| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Rang | |
| Bevölkerung (in Mio.) | 291,3 | 294,0 | 296,9 | 299,8 | 303,0 | i |
| Wirtschaftsorganisationen | APEC; IMF; NAFTA; OECD; WTO | |||||
| Landeswährung (LW) | US-Dollar | |||||
| Wechselkurs (LW in €) | 0,884 | 0,804 | 0,804 | 0,796 | 0,729 | |
| Wechselkurs (LW in US$) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inflationsrate | 2,3% | 2,7% | 3,4% | 3,2% | 2,9% | i |
| BIP | ||||||
| BIP (in Mrd. US$) | 10908 | 11631 | 12376 | 13133 | 13776 | i |
| BIP (je Einwohner in US$) | 37446 | 39561 | 41684 | 43806 | 45467 | i |
| Wirtschaftswachstum | 2,5% | 3,6% | 3,1% | 2,9% | 2,2% | i |
| BIP - Entstehung: | ||||||
| Landwirtschaft | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| Industrie | 22% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 22% | |
| Dienstleistungen | 77% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 77% | |
| BIP - Verwendung: | ||||||
| Privater Konsum | 71% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 71% | |
| Staatskonsum und -investitionen | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% | |
| Private Anlageinvestitionen | 18% | 18% | 19% | 19% | 18% | |
| Aussenhandel: | ||||||
| Export (in Mrd. US$) | 724 | 818 | 904 | 1037 | 1163 | i |
| Import (in Mrd. US$) | 1305 | 1525 | 1732 | 1919 | 2017 | i |
| Staatsverschuldung (in Mrd. $) | 6687 | 7246 | 7772 | 8195 | 8610 | i |
| Staatsverschuldung (Anteil am BIP) | 61% | 62% | 63% | 62% | 63% | i |
| Arbeitslosenquote | 6,0% | 5,5% | 5,1% | 4,6% | 4,5% | i |
| Arbeitsstunden (pro Jahr) | 1797 | 1800 | 1795 | 1796 | n.a. | |
| Energie (in Mrd. KWh): | ||||||
| Elektrizitätsproduktion | 3892 | n.a. | 4062 | n.a. | 4167 | i |
| Elektrizitätsverbrauch | 3656 | n.a. | 3816 | n.a. | 3892 | i |
| Öl und Gas: | ||||||
| Gasreserven (in Mrd. m³) | 5353 | n.a. | 5550 | n.a. | 5977 | i |
| Gasproduktion (in Mrd. m³) | 539 | n.a. | 490,8 | n.a. | 545,9 | i |
| Gasverbrauch (in Mrd. m³) | 633,6 | n.a. | 605 | n.a. | 652,9 | i |
| Erdölreserven (in Mrd. Barrel) | 22,5 | n.a. | n.a. | 21,4 | 21,0 | i |
| Erdölproduktion (in 1000 bpd) | n.a. | n.a. | 7610 | n.a. | 8457 | i |
| Erdölverbrauch (in 1000 bpd) | 20030 | 20730 | n.a. | n.a. | 20680 | i |
| Rohstoffe: | ||||||
| Mineralische Rohstoffe | Bauxit; Blei; Eisen; Erdöl; Erdgas; Gold; Kaliumcarbonat; Kohle; Kupfer; Molybdän; Nickel; Phosphate; Quecksilber; Uran; Silber; Wolfram; Zink | |||||
| Agrarische Rohstoffe | Baumwolle; Rind; Schwein; Geflügel; Fisch; Gemüse; Holz; Mais; Obst; Weizen | |||||
| (An-) Organische Chemikalien: | ||||||
| Export (in Mrd. US$) | 29,3 | 37,2 | 39,0 | 43,7 | 49,3 | i |
| Import (in Mrd. US$) | 45,2 | 48,2 | 53,0 | 57,3 | 61,1 | i |
| Kunststoffe und Gummi: | ||||||
| Export (in Mrd. US$) | 35,5 | 41,3 | 46,6 | 52,4 | 58,6 | i |
| Import (in Mrd. US$) | 36,4 | 42,7 | 50,6 | 55,0 | 56,3 | i |
| wichtige Rohstoff- & Chemie-Unternehmen | Alcoa; Albemarle Corporation; Ashland; Air Products; Cabot Corporation; Celanese; Chemtura Corporation; Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP; ConocoPhillips; Cytec Industries Inc.; Eastman Chemical Company; E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Dupont); Exxon Mobil Corporation; FMC; Georgia Gulf Corporation; Hercules; Hexion; Honeywell; Huntsman; IFF; Momentive Performance Materials; Mosaic: Nalco; Occidental Petroleum Corporation; Praxair; PPG Industries; PolyOne Corporation; US Steel; Sherwin-Williams; Solutia; Sunoco Inc; The Dow Chemical Co.; The Lubrizol Corporation; Valspar; Westlake Chemical Corporation; W.R. Grace | |||||













