Data discoveries of the week, presented in charts. We look at data on India’s interim budget, IMF global growth projections, , India’s startup ecosystem, and more.
- Blood group types of India’s population ?
The blood group selection of any region depends on genetic influence, environmental factors and natural selection. The study found that the sequence of blood group distribution in Indian population is O (34.56%) > B (34.10%) > A (23.16%) > AB (8.18%). ?? #ChartOftheDay pic.twitter.com/KEMeXT4xUy
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) February 9, 2024
2. IMF’s growth projections for 2024?
Global growth is projected at 3.1 percent in 2024 and 3.2 percent in 2025. Here are the country wise growth projections for 2024.#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/WRMraY1Zcm
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) February 8, 2024
3. If you haven’t added a nominee for your mutual fund units, the deadline has been extended till June 30th.
Status of nomination in MF folios and Demat accounts – for single and joint holding??#ChartOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/vuB9oZFObh
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) February 7, 2024
4. A quick glance at the India’s startup ecosystem. ?
2023 was a good year for India’s economy, not so much for the Indian startups.
According to data platform @TheKredible, more than 980 startups raised venture capital worth more than $11 billion in 2023; a sharp decline from $25 billion in 2022 & $38 billion in 2021.1/4 pic.twitter.com/q3npf5Ymwr
— Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) February 6, 2024
5. The government plans to boost capital expenditure by 18%, making it over 30% of total spending, while reducing the fiscal deficit to 5.1% of GDP for FY25, the lowest since FY20.?
The interim budget has come and gone. Government has budgeted for further increase in capex and a further reduction in fiscal deficit on the other. More capex and less deficits, what else could one ask for? But the budget still had surprises #budget2024 https://t.co/nc2ByBBwcF pic.twitter.com/imYXjydJrJ
— IndiaDataHub (@IndiaDataHub) February 3, 2024
6. As of 2022-23, 42.1% of India’s youth (15-29 years) were in the labor force, with 61.6% being young men and 19.7% young women.
??????What does the labour force participation of India's youth look like? How does this vary for men and women, and in rural and urban India?
Read our latest Data Narrative to find out: https://t.co/FSjVipXnPE
— Centre for Economic Data and Analysis (@CedaAshoka) January 25, 2024
7. In 2023, the S&P 500 sectors of Information Technology, Communication Services, and Consumer Discretionary emerged as the top performers.
Charted: S&P 500 Sector Performance in 2023 ?
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— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) February 9, 2024
8. Social commerce will make up 22% of all e-commerce sales by 2028, but China has already exceeded this target, with India following behind.
As data from Statista Market Insights shows, the revenue share of social commerce in all e-commerce transactions is projected to increase to 22 percent by 2028. There's one country that has already far overshot this goal, though.
— Statista (@StatistaCharts) February 9, 2024
9. Global food prices are falling.
According to the FAO Food Price Index, food commodity prices have fallen back to 2021 levels in 2023. Previously, global food prices had surged to record highs in 2022 amid pandemic effects and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
— Statista (@StatistaCharts) February 2, 2024
10. Over the last decade, the United States has established itself as the world’s top producer of crude oil, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia.
Visualizing the Rise of the U.S. as Top Crude Oil Producer ?️https://t.co/1QDkwQz8MS pic.twitter.com/xgdITpv28J
— Elements (@VCElements) February 9, 2024
11. The chart displays historical and projected global population figures from 1970 to 2020, alongside the United Nations’ latest estimates for accurate comparison.
How reliable are the UN’s population projections? our report shows how many countries have out of date or incomplete census records, and how this affects the accuracy of population estimates. #PopulationProjections #DataChallenges https://t.co/5hpYui787n
— World Economics (@WorldEconomics) February 10, 2024
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