Trends in Global Working Age Populations (1950-2100)

IMF published a rapport 'Africa Rising: Harnessing the Demographic Dividend' which contains a very interesting overview of the working age demographic history from 1950 and forecasts until 2100. Especially note the big rising trend for Africa and the downward trends for the West.

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Amount Of United States National Debt Per Continent

The Washington Post made a great graph of the part of the national debt that is hold by foreigners (31.6 percent of the United States Government Debt as I showed in my post today) per continent.

• The pink part is Asia's part: Asia holds 3 trillion, of which China holds 1 trillion and Japan 907 billion.
• Light blue is Europe: Europe holds 1 trillion, with Britain holding 333 billion and Switzerland 112.4 billion.
• Yellow is the Middle East, which hold 292 billion. The oil-exporting countries hold 222 billion.
• North America in green holds 253 billion, of which the Caribbean Banking Centers hold 138 billion.
• South America in purple holds 245 billion.
• The rest of the world holds 212 billion.

Washington Post

Who Holds the United States National Debt

The Washington Post made this graph with the holders of the United States 14 trillion national debt.

• 5.7 Trillion: The biggest part of the cake is hold by United States government institutions, like the Medical Trust Fund, the Social Security Fund and the Federal Reserve.
• 4.4 Trillion is hold by foreign investors.
• 3.9 Trillion is hold by other investors.

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IMF WEO Spring 2011: Asia Average Projected Real GDP Growth during 2011-12

IMF WEO Spring 2011: Asia Average Projected Real GDP Growth during 2011-12

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/c2/fig2_9.pdf