GLOBAL MACROLIVE
THE WORLD ECONOMY,
AT A GLANCE
Inflation, interest rates, GDP, unemployment, and government debt across ~170 countries — live from the World Bank, on one interactive map.
Select a macro indicator below to colour-code ~170 countries and identify global risk conditions.
Consumer price inflation, annual % · 2025 · Source: World Bank
Rising inflation signals eroding purchasing power and potential rate hikes ahead — tightening liquidity across all asset classes. Falling inflation opens the door to rate cuts and monetary expansion.
High inflation triggers aggressive rate hikes that contract liquidity and pressure crypto. Falling inflation is historically the most bullish macro setup for Bitcoin — it signals the Fed can pivot to easing, expanding the liquidity that drives crypto cycles.
- 1Iran, Islamic Rep.42.2%
- 2Turkiye34.9%
- 3Burundi34.1%
- 4Haiti28.6%
- 5Malawi28.4%
- 6Nigeria23.0%
- 7Angola20.2%
- 8Bolivia19.5%
- 9Lebanon14.6%
- 10Ghana14.2%
- 11Egypt, Arab Rep.14.1%
- 12Zambia13.9%
- 13Ethiopia13.2%
- 14Ukraine12.7%
- 15Kazakhstan11.4%
- 16West Bank and Gaza9.8%
- 17Suriname9.2%
- 18Uzbekistan8.8%
- 19Bangladesh8.8%
- 20Russian Federation8.7%
- 21Mongolia8.6%
- 22Liberia8.3%
- 23Kyrgyz Republic8.2%
- 24Madagascar8.1%
- 25Moldova7.8%
- 26Lao PDR7.7%
- 27Sierra Leone7.5%
- 28Romania7.2%
- 29Belarus6.6%
- 30Rwanda5.9%
- 31Azerbaijan5.6%
- 32Tunisia5.2%
- 33Colombia5.1%
- 34Brazil5.0%
- 35Estonia4.8%
- 36Uruguay4.7%
- 37Honduras4.6%
- 38Bulgaria4.6%
- 39Papua New Guinea4.4%
- 40Hungary4.4%
- 41Mozambique4.4%
- 42Lesotho4.3%
- 43Chile4.2%
- 44Iceland4.1%
- 45North Macedonia4.1%
- 46Kenya4.1%
- 47Paraguay4.0%
- 48Jamaica4.0%
- 49Slovak Republic4.0%
- 50Montenegro3.9%
- 51Serbia3.9%
- 52United Kingdom3.9%
- 53Dominican Republic3.9%
- 54Georgia3.9%
- 55Kosovo3.9%
- 56Poland3.8%
- 57Mexico3.8%
- 58Lithuania3.8%
- 59Latvia3.7%
- 60Croatia3.7%
- 61Uganda3.6%
- 62Bhutan3.6%
- 63Guinea3.5%
- 64Pakistan3.5%
- 65Austria3.5%
- 66Namibia3.5%
- 67Cameroon3.4%
- 68Solomon Islands3.4%
- 69Guyana3.3%
- 70Tanzania3.3%
- 71Viet Nam3.3%
- 72Armenia3.3%
- 73Mali3.3%
- 74Netherlands3.3%
- 75South Africa3.2%
- 76Japan3.2%
- 77Norway3.1%
- 78Israel3.0%
- 79Australia2.9%
- 80New Zealand2.8%
- 81Spain2.7%
- 82Botswana2.7%
- 83Nepal2.7%
- 84Greece2.5%
- 85Belgium2.5%
- 86Czechia2.5%
- 87Congo, Rep.2.4%
- 88India2.4%
- 89Slovenia2.4%
- 90Kuwait2.4%
- 91Cambodia2.4%
- 92Portugal2.3%
- 93Luxembourg2.3%
- 94Ireland2.2%
- 95Germany2.2%
- 96Albania2.1%
- 97Korea, Rep.2.1%
- 98Saudi Arabia2.1%
- 99Nicaragua2.1%
- 100Canada2.1%
- 101Indonesia1.9%
- 102Denmark1.9%
- 103Libya1.8%
- 104Gabon1.8%
- 105Jordan1.8%
- 106Philippines1.7%
- 107Mauritania1.5%
- 108Italy1.5%
- 109Peru1.5%
- 110Guatemala1.5%
- 111Senegal1.5%
- 112Algeria1.4%
- 113Malaysia1.4%
- 114United Arab Emirates1.3%
- 115Benin1.1%
- 116Belize1.1%
- 117Central African Republic1.0%
- 118Trinidad and Tobago1.0%
- 119Oman1.0%
- 120France0.9%
- 121Guinea-Bissau0.9%
- 122Ecuador0.7%
- 123Morocco0.7%
- 124Sweden0.7%
- 125Vanuatu0.7%
- 126Togo0.4%
- 127Timor-Leste0.4%
- 128Finland0.3%
- 129Iraq0.3%
- 130El Salvador0.3%
- 131Switzerland0.2%
- 132Cyprus0.1%
- 133Cote d'Ivoire0.1%
- 134China0.1%
- 135Costa Rica-0.1%
- 136Thailand-0.1%
- 137Panama-0.2%
- 138Brunei Darussalam-0.3%
- 139Djibouti-0.3%
- 140Burkina Faso-0.6%
- 141Fiji-1.4%
- 142Chad-3.9%
- 143Niger-4.5%
- 144Sri Lanka-4.8%
Why the global macro picture moves crypto
Crypto doesn’t trade in a vacuum. Bitcoin and the broader market move with global liquidity, real interest rates, inflation and growth — the same forces that drive equities, bonds and currencies. When real rates fall and liquidity expands, capital flows toward risk; when central banks tighten to fight inflation, it drains back out.
