5 Trends to Watch for in the Next Decade

A look back and a look ahead - data themes of 2019 and the next decade In 2019, we gathered the data, created the visualizations, and shared with you global factors driving economic activity, socioeconomic conditions, and global events. As we move into the third decade of the 21st century, we are taking a moment to connect our insights from 2019 to our outlook on global trends that we believe will shape the world economy during the next 10 years. Here we share our top 5 trends to watch. [5 Trends for the Next Decade](http://) Climate Change & Environmental Policies While some businesses will suffer from targeted [unfriendly]( environmental policies and extreme weather events, others will find opportunities to occupy a niche in green energy production. [Read more >]( The Third Wave of Deglobalization The last two decades of economic growth stemmed from the shift of production capacity from developed to developing countries. However, the data show global value chains are not growing and trade growth is lagging behind economic growth. [Read more >]( Accelerating Rate of Technological Progress AI, ML, cloud computing, IoT, and other digital technologies are rapidly spreading to all sectors of the economy. Technology will substitute not just labor but human cognition as well. [Read more >]( Increasing Instability Globally States do not wage war with each other the way they once did and yet global military spending today is close to Cold War levels. The number of conflicts will only increase - why? [Read more >]( Inequality Will Be a Major Political Issue Today, the income of the richest person in the world is 450,000 times higher than the average income. The ratio increased almost 5 times since the 1920s. Even in high and middle income countries inequality easily translates into social protests as we witnessed in [Chile](. [See Next Decade Trends Full Article]( [2019 Most Visited Data Driven Pages](http://) [H-1B visa denials]( in 2019 as a result of the administration's “put American workers first” policy. [Chinese exports hurt]( by the trade war; need time to recover to 2018 levels. The escalation of trade [uncertainty]( observed in 2019 has influenced sluggish global growth this year. [See Other Data Driven: The Best of 2019]( [2019 Most Popular Datasets](http://) The [GHI]( scores countries across the world according to hunger conditions. The index covers 128 countries and is computed based on four indicators: mortality rate, % of undernourished, stunting, and wasting in children under five. The [dataset]( covers the annual revenue and growth statistics of Inc500 companies in the US, and covers 27 industry categories. The data helps to evaluate annual changes in the revenue and overall growth of companies across regions and industries. The [GCI]( measures business competitiveness of a country based on the type of institutions, policies and other factors that enhance overall economic productivity. To make the index more inclusive, 12 broad categories are considered. [See Other Datasets: The Best of 2019]( Next stop, data! Vlad Eskin CEO, Knoema [Website]( ✉️ Have someone who would love this data? [Send them this email](. Interested in what Knoema can do for your organization? [Get a Demo](. [Join For Free]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © 2019 Knoema. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a registered Knoema user. Our mailing address is: Knoema 1750 Tysons BlvdMcLean, VA 22102 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.