MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) vs United States of America: GERD as a percentage of GDP

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
4.2%
in 2023
United States of America
3.4%
in 2023
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
1st
United States of America rank
4th

GERD as a percentage of GDP over time

  • MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
  • United States of America
01234199620092023

How they compare

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) currently reports 4.2% against 3.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)'s figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States of America ahead.

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 50 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 1.7% 2.5% 0.8% United States of America
2000s 2.1% 2.6% 0.5% United States of America
2010s 3.2% 2.8% 0.4% MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
2020s 4.0% 3.5% 0.6% MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gerd as a percentage of gdp, MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) or United States of America?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), at 4.2% against 3.4% in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in gerd as a percentage of gdp between MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and United States of America?
0.8%, with MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and United States of America?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and United States of America rank globally for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 50 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GERD as a percentage of GDP
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
166 places, 3,775 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release