North America · High income
United States: the economy in numbers
Per person: $90,027. Population: 342 million (2025).
$30.8T+2.2%real GDP growth, 2025
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #1 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +2.3%.
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025 · #11 of 204
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,027
2025 · #12 of 197
Inflation
2.7%
2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 3.6%
Government debt
124.4%
2025 · % of GDP, general government
Population
342M
2025 · #3 of 217
Unemployment
4.2%
2025 · ILO estimate
Stock market capitalization
224.0%
2025 · % of GDP · $68.9T
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2024
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $5.9 trillion in 1960, $30.8 trillion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $32,683 per person in 1960, $90,027 in 2025.
GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 2.4% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 7 of 65.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose by 82.2% from 2000 to 2024. Highest annual inflation: 13.5% in 1980.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 2001: 132.6% of GDP in 2020. IMF forecast for 2031: 145.0%.
General government (IMF)Central government only (World Bank)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2025 listed domestic companies were worth $68.9 trillion, or 224.0% of GDP. For US stock returns since 1871, with dividends and inflation, see the S&P 500 page.
Population
1960: 181 million · 2025: 342 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 6.8% · 2025: 4.2%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 69.8 years · 2024: 78.9 years.
Exports of goods and services
1970: 5.6% · 2024: 11.0%.
US stocks since 1871: the S&P 500 adjusted for inflation and dividends →
Data by year
Show the year-by-year table
| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 1.8%f | 1.9%f | 145.0%f | ||||||||
| 2030 | 1.8%f | 1.9%f | 140.7%f | ||||||||
| 2029 | 1.9%f | 1.9%f | 136.4%f | ||||||||
| 2028 | 2.1%f | 2.1%f | 132.3%f | ||||||||
| 2027 | 2.3%f | 2.8%f | 128.7%f | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2.3%f | 3.6%f | 126.8%f | ||||||||
| 2025 | $30.8T | $90,027 | $90,027 | 2.2% | 2.7% | 124.4% | 342M | 4.2% | 224.0% | ||
| 2024 | $29.3T | $86,170 | $86,170 | 2.8% | 2.9% | 122.3% | 340M | 4.0% | 212.3% | 78.9 | 11.0% |
| 2023 | $27.8T | $82,587 | $82,587 | 2.9% | 4.1% | 120.0% | 337M | 3.6% | 176.1% | 78.4 | 11.1% |
| 2022 | $26.1T | $78,009 | $78,009 | 2.5% | 8.0% | 119.2% | 334M | 3.6% | 154.7% | 77.4 | 11.7% |
| 2021 | $23.7T | $71,441 | $71,441 | 6.2% | 4.7% | 125.0% | 332M | 5.3% | 204.6% | 76.3 | 10.8% |
