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General profile: United States of America

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
341.642 Millions
1.000 USD/US$
25 589 101 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 9 156 640 km²
7.99 %
2.10 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+17.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
901 082
1 278 495
1 502 572
2 064 278
Merchandise imports
1 732 706
1 969 184
2 315 301
3 375 819
Merchandise trade balance
-831 624
-690 689
-812 729
-1 311 541
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
8 %8 %62 %62 %20 %20 %10 %10 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
354 887324 378153 83780 30577 261354 887324 378153 83780 30577 261
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
378 487
582 041
769 397
928 530
Services imports
312 225
436 456
498 305
696 707
Services trade balance
66 262
145 585
271 092
231 823
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
15.4
13.1
11.0
9.8
Travel
24.7
22.4
25.0
14.7
Other services
58.1
62.2
61.4
73.9
TRADE INDICES
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1099610810810310010097939087837379797368666261626410510010010010010010096959595979992979697101103104103100
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.1 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
13 123 112
15 147 351
18 309 399
25 589 101
GDP per capita, current US$
43 634
48 086
55 786
74 900
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.44
2.69
2.68
2.10
Current account balance, % of GDP
-5.71
-2.85
-2.23
-3.69
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
68.214.421.111.214.868.214.421.111.214.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.5 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
104 773.00
198 049.00
467 625.00
285 057.00
FDI outflows
15 369.00
277 779.00
264 359.00
372 996.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.03
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
7 079.06 899.06 627.07 049.06 941.06 347.06 330.06 578.06 503.06 613.06 303.06 104.05 930.05 740.05 364.05 219.05 068.04 795.04 734.04 672.04 570.04 513.04 395.0285 057387 78095 882229 929203 234308 956459 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
2022
Balance, % of GDP
-5.46
-3.32
-2.68
-3.75
Balance, % of imports
-35.68
-21.18
-17.71
-24.14
Normalized balance
-0.217
-0.118
-0.097
-0.137
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
272623262727262830303131282530282725
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
83%Urban 83%Rural
17%Rural 17%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.566 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
11 658
12 792
11 794
12 479
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
74.85
86.17
102.76
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
41 610 618
47 684 805
62 214 119
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
14.30
10.56
9.44
7.85
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
13.64
14.22
13.78
12.98
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
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
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
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: 21 December 2023