Economic Situation

How Is the U.S. Economy Doing?

The OECD expects the U.S.economy to grow by 2.2 percent in 2026. Compared with other Western economies, this is not a bad result, but still below the global average of 2.9 percent. At the same time, Americans appear not to be overly enthusiastic about their countrys economic outlook as the latest Statista Consumer Insights update shows. Of the roughly 60.000 respondent from the United States just 36 percent evaluate the economic situation of their home country as positive. Compared with this, citizens of asian economies are significantly more optimistic, as a look at the Statista chart reveals. This is true for China and India, but even more so of Saudi Arabia. However, there are many countries there where people take a more pessimistic view. The French, for example, seem to be experiencing what might be described as the economic blues.

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This chart shows the share of respondents who evaluate the economic situation of their country as positive.

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Opinion on the current state of the economy in the United States as of August 2026
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Opinions on whether conditions of the domestic and global economy will improve over the next 6 months as of December 2023, by region
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Sentiments about improvement of economic conditions worldwide as of October 2021
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How U.S. Hispanics feel about the economy in the United States in 2023, with an outlook for 2024
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Share of adults who are confident in their country's economic recovery from COVID-19 in 2020, by country and degree of confidence
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the country's long-term economic future? (by social class, United States, 2012)

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