United States — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for United States, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for United States was 2.16% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 7.24% in 1984. The lowest was -2.58% in 2009 (about -1.2× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.10% per year.
United States ranks 139 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 66%. The median for North America is 1.89%, so United States sits above it. It peaked in 1984 and has fallen 70% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 27%. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3352% in 1992. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962.
World ranking. Slipped: 79th of 107 in 1961 → 111th of 119 in 1970 → 111th of 152 in 1980 → 109th of 176 in 1990 → 104th of 199 in 2000 → 132nd of 209 in 2010 → 69th of 209 in 2020 → 128th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.16% | -0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 2.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.93% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 2.52% | -3.6 pp |
| 2021 | 6.15% | +8.2 pp |
| 2020 | -2.08% | -4.7 pp |
| 2019 | 2.58% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 2.97% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 2.46% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 1.82% | -1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 2.95% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 2.52% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 2.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 2.29% | +0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 1.56% | -1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +5.3 pp |
| 2009 | -2.58% | -2.7 pp |
| 2008 | 0.11% | -1.9 pp |
| 2007 | 2% | -0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 2.78% | -0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 3.48% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 3.85% | +1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 0.96% | -3.1 pp |
| 2000 | 4.08% | -0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 4.79% | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 4.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 4.45% | +0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 3.77% | +1.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.68% | -1.3 pp |
| 1994 | 4.03% | +1.3 pp |
| 1993 | 2.75% | -0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 3.52% | +3.6 pp |
| 1991 | -0.11% | -2.0 pp |
| 1990 | 1.89% | -1.8 pp |
| 1989 | 3.67% | -0.5 pp |
| 1988 | 4.18% | +0.7 pp |
| 1987 | 3.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 3.46% | -0.7 pp |
| 1985 | 4.17% | -3.1 pp |
| 1984 | 7.24% | +2.7 pp |
| 1983 | 4.58% | +6.4 pp |
| 1982 | -1.8% | -4.3 pp |
| 1981 | 2.54% | +2.8 pp |
| 1980 | -0.26% | -3.4 pp |
| 1979 | 3.17% | -2.4 pp |
| 1978 | 5.54% | +0.9 pp |
| 1977 | 4.62% | -0.8 pp |
| 1976 | 5.39% | +5.6 pp |
| 1975 | -0.21% | +0.3 pp |
| 1974 | -0.54% | -6.2 pp |
| 1973 | 5.65% | +0.4 pp |
| 1972 | 5.26% | +2.0 pp |
| 1971 | 3.29% | +3.1 pp |
| 1970 | 0.22% | -2.9 pp |
| 1969 | 3.1% | -1.7 pp |
| 1968 | 4.8% | +2.3 pp |
| 1967 | 2.5% | -4.0 pp |
| 1966 | 6.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 6.4% | +0.6 pp |
| 1964 | 5.8% | +1.4 pp |
| 1963 | 4.4% | -1.7 pp |
| 1962 | 6.1% | +3.8 pp |
| 1961 | 2.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was United States’s GDP growth in 1962?
6.1% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is United States’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -6.0% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.16%; 2024: 2.79%; 2023: 2.93%; 2022: 2.52%; 2021: 6.15%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.