Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in United States of America
United States of America: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -24.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in United States of America, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in United States of America is -24.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in United States of America peaked at -17.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -32.3%, in 2020.
United States of America ranks 75th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -17.9% | — |
| 2001 | -19.5% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | -20.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | -20.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | -20.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | -20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | -20.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | -20.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | -22.8% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | -25.6% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | -26.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | -25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | -23.9% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | -22.9% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | -22.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | -22.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | -22.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | -22.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | -22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | -22.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | -32.3% | +42.3% |
| 2021 | -31.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | -25.0% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | -24.9% | -0.6% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's -24.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is -34.2%, 73% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in United States of America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -42.3% | -22.7% | -32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -20.9% | -25.6% | -17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -23.3% | -26.1% | -22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -28.5% | -32.3% | -24.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More economy & growth data for United States of America
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in United States of America?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in United States of America was -24.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was -17.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.3% in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- United States of America ranks 75th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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