GDP growth in North America
North America: GDP growth was 2.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in North America, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
North America recorded 2.1% for gdp growth in 2025.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in North America peaked at 7.1% in 1984 and was at its lowest, -2.6%, in 2009.
North America ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in North America, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.4% | — |
| 1962 | 6.2% | +162.1% |
| 1963 | 4.5% | -27.9% |
| 1964 | 5.9% | +31.4% |
| 1965 | 6.4% | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 6.5% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | -60.9% |
| 1968 | 4.8% | +88.9% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | -32.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -86.7% |
| 1971 | 3.4% | +672.8% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +57.4% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | +8.7% |
| 1974 | -0.2% | -103.8% |
| 1975 | -0.1% | -75.3% |
| 1976 | 5.4% | -10213.4% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | -16.6% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | +18.7% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -40.2% |
| 1980 | -0.0% | -101.4% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -6027.4% |
| 1982 | -1.9% | -173.6% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | -328.9% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +61.5% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -40.8% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -20.5% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -51.0% |
| 1991 | -0.3% | -115.7% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -1311.3% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +48.1% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -33.9% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +34.4% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -75.2% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +74.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +50.8% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +39.4% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -91.0% |
| 2009 | -2.6% | -1534.1% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -204.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +33.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -36.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +42.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | -2.3% | -191.4% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -365.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -56.2% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | -0.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -1.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | -0.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | -2.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -2.3% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 36 Gambia 5.9% compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.9% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 5.8% compare
- 39 Seychelles 5.8% compare
- 40 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.8% compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 5.6% compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
More economy & growth data for North America
- Manufacturing, value added 10.4% (2021)
- Imports of goods and services 4.34 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 5.0% (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 15.4% (2024)
- External balance on goods and services -2.8% (2024)
- Trade 28.5% (2024)
- Trade in services 7.5% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.7% (2025)
- Services, value added 75.5% (2021)
- Services, value added 19.44 trillion current US$ (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in North America?
- Gdp growth in North America was 2.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1984.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.6% in 2009.
- How does North America rank for gdp growth?
- North America ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.