United States vs Europe: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in the United States buys about what

$67.56

buys in Europe, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Europe buys what $148 buys in the United States. Prices across the United States' economy average 148% of Europe's, so a dollar goes 48% further in Europe.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureUnited StatesEurope
Economy
Population341.8 million743.0 million43 of 43 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$30.8 trillion$29.9 trillion40 of 43 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$90,027$40,25440 of 43 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$90,027$59,58540 of 43 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%100%68%40 of 43 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$1.00 in the US$1.48 in the US40 of 43 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · incomeMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureUnited StatesEurope
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$30.8 trillion$44.3 trillion40 of 43 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar1.000U.S. dollarMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$88,810$38,30540 of 43 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$89,490$59,15640 of 43 countries

World Bank income groups: United States, high income. Europe adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above. Europe covers the 40 of its 43 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • United States
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Year-by-year table
YearUnited StatesEurope
2025$76,931$50,183
2024$75,698$49,598
2023$74,352$48,828
2022$72,829$48,171
2021$71,441$46,971
2020$67,407$44,056
2019$69,121$46,526
2018$67,728$45,679
2017$66,164$44,695
2016$65,026$43,562
2015$64,368$42,927
2014$63,027$42,469
2013$61,967$42,014
2012$61,142$41,862
2011$60,253$41,782
2010$59,797$40,828
2009$58,722$39,880
2008$60,806$42,079
2007$61,314$41,504
2006$60,684$39,893
2005$59,612$38,286
2004$58,139$37,254
2003$56,505$35,997
2002$55,443$35,213
2001$55,024$34,581
2000$55,046$33,639

United States vs Europe: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.