United States

GDP growth in United States

GDP growth in United States: -0.3% a year in 1980 and 2.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.3% a year
Since 1980
+2.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
97 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
1.8% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in United StatesGDP growth in United States: -0.3% a year in 1980 and 2.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.8% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.8% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 7.2% a year in 1984, the lowest -2.6% a year in 2009.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearUnited States
20252.3
20243
20232.9
20222.4
20216.3
2020-2.1
20192.6
20183
20172.5
20161.8
20152.9
20142.5
20132.1
20122.3
20111.6
20102.7
2009-2.6
20080.1
20072
20062.8
20053.5
20043.8
20032.8
20021.7
20011
20004.1
19994.8
19984.5
19974.4
19963.8
19952.7
19944
19932.8
19923.5
1991-0.1
19901.9
19893.7
19884.2
19873.5
19863.5
19854.2
19847.2
19834.6
1982-1.8
19812.5
1980-0.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearUnited States
20262.3
20272.3
20282.1
20291.9
20301.8
20311.8

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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