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  1. U.S. real per capita GDP 2024, by state

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    Updated Aug 1, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. real per capita GDP 2024, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248063/per-capita-us-real-gross-domestic-product-gdp-by-state/
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    Aug 1, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Out of all 50 states, New York had the highest per-capita real gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, at 92,341 U.S. dollars, followed closely by Massachusetts. Mississippi had the lowest per-capita real GDP, at 41,603 U.S. dollars. While not a state, the District of Columbia had a per capita GDP of more than 210,780 U.S. dollars. What is real GDP? A country’s real GDP is a measure that shows the value of the goods and services produced by an economy and is adjusted for inflation. The real GDP of a country helps economists to see the health of a country’s economy and its standard of living. Downturns in GDP growth can indicate financial difficulties, such as the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, when the U.S. GDP decreased by 2.5 percent. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on U.S. GDP, shrinking the economy 2.8 percent. The U.S. economy rebounded in 2021, however, growing by nearly six percent. Why real GDP per capita matters Real GDP per capita takes the GDP of a country, state, or metropolitan area and divides it by the number of people in that area. Some argue that per-capita GDP is more important than the GDP of a country, as it is a good indicator of whether or not the country’s population is getting wealthier, thus increasing the standard of living in that area. The best measure of standard of living when comparing across countries is thought to be GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) which uses the prices of specific goods to compare the absolute purchasing power of a countries currency.

  2. Countries with the largest gross domestic product (GDP) 2025

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    Updated May 28, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Countries with the largest gross domestic product (GDP) 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268173/countries-with-the-largest-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
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    May 28, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    In 2025, the United States had the largest economy in the world, with a gross domestic product of over 30 trillion U.S. dollars. China had the second largest economy, at around 19.23 trillion U.S. dollars. Recent adjustments in the list have seen Germany's economy overtake Japan's to become the third-largest in the world in 2023, while Brazil's economy moved ahead of Russia's in 2024. Global gross domestic product Global gross domestic product amounts to almost 110 trillion U.S. dollars, with the United States making up more than one-quarter of this figure alone. The 12 largest economies in the world include all Group of Seven (G7) economies, as well as the four largest BRICS economies. The U.S. has consistently had the world's largest economy since the interwar period, and while previous reports estimated it would be overtaken by China in the 2020s, more recent projections estimate the U.S. economy will remain the largest by a considerable margin going into the 2030s.The gross domestic product of a country is calculated by taking spending and trade into account, to show how much the country can produce in a certain amount of time, usually per year. It represents the value of all goods and services produced during that year. Those countries considered to have emerging or developing economies account for almost 60 percent of global gross domestic product, while advanced economies make up over 40 percent.

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    United States GDP

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    Updated Jun 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States GDP [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp
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    Jun 15, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1960 - Dec 31, 2024
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United States was worth 29184.89 billion US dollars in 2024, according to official data from the World Bank. The GDP value of the United States represents 27.49 percent of the world economy. This dataset provides - United States GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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    United States GDP Growth Rate

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    Updated Jul 30, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States GDP Growth Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp-growth
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    Jul 30, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jun 30, 1947 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United States expanded 3 percent in the second quarter of 2025 over the previous quarter. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States GDP Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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    Gross Domestic Product

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    Updated Jul 30, 2025
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    (2025). Gross Domestic Product [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDP
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    Jul 30, 2025
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    Description

    View economic output, reported as the nominal value of all new goods and services produced by labor and property located in the U.S.

  6. Gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States 2030

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    Updated May 21, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States 2030 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263591/gross-domestic-product-gdp-of-the-united-states/
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    Dataset updated
    May 21, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The statistic shows the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States from 1987 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. The gross domestic product of the United States in 2024 amounted to around 29.18 trillion U.S. dollars. The United States and the economy The United States’ economy is by far the largest in the world; a status which can be determined by several key factors, one being gross domestic product: A look at the GDP of the main industrialized and emerging countries shows a significant difference between US GDP and the GDP of China, the runner-up in the ranking, as well as the followers Japan, Germany and France. Interestingly, it is assumed that China will have surpassed the States in terms of GDP by 2030, but for now, the United States is among the leading countries in almost all other relevant rankings and statistics, trade and employment for example. See the U.S. GDP growth rate here. Just like in other countries, the American economy suffered a severe setback when the economic crisis occurred in 2008. The American economy entered a recession caused by the collapsing real estate market and increasing unemployment. Despite this, the standard of living is considered quite high; life expectancy in the United States has been continually increasing slightly over the past decade, the unemployment rate in the United States has been steadily recovering and decreasing since the crisis, and the Big Mac Index, which represents the global prices for a Big Mac, a popular indicator for the purchasing power of an economy, shows that the United States’ purchasing power in particular is only slightly lower than that of the euro area.

