Which economy did best in 2023?

Almost everyone GDPGDPexpected a global recession in 2023, as central bankers raised interest rates to cool inflation. The consensus was wrong. Global has probably grown by 3%. have held up. Inflation is on the way down. Stockmarkets have risen by 20%.But this aggregate performance conceals wide variation. has compiled data on five indicators—inflation, “inflation breadth”, , jobs and stockmarket performance—for 35 mostly rich countries. We have ranked them according to how well they have done on these measures, creating an overall score. The table shows the rankings, and some surprising results.