The bar chart displays the GDP of the USA, China, Japan, and Germany in the years 2005 and 2010.
Overall, all four countries increased their value, while America had a GDP many times greater than any other country in both years. Another significant feature of the graph is that China tripled its value in just 5 years.
America had a GDP of around $13,000 in 2005, triple that of Japan in second place, which only had a GDP of just over $4,000 in 2005. Japan’s value was twice as much as the lowest in 2005, namely China, which only had a GDP of just over $2,000. Finally, Germany’s GDP was a little under $3,000.
The United States increased its GDP to approximately $15,000 in 2010, but china made significant gains on them by increasing their value by nearly $4,000 to $6,000 in 2010, overtaking Japan as the second ranked country. At the same time, Japan and Germany’s value increased to just over $5,500 and $3,500 respectively, in 2010.
