Refugees
4.2 mrefugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
7,446from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
United States
The United States exports 13% of the oil it produces (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2025, preliminary) and 36% of the wheat it produces (FAOSTAT, 2024). Canada supplied 88% of its imports of potash, a potassium fertiliser (FAOSTAT, 2024). The United Kingdom supplied 17% of its major arms imports (SIPRI, 2021–2025). It has 341.8 million people and a GDP of US$30.8 trillion, ranked first of 186 places (World Bank, 2025).
Drafted with AI from cited sources and reviewed by the editor- Population
- 342 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$30.77trillion1st of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population342million3rd of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$90,0277th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP3.1% of GDP23rd of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person14.2t12th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
The United States imports 94% of its potash supply; it exports wheat.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Low net trade | Exports 13% of what it produces PreliminaryEIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025; Canada → United States, Mexico → United States and Saudi Arabia → United States from EIA’s US crude oil imports | Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia |
| Natural gas | Low net trade | Exports 12% of what it produces PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico |
| Wheat | Exporter | Exports 36% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Mexico, Philippines, Japan (buyers) |
| Maize | Exporter | Exports 16% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Mexico, China, Japan (buyers) |
| Rice | Exporter | Exports 25% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Mexico, Canada, Japan (buyers) |
| Soybeans | Exporter | Exports 43% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | China, Mexico, Japan (buyers) |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports 94% of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Canada, Russia, Israel |
| Phosphate | Low net trade | Imports 1% of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Saudi Arabia, Israel, Mexico |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United Kingdom, 17% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United Kingdom, France, Italy |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Taiwan, 31% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | Taiwan, Malaysia, Israel |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilLow net trade
Exports 13% of what it produces Preliminary
Main partners: Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia
EIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025; Canada → United States, Mexico → United States and Saudi Arabia → United States from EIA’s US crude oil imports
- Natural gasLow net trade
Exports 12% of what it produces Preliminary
Main partners: Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- WheatExporter
Exports 36% of what it produces
Main partners: Mexico, Philippines, Japan (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- MaizeExporter
Exports 16% of what it produces
Main partners: Mexico, China, Japan (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- RiceExporter
Exports 25% of what it produces
Main partners: Mexico, Canada, Japan (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- SoybeansExporter
Exports 43% of what it produces
Main partners: China, Mexico, Japan (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports 94% of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Canada, Russia, Israel
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateLow net trade
Imports 1% of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Saudi Arabia, Israel, Mexico
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United Kingdom, 17% of imports
Main partners: United Kingdom, France, Italy
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Taiwan, 31% of imports
Main partners: Taiwan, Malaysia, Israel
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolWhere it supplies 10% or more of the world
The United States mines 13% of the world’s rare earths (USGS, 2025, estimated).
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries2025, estimatedUpdated 13 Nov 2026Estimate
Critical minerals mapMoney and reserves
The United States’ economy produced $30.77 tn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth2.2%2025 · 128th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation2.9%2024 · 90th of 176 · World Bank
Unemployment4.2%2025 · 112th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$910billion2024 · 3rd of 164 · World Bank
Trade25% of GDP2024 · 168th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$307billion2025 · 1st of 200 · World Bank
People
The United States had 342 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
The United States’ population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.622023 · 149th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age38.02023 · 72nd of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over18%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in the United States numbered 14,005 at the end of 2026.
Climate and hazards
The United States emitted 4,904 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
The United States’ CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions4,904Mt2024 · 2nd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person14.2t2024 · 12th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 1750434,867Mt2024 · 1st of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress2.62023 · 57th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers the United States.
Sanctions
80entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 56, EU 13 and UK 11
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Nuclear weapons
3,700estimated warheads, early 2026
Source: FAS Status of World Nuclear ForcesFAS estimate, as of early 2026Estimate
Cyber incidents
859publicly known incidents affecting the United States, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
55 measures on this site have a recent figure for the United States.
| GDP | $30.77 tn | 2025 | 1st of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $90,027 | 2025 | 7th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 2.2% | 2025 | 128th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 2.9% | 2024 | 90th of 176 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 124% | 2025 | 11th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −7.1% | 2025 | 176th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −3.8% | 2025 | 130th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 2025 | 112th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $910 bn | 2024 | 3rd of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 25% | 2024 | 168th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $307 bn | 2025 | 1st of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 0.0% | 2024 | 158th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 342 m | 2025 | 3rd of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 343 m | 2023 | 3rd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.62 | 2023 | 149th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 38.0 | 2023 | 72nd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 79.3 | 2023 | 63rd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 7,446 | 2025 | 88th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 4.2 m | 2025 | 1st of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 12.2 | 2025 | 55th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 13,662 kb/d | 2025 | 1st of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 20,464 kb/d | 2024 | 1st of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 1st of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 936.8 bcm | 2024 | 1st of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 4,391 TWh | 2024 | 2nd of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 42% | 2024 | 87th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 15% | 2024 | 47th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 17% | 2024 | 44th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 53.7 Mt | 2024 | 4th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 2.4 Mt | 2024 | 24th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 377.6 Mt | 2024 | 1st of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.6 Mt | 2024 | 48th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 6.8 Mt | 2024 | 13th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 1.4 Mt | 2024 | 9th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 118.8 Mt | 2024 | 2nd of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.7 Mt | 2024 | 26th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 4.27 Mt | 2024 | 3rd of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 3.67 Mt | 2024 | 4th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 4,904 Mt | 2024 | 2nd of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 14.2 t | 2024 | 12th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 434,867 Mt | 2024 | 1st of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 10% | 2023 | 78th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 2.6 | 2023 | 57th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 8% | 2023 | 91st of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 3.1% | 2025 | 23rd of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $954 bn | 2025 | 1st of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 746 TIV m | 2025 | 13th of 108 | SIPRI |
| Arms exports | 13,984 TIV m | 2025 | 1st of 44 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 14,005 | 2026 | 1st of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| Orbital launches | 131 | 2026 | 1st of 9 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| Share of documented AI supercomputer power | 81% | 2025 | 1st of 36 | Epoch AI |
| People using the internet | 95% | 2024 | 29th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $90 bn | 2024 | 3rd of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 7.8% | 2024 | 75th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 80 | 2026 | 40th of 181 | US CSL |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Arms exports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit, Orbital launches
- Epoch AIAI compute share
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- USGS Mineral Commodity SummariesMinerals
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- FAS Status of World Nuclear ForcesNuclear weapons
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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