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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Kentucky: GDP and industries

Gross domestic product of Kentucky every year since 1997 in current and inflation-adjusted dollars, and the value added of twenty industries since 2010.

BEA SAGDP1 · SAGDP2Average real growth since 2015: +1.8% a year
Fig. 1Real GDP growth by yearPercent change in chained 2017 dollars; dashed — United States
-5%0%5%10%200020052010201520202025KentuckyUnited States
KentuckyUnited States
YearGDP, current $Real GDP, 2017 $Real growthCompensationShare of US
2025$313.6B$239.5B+3.0%$162.9B1.02%
2024$296.7B$232.5B+1.8%$157.6B1.01%
2023$284.5B$228.5B+3.5%$150.8B1.02%
2022$262.0B$220.9B+2.5%$141.5B1.01%
2021$238.1B$215.5B+4.6%$131.2B1.00%
2020$218.4B$206.1B−2.7%$122.2B1.02%
2019$220.7B$211.7B+2.8%$121.1B1.02%
2018$210.5B$205.9B+1.2%$116.6B1.02%
2017$203.6B$203.6B+1.3%$112.5B1.04%
2016$197.9B$201.0B+0.8%$109.5B1.05%
2015$194.6B$199.5B+1.4%$107.3B1.06%
2014$188.3B$196.8B0.0%$102.3B1.07%
2013$184.9B$196.7B+2.4%$99.0B1.10%
2012$178.4B$192.1B+1.9%$98.0B1.10%
2011$171.2B$188.4B+0.9%$94.6B1.10%
2010$166.7B$186.7B+4.8%$91.6B1.11%
2009$157.4B$178.1B−4.5%$88.6B1.09%
2008$160.7B$186.5B+0.4%$91.4B1.09%
2007$156.9B$185.8B−0.3%$88.9B1.08%
2006$153.0B$186.3B+2.4%$85.0B1.11%
2005$144.9B$182.0B+3.8%$81.5B1.11%
2004$135.7B$175.3B+2.9%$77.6B1.11%
2003$128.3B$170.5B+3.1%$73.7B1.12%
2002$122.7B$165.4B+2.6%$70.9B1.12%
2001$117.8B$161.3B+0.1%$69.0B1.11%
2000$114.5B$161.1B−2.8%$66.4B1.12%
1999$115.6B$165.8B+3.1%$62.8B1.20%
1998$110.0B$160.8B+3.2%$58.6B1.21%
1997$104.9B$155.8B—$55.4B1.22%

Current-dollar GDP, real GDP and compensation of employees: BEA, SAGDP1. Real growth is the change in chained 2017 dollars.

Value added by industry

Current dollars. A dash means BEA did not publish the figure (suppressed or not applicable).

Industry2010201520202025Change 2010–2025Trend
Real estate$18.8B$20.7B$24.4B$35.2B+87%
Government$26.3B$27.7B$29.8B$38.0B+45%
Manufacturing$28.2B$34.8B$36.3B$49.3B+75%
Finance & insurance$7.4B$10.7B$12.6B$23.5B+216%
Professional services$6.5B$7.8B$9.0B$13.6B+109%
Health care$13.9B$16.3B$19.5B$28.3B+104%
Wholesale trade$10.8B$13.7B$16.5B$25.3B+136%
Retail trade$9.9B$11.7B$14.6B$19.8B+99%
Information$4.7B$4.6B$5.1B$7.0B+50%
Construction$5.8B$7.4B$8.8B$12.4B+112%
Transportation & warehousing$7.2B$9.2B$11.4B$16.0B+122%
Accommodation & food$4.6B$6.2B$5.8B$10.5B+128%
Administrative & waste services$4.2B$5.6B$6.6B$9.4B+123%
Other services$3.6B$4.2B$4.8B$6.6B+86%
Management of companies$2.4B$2.6B$2.9B$3.5B+46%
Utilities$3.3B$3.5B$3.8B$5.3B+61%
Mining, oil & gas$5.5B$2.7B$1.6B$2.5B−56%
Education$1.2B$1.4B$1.4B$1.8B+44%
Arts & recreation$760M$957M$986M$1.8B+137%
Agriculture$1.6B$2.9B$2.4B$3.7B+138%
ΣAll industries$166.7B$194.6B$218.4B$313.6B+88%

BEA, GDP by state and industry (SAGDP2), NAICS sectors.