Real GDP growth, steady expansion

-2.2-0.042.124.286.44202020212022202320242025
y-axis starts at -2.2 (truncated) · unit: %

GDP growth rose from -2.2 % in 2020 to 2.6 % in 2025 — a change of 4.8 % (218.2%), a large move. The trend turned 4 times (around 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), so a single straight line would oversimplify it. There are enough points to describe the trend, but not to make strong claims about turning points. Read the real magnitude off a zero-baseline chart — not a zoomed-in one.

Source: https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product · axis flagged ⚑ · Econ Explainer