Changing Demographics: Age Distribution of the Population: Just as humans go through stages of development as they age, so do societies. In this section, we examine the current and forecasted age distributions of the countries of the world and comment on the prospects for the various regions.

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Population Statistics and Qualitative Measures: A country’s development and prospects can be measured both by quantitative factors, such as phone and internet penetration and population growth, and by more qualitative measures such as human development and economic freedom, among others. In this section we examine some of the statistics that we follow most closely.

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Exports, Imports and GDP: The reliance of an economy on foreign trade can help during a global boom. Unfortunately, it can be equally bad in a global bust. Our demographic models work best with countries that have smaller exposure to foreign trade.

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Spending and Innovation Waves: In this section, we take our most powerful forecasting tool, the Spending Wave, and apply its methodology to virtually every country of the world using data provided by the United Nations. We also apply our Innovation Wave analysis to forecast innovation and inflation trends across the globe. The data is available here in a convenient PDF download.

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