## Top 10 Charts of the Week for 2018

_IMF Blog, January 7, 2019_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: The Editors
- Published: January 7, 2019

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### Summary and purpose
- A compilation of the most-read Chart of the Week entries from 2018.
- Objective: "to help you start the year with just the right facts and figures" by pulling together the top reads of 2018 based on readership.

### Top ten charts (2018 Chart of the Week entries)
- 5 Charts That Explain the Global Economy in 2018
- Chart of the Week: Government Debt Is Not the Whole Story: Look at the Assets
- Chart of the Week: The Rise of Corporate Giants
- Chart of the Week: When High Yield Goes Boom
- Chart of the Week: Inequality in China
- Chart of the Week: China’s Thrift, and What to Do About It
- Chart of the Week: Grading the G-20 on its Growth Goals
- Chart of the Week: An Answer to the U.S. Wage Puzzle
- Chart of the Week: The Productivity Penalty: World Cup Winners and Losers
- Chart of the Week: A Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars

### Context about the blog
- IMFBlog is a forum for the views of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and officials on pressing economic and policy issues of the day.
- The IMF is based in Washington D.C. and is "an organization of 191 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation and financial stability around the world."
- The views expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF and its Executive Board.

*IMF Blog post: Top 10 Charts of the Week for 2018 (January 7, 2019).*

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## References

- [https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BLOG-1024x600-maritime-police-south-korea-newsis-reuters-newscom-rtrltwo641966.jpg](https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BLOG-1024x600-maritime-police-south-korea-newsis-reuters-newscom-rtrltwo641966.jpg)
- [5 Charts That Explain the Global Economy in 2018](https://blogs.imf.org/2018/12/20/5-charts-that-explain-the-global-economy-in-2018/)
- [Chart of the Week: Government Debt Is Not the Whole Story: Look at the Assets](https://blogs.imf.org/2018/10/23/chart-of-the-week-government-debt-is-not-the-whole-story-look-at-the-assets/)
- [Chart of the Week: The Rise of Corporate Giants](https://blogs.imf.org/2018/06/06/chart-of-the-week-the-rise-of-corporate-giants/)
- [Chart of the Week: When High Yield Goes Boom](https://blogs.imf.org/2018/06/26/chart-of-the-week-when-high-yield-goes-boom/)
- [Chart of the Week: Inequality in China](https://blogs.imf.org/2018/09/20/chart-of-the-week-inequality-in-china/)
- [Chart of the Week: China’s Thrift, and What to Do About It](https://blogs.imf.org/2018/02/26/chart-of-the-week-chinas-thrift-and-what-to-do-about-it/)
- [Chart of the Week: Grading the G-20 on its Growth Goals](https://blogs.imf.org/2018/11/19/chart-of-the-week-grading-the-g-20-on-its-growth-goals/)
- [Chart of the Week: An Answer to the U.S. Wage Puzzle](https://blogs.imf.org/2018/07/10/chart-of-the-week-an-answer-to-the-u-s-wage-puzzle/)
- [Chart of the Week: The Productivity Penalty: World Cup Winners and Losers](https://blogs.imf.org/2018/07/02/chart-of-the-week-the-productivity-penalty-world-cup-winners-and-losers/)
- [Chart of the Week: A Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars](https://blogs.imf.org/2018/08/13/chart-of-the-week-a-bumpy-road-ahead-for-electric-cars/)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2019/01/07/top-10-charts-of-the-week-for-2018_