Vulnerability score, Capacity in United States
United States: Vulnerability score, Capacity was 0.2524 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vulnerability score, Capacity in United States, 2015–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.2524 for vulnerability score, capacity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerability score, capacity in United States peaked at 0.2535 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2356, in 2017.
United States ranks 169th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Vulnerability score, Capacity in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.2428 | — |
| 2016 | 0.2418 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2356 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2467 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2504 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2535 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.249 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2524 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2524 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2524 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.2524 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3199, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2435 | 0.2356 | 0.2504 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2519 | 0.249 | 0.2535 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More economy & growth data for United States
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -24.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerability score, capacity in United States?
- Vulnerability score, capacity in United States was 0.2524 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability score, capacity recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2535 in 2020.
- What is the lowest vulnerability score, capacity recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2356 in 2017.
- How does United States rank for vulnerability score, capacity?
- United States ranks 169th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vulnerability score, capacity rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vulnerability score, Capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ND-GAIN index is a global free open-source index, that measures a country’s current vulnerability to climate disruptions and assesses a country’s readiness to leverage private and public sector investment for adaptive actions. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN index is an adaptation of the original index, adjusted by IMF staff to replace the Doing Business (DB) Index, used as source data in the original ND-GAIN, because the DB database has been discontinued by the World Bank in 2020 and it is no longer allowed in IMF work. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN is an interim solution offered by IMF staff until the ND-GAIN compilers will review the methodology and replace the DB index.