National power in United States

National power in United States: 3.97% of world capability in 1816 and 12.36% of world capability in 2022, by Correlates of War estimates.

Latest, 2022: 12.36% of world capability
Since 1816: +8.39 percentage points
Rank, 2022: 2 of 195; counting from the highest

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

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The highest was 38.39% of world capability in 1945, the lowest 3.29% of world capability in 1822.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Year	United States
2022	12.36
2021	12.11
2020	12.44
2019	12.61
2018	11.99
2017	12.16
2016	13.33
2015	13.34
2014	12.97
2013	13.29
2012	13.92
2011	14.31
2010	14.79
2009	14.59
2008	14.78
2007	14.97
2006	15.45
2005	15.66
2004	15.17
2003	15.21
2002	15.37
2001	14.17
2000	14.29
1999	14.27
1998	14.17
1997	13.97
1996	13.86
1995	14.06
1994	14.59
1993	15.37
1992	14.85
1991	13.73
1990	14.14
1989	14.82
1988	13.45
1987	13.4
1986	13.53
1985	13.73
1984	13.56
1983	13.29
1982	12.96
1981	13.8
1980	13.31
1979	13.72
1978	13.97
1977	14.18
1976	14.25
1975	14.39
1974	15.27
1973	15.88
1972	16.47
1971	17
1970	18.1
1969	19.8
1968	20.34
1967	20.85
1966	20.87
1965	20.15
1964	20.3
1963	20.8
1962	20.99
1961	21.07
1960	21.54
1959	22.9
1958	23.45
1957	25.5
1956	26.06
1955	26.64
1954	28.09
1953	31.12
1952	31.14
1951	31.95
1950	28.44
1949	27.32
1948	29.47
1947	30.99
1946	36.4
1945	38.39
1944	35.06
1943	34.56
1942	28.55
1941	24.45
1940	20.19
1939	18.2
1938	17.08
1937	20.09
1936	20.6
1935	19.32
1934	19.74
1933	20.51
1932	19.72
1931	21.6
1930	22.81
1929	23.98
1928	24.01
1927	23.86
1926	26.33
1925	25.4
1924	25.36
1923	27.21
1922	25.56
1921	25.32
1920	28.96
1919	38.13
1918	29.49
1917	24.4
1916	23.29
1915	22.21
1914	20.64
1913	21.99
1912	22.48
1911	21.62
1910	22.65
1909	22.52
1908	20.32
1907	22.77
1906	21.83
1905	21.38
1904	20.49
1903	21.05
1902	20.77
1901	20.26
1900	18.8
1899	18.55
1898	19.71
1897	16.91
1896	16
1895	16.81
1894	15.44
1893	16.57
1892	17.33
1891	16.56
1890	16.54
1889	15.48
1888	15.23
1887	15.11
1886	14.61
1885	13.13
1884	13.14
1883	13.13
1882	13.1
1881	12.64
1880	12.55
1879	12.03
1878	10.83
1877	10.47
1876	10.19
1875	10.7
1874	11.42
1873	11.63
1872	11.53
1871	9.84
1870	9.9
1869	10.8
1868	10.66
1867	11.41
1866	9.82
1865	13.55
1864	19.29
1863	17.9
1862	17.64
1861	14.44
1860	7.74
1859	8.31
1858	8.34
1857	8.33
1856	7.84
1855	7.6
1854	7.42
1853	7.87
1852	7.19
1851	6.77
1850	7.25
1849	7.31
1848	8.72
1847	8.45
1846	8.28
1845	6.17
1844	5.73
1843	5.11
1842	4.93
1841	5.09
1840	4.96
1839	5.08
1838	5.33
1837	5.35
1836	5.1
1835	4.85
1834	4.78
1833	4.81
1832	4.45
1831	4.2
1830	3.85
1829	3.75
1828	3.57
1827	3.57
1826	3.64
1825	3.42
1824	3.3
1823	3.31
1822	3.29
1821	3.42
1820	3.71
1819	3.71
1818	3.61
1817	3.58
1816	3.97

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The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.

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