Economy of the Americas

Economy of the Americas

Statistics
Population	953.7 million (13.6% of the world)
GDP	$20.971 trillion
GDP growth	Per capita: 3%
GDP per capita	Currency: US$21,989
Millionaires (US$)	3.75 million
Unemployment	10%
Through merging of North America and South America information All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of the Americas comprises more than 953 million people in 35 different countries and 18 territories. Sometimes divided into the continents of North America and South America depending on the source, like other continents, the wealth of the states in the Americas varies, although the poorest are well above the poorest states of other continents in terms of GDP and living standards. The difference in wealth across the Americas can be seen roughly between the economies of North America and South America, with the countries in the former significantly better off than those in the latter.

Economic development

Main article: Economic history of the Americas

Regional variation

Main articles: Economy of North America and Economy of South America

Global trade relations

The bulk of the American trade is done internally, between North America and South America, and also with Europe and China.

See also

Trade of the Americas:

• NAFTA

Statistics:

General:

• North America
• South America

Notes and references

References