The United States has a highly developed diversified market-oriented economy. It is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP and second largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). As of 2025, it has the world's ninth-highest nominal GDP per capita and eleventh-highest GDP per capita by PPP. According to the World Bank, the U.S. accounted for 14.8% of the global aggregate GDP in 2024 in purchasing power parity terms and 26.2% in nominal terms. The U.S. dollar is the currency most used in international transactions and the world's foremost reserve currency, backed by a large U.S. treasuries market, its role as the reference standard for the petrodollar system, and its linked eurodollar. Since the end of World War II, the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology, but now faces challenges such as a very high debt-to-GDP ratio at over 120% of GDP, slower economic growth, and a housing crisis. - Source: Wikipedia
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