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North America · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 5.0%
Current prices2025
30,767USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 4.4%
Current prices2025
89,991USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.7 pp
Annual change2025
2.1%
Inflation▼ 0.2 pp
Average consumer prices2025
2.7%
Unemployment▲ 0.3 pp
Rate2025
4.3%
Government debt▲ 1.6 pp
General government, gross2025
123.9% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.4 pp
Balance2025
-3.6% of GDP
Population▲ 0.6%
Total2025
341.89million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-2.60.06.21995: 2.7%1996: 3.8%1997: 4.4%1998: 4.5%1999: 4.8%2000: 4.1%2001: 1.0%2002: 1.7%2003: 2.8%2004: 3.8%2005: 3.5%2006: 2.8%2007: 2.0%2008: 0.1%2009: -2.6%2010: 2.7%2011: 1.6%2012: 2.3%2013: 2.1%2014: 2.5%2015: 2.9%2016: 1.8%2017: 2.5%2018: 3.0%2019: 2.6%2020: -2.1%2021: 6.2%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.9%2024: 2.8%2025: 2.1%2026: 2.3% (IMF projection)2027: 2.1% (IMF projection)2028: 2.1% (IMF projection)2029: 1.9% (IMF projection)2030: 1.8% (IMF projection)2031: 1.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.30.08.01995: 2.8%1996: 2.9%1997: 2.3%1998: 1.5%1999: 2.2%2000: 3.4%2001: 2.8%2002: 1.6%2003: 2.3%2004: 2.7%2005: 3.4%2006: 3.2%2007: 2.9%2008: 3.8%2009: -0.3%2010: 1.6%2011: 3.1%2012: 2.1%2013: 1.5%2014: 1.6%2015: 0.1%2016: 1.3%2017: 2.1%2018: 2.4%2019: 1.8%2020: 1.3%2021: 4.7%2022: 8.0%2023: 4.1%2024: 3.0%2025: 2.7%2026: 3.2% (IMF projection)2027: 2.1% (IMF projection)2028: 2.2% (IMF projection)2029: 2.2% (IMF projection)2030: 2.2% (IMF projection)2031: 2.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %6.22.52.92.82.12.32.12.11.91.8
Inflation, average consumer prices %4.78.04.13.02.73.22.12.22.22.2
Unemployment rate %5.43.73.64.04.34.44.24.13.93.9
GDP, current prices USD bn23,72626,05527,81229,29830,76732,38433,79035,06636,36137,678
GDP per capita, current prices USD71,36677,94982,53686,17389,99194,43098,278101,715105,171108,659
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD71,36677,94982,53686,17389,99194,43098,278101,715105,171108,659
General government gross debt % of GDP125.0119.1120.0122.3123.9125.8128.6132.1135.5138.9
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-11.5-3.7-7.9-7.9-6.8-7.5-7.4-7.6-7.5-7.5
Current account balance % of GDP-3.6-3.8-3.3-4.0-3.6-3.7-3.6-3.6-3.6-3.6
Population million332.45334.25336.96339.99341.89342.94343.82344.75345.73346.75

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01422001: 53%2002: 56%2003: 59%2004: 66%2005: 66%2006: 65%2007: 65%2008: 74%2009: 87%2010: 96%2011: 100%2012: 104%2013: 105%2014: 105%2015: 105%2016: 107%2017: 106%2018: 108%2019: 109%2020: 133%2021: 125%2022: 119%2023: 120%2024: 122%2025: 124%2026: 126% (IMF projection)2027: 129% (IMF projection)2028: 132% (IMF projection)2029: 136% (IMF projection)2030: 139% (IMF projection)2031: 142% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-5.90.02000: -3.9%2001: -3.7%2002: -4.2%2003: -4.6%2004: -5.2%2005: -5.7%2006: -5.9%2007: -5.1%2008: -4.7%2009: -2.6%2010: -2.9%2011: -2.9%2012: -2.6%2013: -2.0%2014: -2.1%2015: -2.2%2016: -2.1%2017: -1.9%2018: -2.1%2019: -2.1%2020: -2.8%2021: -3.6%2022: -3.8%2023: -3.3%2024: -4.0%2025: -3.6%2026: -3.7% (IMF projection)2027: -3.6% (IMF projection)2028: -3.6% (IMF projection)2029: -3.6% (IMF projection)2030: -3.6% (IMF projection)2031: -3.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
20051.221.213.074.0
20151.018.511.676.4
20210.917.610.576.3

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method88,810USD2025+57.7%
GNI, Atlas method30,352USD bn2025+67.5%
Exports of goods and services11.0% of GDP2024-2.5 pp
Imports of goods and services14.0% of GDP2024-2.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth78.9years2024+0.1%
Urban population80.2% of total2025-0.4 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)