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United States - Population Facing Financial Hardship (%) 6.81

World Bank UHC · updated 2026-10-03 · 169 economies tracked

Latest value

6.81 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 169 economies

vs global median

0.5×

Growth since 1996

0.7×

Ranking Race — Population Facing Financial Hardship (%)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#5519851995200520152024#4#32020 overtook Mozambique2023 overtook Andorra
United StatesNorth MacedoniaJapanGeorgia

Real annual global ranks, 1985 - 2024. United States climbed from #4 to #3 (overtook Mozambique). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United States ↓

Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1987
Black Monday stock crash curated

Dow falls 22.6% in a single day, triggering global market turbulence.

2008
Global financial crisis curated

Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.

2020
Overtook Mozambique in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.

2023
Overtook Andorra in global rank auto

Population Facing Financial Hardship (%), 1996-2023

World Bank UHC · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620236.8189.1810.37

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