United States (2021)
17.9
% of GDP
+0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data

Data

Year% of GDPYoY Change
202117.9+0.4pp
202017.5-0.8pp
201918.3-0.4pp
201818.6+0.2pp
201718.4+0.4pp
201618-0.5pp
201518.6-0.7pp
201419.3+0.1pp
201319.2+0.1pp
201219.2-0.2pp
201119.4+0.1pp
201019.3+0pp
200919.3-1.5pp
200820.8-0.6pp
200721.4-0.2pp
200621.6+0.4pp
200521.2+0.3pp
200421+0.2pp
200320.7+0.1pp
200220.7n/a

About this Dataset

United States recorded 17.9 % of GDP in 2021. The most recent year-on-year change was +0.4pp. The historical series (1990–2021) shows a peak of 23.1 in 1997 and a trough of 17.5 in 2020.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks united states industry value added (% of gdp) in United States, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2021 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Updated annual.
The series peaked at 23.1 % of GDP in 1997 and reached its lowest recorded value of 17.5 in 2020. The latest reading of 17.9 in 2021 represents a year-on-year change of +0.4pp.