Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in United States
United States: Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests was 1,990 US dollar in 2018. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth in United States, 2000–2018
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2018, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in United States stood at 1,990 US dollar. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in United States peaked at 1,990 US dollar in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,657 US dollar, in 2004.
United States ranks 2nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in United States, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,717 US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 1,693 US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,685 US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,679 US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,657 US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,666 US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,736 US dollar | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1,754 US dollar | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,739 US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,720 US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,722 US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,805 US dollar | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1,816 US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,952 US dollar | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 1,964 US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,974 US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,975 US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,979 US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,990 US dollar | +0.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1,990 US dollar is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.02 US dollar, 198.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,705 US dollar | 1,657 US dollar | 1,754 US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,909 US dollar | 1,722 US dollar | 1,990 US dollar | 9 |
Countries ranked near United States
More environment data for United States
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.624 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in United States?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in United States was 1,990 US dollar in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,990 US dollar in 2018.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,657 US dollar in 2004.
- How does United States rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth — National wealth, forests, ecosystem services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 29 shows estimates of total national wealth, taking into account produced capital, human capital, and natural resources. These estimates were calculated in the World Bank publication The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021.