Band 6+: The chart below shows the GDP growth per year for three countries between 2007 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the yearly change in gross domestic products of three countries from the year 2007 to 2010.

Overall, the data shows that the percentage of growth in Tunisia was declining while that of Japan was increasing gradually. Unlike those two countries, the rate of growth in Ecuador was inconsistant due to its big fluctuation.

In 2007, Tunisia experienced a 6% annual growth, but as the years went by this rate started to decrease, dropping to as low as 3% in 2010. In contrast, the rate of change in Japan was only 2%initially; however it increased steadily over the commming years and reached around 6.5% in 2010, showing similar pater throughout the time line.

On the other hand, Ecuador’s growth is irregular, starting at a little over 3% in 2007, and then rising to its peak of almost 5% in 2009 before dropping to almost 1% in 2009. After that, the percentage rose to over 2% in 2010.