The dominance of the US economy and the stock market in 4 charts

• The US economy has grown dramatically and powered its stock market in recent decades.
• The US share of the global equity market stands at 50%, according to Goldman Sachs.
• America's long-term dominance in markets reflects years of supercharged economic growth.

The dominance of the American economy and its markets has been an enduring theme. 

In fact, it's been building and even accelerating for decades compared to the rest of the world, according to Goldman Sachs. In a Monday note, strategists led by Peter Oppenheimer used historical data to illustrate the country's outperformance relative to global peers.