| 2020 | $21.4T | $64,465 | $64,465 | −2.1% | 1.2% | 132.6% | 332M | 8.1% | 194.5% | 77.0 | 10.1% |
| 2019 | $21.5T | $65,228 | $65,228 | 2.6% | 1.8% | 108.8% | 330M | 3.7% | 158.2% | 78.8 | 11.8% |
| 2018 | $20.7T | $62,876 | $62,876 | 3.0% | 2.4% | 107.7% | 329M | 3.9% | 147.3% | 78.6 | 12.3% |
| 2017 | $19.6T | $60,048 | $60,048 | 2.5% | 2.1% | 106.5% | 327M | 4.4% | 163.8% | 78.5 | 12.2% |
| 2016 | $18.8T | $57,977 | $57,977 | 1.8% | 1.3% | 107.5% | 324M | 4.9% | 145.5% | 78.5 | 11.9% |
| 2015 | $18.3T | $56,849 | $56,849 | 2.9% | 0.1% | 105.5% | 322M | 5.3% | 137.0% | 78.7 | 12.4% |
| 2014 | $17.6T | $55,153 | $55,153 | 2.5% | 1.6% | 105.0% | 319M | 6.2% | 149.5% | 78.8 | 13.5% |
| 2013 | $16.9T | $53,297 | $53,297 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 105.0% | 317M | 7.4% | 142.4% | 78.7 | 13.6% |
| 2012 | $16.3T | $51,708 | $51,708 | 2.3% | 2.1% | 103.7% | 314M | 8.1% | 114.9% | 78.7 | 13.6% |
| 2011 | $15.6T | $50,025 | $50,025 | 1.6% | 3.2% | 100.0% | 312M | 8.9% | 100.3% | 78.6 | 13.6% |
| 2010 | $15T | $48,643 | $48,643 | 2.7% | 1.6% | 95.7% | 309M | 9.6% | 114.8% | 78.5 | 12.3% |
| 2009 | $14.5T | $47,195 | $47,195 | −2.6% | −0.4% | 87.1% | 307M | 9.3% | 104.1% | 78.4 | 10.9% |
| 2008 | $14.8T | $48,570 | $48,570 | 0.1% | 3.8% | 73.9% | 304M | 5.8% | 78.5% | 78.0 | 12.4% |
| 2007 | $14.5T | $48,050 | $48,050 | 2.0% | 2.9% | 65.0% | 301M | 4.6% | 137.6% | 78.0 | 11.5% |
| 2006 | $13.8T | $46,302 | $46,302 | 2.8% | 3.2% | 64.5% | 298M | 4.6% | 141.6% | 77.7 | 10.6% |
| 2005 | $13T | $44,123 | $44,123 | 3.5% | 3.4% | 65.8% | 296M | 5.1% | 130.4% | 77.5 | 10.0% |
| 2004 | $12.2T | $41,725 | $41,725 | 3.8% | 2.7% | 66.4% | 293M | 5.5% | 133.6% | 77.5 | 9.6% |
| 2003 | $11.5T | $39,490 | $39,490 | 2.8% | 2.3% | 59.0% | 290M | 6.0% | 124.5% | 77.0 | 9.0% |
| 2002 | $10.9T | $37,998 | $37,998 | 1.7% | 1.6% | 55.9% | 288M | 5.8% | 101.1% | 76.9 | 9.1% |
| 2001 | $10.6T | $37,134 | $37,134 | 1.0% | 2.8% | 53.5% | 285M | 4.7% | 132.1% | 76.8 | 9.7% |
| 2000 | $10.3T | $36,330 | $36,330 | 4.1% | 3.4% | 282M | 4.0% | 147.4% | 76.6 | 10.7% | |
| 1999 | $9.63T | $34,515 | $34,515 | 4.8% | 2.2% | 279M | 4.2% | 153.4% | 76.6 | 10.3% | |
| 1998 | $9.06T | $32,854 | $32,854 | 4.5% | 1.6% | 276M | 4.5% | 142.6% | 76.6 | 10.5% | |
| 1997 | $8.58T | $31,459 | $31,459 | 4.4% | 2.3% | 273M | 5.0% | 125.6% | 76.4 | 11.1% | |
| 1996 | $8.07T | $29,968 | $29,968 | 3.8% | 2.9% | 269M | 5.5% | 105.0% | 76.0 | 10.7% | |
| 1995 | $7.64T | $28,691 | $28,691 | 2.7% | 2.8% | 266M | 5.7% | 91.0% | 75.6 | 10.6% | |
| 1994 | $7.29T | $27,695 | $27,695 | 4.0% | 2.6% | 263M | 6.1% | 70.5% | 75.6 | 9.9% | |
| 1993 | $6.86T | $26,387 | $26,387 | 2.8% | 3.0% | 260M | 6.9% | 76.6% | 75.4 | 9.5% | |