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    United States GDP Annual Growth Rate

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    Updated Mar 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States GDP Annual Growth Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp-growth-annual
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 15, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Mar 31, 1948 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United States expanded 2 percent in the second quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States GDP Annual Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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    United States GDP per capita

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    Updated Jul 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States GDP per capita [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp-per-capita
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1960 - Dec 31, 2024
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The Gross Domestic Product per capita in the United States was last recorded at 66682.61 US dollars in 2024. The GDP per Capita in the United States is equivalent to 528 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - United States GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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    Nominal Gross Domestic Product for United States

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Jul 21, 2025
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    (2025). Nominal Gross Domestic Product for United States [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NGDPSAXDCUSQ
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    Jul 21, 2025
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Nominal Gross Domestic Product for United States (NGDPSAXDCUSQ) from Q1 1950 to Q1 2025 about GDP and USA.

  10. U.S. real GDP growth by quarter Q2 2013- Q1 2025

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    Updated Jul 31, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. real GDP growth by quarter Q2 2013- Q1 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188185/percent-change-from-preceding-period-in-real-gdp-in-the-us/
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    Jul 31, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    As of the first quarter of 2025, the GDP of the U.S. fell by 0.5 percent from the fourth quarter of 2024. GDP, or gross domestic product, is effectively a count of the total goods and services produced in a country over a certain period of time. It is calculated by first adding together a country’s total consumer spending, government spending, investments and exports; and then deducting the country’s imports. The values in this statistic are the change in ‘constant price’ or ‘real’ GDP, which means this basic calculation is also adjusted to factor in the regular price changes measured by the U.S. inflation rate. Because of this adjustment, U.S. real annual GDP will differ from the U.S. 'nominal' annual GDP for all years except the baseline from which inflation is calculated. What is annualized GDP? The important thing to note about the growth rates in this statistic is that the values are annualized, meaning the U.S. economy has not actually contracted or grown by the percentage shown. For example, the fall of 29.9 percent in the second quarter of 2020 did not mean GDP is suddenly one third less than a year before. In fact, it means that if the decline seen during that quarter continued at the same rate for a full year, then GDP would decline by this amount. Annualized values can therefore exaggerate the effect of short-term economic shocks, as they only look at economic output during a limited period. This effect can be seen by comparing annualized quarterly growth rates with the annual GDP growth rates for each calendar year.

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    Real gross domestic product per capita

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Jul 30, 2025
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    (2025). Real gross domestic product per capita [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A939RX0Q048SBEA
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    Jul 30, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for Real gross domestic product per capita (A939RX0Q048SBEA) from Q1 1947 to Q2 2025 about per capita, real, GDP, and USA.

  12. Gross domestic product of G20 countries 2023 and 2027

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Gross domestic product of G20 countries 2023 and 2027 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722944/g20-country-gdp-levels/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
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    Time period covered
    Oct 2024
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States amounted to **** trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, making it the largest economy in the G20 and the largest worldwide. China was the second largest economy in that year, with a GDP valued at **** trillion U.S. dollars. It is worth noticing that while the U.S. GDP was forecast to increase by around **** trillion U.S. dollars until 2027, China's GDP is forecast to grow by around *** trillion U.S. dollars in the same time.

  13. United States Government Debt: % of GDP

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    Updated Feb 13, 2025
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    CEICdata.com (2025). United States Government Debt: % of GDP [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/united-states/government-debt--of-nominal-gdp
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    Feb 13, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Mar 1, 2022 - Dec 1, 2024
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Key information about United States Government Debt: % of GDP

    • United States Government debt accounted for 124.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 123.1 % in the previous quarter.
    • US government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1969 to Dec 2024.
    • The data reached an all-time high of 130.4 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of 31.8 % in Sep 1974.

    CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service provides Government Debt in USD. The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides Nominal GDP in USD. Government Debt covers Central Government only.


    Related information about United States Government Debt: % of GDP

    • In the latest reports, US National Government Debt reached 36,220.2 USD bn in Jan 2025.
    • The country's Nominal GDP reached 6,632.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.

