Economic miracle is an informal economic term for a period of dramatic economic development that is entirely unexpected or unexpectedly strong. Economic miracles have occurred in the recent histories of a number of countries, often those undergoing an economic boom, or described as a tiger economy.
Post-World War II
See Post–World War II economic expansion.
- Four Asian Tigers (South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, c. 1960s–1990s)
- Miracle on the Han River (c. 1962–1997)
- Singapore model (1959–2016)
- Taiwan Miracle (1961–2000)
- Japanese economic miracle (c. 1945–1990)
- Trente Glorieuses (France, c. 1945–1975)
- Record years (Sweden, c. 1947–1974)
- Wirtschaftswunder (West Germany and Austria, c. 1950s–1970s)
- Mexican miracle (c. 1940s–1970s) (term not used by economists)
- Belgian economic miracle (1945–1948)
- Greek economic miracle (1950–1973)
- Italian economic miracle (c. 1950–1973)
- Spanish miracle (1959–1974)
Later
- Tiger Cub Economies (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, c. 2010s-present)
- Đổi Mới (Vietnam, 1986–present)
- Indonesian economic boom (2001-present)
- Thai miracle (1998-present)
- Brazilian Miracle (1968–1973)
- Chinese economic boom (1978–present)
- Massachusetts Miracle (1980s)
- Gulf Tiger (Dubai city, c. 1990s–2008)
- Celtic Tiger (Ireland, c. 1995–2007)
- Baltic Tigers (Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania, c. 2000–2007)
- Tatra Tiger (Slovakia, 2002–2007)
- Indian economic boom (1990-present)
- Russian economic boom (1993-present)
Further reading
- Seliger, Bernhard (2010). "Theories of economic miracles" (PDF). Diskurs (01): 1–26. Broken link