African countries plan a fresh push at international summits this year for standard measures of economic strength such as GDP ...

GDP per capita PPP is a helpful tool to pinpoint the poorest countries in the world. Smaller and less powerful countries in challenging regions are among the bottom ten economies. Liberia and Chad ...

China's economy grew 5% last year, matching the government's target, but in a lopsided fashion, with many people complaining of worsening living standards as Beijing struggles to transfer its ...

Economic growth came in pretty strong for the fourth quarter. GDP rose at an annual rate of 2.3%. And consumer spending rose ...