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General profile: United States

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
343.477 Millions
..
27 348 814 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 9 147 420 km²
4.13 %
2.50 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-2.2 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
901 082
1 278 495
1 502 572
2 020 606
Merchandise imports
1 732 706
1 969 184
2 315 301
3 172 476
Merchandise trade balance
-831 624
-690 689
-812 729
-1 151 871
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
7 %7 %66 %66 %18 %18 %9 %9 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
352 760323 228147 80682 18676 473352 760323 228147 80682 18676 473
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
378 487
582 041
769 397
1 026 596
Services imports
312 225
436 456
498 305
748 198
Services trade balance
66 262
145 585
271 092
278 398
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
15.4
13.1
11.0
9.5
Travel
24.7
22.4
25.0
18.4
Other services
58.1
62.2
61.4
70.5
TRADE INDICES
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11911810996108108103100100979390878373797973107109105100100100100100100969595959799929796
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.5 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
13 039 197
15 048 970
18 295 000
27 348 814
GDP per capita, current US$
44 094
48 379
56 098
79 623
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.48
2.71
2.95
2.50
Current account balance, % of GDP
-5.75
-2.87
-2.23
-3.31
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.000
1.000
1.000
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
68.013.921.911.615.468.013.921.911.615.4
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.5 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
104 773.00
198 049.00
467 625.00
310 947.00
FDI outflows
15 369.00
277 779.00
264 359.00
404 316.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
..
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
310 947332 352389 43693 296229 930203 234308 957459 419467 625201 733201 393199 034229 862198 049143 604306 366215 952237 136104 773135 82653 14674 457159 461314 007FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-5.50
-3.34
-2.68
-2.86
Balance, % of imports
-35.68
-21.18
-17.71
-20.24
Normalized balance
-0.217
-0.118
-0.097
-0.113
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
25272523262727262830303131282530282725
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 83%Urban 83%Rural 17%Rural 17%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.554 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
11 658
12 792
11 794
12 623
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
40 085 086
46 474 302
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
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..
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Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
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Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
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Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024