, 2020 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

China

How 2020 Shaped U.S.-China Relations
This year, tensions between Washington and Beijing flared over many issues. As the Biden administration prepares to take over, what lies ahead for one of the world’s most important bilateral relationships?

Article by Elizabeth C. Economy, Yanzhong Huang, Jerome A. Cohen, Adam Segal and Julian Gewirtz December 15, 2020 Asia Program

Economics

Global Growth Tracker: World Economies by GDP
This tracker charts the economic growth performance through time of ninety-one countries around the globe.

Article by Benn Steil and Benjamin Della Rocca July 20, 2022 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies