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National Accounts base year in United States

United States: National Accounts base year was 1 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 218 countries
All-time high
1
in 2016
All-time low
1
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023

National Accounts base year in United States, 2016–2023

00.20.40.60.812016201920232016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 1

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

United States recorded 1 for national accounts base year in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

United States ranks 1st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

National Accounts base year in United States, year by year

Year Value Change
2016 1 —
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1 1 1 4
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is national accounts base year in United States?
National accounts base year in United States was 1 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest national accounts base year recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
What is the lowest national accounts base year recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
How does United States rank for national accounts base year?
United States ranks 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is national accounts base year rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of National Accounts base year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
National Accounts base year
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 1,744 data points, 2016–2023
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National accounts base year is the year used as the base period for constant price calculations in the country’s national accounts. It is recommended that the base year of constant price estimates be changed periodically to reflect changes in economic structure and relative prices.