GDP, National Output & Corporate Profits · U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
U.S. Real GDP Growth Rate by Year (1948-2025)
Real GDP growth removes price inflation to measure the true expansion or contraction of physical economic output across business cycles. In 2025, real gdp growth rate recorded 2.34% YoY, compared with 2.95 in 2024. Across the 78-year archive (1948-2025), readings have ranged between -2.58 (2009) and 8.69 (1950).
Series Summary Ledger
- 2025 Reading2.34
- 2024 Reading2.95
- All-Time High (1950)8.69
- All-Time Low (2009)-2.58
- Reporting Unit% YoY
- Series CodeGDPC1 (YoY %)
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) · 1948-2025
U.S. Real GDP Growth Rate by Year (1948-2025)
2025 Reading: 2.34 % YoY
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DECADE BENCHMARKS (1950s-2020s)
Real GDP Growth Rate by Decade
| Decade | Mean | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.25 | -0.74 | 8.69 |
| 1960s | 4.53 | 2.57 | 6.60 |
| 1970s | 3.23 | -0.54 | 5.65 |
| 1980s | 3.12 | -1.80 | 7.24 |
| 1990s | 3.23 | -0.11 | 4.79 |
| 2000s | 1.92 | -2.58 | 4.08 |
| 2010s | 2.40 | 1.56 | 2.97 |
| 2020s | 2.47 | -2.08 | 6.27 |
Real GDP Growth Rate Year-by-Year Historical Table (1948-2025)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (GDPC1 (YoY %))| Year | Real GDP Growth Rate (% YoY) | Annual Change | Real GDP Level ($B Chained 2017) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.34 | -0.61 | 23,943.31 |
| 2024 | 2.95 | +0.03 | 23,394.89 |
| 2023 | 2.92 | +0.49 | 22,724.13 |
| 2022 | 2.43 | -3.84 | 22,079.73 |
| 2021 | 6.27 | +8.35 | 21,556.00 |
| 2020 | -2.08 | -4.67 | 20,284.50 |
| 2019 | 2.58 | -0.38 | 20,715.67 |
| 2018 | 2.97 | +0.51 | 20,193.90 |
| 2017 | 2.46 | +0.64 | 19,612.10 |
| 2016 | 1.82 | -1.13 | 19,141.67 |
| 2015 | 2.95 | +0.42 | 18,799.62 |
| 2014 | 2.52 | +0.41 | 18,261.71 |
| 2013 | 2.12 | -0.17 | 17,812.17 |
| 2012 | 2.29 | +0.72 | 17,442.76 |
| 2011 | 1.56 | -1.13 | 17,052.41 |
| 2010 | 2.70 | +5.27 | 16,789.75 |
| 2009 | -2.58 | -2.69 | 16,349.11 |
| 2008 | 0.11 | -1.89 | 16,781.48 |
| 2007 | 2.00 | -0.78 | 16,762.45 |
| 2006 | 2.78 | -0.70 | 16,433.15 |
| 2005 | 3.48 | -0.36 | 15,987.96 |
| 2004 | 3.85 | +1.05 | 15,449.76 |
| 2003 | 2.80 | +1.10 | 14,877.31 |
| 2002 | 1.70 | +0.74 | 14,472.71 |
| 2001 | 0.96 | -3.12 | 14,230.73 |
| 2000 | 4.08 | -0.71 | 14,096.03 |
| 1999 | 4.79 | +0.31 | 13,543.77 |
| 1998 | 4.48 | +0.04 | 12,924.88 |
| 1997 | 4.45 | +0.67 | 12,370.30 |
| 1996 | 3.77 | +1.09 | 11,843.60 |
| 1995 | 2.68 | -1.34 | 11,413.01 |
| 1994 | 4.03 | +1.28 | 11,114.65 |
| 1993 | 2.75 | -0.77 | 10,684.18 |
| 1992 | 3.52 | +3.63 | 10,398.05 |
| 1991 | -0.11 | -1.99 | 10,044.24 |
| 1990 | 1.89 | -1.79 | 10,055.13 |
| 1989 | 3.67 | -0.50 | 9,869.00 |
| 1988 | 4.18 | +0.72 | 9,519.43 |
| 1987 | 3.45 | -0.01 | 9,137.74 |
| 1986 | 3.46 | -0.71 | 8,832.61 |
| 1985 | 4.17 | -3.07 | 8,537.00 |
| 1984 | 7.24 | +2.65 | 8,195.30 |
| 1983 | 4.58 | +6.39 | 7,642.27 |
| 1982 | -1.80 | -4.34 | 7,307.31 |
| 1981 | 2.54 | +2.79 | 7,441.48 |
| 1980 | -0.26 | -3.42 | 7,257.32 |
| 1979 | 3.17 | -2.37 | 7,276.00 |
| 1978 | 5.54 | +0.91 | 7,052.71 |
| 1977 | 4.62 | -0.76 | 6,682.80 |
| 1976 | 5.39 | +5.59 | 6,387.44 |
| 1975 | -0.21 | +0.33 | 6,060.88 |
| 1974 | -0.54 | -6.19 | 6,073.36 |
| 1973 | 5.65 | +0.39 | 6,106.37 |
| 1972 | 5.26 | +1.96 | 5,780.05 |
| 1971 | 3.29 | +3.11 | 5,491.45 |
| 1970 | 0.18 | -2.94 | 5,316.39 |
| 1969 | 3.12 | -1.79 | 5,306.59 |
| 1968 | 4.91 | +2.17 | 5,145.91 |
| 1967 | 2.74 | -3.85 | 4,904.86 |
| 1966 | 6.60 | +0.10 | 4,773.93 |
| 1965 | 6.50 | +0.74 | 4,478.56 |
| 1964 | 5.76 | +1.41 | 4,205.28 |
| 1963 | 4.36 | -1.77 | 3,976.14 |
| 1962 | 6.13 | +3.56 | 3,810.12 |
| 1961 | 2.57 | -0.01 | 3,590.07 |
| 1960 | 2.57 | -4.36 | 3,500.27 |
| 1959 | 6.93 | +7.67 | 3,412.42 |
| 1958 | -0.74 | -2.85 | 3,191.22 |
| 1957 | 2.11 | -0.03 | 3,215.07 |
| 1956 | 2.13 | -5.00 | 3,148.76 |
| 1955 | 7.13 | +7.71 | 3,083.03 |
| 1954 | -0.58 | -5.26 | 2,877.71 |
| 1953 | 4.69 | +0.60 | 2,894.41 |
| 1952 | 4.08 | -3.96 | 2,764.80 |
| 1951 | 8.04 | -0.65 | 2,656.32 |
| 1950 | 8.69 | +9.25 | 2,458.53 |
| 1949 | -0.56 | -4.68 | 2,261.93 |
| 1948 | 4.12 | - | 2,274.63 |
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