International rankings of the United States
The following are links to some international rankings of the United States.
- 2 of 196 (IMF, 2024)
GDP (PPP)
per capita - 1 of 45 (OECD, 2011-2021)
Median income
- 7 of 190 (2009-2022, World Bank)
Income per capita (nominal)
- 1 of 173 (UBS and Credit Suisse, 2023)
Total wealth
ranked 13 of 181 for labor productivity, 2019[2] (See List of countries by labour productivity)
International Labour Organization
- 61 highest out of 168 (World Bank, 1992-2022)
Income inequality
and The Wall Street Journal 2018 Index of Economic Freedom ranked 17th out of 178 economies[5]
The Heritage Foundation
Economic Freedom of the World 2019 Annual Report (Economic Freedom Ratings for 2017) ranked 5th out of 152 countries and territories [2]
Fraser Institute
The Harvard Growth Lab ranked 12th in technological advancement, as of 2019.
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- 3 of 50 in 2023
Global Innovation Index
(Date ranges indicate different countries were sampled in different years.)
2015 Programme for International Student Assessment, ranked 38 of 79 in mathematics, 19 of 79 in science, 13 of 78 in reading[7]
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
2006 ranked 3rd
Globalization Index (A.T. Kearney)
2010 ranked 27th
KOF Index of Globalization
2019 Corruption Perceptions Index: ranked 23rd lowest out of 198 countries[12]