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Overview · 2005–2025

How economies earn their living

Across: what an economy earns by selling goods and services abroad, its . Up: what it earns on its foreign assets, after paying foreigners on theirs, its . Both as a , a year at a time. Press play to watch economies move between trading and living off what they own abroad.

Latest: 2026 Q2 (IIP), 2026 Q2 (quarterly BOP and GDP), 2025 (WDI)

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Economies
Range of GDP per capita$2,702 – $94,594
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−10−5051015202530−10−8−6−4−202468Trade balance, % of GDP →↑ Primary income, % of GDPEarns from foreign assets · 3Earns both ways · 5Pays out both ways · 11Earns by trading · 17NorwayUnited StatesGermanyUKKoreaJapanSaudi ArabiaTürkiyeChina
Colour: , % of GDPbelow −50−50 to −10−10 to 1010 to 50above 50no net IIP$10k$50k$100kThe shaded cross is the : a balance that small counts as not earning on that axis.Scroll or pinch to zoom, drag to pan, Shift-drag or the box tool to zoom into an area, double-click to zoom in.
Sources

Calculations: datasteg. Shown, not scored: none of these numbers enters the vulnerability score V or the flow score F.

In Q2 2026, funding left 8 of 36 , the largest from Japan (−45.3 bn); world goods trade in the to Jul 2026 was 22.1 tn, +3.5% on the 3 months a year earlier ().

This build · 2 Nov 2026

121.3+0.8% · 4-week change
0.2USD bn−0.1 bn · 4-week change
2,569USD bn−13.8 bn · 4-week change
+42.9USD bnAug 2026 · latest month
Sources

Pulse to 2 Nov 2026, as money-flow release 20261102.2 publishes it (53 Wednesdays; the dollar index is Jan 2006 = 100). The World page on money-flow →

Economies to watch

Q2 2026

The top five of the board this quarter: most signals at threshold first, then the highest . With the direction of funding and the latest 12-month export change.

EconomyOn money-flow
Australia366+12.8+11.4%money-flow →
Greece 260−2.7+12.2%money-flow →
Canada258+13.9+7.5%money-flow →
Norway234+65.6+8.8%money-flow →
UK167+12.6+6.3%money-flow →

The stress signals board →

Sources

Calculations: datasteg global-network.

Digest at this build

Q2 2026

In Q2 2026, funding left 8 of the 36 . The largest was from Japan, 45.3 bn over the quarter.

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What changed

Q2 2026 · Jul 2026

Joint moves first (funding and trade in the same economy or chain), then the parents’ own threshold crossings. No model behind any of them.

  • Q2 2026Lithium-ion batteries and electric cars: the chokepoint moved from Lithium carbonate to Lithium hydroxide (2024) while funding left China, a top exporter of the stage (77% of world exports), F +7.9 → −4.9
  • Q2 2026Rare earths, magnets and motors: the chokepoint moved from Rare-earth ore (no own code) to Permanent magnets of metal (NdFeB, SmCo) (2024) while funding left China, a top exporter of the stage (64% of world exports), F +7.9 → −4.9
  • Q2 2026Rare earths, magnets and motors: the chokepoint moved from Rare-earth ore (no own code) to Permanent magnets of metal (NdFeB, SmCo) (2024) while funding left Japan, a top exporter of the stage (9% of world exports), F +5.4 → −7.7
  • Q2 2026Cotton and polyester to clothing: the chokepoint moved from none to Woven and knitted fabric (2024) while funding left China, a top exporter of the stage (53% of world exports), F +7.9 → −4.9
  • Q2 2026Canada: the stress count fell below 3, 3 → 2 (J2 J5) · Stress signals →

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