History Replay
Replay economic history
Pick a famous moment — or any range back to 1871 — and watch real U.S. data unfold month by month. Then change history with the what-if panel.
Choose a period
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Gray bands = official recessions (NBER). Orange dots = key events. Stepped lines are annual averages. Data sources
🌍 Global context: the world’s largest economies
Gross domestic product in current U.S. dollars, 1960–2023 (World Bank). The orange line follows the year you are replaying. Click a country to show or hide it.