The line graph illustrates the data about the total value of goods and services produced within three different countries in billions of US dollars from 1990 to 2010.
Overall, the GDP of Germany exhibited the most substantial rise throughout the period, although starting with a negligible trend, while the reverse was observed in the USA. Initially, despite being higher than Germany, the GDP of Japan fluctuated and ended up with almost the same figure.
Focusing on the USA, it had a dominant position in 1990, representing a significant 40 billion USD in terms of gross domestic product. From this point onwards, it began to experience a steady decrease for the whole of 20 years, reaching slightly less than 30 billion USD in 2010 after being overtaken by Germany in 2006.
As for Japan and Germany, different trends were reported. In 1990, the gap between them amounted to $10 billion, at $10 billion and $20 billion, respectively. Germany gradually escalated to a remarkable $25 billion in 2005. Henceforth, it drastically surged to its peak at a whopping 45 billion USD. Japan, on the other hand, maintained stability and plateaued under $25 billion over a 20-year period.