How does United States rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?

United States ranks 59th out of 205 countries with data for 2021.

Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United States?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in United States

Name: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in United States
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United States: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.9477 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)

0.9477 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

59th

of 205 countries

All-time high

0.9674 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2009

All-time low

0.9177 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2021

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in United States, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

United States recorded 0.9477 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in United States peaked at 0.9674 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9177 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

United States ranks 59th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in United States, year by year

Annual values for Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in United States, 1970 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.9193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.9177 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1972	0.9208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1973	0.9214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1974	0.9213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1975	0.9224 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1976	0.9246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1977	0.9267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1978	0.9311 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1979	0.9347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1980	0.9333 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1981	0.9301 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1982	0.9324 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1983	0.9334 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1984	0.9334 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1985	0.9339 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1986	0.9348 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1987	0.9347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1988	0.9341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1989	0.9342 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1990	0.9333 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1991	0.9302 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1992	0.9305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1993	0.932 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1994	0.9296 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1995	0.9315 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1996	0.9324 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1997	0.9628 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1998	0.963 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1999	0.964 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2000	0.9642 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2001	0.9662 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2002	0.9649 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2003	0.9646 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2004	0.9638 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2005	0.9638 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2006	0.963 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2007	0.9642 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2008	0.9647 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2009	0.9674 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2010	0.9662 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2011	0.9651 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2012	0.9648 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2013	0.9616 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2014	0.9602 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2015	0.959 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2016	0.9586 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2017	0.9575 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2018	0.9569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2019	0.9559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2020	0.9517 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2021	0.9477 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%

United States compared with similar countries

United States's 0.9477 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9057 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.924 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9177 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.9334 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9301 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9348 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.9409 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9296 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.964 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.9647 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.963 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9674 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.9606 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9662 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.9497 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9477 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9517 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near United States

56 Guinea-Bissau 0.9544 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
57 Algeria 0.9499 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
58 Tunisia 0.9494 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
60 Comoros 0.9474 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
61 Zimbabwe 0.9471 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
62 Rwanda 0.9468 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in United States?: Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in United States was 0.9477 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 0.9674 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9177 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does United States rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?: United States ranks 59th out of 205 countries with data for 2021.
Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 10,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.