Americas · North America

United States

United States of America · World’s #1 economy

Nominal GDP 2025
$30.8 trillion
Population 2025
342 million
GDP per capita
$90,027
GDP growth 2025
2.2%
Flag of United States

Overview

Official name
United States of America
Capital
Washington D.C.
Region
Americas · North America
Area
9,372,610 km²
Coordinates
38.00, -97.00
Languages
English
Currency
United States dollar (USD $)
Calling code · domain
+1 · .us
ISO codes
US / USA
Borders
Canada Mexico

Map

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Demographics

Population342 million2025
Population growth0.52%2025
Urban population80.2%2025
Population density36.8 people/km²2023
Life expectancy78.9 years2024
Adult literacy—

Age structure (2025)

0–14: 17.1%15–64: 64.5%65+: 18.4%

Macroeconomy

Nominal GDP$30.8 trillion2025
Real GDP growth2.2%2025
GDP per capita$90,0272025
GDP per capita (PPP)$85,8102024
GNI (PPP)$30.6 trillion2025
Inflation (CPI)2.9%2024
Unemployment4.2%2025
Industry, % of GDP17.6%2021
Exports, % of GDP11.0%2024
Imports, % of GDP14.0%2024
Merchandise exports$2.19 trillion2025
Merchandise imports$3.51 trillion2025
FDI net inflows$297 billion2024

United States ranks #1 in the world by nominal GDP (2025). Full ranking →

Business environment & logistics (micro)

Logistics Performance Index3.80 / 52022
Import clearance time2.0 days2018
Total tax rate (% of profit)43.8%2017
Land area9,147,420 km²2023

The Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and import clearance time are published by the World Bank per survey round; total tax rate comes from the discontinued Doing Business data (2020).

Provinces, states & regions (57)

State: 50 · Outlying area: 6 · District: 1

Show all 57 subdivisions
  • Alabama US-AL
  • Alaska US-AK
  • American Samoa US-AS
  • Arizona US-AZ
  • Arkansas US-AR
  • California US-CA
  • Colorado US-CO
  • Connecticut US-CT
  • Delaware US-DE
  • District of Columbia US-DC
  • Florida US-FL
  • Georgia US-GA
  • Guam US-GU
  • Hawaii US-HI
  • Idaho US-ID
  • Illinois US-IL
  • Indiana US-IN
  • Iowa US-IA
  • Kansas US-KS
  • Kentucky US-KY
  • Louisiana US-LA
  • Maine US-ME
  • Maryland US-MD
  • Massachusetts US-MA
  • Michigan US-MI
  • Minnesota US-MN
  • Mississippi US-MS
  • Missouri US-MO
  • Montana US-MT
  • Nebraska US-NE
  • Nevada US-NV
  • New Hampshire US-NH
  • New Jersey US-NJ
  • New Mexico US-NM
  • New York US-NY
  • North Carolina US-NC
  • North Dakota US-ND
  • Northern Mariana Islands US-MP
  • Ohio US-OH
  • Oklahoma US-OK
  • Oregon US-OR
  • Pennsylvania US-PA
  • Puerto Rico US-PR
  • Rhode Island US-RI
  • South Carolina US-SC
  • South Dakota US-SD
  • Tennessee US-TN
  • Texas US-TX
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands US-UM
  • Utah US-UT
  • Vermont US-VT
  • Virgin Islands, U.S. US-VI
  • Virginia US-VA
  • Washington US-WA
  • West Virginia US-WV
  • Wisconsin US-WI
  • Wyoming US-WY

Source: ISO 3166-2 (Debian iso-codes)

Seaports & logistics

PortHarbour sizeHarbour typeCargo pier depthTEU
Los Angeles USLAXLargecoastal (breakwater)16.8 m10.30 m TEU
Long Beach USLGBMediumcoastal (breakwater)23.2 m9.65 m TEU
Newark USEWRMediumriver (basins)11.0 m8.70 m TEU
Savannah USSAVMediumriver (natural)12.5 m5.55 m TEU
Houston USHOULargeriver (tide gates)14.0 m4.14 m TEU
Loop Terminal USLO9Largeopen roadstead23.2 m—
Seattle USSEALargecoastal (natural)23.2 m—
Baltimore USBALLargeriver (natural)14.0 m—
Boston USBOSLargecoastal (natural)12.5 m—
Brooklyn USBOYLargeriver (natural)12.5 m—
New York City USNYCLargeriver (natural)12.5 m—
Norfolk USORFLargeriver (natural)12.5 m—

666 ports of this country in the World Port Index, ranked by scale (container throughput, harbour size, depth).

All 666 ports →

International shipping →

FTAs & trade blocs

Vietnam has no FTA with United States: MFN rates apply (if a WTO member).

Bloc membership

Membership compiled as of October 2026 (full members); check each bloc’s official site for legal precision.

Trade agreements in force (14)

United States is party to 14 regional/bilateral trade agreements in force (per the WTO). Agreements with a “Preferential rates” button are FTAs that Vietnam is also party to.

AgreementType / coverageIn forcePartners
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC) FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
1 Jul 2020 CanadaMexico Canada, Mexico
United States - Panama FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
31 Oct 2012 Panama Panama
United States - Colombia FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
15 May 2012 Colombia Colombia
Korea, Republic of - United States FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
15 Mar 2012 South Korea South Korea
United States - Peru FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
1 Feb 2009 Peru Peru
United States - Oman FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
1 Jan 2009 Oman Oman
United States - Bahrain FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
1 Aug 2006 Bahrain Bahrain
Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
1 Mar 2006 Costa RicaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasNicaragua
United States - Morocco FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
1 Jan 2006 Morocco Morocco
United States - Australia FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
1 Jan 2005 Australia Australia
United States - Chile FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
1 Jan 2004 Chile Chile
United States - Singapore FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
1 Jan 2004 Singapore Singapore
United States - Jordan FTA & EIA
Goods & Services
17 Dec 2001 Jordan Jordan
United States - Israel FTA
Goods
19 Aug 1985 Israel Israel

Source: WTO Regional Trade Agreements Database (retrieved 14 Oct 2026) plus additional agreements maintained by the administrator. Lists agreements notified to the WTO and in force.

Import regulations

See the full guide US import regulations: Section 232 steel at 50% of full value (from 6 Apr 2026), Section 301 at 12.5% for Vietnamese goods (from 24 Jul 2026), ISF 10+2, melt-and-pour origin, UFLPA, BABA, AISC/AWS standards.

Read the guide → U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ↗ Tariff lookup ↗

Look up the importing country's duties, technical rules and procedures on the Global Trade Helpdesk (ITC/UNCTAD/WTO), Market Access Map (ITC) and WTO Tariff & Trade Data. Check Vietnam's FTAs with the importing country for preferential rates with valid proof of origin.

Global Trade Helpdesk ↗Market Access Map ↗WTO Tariff & Trade Data ↗

Sourcing from Vietnam

Buyers in United States can find Vietnamese suppliers by industry, in the factory directory and at international exhibitions in Vietnam:

Steel & steel structure manufacturing →International exhibitions in VietnamContact Vietnam duties on goods from United States

Data: World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0); mledoze/world-countries (ODbL); i18n-iso-countries (MIT); ISO 3166-2 – Debian iso-codes (LGPL); NGA World Port Index 2019; map @svg-maps/world (CC BY 4.0); flags flag-icons (MIT). For reference only.