Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in United States of America

United States of America: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita was 2,497 current LCU per person in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2,497 current LCU per person
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
153rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
2,497 current LCU per person
in 2021
All-time low
1,171 current LCU per person
in 1997
Years of data
25
1997–2021

Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in United States of America, 1997–2021

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1997200920211997: 1.2k current LCU per person1998: 1.2k current LCU per person1999: 1.2k current LCU per person2000: 1.3k current LCU per person2001: 1.3k current LCU per person2002: 1.3k current LCU per person2003: 1.4k current LCU per person2004: 1.5k current LCU per person2005: 1.6k current LCU per person2006: 1.7k current LCU per person2007: 1.7k current LCU per person2008: 1.7k current LCU per person2009: 1.5k current LCU per person2010: 1.6k current LCU per person2011: 1.7k current LCU per person2012: 1.8k current LCU per person2013: 1.9k current LCU per person2014: 2.0k current LCU per person2015: 2.1k current LCU per person2016: 2.1k current LCU per person2017: 2.1k current LCU per person2018: 2.3k current LCU per person2019: 2.4k current LCU per person2020: 2.2k current LCU per person2021: 2.5k current LCU per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 2,497 current LCU per person for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in United States of America peaked at 2,497 current LCU per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,171 current LCU per person, in 1997.

That places United States of America 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in United States of America, 1997 to 2021.
Year current LCU per person Change
1997 1,171 current LCU per person
1998 1,214 current LCU per person +3.7%
1999 1,243 current LCU per person +2.3%
2000 1,300 current LCU per person +4.6%
2001 1,257 current LCU per person -3.4%
2002 1,334 current LCU per person +6.1%
2003 1,396 current LCU per person +4.7%
2004 1,511 current LCU per person +8.2%
2005 1,596 current LCU per person +5.7%
2006 1,714 current LCU per person +7.4%
2007 1,720 current LCU per person +0.3%
2008 1,716 current LCU per person -0.2%
2009 1,537 current LCU per person -10.4%
2010 1,646 current LCU per person +7.1%
2011 1,746 current LCU per person +6.1%
2012 1,822 current LCU per person +4.4%
2013 1,926 current LCU per person +5.7%
2014 2,017 current LCU per person +4.7%
2015 2,057 current LCU per person +2.0%
2016 2,061 current LCU per person +0.2%
2017 2,138 current LCU per person +3.7%
2018 2,331 current LCU per person +9.0%
2019 2,395 current LCU per person +2.8%
2020 2,163 current LCU per person -9.7%
2021 2,497 current LCU per person +15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,209 current LCU per person 1,171 current LCU per person 1,243 current LCU per person 3
2000s 1,508 current LCU per person 1,257 current LCU per person 1,720 current LCU per person 10
2010s 2,014 current LCU per person 1,646 current LCU per person 2,395 current LCU per person 10
2020s 2,330 current LCU per person 2,163 current LCU per person 2,497 current LCU per person 2

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 150 Montenegro 2,885 current LCU per person compare
  2. 151 Ghana 2,698 current LCU per person compare
  3. 152 Slovakia 2,651 current LCU per person compare
  4. 154 Switzerland 2,487 current LCU per person compare
  5. 155 Lesotho 2,484 current LCU per person compare
  6. 156 Samoa 2,434 current LCU per person compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in United States of America?
Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in United States of America was 2,497 current LCU per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 2,497 current LCU per person in 2021.
What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,171 current LCU per person in 1997.
How does United States of America rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
United States of America ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
198 places, 8,448 data points, 1960–2025
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.