As the world faces the worst depression since the Great Depression of the 1930s, with the global economy expected to contract by 3% this year according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it’s worth reminding ourselves that humanity has survived numerous economic crises in the past. Click or scroll through to see how the world’s economies have bounced back – and even thrived – after financial downturns over the past century, from world wars to pandemics to recessions.