Economy of the United States

The United States has a highly developed and diversified market-oriented economy. It is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP, generating 26% of global economic output. It is the... Wikipedia

• Currency:  United States dollar (USD, $)
• Fiscal year:  October 1 – September 30
• Trade organisations:  WTO, G20, G7, OECD, USMCA, APEC and others
• Population:  342,409,452 (2026)
• GDP:  $32.38 trillion (nominal, 2026), $32.38 trillion (PPP, 2026)
• GDP rank:  1st (nominal, 2026), 2nd (PPP, 2026)
• GDP growth:  2.1% (2025), 2.3% (2026f), 2.1% (2027f)
• GDP per capita:  $94,430 (nominal, 2026), $94,430 (PPP, 2026)
• GDP per capita rank:  9th (nominal, 2026), 10th (PPP, 2026)
• GDP by sector:  Services: 76.4%, Industry: 17.6%, Agriculture: 5.9%, (2024)
• GDP by component:  Household consumption: 67.9%, Government consumption: 17.3%, Investment in fixed capital: 17.5%, Investment in inventories: 0.2%, Exports of goods and services: 11.1%, Imports of goods and services: −14%, (2023 est.)
• Inflation (CPI):  3.3% (March 2026)
• Population below poverty line:  10.6% (2024), 35.9 million (2024)
• Gini coefficient:  46.5 high (2023, USCB), 41.8 high (2023, World Bank), 44.3 high (2021, CBO)
• Human Development Index:  0.938 very high (2023) (17th), 0.832 very high IHDI (29th) (2023)
• Labour force:  168,110,083 (2024), 62.6% employment rate (2024)
• Labour force by occupation:  Agriculture: 1.0%, Industry: 19%, Services: 80%, (FY 2018)
• Unemployment:  4.3% (March 2026), 13.7% youth unemployment (March 2026, 16 to 19 year-olds), 7.2 million unemployed (March 2026)
• Average gross salary:  $5,886, monthly (2024)
• Average net salary:  $4,450, monthly (2024)
• Main industries:  Further information High-technology, petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, agribusiness, food processing
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo