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United States · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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United States

North America Capital Washington D.C. High income Nation age 250 years (since 1776) i USA · US
NationsTree Index 2025 i72.330th of 196 Tree height 2025 i115 msee ranking Military strength i99percentile
Population i341.8 m3rd of 217 Area i9,831,510 km²3rd of 216 GDP i$30.77 trn1st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$30.77 trn intl.2nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$90,027 intl.12th of 199 Life expectancy i78.9 years61st of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i76
Strength · trunk i99
Quality of life · crown i76
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i60
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i24
CSV

In short

United States is 30th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 72.3 out of 100; its tree is 115 m tall.

It has 341.8 million people and an economy of $30.77 trn at purchasing power parity, 2nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), GNI per person (Atlas) (6th of 201) and R&D spending (5th of 110).

Its weakest positions: Central government debt (53rd of 55), General government gross debt (179th of 189) and CO₂ emissions per person (189th of 203).

Over five years it fell from 21st to 30th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 9,831,510 3rd/216
Land area ikm² 9,147,420 3rd/216
Population ipeople 341.8 m 3rd/217
Population growth i% 0.52% 134th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 37.2 166th/216
Urban population i% 80.2% 57th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.1% 152nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 18.4% 45th/217

Economy

63
GDP iUSD $30.77 trn 1st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $30.77 trn 2nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $26.29 trn 2nd/199
GDP per person iUSD $90,027 11th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $90,027 12th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $88,810 6th/201
GDP growth i% 2.2% 139th/210
Inflation i% 2.9% 87th/180
Unemployment i% 4.2% 70th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 115.8% 53rd/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 124.4% 179th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -7.1% 173rd/192

Main industries

46
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.9% 172nd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 17.6% 145th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 10.5% 93rd/192
Services i% of GDP 76.3% 16th/200

Trade

48
Exports of goods & services iUSD $3.22 trn 2nd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $4.11 trn 1st/182
Exports i% of GDP 11.0% 173rd/183
Imports i% of GDP 14.0% 179th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 25.0% 180th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 17.3% 38th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 54.9% 63rd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 9.0% 118th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 3.0% 87th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 24.3% 23rd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.8% 127th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.0% 145th/196

Natural resources

66
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.3% 110th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.61% 53rd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.36% 43rd/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.17% 25th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.10% 70th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.04% 133rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 16.6% 65th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 8,437 54th/183

Tourism

86
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 45.0 m 4th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $84.21 bn 1st/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.9% 93rd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 60.5 m 2nd/107

Society & health

70
Life expectancy iyears 78.9 61st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 6.5 53rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.68 39th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.7 67th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 94% 66th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 96.6% 21st/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 97.5% 72nd/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 28.5% 46th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 16.7% 3rd/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 79.4% 29th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.938 17th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 41.8 91st/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 1.1% 52nd/108

Infrastructure & digital

86
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 97.6% 39th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 97.0% 17th/144
Internet users i% of population 94.7% 28th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 113 111th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 38.9 29th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.90 16th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 148,553 1st/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 941.6 m 1st/161

Environment & energy

55
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 13.62 189th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 10.9% 142nd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 7.0 25th/200
Forest area i% of land area 33.8% 102nd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 6,454 10th/149

Institutions & safety

66
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 76.7 32nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 65.5 44th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 71.7 47th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 60.3 136th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 72.8 31st/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 69.6 59th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 5.8 100th/145

Military

86
Military expenditure iUSD $954.39 bn 1st/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.1% 27th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 8.3% 37th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 1.4 m 5th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.84% 84th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 745.0 m 13th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 14.0 bn 1st/65

Science & innovation

98
R&D spending i% of GDP 3.45% 5th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 270,295 2nd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 430,843 2nd/197

Compare United States with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Declaration of Independence (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). United States — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/united-states. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). United States — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/united-states. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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