Global | Ranking overall Covid damage: deaths, debt, GDP, markets
According to our pandemic-impact scorecard, EMs on average have been most afflicted, followed by frontier markets, with advanced economies suffering the least. But averages mask huge differences across economies on each measure.
What you will learn from this report:
- Our scorecard is based on four key metrics: Covid mortality rates, GDP
changes, government debt, and equity and forex market performance. - EMs and FMs have endured larger declines in activity and financial markets. In contrast, AEs have suffered the highest recorded mortality rates and biggest increases in debt-to-GDP ratios.
- To some extent this reflects AEs’ deeper access to fiscal resources that helped them cushion the impact on activity.
Tags:
Related Services
Post
Initial takeaways from Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcement
In two or three years' time, US imports could fall by around 15% due to discounted reciprocal tariff hikes.
Find Out More
Post
What a fragile peace means for Central and Eastern Europe
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have been among the most exposed to Russia's war in Ukraine and will also be impacted by the nature of any ceasefire. Our baseline assumption is for 'fragile peace' this year, with a high likelihood of renewed hostilities.
Find Out More