Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in United States
United States: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 1.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in United States, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.8% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in United States peaked at 4.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2022.
That places United States 90th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -60.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +107.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -32.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -81.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +415.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +206.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -83.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +104.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -31.8% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +98.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -98.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +3050.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +112.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -34.3% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +350.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -32.3% |
| 2022 | -0.5% | -118.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -408.2% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +64.9% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | -27.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +3050.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -0.5% | 4.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in United States?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in United States was 1.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2022.
- How does United States rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- United States ranks 90th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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