Question 14 of 24 Read the following chart, which shows the percentage of the world's gross
domestic product over time. Which of the following conclusions is supported
by the data?
Region or State
1820
1870
1913
1950
1973
1990
1998
23.6
33.6
33.5
26.3
25.7
22.3
20.6
Western
Europe
1.9
10.2
21.7
30.6
25.3
24.6
25.1
United States,
Canada,
Australia, New
Zealand
Japan
3.0
2.3
2.6
3.0
7.7
8.6
7.7