Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in United States
United States: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 84,489 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in United States, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in United States stood at 84,489 USD. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in United States peaked at 84,489 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,165 USD, in 1970.
That places United States 11th out of 228 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,165 USD | — |
| 1971 | 5,536 USD | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 6,010 USD | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 6,629 USD | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 7,118 USD | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 7,689 USD | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 8,471 USD | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 9,325 USD | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 10,433 USD | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 11,545 USD | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 12,431 USD | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 13,812 USD | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 14,254 USD | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 15,334 USD | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 16,869 USD | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 17,953 USD | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 18,772 USD | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 19,724 USD | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 21,081 USD | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 22,506 USD | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 23,535 USD | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 24,011 USD | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 25,116 USD | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 26,115 USD | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 27,450 USD | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 28,485 USD | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 29,805 USD | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 31,366 USD | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 32,822 USD | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 34,547 USD | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 36,418 USD | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 37,224 USD | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 38,069 USD | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 39,518 USD | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 41,727 USD | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 44,094 USD | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 46,248 USD | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 47,953 USD | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 48,430 USD | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 47,003 USD | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 48,379 USD | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 49,664 USD | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 51,256 USD | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 52,734 USD | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 54,495 USD | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 56,098 USD | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 57,127 USD | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 59,036 USD | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 61,651 USD | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 63,767 USD | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 62,910 USD | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 69,618 USD | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 76,147 USD | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 80,706 USD | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 84,489 USD | +4.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 84,489 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 35,958 USD, 2.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,792 USD | 5,165 USD | 11,545 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,274 USD | 12,431 USD | 22,506 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,325 USD | 23,535 USD | 34,547 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,668 USD | 36,418 USD | 48,430 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,421 USD | 48,379 USD | 63,767 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,774 USD | 62,910 USD | 84,489 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 509.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7205 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 371.72 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 0.9623 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in United States?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in United States was 84,489 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 84,489 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,165 USD in 1970.
- How does United States rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- United States ranks 11th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).