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United States - Gross Operating Balance (% of GDP) -4.17

IMF GFS (accrual) · updated 2026-10-03 · 102 economies tracked

Latest value

-4.17 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 102 economies

Share of global total

61.8%

Growth since 2017

3.23×

Ranking Race — Gross Operating Balance (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#16#31#46#61#76#91201720222025#83#42024 overtook Dominican Republic2025 overtook Azerbaijan
United StatesCanadaTürkiyeNew ZealandMauritius

Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. United States climbed from #83 to #4 (overtook Dominican Republic). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United States ↓

Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.

2022
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Dominican Republic in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Azerbaijan in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 64 places in global rank auto

Gross Operating Balance (% of GDP), 2017-2025

IMF GFS (accrual) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
201720222025-11.48-8.03-4.57-1.12

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