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United States (US, USA or America) Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP Statistics

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Country or Region: United States (US, USA or America) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP › See all United States indicators, › See Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$

Output gaps for advanced economies are calculated as actual GDP less potential GDP as a percent of potential GDP. Estimates of output gaps are subject to a significant margin of uncertainty. See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency).

Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP Statistics for United States (US, USA or America), Year 2010 - In Detail

Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for United States in year 2010 is -4.764 %

This makes United States No. 23 in world rankings according to Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP in year 2010. The world's average Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP value is -0.36 %; United States is 4.40 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for United States was -5.99 % Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for United States in 2010 was or will be 20.43% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for United States was or will be -3.70 %, which is 22.40% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for United States, in other Years
Year %
  2016 -0.415
  2015 -0.871
  2014 -1.415
  2013 -2.004
  2012 -2.686
  2011 -3.697
2010 -4.764
  2009 -5.987
  2008 -1.821
  2007 0.035
  2006 0.265
  2005 0.009
  2004 -0.504
  2003 -1.543
  2002 -1.502
  2001 -0.423
  2000 2.083
  1999 2.079
  1998 1.237
  1997 0.651
  1996 -0.32
  1995 -0.905
  1994 -0.328
  1993 -1.626
  1992 -2.106
  1991 -2.907
  1990 -0.569
  1989 0.424
  1988 0.055
  1987 -1.058
  1986 -1.161
  1985 -1.45
  1984 -2.337
  1983 -6.043
  1982 -7.474
  1981 -3.059
  1980 -2.982