CategoryIMF World Economic Outlook(WEO), October 2024
IndicatorNGAP_NPGDPOutput gap in percent of potential GDP. Percent of potential GDP
CountryUSAUnited States
UnitPercent of potential GDP
ScaleUnits
Subject NotesOutput 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. For a discussion of approaches to calculating potential output, see Paula R. De Masi, IMF Estimates of Potential Output: Theory and Practice, in Staff Studies for the World Economic Outlook (Washington: IMF, December 1997), pp. 40-46.
Country Series Specific NotesSee notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency).
AdministrationNot selected
EconomyNot selected
Data source URLhttps://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLS/world-economic-outlook-databases