e line graph illustrates the Gross Domestic Product of four countries, namely the USA, China, Japan and the UK, between 2010 and 2015, measured in billions of US dollars.
Overall, it can be seen that the GDP of the USA and China increased significantly over the period. In contrast, Japan showed a downward trend after a slight rise, while the UK experienced a significantly increase.
In terms of specific data, in 2010, China’s GDP stood at around 6,000 billion dollars, while Japan’s figure was slightly lower, at about 5,500 billion. China then increased steadily, reaching nearly 9,500 billion in 2013 and continuing to rise sharply to over 11,000 billion in 2015. In contrast, Japan experienced a slight increase to just above 6,000 billion in 2012 however, its GDP then declined gradually to around 4,500 billion by the end of the period.
Regarding to the remaining categories, the USA had the highest GDP throughout the period, starting at approximately 15,000 billion dollars in 2010. It then rose steadily to about 16,500 billion in 2013 and reached around 18,000 billion in 2015. Meanwhile, the UK had the lowest figures among the four countries.