📊 United States Countries Intelligence

United States's economy is estimated to have grown +2.3% in 2026, with inflation at 3.2% and unemployment at 4.4%. Government debt stands at 125.8% of GDP, and the budget balance is -7.5% of GDP.

Economic Indicators

GDP (nominal)
$32.38tn
2026 est.
GDP Growth
+2.3%
2026 est.
Inflation Rate
3.2%
2026 est.
Interest Rate
3.8%
2026 est.
Jobless Rate
4.4%
2026 est.
Gov. Budget Balance
-7.5%
2026 est.
Debt / GDP
125.8%
2026 est.
Current Account
-3.7%
2026 est.
Population
342.9M
2026 est.
Main Economic Activity
Services 76.3%
2021, % of GDP
Agriculture
0.9%
Manufacturing
10.5%
Services
76.3%
Natural resource rents
1.3%
Source: World Bank Open Data (value added / resource rents, % of GDP). Agriculture, Manufacturing and Services are named sub-categories; Natural resource rents (gold bar) is a separate accounting concept that overlaps with the others rather than adding to 100% of GDP.

Sovereign Credit Ratings

S&P
AA+
Fitch
AA+
Moody's
Aa1

Source: Wikipedia — List of countries by credit rating. NR = not rated by that agency.

⚡ 6 Effects Interpreter — Synthesis

🌍World Economy

  • ▶United States's growth trend feeds modestly into regional trade flows.
  • ▶A wide current-account deficit leaves United States reliant on foreign investment to fund imports.

🏙️Local Economy

  • ▶The local jobs market sits close to its long-run average.
  • ▶Inflation is running at a moderate, manageable pace.

🏦Rates & Banks

  • ▶The benchmark lending rate sits near 3.8%, shaping the cost of mortgages and business loans.
  • ▶High public debt limits room for future tax cuts or rate relief.

❤️Health

  • ▶No unusual macro-driven health strain is implied by the current data.
  • ▶Public-health funding is shaped by the government budget balance shown above.

💷Wealth

  • ▶Savings are keeping pace reasonably well with the cost of living.
  • ▶A large budget deficit raises the medium-term risk of future tax rises.

🏠Housing

  • ▶Mortgage costs track the benchmark interest rate shown above.
  • ▶Housing demand broadly tracks the pace of overall economic growth.

Synthesis generated by the News Effects 6 Effects Interpreter's rule-based engine from the real indicators above. Indicators: IMF DataMapper & World Bank Open Data.