United States

United States

KEY INDICATORS

  • GDP (US$ billions):19,822.723
  • Population:331,002,647
  • HDI:0.926

Gki Rank

3/154
Gki Score
69.89
World Average
48.6

Country Performance Summary

United States is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 3rd out of 123 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2021 and 2nd out of the 56 countries with very high human development.

Areas of Strength

  • Computer software spending (% GDP)
  • Domestic credit to private sector (% GDP)
  • Transport productive capacity
  • Secure Internet servers per 1 million population
  • Growth of innovative companies

Areas of Improvement

  • Trade (% GDP)
  • Ecological footprint per capita
  • Natural hazard exposure
  • ISO 14001 environmental certificates (% GDP)
  • Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage

SECTORAL INDICES