Spent
A household buys a cup of coffee.
A living model of the global economy
Money never sleeps.
Watch where it goes.
From a morning coffee to a cargo of copper, every exchange joins a planetary network. Explore the routes connecting people, banks, markets, governments, and the earth itself.
Enter the flow ↓
$1.0 quadrillion+
annual transaction layers represented
SITE VISITORS3Distinct daily visitors, cumulative
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The global flow atlas
Trace modeled value between 30 of the world’s largest economies, plus Lagos as a regional gateway. Color identifies flow type; width indicates relative scale.
Map detail
Relative valueCore hub Global hubSpeed
NOW TRACINGALL VALUE NETWORKS
44 modeled corridors across 31 economic hubs
30 LARGE ECONOMIES + LAGOS REGIONAL GATEWAY
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From sector to sector
Follow the arrowheads from payer or issuer to receiver. Line width compares relative gross activity; select any corridor for a plain-language explanation.
Payments & incomeBank creditFiscal & sovereignCentral-bank channelMarket fundingPhysical resourcesTHICKER = MORE GROSS ACTIVITY
FORMS OF VALUE
The full monetary circuit
Production creates income; income becomes spending, saving, tax, and investment; financial institutions settle each promise in another form of money.
SELECT A FLOWLine width shows relative gross strengthArrowheads show the principal direction; many flows also reverse.
- PhysicalNotes, coins, precious metals
- Bank moneyDeposits, transfers, cards, credit
- Public moneyCentral-bank reserves, sovereign bills
- Market claimsBonds, equity, funds, derivatives
- Digital valueWallets, stablecoins, cryptoassets
- Real assetsEnergy, metals, crops, property
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One world, many ledgers
Value changes form as it travels. These five views connect the everyday economy to institutional finance and physical resources.
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Follow one dollar
Settled
A payment network moves bank deposits.
Invested
The merchant funds wages, inventory, and growth.
Exchanged
An importer converts currency to pay a producer.
Recirculated
Income becomes the next purchase, saving, or tax.
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How to read this model
ScopeThe atlas includes consumer payments, remittances, public finance, cross-border trade, foreign exchange, short-term funding, securities, credit, energy, metals, and agricultural commodities.
ScaleNumbers are rounded, educational order-of-magnitude estimates. Thicker lines carry more modeled gross value on a logarithmic scale. Values are not additive: one payment can appear in several layers.
MotionAnimated corridors illustrate direction and connection. They do not report transactions in real time, identify counterparties, or constitute investment advice.
Country indicators: World Bank. Sovereign grades and composite scores: Trading Economics rating table, checked September 2026.
VISITORS
Cumulative visitor map
Approximate city-level IP geolocation since September 14, 2026. Public markers require at least 3 visits; no IP address is shown or retained in this aggregate.