Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United States
United States: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 2.41 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.41 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
49th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.41 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.5649 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United States, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United States is 2.41 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United States peaked at 2.41 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5649 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
United States ranks 49th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5649 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.5835 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6141 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6488 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6453 million USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.644 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6787 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7101 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7494 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7731 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7711 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7907 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7764 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.812 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8708 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9071 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9385 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9709 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.05 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.07 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.07 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.1 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.21 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.31 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.37 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.44 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.5 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.51 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.75 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.78 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.79 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million USD per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.79 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.81 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.86 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.89 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.04 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.09 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.15 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.16 million USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.29 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 2.34 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.41 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2.41 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.85 million USD per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6612 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5649 million USD per square kilometre | 0.7731 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8897 million USD per square kilometre | 0.7711 million USD per square kilometre | 1.05 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million USD per square kilometre | 1.07 million USD per square kilometre | 1.44 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 million USD per square kilometre | 1.5 million USD per square kilometre | 1.79 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 million USD per square kilometre | 1.79 million USD per square kilometre | 2.2 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 million USD per square kilometre | 2.16 million USD per square kilometre | 2.41 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 46 Portugal 2.57 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 47 Brunei 2.5 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 48 Palestine 2.45 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.37 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Slovakia 2.17 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 52 Poland 2.08 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for United States
- 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$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United States?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United States was 2.41 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5649 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does United States rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.