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    Dates of U.S. recessions as inferred by GDP-based recession indicator

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    Updated Jul 30, 2025
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    (2025). Dates of U.S. recessions as inferred by GDP-based recession indicator [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JHDUSRGDPBR
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    Jul 30, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for Dates of U.S. recessions as inferred by GDP-based recession indicator (JHDUSRGDPBR) from Q4 1967 to Q1 2025 about recession indicators, GDP, and USA.

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    United States GDP per capita PPP

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    Updated Jun 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States GDP per capita PPP [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp-per-capita-ppp
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    Jun 15, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1990 - Dec 31, 2024
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The Gross Domestic Product per capita in the United States was last recorded at 75491.61 US dollars in 2024, when adjusted by purchasing power parity (PPP). The GDP per Capita, in the United States, when adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity is equivalent to 425 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - United States GDP per capita PPP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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    United States Balance of Trade

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    Updated Aug 5, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States Balance of Trade [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/balance-of-trade
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 5, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 31, 1950 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The United States recorded a trade deficit of 60.18 USD Billion in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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    Gross National Product

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    Updated Jun 26, 2025
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    (2025). Gross National Product [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GNP
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    Jun 26, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for Gross National Product (GNP) from Q1 1947 to Q1 2025 about GNP, GDP, and USA.

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    Gross Domestic Product: Implicit Price Deflator

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Jul 30, 2025
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    (2025). Gross Domestic Product: Implicit Price Deflator [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPDEF
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    Jul 30, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for Gross Domestic Product: Implicit Price Deflator (GDPDEF) from Q1 1947 to Q2 2025 about implicit price deflator, headline figure, inflation, GDP, and USA.

  19. U.S. share of value added to GDP 2024, by industry

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    Updated May 13, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. share of value added to GDP 2024, by industry [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248004/percentage-added-to-the-us-gdp-by-industry/
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    Dataset updated
    May 13, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2024, the finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing industry contributed the highest amount of value to the GDP of the U.S. at 21.2 percent. The construction industry contributed around four percent of GDP in the same year.

  20. United States M2 Growth

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    Updated Feb 15, 2020
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    CEICdata.com (2020). United States M2 Growth [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/united-states/m2-growth
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 15, 2020
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    CEIC Data
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Feb 1, 2024 - Jan 1, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Key information about United States M2 Growth

    • United States Money Supply M2 increased 3.9 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with a growth of 3.8 % in the previous month
    • US Money Supply M2 growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1960 to Jan 2025
    • The data reached an all-time high of 26.6 % in Feb 2021 and a record low of -4.6 % in Apr 2023

    CEIC calculates M2 Growth Rate from monthly M2. Federal Reserve Board provides M2 in USD.


    Further information about United States M2 Growth

    • In the latest reports, US Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 34.9 USD bn in Dec 2024
    • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 0.1 Months of Import in Dec 2024
    • US Domestic Credit reached 30,648.3 USD bn in Mar 2024, representing an drop of 0.3 % YoY
    • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.7 % in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 1.5 % in the previous quarter
    • Household Debt of US reached 18,036.0 USD bn in Dec 2024, accounting for 61.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP

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Statista (2025). U.S. real per capita GDP 2024, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248063/per-capita-us-real-gross-domestic-product-gdp-by-state/
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U.S. real per capita GDP 2024, by state

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Dataset updated
Aug 1, 2025
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Time period covered
2024
Area covered
United States
Description

Out of all 50 states, New York had the highest per-capita real gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, at 92,341 U.S. dollars, followed closely by Massachusetts. Mississippi had the lowest per-capita real GDP, at 41,603 U.S. dollars. While not a state, the District of Columbia had a per capita GDP of more than 210,780 U.S. dollars. What is real GDP? A country’s real GDP is a measure that shows the value of the goods and services produced by an economy and is adjusted for inflation. The real GDP of a country helps economists to see the health of a country’s economy and its standard of living. Downturns in GDP growth can indicate financial difficulties, such as the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, when the U.S. GDP decreased by 2.5 percent. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on U.S. GDP, shrinking the economy 2.8 percent. The U.S. economy rebounded in 2021, however, growing by nearly six percent. Why real GDP per capita matters Real GDP per capita takes the GDP of a country, state, or metropolitan area and divides it by the number of people in that area. Some argue that per-capita GDP is more important than the GDP of a country, as it is a good indicator of whether or not the country’s population is getting wealthier, thus increasing the standard of living in that area. The best measure of standard of living when comparing across countries is thought to be GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) which uses the prices of specific goods to compare the absolute purchasing power of a countries currency.

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