© United Nations Development Programme and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation 2023
2023
global knowledge index
United States
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):21,564.698
- Population:336,997,624
- HDI:0.921
5/133
Gki
Score
66.9
World
Average
47.5
Country Performance Summary
United States is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 5th out of 133 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2023 and 5th out of the 61 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Computer software spending (% GDP)
- Research institutions prominence
- Teachers in tertiary education, gender parity
- Domestic credit to private sector (% GDP)
- Secure Internet servers per 1 million population
Areas of Improvement
- Trade (% GDP)
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Natural hazard exposure
- ISO 14001 environmental certificates (per billion GDP)
- Government expenditure on vocational education (%)
SECTORAL INDICES
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