| 1992 | $6.52T | $25,419 | $25,419 | 3.5% | 3.0% | 257M | 7.5% | 69.7% | 75.6 | 9.7% | |
| 1991 | $6.16T | $24,342 | $24,342 | −0.1% | 4.2% | 253M | 6.8% | 67.5% | 75.4 | 9.7% | |
| 1990 | $5.96T | $23,889 | $23,889 | 1.9% | 5.4% | 250M | 51.9% | 75.2 | 9.3% | ||
| 1989 | $5.64T | $22,857 | 3.7% | 4.8% | 247M | 60.0% | 75.0 | 8.9% | |||
| 1988 | $5.24T | $21,417 | 4.2% | 4.1% | 244M | 53.1% | 74.8 | 8.5% | |||
| 1987 | $4.86T | $20,039 | 3.5% | 3.7% | 242M | 52.1% | 74.8 | 7.5% | |||
| 1986 | $4.58T | $19,071 | 3.5% | 1.9% | 240M | 55.4% | 74.6 | 7.0% | |||
| 1985 | $4.34T | $18,237 | 4.2% | 3.5% | 238M | 53.0% | 74.6 | 7.0% | |||
| 1984 | $4.04T | $17,121 | 7.2% | 4.3% | 236M | 39.7% | 74.6 | 7.5% | |||
| 1983 | $3.63T | $15,544 | 4.6% | 3.2% | 234M | 49.8% | 74.5 | 7.6% | |||
| 1982 | $3.34T | $14,434 | −1.8% | 6.1% | 232M | 43.6% | 74.4 | 8.5% | |||
| 1981 | $3.21T | $13,976 | 2.5% | 10.3% | 229M | 39.4% | 74.0 | 9.5% | |||
| 1980 | $2.86T | $12,575 | −0.3% | 13.5% | 227M | 47.6% | 73.6 | 9.8% | |||
| 1979 | $2.63T | $11,674 | 3.2% | 11.3% | 225M | 37.8% | 73.8 | 8.8% | |||
| 1978 | $2.35T | $10,565 | 5.5% | 7.6% | 223M | 36.7% | 73.4 | 7.9% | |||
| 1977 | $2.08T | $9,453 | 4.6% | 6.5% | 220M | 40.1% | 73.3 | 7.7% | |||
| 1976 | $1.87T | $8,592 | 5.4% | 5.7% | 218M | 47.1% | 72.9 | 8.0% | |||
| 1975 | $1.68T | $7,801 | −0.2% | 9.1% | 216M | 41.8% | 72.6 | 8.2% | |||
| 1974 | $1.55T | $7,226 | −0.5% | 11.1% | 214M | 72.0 | 8.2% | ||||
| 1973 | $1.43T | $6,726 | 5.6% | 6.2% | 212M | 71.4 | 6.7% | ||||
| 1972 | $1.28T | $6,094 | 5.3% | 3.3% | 210M | 71.2 | 5.5% | ||||
| 1971 | $1.16T | $5,609 | 3.3% | 4.3% | 208M | 71.1 | 5.4% | ||||
| 1970 | $1.07T | $5,234 | 0.2% | 5.8% | 205M | 70.8 | 5.6% | ||||
| 1969 | $1.02T | $5,020 | 3.1% | 5.5% | 203M | 70.5 | |||||
| 1968 | $940B | $4,685 | 4.8% | 4.3% | 201M | 70.0 | |||||
| 1967 | $860B | $4,326 | 2.5% | 2.8% | 199M | 70.6 | |||||
| 1966 | $813B | $4,136 | 6.5% | 3.0% | 197M | 70.2 | |||||
| 1965 | $742B | $3,818 | 6.4% | 1.6% | 194M | 70.2 | |||||
| 1964 | $684B | $3,565 | 5.8% | 1.3% | 192M | 70.2 | |||||
| 1963 | $637B | $3,366 | 4.4% | 1.2% | 189M | 69.9 | |||||
| 1962 | $604B | $3,236 | 6.1% | 1.2% | 187M | 70.1 | |||||
| 1961 | $562B | $3,059 | 2.3% | 1.1% | 184M | 70.3 | |||||
| 1960 | $542B | $3,000 | 1.5% | 181M | 69.8 |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Inflation: IMF data for 2025, World Bank for the other years.
Nearby economies in North America
Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
Rankings
GDP by country · GDP per capita · Real GDP growth · Inflation by country · Government debt to GDP · Stock market to GDP · Population by country · Unemployment by country
Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)