🌍 IBRD Debt Visualization

Explore World Bank IBRD lending patterns across 78 years and 12+ countries with 12 interactive visualizations

🎨 New Interactive Visualizations

Modern, highly interactive charts with animations and real-time updates

✨ NEW

🫧 Bubble Chart

Explore debt dynamics with an interactive bubble chart. Bubble size represents debt amount, position shows country ranking.

Year slider for time progression
Real-time bubble sizing
Regional filtering
Hover tooltips

Open Visualization →

✨ NEW

🏁 Bar Race

Watch countries race up and down the debt rankings in this animated bar chart. See dynamic shifts over 60+ years.

Smooth animations
Adjustable speed control
Play/Pause/Reset buttons
Real-time value updates

Launch Animation →

✨ NEW

📈 Stacked Area

See how each country contributes to total IBRD debt over time. Colors show individual debt trajectories.

Composition view
Toggle countries
Regional grouping
Interactive legend

View Chart →

✨ NEW

🔥 Heatmap

Interactive heatmap showing debt intensity across countries and years. Darker = higher debt.

Multiple scales (Linear, Log, % Change)
Cell-level interactivity
Color-coded intensity
Hover details

Explore Heatmap →

✨ NEW

🔵 Radial Chart

Modern polar visualization showing IBRD debt in a circular layout. Each spoke represents one country.

Circular layout
Concentric grid lines
Year progression slider
Top 8 or all countries

View Polar Chart →

✨ NEW

📊 Scatter Plot

Growth rate vs debt size. X-axis shows annualized growth, bubble size shows accumulated debt.

Multi-dimensional encoding
Growth rate comparison
Bubble sizing
Trend analysis

Analyze Growth →

📊 Core Visualizations

Essential views for understanding IBRD debt patterns

📈 FEATURED

Time Series Chart

Track IBRD debt evolution over 78 years (1946-2024). See how individual countries' debt has changed.

Full historical timeline
Regional filtering
Smooth line transitions
Cross-country comparison

View Timeline →

✨ FEATURED v3

Velocity Map (Advanced)

Slope-weighted visualization showing both debt magnitude and growth rate. Most advanced version.

Line thickness = magnitude
Opacity = growth rate
Regional views
Slope-weighted encoding

Advanced View →

📊 ANALYSIS

20-Year Shifts

Analyze debt changes in 20-year windows. Green = debt increase, Red = debt decrease.

Three period options
Net change visualization
Magnitude encoding
Debt flow analysis

Compare Periods →

📊 ANALYSIS

Slope Comparison

Compare 1946 vs 2024 debt levels. Steeper slopes = faster growth over 78-year period.

Trajectory comparison
Historical context
Growth visualization
Regional filtering

View Slopes →

📊 CLASSIC

Velocity Map

Original velocity-encoded visualization. Line thickness and brightness show debt patterns.

Velocity encoding
Line thickness
Brightness variation
Regional focus

View Velocity →

📊 CLASSIC

Interactive Timeline

Year-by-year breakdown with adjustable slider. See instant rankings for any year 1946-2024.

Year slider control
Bar chart view
Live comparison
Regional filtering

Slide Through Time →

Quick Visualization Comparison

Visualization	Best For	Interaction	Time Focus
🫧 Bubble Chart	Single-year debt ranking exploration	Year slider, hover	Point-in-time
🏁 Bar Race	Animated ranking evolution	Play/Pause, speed control	Continuous 1960-2024
📈 Stacked Area	Debt composition over time	Toggle countries, region filter	Full timeline
🔥 Heatmap	Pattern detection across dimensions	Multiple scales, hover	Grid view
🔵 Radial Chart	Modern circular debt visualization	Year slider, view toggle	Point-in-time
📊 Scatter Plot	Growth analysis vs debt size	Hover for details	2024 snapshot
Time Series	Individual country trends	Region filtering, hover	Full timeline
Velocity Map v3	Advanced slope-weighted view	Region filter	Full timeline