US GDP history · 2000
US GDP in 2000
In 2000, the US economy was worth about $10.25T and real output grew 4.08% — the 20th-fastest of the 65 years on record. Here's where that sits in 66 years of data, the story behind it, how big the economy was versus the $30.77T of 2025, and how it compares.
- 2000 GDP $10.25T nominal output
- Real growth 4.08% year over year
- GDP per capita $36,330 output per person
- vs today $30.77T in 2025
The economy in 2000
In 2000, the economy grew 4.08% in real terms, leaving total output at about $10.25T. That made it the 20th-fastest of the 65 years on record, and above the long-run average of 3%. The economy has grown to $30.77T by 2025 — roughly 3.0× its 2000 size in nominal terms. Spread across the population, output worked out to about $36,330 per person, against $90,027 today.
What happened in 2000
The dot-com boom drove strong growth before the bubble burst the following year.
Real GDP the economy grew 4.08% in 2000, down from 4.79% in 1999. That made it the 20th-fastest of the 65 years on record — a year of expansion — and above the long-run average of 3%.
How 2000 compared
Across the full 1960–2025 record, real growth has averaged about 3%, so 2000 ran above that long-run norm. Within the 2000s, growth averaged roughly 1.92%, and 2000 sat above its own decade. Five years earlier, in 1995, the economy grew 2.68%. The following year, 2001, growth slowed to 0.96%.
This is one year out of the whole story. For the complete history — every year since 1960, the fastest year and the deepest contraction, the decade-by-decade view, and what drives growth over time — see historical US GDP, 1960–today.
US GDP in 2000 — FAQ
What was US GDP in 2000?
US nominal GDP was about $10.25T in 2000 ($10,250,947,997,000). Real output the economy grew 4.08% over the year, and GDP per capita was about $36,330.
Did the US economy grow or shrink in 2000?
It grew: real GDP rose 4.08% in 2000 — the 20th-fastest of the 65 years on record, above the long-run average of 3%. That was down 0.71 points from 4.79% the year before.
What was US GDP per capita in 2000?
GDP per capita — total output divided by population — was about $36,330 in 2000, versus $90,027 in 2025.
How does 2000 GDP compare to today?
The US economy was worth about $10.25T in 2000, against $30.77T in 2025 — roughly 3.0× larger today in nominal terms.
Why did the economy grew the way it did in 2000?
The dot-com boom drove strong growth before the bubble burst the following year.
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