Gross domestic product percentage change in IP5 countries in the four quarters of 2020 compared with the corresponding quarters of the previous year
| Country | Q1 2019 | Q2 2019 | Q 3 2019 | Q4 2019 | Q1 2020 | Q2 2020 | Q3 2020 | Q4 2020 |
| US | 2.3 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | -9 | −2.8 | −2.4 |
| EU | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | −2.7 | −13.8 | -4 | −4.4 |
| China | 6.3 | 6 | 5.9 | 5.8 | −6.8 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 6.5 |
| Japan | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | −1.3 | −2.2 | −10.2 | −5.5 | -1 |
| S.Korea | 2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | −2.7 | -1 | −1.1 4. Conclusion |