This map puts those forces on one screen: inflation, interest rates, GDP, unemployment and government debt for ~170 countries, live from the World Bank. You can see where price pressure is building, where policy is tight or loose, and which economies are setting the tone for global risk appetite.
What the latest data shows
The five indicators, and what they mean for markets
Inflation
How fast consumer prices rise year-on-year. Hot inflation forces central banks to raise rates, which drains liquidity from risk assets; cooling inflation tends to revive risk appetite. The deepest-red countries are running the hottest CPI.
Real interest rate
The interest rate after subtracting inflation — the true cost of money. Rising real rates make cash and bonds more attractive and pressure speculative assets like crypto; falling or negative real rates push capital toward risk.
GDP
The total size of an economy in current US dollars. Larger, faster-growing economies anchor global demand and capital flows, and the very biggest — the US and China — set the tone for global risk.
Unemployment
The share of the labour force without work. A weakening jobs market often nudges central banks toward rate cuts, which supports risk assets; a tight one keeps policy restrictive for longer.
Government debt
What a central government owes relative to the size of its economy. High and rising debt stokes concerns about currency debasement and fiscal dominance — a long-running pillar of the case for scarce assets like Bitcoin.
How to read this map
All figures come from World Bank Open Data, the free, official global development-indicators database. We use each country’s most recent available year (shown beneath the indicator tabs) and refresh the dataset daily. Countries shaded grey have no recent reading for the selected metric. Each indicator’s colour scale runs low → high, with exact breakpoints in the legend under the map.
- Inflation — consumer prices, annual %
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG - Real interest rate, %
FR.INR.RINR - GDP, current US$
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD - Unemployment, % of labour force
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS - Central government debt, % of GDP
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest inflation right now?
By the most recent World Bank data, Iran, Islamic Rep. has the highest consumer-price inflation at 42.2%. The full ranking of ~150 countries is in the list above — switch the “Inflation” tab to explore it.
How does inflation and interest-rate policy affect Bitcoin and crypto?
Crypto trades as a risk asset, so it’s sensitive to global liquidity. When inflation runs hot, central banks raise interest rates to cool it — that pulls money out of speculative assets like crypto. When inflation cools and policy eases, real rates fall and capital tends to rotate back into risk, which has historically been supportive for Bitcoin.
What is a “real” interest rate, and why does this map use it?
The real interest rate is the headline (nominal) rate minus inflation — the true, inflation-adjusted cost of money. It’s a cleaner signal for markets than the nominal rate alone: positive and rising real rates reward cash and bonds and pressure risk assets, while negative real rates push capital toward growth and speculative assets.
Which is the world’s largest economy on this map?
United States is the largest economy by nominal GDP ($30.8T). The biggest economies anchor global demand and capital flows, so their data tends to set the tone for worldwide risk appetite.
Why does government debt matter for crypto?
High and rising public debt — United Kingdom currently tops the list at 131% of GDP — fuels concerns about currency debasement and fiscal dominance. That long-running worry is a core part of the bull case for scarce, non-sovereign assets like Bitcoin.
Where does the data come from, and how current is it?
Every figure comes from World Bank Open Data — the free, official global development-indicators database. We use each country’s most recent available year (shown beneath the indicator tabs) and refresh the dataset daily.
Why do some countries show “no data”?
Not every country reports every indicator each year. Where there’s no recent reading for the selected metric, the country is shaded grey on the map and omitted from the ranked list — rather than shown with a stale or estimated number.
Take it further
For context and education only — not financial advice. Macro data is sourced from the World Bank and may lag real-time conditions.