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What To Know The map below, drawn using the BEA's latest data, shows the change in each state's inflation-adjusted GDP in the first quarter of 2025.
This map shows the nearest match for each state. You can mouse over a state to see that country, along with the state's 2024 GDP.
This map shows the nearest match for each state. You can mouse over a state to see that country, along with the state's 2024 GDP.
We recently featured a map made by American Enterprise Institute's Mark Perry that compared each state's 2013 GDP to a country with a similar GDP level.
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