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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
United States: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
United States is placed 28th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 76,931 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 33.87 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
28th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 76,931GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 33.87Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 1.122Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 97.02Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place United States on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
76,931
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
United States: 76,931. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Northern America
- 76,931 United States
- Land neighbours
- Canada 57,990 · Mexico 21,912
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · United States’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
33.87
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
United States: 33.87. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Northern America
- 56.41 Canada
- Land neighbours
- Canada 56.41 · Mexico 53.44
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
1.122
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 18th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
United States: 1.122. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Northern America
- 1.122 United States
- Land neighbours
- Canada 0.778 · Mexico 0.942
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
97.02
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
United States: 97.02. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Northern America
- 98.4 Canada
- Land neighbours
- Canada 98.4 · Mexico 53.03
02Over time
Which way United States is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
United StatesWorld median
United States rose from 55,046 in 2000 to 76,931 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year United States World median 2025 76,931 17,265 2024 75,698 18,108 2023 74,352 17,686 2022 72,829 16,933 2021 71,441 16,260 2020 67,407 15,631 2019 69,121 16,761 2018 67,728 16,349 2017 66,164 16,129 2016 65,026 15,512 2015 64,368 14,857 2014 63,027 14,475 2013 61,967 14,681 2012 61,142 14,631 2011 60,253 13,916 2010 59,797 14,101 2009 58,722 13,655 2008 60,806 14,030 2007 61,314 13,755 2006 60,684 12,983 2005 59,612 12,023 2004 58,139 11,608 2003 56,505 11,183 2002 55,443 11,144 2001 55,024 10,907 2000 55,046 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
United StatesWorld median
United States fell from 1.328 in 2000 to 1.122 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year United States World median 2024 1.122 0.1310 2023 1.232 0.0710 2022 1.304 0.0580 2021 1.274 0.0010 2020 1.323 0.0470 2019 1.294 0.0300 2018 1.280 -0.0150 2017 1.267 0.0080 2016 1.325 -0.0660 2015 1.344 -0.0600 2014 1.305 -0.0190 2013 1.295 0.0140 2012 1.296 0.0060 2011 1.363 -0.0140 2010 1.316 -0.0020 2009 1.288 0.0990 2008 1.244 0.0700 2007 1.261 -0.0080 2006 1.225 0.0740 2005 1.219 0.0510 2004 1.289 0.0505 2003 1.316 0.0450 2002 1.332 0.0100 2001 1.313 0.0470 2000 1.328 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
United StatesWorld median
United States rose from 87.96 in 2011 to 97.02 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year United States World median 2024 97 73 2021 95 74 2017 93 59 2014 94 52 2011 88 37
03In context
United States beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
United States and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canadacompare | 18th | 57,990 | 56.41 | 0.778 | 98.4 |
| United States | 28th | 76,931 | 33.87 | 1.122 | 97.02 |
 Mexicocompare | 59th | 21,912 | 53.44 | 0.942 | 53.03 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
- Canada18th
- United States28th
Bermudanot placed
Greenlandnot placed
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below United States in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where United States is ahead of the world, and behind
53 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median22
Statistics on which United States does better than the middle country measured.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80052,65412,800No real change since 2017
United States: 52,654 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 1st of 173 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.48510.485No real change since 2013
United States: 1 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 1st of 170 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1988.3640.19No real change since 2020
United States: 88.36 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 1st of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6770.4946.67No real change since 2012
United States: 70.49 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 2nd of 195 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.57.95327.5No real change since 2010
United States: 7.953 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5261.6928.52No real change since 2022
United States: 61.69 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 3rd of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.21503.8956.21No real change since 2016
United States: 503.89 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 5th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.62710.627No real change since 2013
United States: 1 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89058,48712,890No real change since 2012
United States: 58,487 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 8th of 166 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486751,63246,486No real change since 2010
United States: 751,632 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 8th of 150 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8143.4470.814▲ Improved since 2013
United States: 3.447 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 5th of 84 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4265.9225.42▲ Improved since 2014
United States: 65.92 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 12th of 170 · derived.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6365,9851,636No real change since 2014
United States: 5,985 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 8th of 75 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3963.6852.39No earlier reading
United States: 63.68 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 17th of 169 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.878.963.8No earlier reading
United States: 78.9 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 10th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.93.82.9▼ Worsened since 2014
United States: 3.8 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 17th of 139 by World Bank Group.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9759.050.975No real change since 2014
United States: 9.05 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 16th of 119 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0931.006-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
United States: 1.006 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 209 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.954,937701.95No earlier reading
United States: 4,937 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 24th of 145 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8122.9441.81No earlier reading
United States: 22.94 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 145th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.149.2616.1▼ Worsened since 2013
United States: 49.26 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06110.55107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
United States: 110.55 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 81st of 194 · derived.
