Recessions

In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction that occurs when there is a period of broad decline in economic activity. Recessions generally occur when there is a widespread drop in spending (an adverse demand shock). This may be triggered by various events, such as a financial crisis, an external trade shock, an adverse supply shock, the bursting of an economic bubble, or a large-scale anthropogenic or natural disaster (e.g. a pandemic). There is no official definition of a recession, according to the International Monetary Fund.

2007–2009 international economic decline

sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies

2020 economic downturn

worldwide economic recession from 1873 to 1879

economic disaster

company that has difficulties meeting its interest payments

crisis that began during the presidency of Dilma Rousseff

used by economists to describe different types of recessions

international recession in 1890

a recession that affects many countries around the world

type of economic recession

global economic recession

downturn of Germany's economy since 2022

overview of the impact of the Great Recession in Russia