UBS YEARBOOK 2026 · 1900 vs 2026 — The American Hegemony: U.S. Share of Global Capital (1900 vs. 2026)
Evolution of US Global Capital Share — The transformation of US equity, GDP, and sovereign debt weights in the global economy from 1900 to the modern era.
The U.S. share of world equity value expanded from 15% to 62%, of global GDP from 24% to 36%, and of sovereign debt from negligible to 43%. In 1900, global capital leadership was anchored in Britain and France.
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The U.S. share of world equity value expanded from 15% to 62%, of global GDP from 24% to 36%, and of sovereign debt from negligible to 43%. In 1900, global capital leadership was anchored in Britain and France. The data is refreshed by the History of Market pipeline and published as a stable JSON endpoint for research, citation, and AI-agent use.
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GET /api/static/ubs-yearbook.json — Canonical dataset endpoint.
Exchange closing prices · Company filings · Robert Shiller · FRED · NBER.
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History of Market combines public market and macro datasets — exchange closing prices, company filings, Robert Shiller, FRED, NBER, and the UBS Global Investment Returns Yearbook (Dimson–Marsh–Staunton). The exact endpoint for this panel is linked below.
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