Behind the world median11
Statistics on which United States does worse than the middle country measured.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4746.8957.474▲ Improved since 2014
United States: 6.895 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 68th of 118 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08100.86106.08No real change since 2012
United States: 100.86 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 130th of 195 · derived.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.3894.3058.389▼ Worsened since 2011
United States: 4.305 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 80th of 118 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.46.88710.4No earlier reading
United States: 6.887 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3962.1613.396▼ Worsened since 2015
United States: 2.161 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 128th of 186 · derived.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3339.233▼ Worsened since 2013
United States: 39.2 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 20th of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Income Share Held by Richest 10%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 26.1830.9126.18▼ Worsened since 2013
United States: 30.91 · world median 26.18 · Share of national income or consumption held by the richest tenth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 18.79 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 15th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gini IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 33.7241.8233.72▼ Worsened since 2013
United States: 41.82 · world median 33.72 · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 54.58; lower is better.
Position 12th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Palma RatioWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3322.0431.332▼ Worsened since 2013
United States: 2.043 · world median 1.332 · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.771 to 4.193; lower is better.
Position 12th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2392.96106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
United States: 92.96 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 165th of 195 · derived.
Income Share Held by Lowest 20%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.125.057.12▼ Worsened since 2013
United States: 5.05 · world median 7.12 · Share of national income held by the poorest fifth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.24 to 11.07; higher is better.
Position 53rd of 60 · derived.
No better end20
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240700,2142,240No real change since 2022
United States: 700,214 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,78859,707,4901,827,788No real change since 2014
United States: 59,707,490 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 2nd of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.17125.546.171Moved since 2014
United States: 25.54 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7345,645275.73Moved since 2016
United States: 45,645 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5231.0670.523Moved since 2013
United States: 1.067 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2251.372-0.225Moved since 2014
United States: 1.372 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.951,257657.95Moved since 2014
United States: 1,257 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 2425.5324Moved since 2016
United States: 25.53 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2352.2591.235Moved since 2014
United States: 2.259 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8525.6221.85Moved since 2014
United States: 25.62 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23108.14103.23Moved since 2015
United States: 108.14 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7081.281.708Moved since 2011
United States: 1.28 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 106th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3062.8013.306Moved since 2015
United States: 2.801 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.661.493.66Moved since 2012
United States: 1.49 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1735.2567.17Moved since 2014
United States: 35.25 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0616.622.06Moved since 2014
United States: 16.6 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 108th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9680.9011.968Moved since 2015
United States: 0.901 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6024.0249.602Moved since 2015
United States: 4.024 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1060.306Moved since 2015
United States: 0.106 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.418.31327.41Moved since 2012
United States: 8.313 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
No current reading for United States
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among United States’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is United States’s 7th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade7th of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technology8th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture12th of 1844/4 keys
- Work & Labour14th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 25th of 1944/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 30th of 2004/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation28th of 1764/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital46th of 1963/3 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 43rd of 1834/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge60th of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties68th of 1984/4 keys
- Energy59th of 1653/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience72nd of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality79th of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Security136th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability171st of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders United States can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Canada18th4/4 keysThis page
United States28th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about United States and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
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08Questions
United States on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does United States rank on economy & innovation?
United States is placed 28th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for United States?
76,931 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for United States?
33.87 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does United States compare with Mexico on economy & innovation?
Mexico is placed 59th of 176, and United States 28th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Mexico 21,912, United States 76,931; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Mexico 53.44, United States 33.87; Economic Complexity Index: Mexico 0.942, United States 1.122; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Mexico 53.03, United States 97.02.
How have United States’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 55,046 in 2000 to 76,931 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from 1.328 in 2000 to 1.122 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 87.96 in 2011 to 97.02 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for United States?
No current reading is published for United States on Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Debt Service on External Debt, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), General Government Consumption, GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Household Consumption, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), Interest Payments on External Debt, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), New Business Density and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 53 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
United States’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- United States (banner) — Stefano Brivio, CC BY 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). United States: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/united-states/economy