GDP growth in United States
United States: GDP growth was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in United States, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in United States stood at 2.2%.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in United States peaked at 7.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, -2.6%, in 2009.
That places United States 139th out of 213 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.
GDP growth in United States, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.3% | — |
| 1962 | 6.1% | +165.2% |
| 1963 | 4.4% | -27.9% |
| 1964 | 5.8% | +31.8% |
| 1965 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | -61.5% |
| 1968 | 4.8% | +92.0% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | -35.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -93.0% |
| 1971 | 3.3% | +1420.1% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +59.6% |
| 1973 | 5.6% | +7.4% |
| 1974 | -0.5% | -109.6% |
| 1975 | -0.2% | -62.0% |
| 1976 | 5.4% | -2720.4% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | -14.2% |
| 1978 | 5.5% | +19.7% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -42.8% |
| 1980 | -0.3% | -108.1% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | -1088.3% |
| 1982 | -1.8% | -171.0% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | -354.2% |
| 1984 | 7.2% | +57.9% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -42.4% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -48.6% |
| 1991 | -0.1% | -105.7% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -3352.1% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +46.4% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -33.4% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +40.5% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -76.6% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +78.0% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +64.4% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +37.6% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -28.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -94.3% |
| 2009 | -2.6% | -2368.3% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -204.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -42.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +46.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -38.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | -2.1% | -180.6% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -395.6% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -59.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 2.3% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | -0.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -1.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | -0.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | -2.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -2.1% | 6.2% | 6 |
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9477 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 67,708 current US$ per person (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 10.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9477 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 67,708 current LCU per person (2021)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 90,026 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in United States?
- Gdp growth in United States was 2.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 1984.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.6% in 2009.
- How does United States rank for gdp growth?
- United States ranks 139th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.