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March 10, 2021

How much money is the G20 spending?

By GeoEconomics Center

Our fiscal firepower heat map, updated through March 10, 2021, shows how G20 COVID crisis spending now compares to the Global Financial Crisis. While nearly every country has deployed more fiscal firepower than a decade ago, China is still spending less. The new Biden stimulus plan means the US has spent 25% of GDP on COVID relief.

Check out the interactive map below to learn more about how much each country is spending.

G20 Fiscal Firepower Heat Map (2020/2021 vs. 2009)

Hover over a country to learn more:

The map relies on IMF methodology which proportions EU Commission spending to each individual country

Further reading:

New Atlanticist

Mar 8, 2021

Why women must be at the center of the G20 agenda

By Nicole Goldin

The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially damaging to the economic well-being of women—worsening gender inequality by crippling women’s employment and earning opportunities while exacerbating household challenges such as violence against women.

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