Catastrophic economic downturns that rocked the world
The coronavirus pandemic has triggered the deepest planetwide recession in decades with the World Bank warning global GDP could contract by a painful 5.2% this year. Yet while the slump is likely to be harsh, a number of past recessions were significantly worse. Click or scroll through to find out the 10 most severe economic downturns of all time.
Daniel Coughlin
19 June 2020
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