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    Will World GDP grow every year until 2025?

    Created by Sylvain on {{qctrl.question.created_time | dateStr}}
    Published by Sylvain on {{qctrl.question.publish_time | dateStr}}

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    The 2008 financial crisis was "considered by many economists to have been the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s".

    According to the World Bank (series ID: NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG), 2009 was the only year since 1961 when the World GDP did not grow (it shrunk by 1.7%).

    Question: Will the World GDP grow for each of the next 6 years (2019-2024)?

    Estimates from the World Bank or some other reputable source shall serve for resolution. Exactly 0% growth counts as no growth. Failure to locate a good source after an honest effort resolves ambiguous. Resolution date is set to 2025, when we should get 2024 numbers.

    This question was inspired by this related question and that also-related one.

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