© United Nations Development Programme and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation 2022
2022
global knowledge index
United States
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):20,932.281
- Population:336,997,624
- HDI:0.921
1/132
Gki
Score
68.4
World
Average
46.5
Country Performance Summary
United States is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 1st out of 132 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2022 and 1st out of the 60 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- Transport productive capacity
- Computer software spending (% GDP)
- Growth of innovative companies
- Research institutions prominence
- State of cluster development
Areas of Improvement
- Trade (% GDP)
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Natural hazard exposure
- Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- ISO 14001 environmental certificates (per billion GDP)
SECTORAL INDICES
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