Trending Economic Concepts — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: inflation. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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1,183,621
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
62,431
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2
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
44,875
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3
autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
30,804
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4
businessperson
person involved in activities for the purpose of generating revenue
29,523
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5
investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
27,868
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6
monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
26,148
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7
service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
25,127
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8
price
quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services; the proposed value for such a quantity as proposed by the seller
23,409
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9
Pareto efficiency
economic concept of a state in which no reallocation of resources can make everyone at least as well off
23,055
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10
derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
22,737
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11
product
anything that can be offered to a market
22,708
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12
sale
exchange of goods for money over a targeted time period
21,182
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13
insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
20,938
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views
14
capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
20,675
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15
arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
20,573
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views
16
free market
form of market-based economy
18,742
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17
conspicuous consumption
concept in sociology and economy
17,528
views
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18
opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
16,661
views
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19
means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
16,325
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views
20
government debt
total financial liabilities of a government sector, accumulated through borrowing to cover past deficits when expenditures exceed revenues; may be owed to domestic or foreign creditors and forms part of a country's external debt when held abroad
16,289
views
views
21
capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
15,809
views
views
22
credit
loan
15,712
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views
23
work
activities performed as a means of support
15,370
views
views
24
comparative advantage
in economics, the advantage one has over others in producing a particular good due to a lower relative marginal cost prior to trade
15,261
views
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25
degrowth
economic thinking questioning the benefits and sustainability of economic growth
15,181
views
views
26
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
15,136
views
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27
commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
14,572
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28
distribution of wealth
spread of wealth in a society
14,045
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views
29
sericulture
process of silk production
13,982
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30
efficient-market hypothesis
economic theory that asset prices fully reflect all available information, so that it is impossible to "beat the market" consistently on a risk-adjusted basis
13,870
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31
craft
field of work that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work
13,641
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32
defense spending
the amount of financial resources dedicated by a nation to raising and maintaining an armed forces
13,559
views
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33
circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
12,969
views
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34
economies of scale
cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, throughput, or scale of operation
12,421
views
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35
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
12,113
views
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36
moral hazard
in economics, situation creating an incentive to take more risk (or otherwise change one's behavior) when another party will bear the costs
11,831
views
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37
human capital
knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics
10,999
views
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38
utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
10,991
views
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39
tertiary sector of the economy
service sector, as opposed to raw materials & manufacturing
10,653
views
views
40
goods and services
outcome of human efforts to meet the wants and needs of people
10,592
views
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41
energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
10,213
views
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42
hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
10,069
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43
economic sector
conceptual grouping of economic activities
9,996
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44
value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
9,712
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45
trading venue
highly organized trading market
9,687
views
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46
cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
9,568
views
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47
bounded rationality
the idea that rationality is limited by the tractability of the decision problem, the cognitive limitations of the mind, and the time available to make the decision
9,312
views
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48
industry
group of firms that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services
9,061
views
views
49
economic value
measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent
8,883
views
views
50
tropical fruit
fruits that typically grow in warm tropical climates
8,880
views
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51
Homo economicus
concept in many economic theories of humans as rational and narrowly self-interested actors who have the ability to make judgments toward their subjectively defined ends
8,805
views
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52
demand
in economics, the market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to purchase a good or service, measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently salable at any given price point
8,683
views
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53
monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
8,681
views
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54
standard of living
level of ownership and consumption of goods and services
8,652
views
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55
war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
8,288
views
views
56
post-capitalism
economic concept including proposals for a new economic system to replace capitalism, or otherwise speculate on the fate of the current form of the socio-economic order
7,795
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57
economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
7,523
views
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58
economic profit
concept in economics
7,501
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59
scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
7,349
views
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60
mode of production
Marxist term for way of producing goods
7,282
views
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61
non-renewable resource
class of economic resources that natural processes do not readily replenish at practical rates
7,254
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62
lease
business contract between two parties, the lessor (owner) and lessee (user), for use of property
7,233
views
views
63
current account
concept in international economics
7,206
views
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64
commodities market
trade with various types of energy on the energy market
7,191
views
views
65
vehicle insurance
type of insurance
7,124
views
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66
fungibility
property of a good whose individual units are essentially interchangeable
7,114
views
views
67
marginalism
concept in economics
7,015
views
views
68
wastewater treatment
converting wastewater into an effluent for return to the water cycle
6,805
views
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69
consumer behavior
activities of individuals, groups, and organizations associated with the purchase, use and disposal of goods and services
6,799
views
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70
diversification
the process of allocating capital in a way that reduces the exposure to any one particular asset or risk
6,704
views
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71
secondary sector of the economy
industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction
6,559
views
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72
history of trade
aspect of history
6,554
views
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73
vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
6,263
views
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74
Total addressable market
revenue opportunity available for a product or service
6,169
views
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75
floating exchange rate
regime in which a currency's value is set by market
6,029
views
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76
supply
in economics, the amount of a good that sellers are willing to provide in the market
5,981
views
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77
hardware store
store that sells household hardware for home improvement
5,968
views
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78
reimbursement
act of compensating someone for an out-of-pocket expense
5,947
views
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79
workforce
members of a particular organization or population who are able or eligible to work; labour pool in employment; it may also mean all those who are available for work
5,911
views
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80
share capital
portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash
5,888
views
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81
commercial broadcasting
practice of airing radio and television advertisements for profit
5,542
views
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82
wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
5,420
views
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83
spread
difference between prices quoted for buying and selling a financial security
5,420
views
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84
ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
5,396
views
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85
incentive
something that motivates an individual to perform an action
5,360
views
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86
creditor
person or organization that has a right to a benefit
5,183
views
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87
self-sufficiency
state of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others
5,138
views
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88
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
4,994
views
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89
working capital
financial metric
4,983
views
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90
herd behavior
how individuals in a group can act collectively without centralized direction
4,980
views
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91
financial transaction
agreement, or communication, carried out between a buyer and a seller to exchange an asset for payment
4,978
views
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92
Demurrage
cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
4,949
views
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93
retail banking
provision of services by a bank to individual consumers
4,946
views
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94
label
material affixed to a container or article with printed or engraved information that allows identification and recognition of features such as weight and price
4,822
views
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95
contraband
item illegal to possess or sell because it is outlawed or was illegally obtained
4,682
views
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96
expense
use or service to be provided to achieve a certain benefit
4,669
views
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97
transaction cost
cost incurred in making an economic exchange
4,663
views
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98
exploration–exploitation dilemma
decision-making tradeoff between relying on current best estimates and seeking more information
4,662
views
views
99
housing
houses or buildings for sheltering people
4,482
views
views
100
market environment
marketing term
4,393
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