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United States

USA Northern America

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The world's largest economy by nominal GDP and its principal reserve-currency issuer; a federal republic of 50 states.

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Indicators

GDP growth2.16% per year · 2025▼ 22.6% vs previous
Military expenditure3.42% of GDP · 2024▲ 3.47% vs previous
Net energy imports-9% of use · 2023▼ 38.6% vs previousNet exporter: exports 9% of what it uses
Trade openness25.0% of GDP · 2024▲ 0.35% vs previous
Population341.8Mpeople · 2025▲ 0.52% vs previous
Displaced from here7.4Kpeople · 2025▲ 16.1% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

Electricity generation mix — United States

Monthly generation by fuel, last five years

  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Other Fossil
  • Nuclear
  • Hydro
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Bioenergy
0100200300400500TWh1 Dec 211 Jul 221 Feb 231 Sep 231 Apr 241 Nov 241 Jun 251 Jan 26
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PeriodCoal (TWh)Gas (TWh)Other Fossil (TWh)Nuclear (TWh)Hydro (TWh)Wind (TWh)Solar (TWh)Bioenergy (TWh)
2021-12-0160.0127.62.9770.723.139.99.064.67
2022-01-0187.6135.05.1470.623.737.411.24.54
2022-02-0171.0114.92.961.920.937.612.74.2
2022-03-0161.0112.52.8963.224.143.016.84.36
2022-04-0155.3105.52.6155.319.846.219.14.08
2022-05-0162.5127.12.8463.422.942.121.44.28
2022-06-0173.5155.52.8465.725.433.822.34.42
2022-07-0186.4189.03.1168.923.829.522.24.68
2022-08-0185.2188.92.9368.920.524.720.74.59
2022-09-0165.0157.02.7763.716.427.318.84.18
2022-10-0154.2133.52.7659.013.932.717.03.99
2022-11-0156.4127.52.6962.017.441.212.44.18
2022-12-0173.4140.75.1569.119.938.710.54.35
2023-01-0161.4138.52.8270.922.138.411.84.26
2023-02-0146.4125.02.960.819.541.413.83.74
2023-03-0150.1133.72.7462.820.843.618.23.98
2023-04-0140.2120.02.4856.719.542.821.83.52
2023-05-0143.8137.42.7561.227.232.224.84
2023-06-0157.8162.02.6964.821.027.625.23.89
2023-07-0178.9199.52.8869.921.328.026.64.09
2023-08-0178.1199.22.9169.720.628.425.34.22
2023-09-0160.0166.32.6565.616.428.422.23.8
2023-10-0150.9140.82.7561.415.336.020.23.62
2023-11-0151.2135.52.7162.316.736.515.43.89
2023-12-0156.4148.02.8568.918.538.013.64.18
2024-01-0175.6161.73.3469.121.134.814.34.14
2024-02-0144.1131.92.3964.620.441.017.93.82
2024-03-0138.5131.12.3663.423.045.123.13.89
2024-04-0137.3121.52.4257.520.647.127.13.57
2024-05-0145.8144.02.4865.024.239.330.93.86
2024-06-0161.3169.22.5368.221.838.733.03.89
2024-07-0171.6206.02.6769.920.828.333.34.07
2024-08-0168.8202.92.5969.819.729.332.74.14
2024-09-0154.6169.72.2962.715.329.228.13.78
2024-10-0146.9146.72.358.814.939.626.63.48
2024-11-0144.9137.72.3361.916.240.119.23.76
2024-12-0162.8147.62.7871.219.139.517.64
2025-01-0183.2157.04.4971.721.043.620.94.01
2025-02-0162.3131.42.8861.819.139.422.33.69
2025-03-0149.2118.12.2262.522.150.631.23.94
2025-04-0145.5114.62.0957.922.645.935.53.47
2025-05-0148.8135.11.9562.124.136.939.13.79
2025-06-0164.5164.82.6266.221.735.841.53.9
2025-07-0180.3202.02.5870.819.531.843.34.13
2025-08-0169.7192.92.3870.719.527.341.14.04
2025-09-0158.3167.92.3465.514.825.736.33.85
2025-10-0154.0144.02.5259.216.039.532.23.63
2025-11-0154.5131.62.463.817.841.024.63.77
2025-12-0166.9148.03.2572.523.547.121.03.98
2026-01-0172.5151.66.5273.327.444.424.03.99
2026-02-0155.9132.14.362.421.939.727.73.64
2026-03-0144.1127.42.2962.126.352.238.03.71
2026-04-0139.8124.52.0857.422.049.140.93.18
2026-05-0145.5137.01.0366.622.842.348.73.61
2026-06-0157.3162.11.6770.222.942.551.13.64

Source: Ember · retrieved 2 Oct 2026 · CC BY 4.0

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