Since 2000 Virginia’s economy grew 69% in real terms and the nation’s 70%; Maryland’s grew 62% and the District’s 58%

Source. BEA, Regional Economic Accounts, SAGDP9, real GDP by state, chained 2017 dollars, 2000–2025. Also: BEA, state GDP release of September 30, 2026; BEA, state GDP release of April 9, 2026.

Method and data

Method. Real GDP in each year divided by its 2000 value, times 100. 2025 reflects BEA’s annual update of September 30, 2026; BEA’s first estimate for 2025 (April 9, 2026) showed the District growing. The District fell 1.0% from 2024 to 2025 while the nation grew 2.3%.

Year	DC (2000 = 100)	Maryland	Virginia	United States
2000	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
2001	103.7	104.4	103.6	101.0
2002	106.7	107.8	104.6	102.7
2003	108.8	110.5	108.5	105.5
2004	114.9	115.7	113.1	109.6
2005	117.4	120.9	118.5	113.4
2006	117.3	122.5	121.0	116.6
2007	121.0	123.2	122.7	118.9
2008	125.3	125.6	123.9	119.1
2009	124.7	124.9	123.4	116.0
2010	129.8	130.9	127.6	119.1
2011	132.2	133.7	128.6	121.0
2012	133.2	134.3	129.5	123.7
2013	133.8	135.4	131.1	126.4
2014	136.8	137.5	131.1	129.6
2015	139.2	140.6	133.8	133.4
2016	142.5	145.5	135.4	135.8
2017	144.8	148.4	138.1	139.1
2018	148.8	149.4	141.5	143.3
2019	149.7	149.5	145.1	147.0
2020	148.4	144.3	143.5	143.9
2021	155.2	151.6	151.6	152.9
2022	156.6	154.1	155.6	156.6
2023	156.1	155.8	161.4	161.2
2024	159.9	161.1	165.6	166.0
2025	158.3	162.4	169.5	169.9

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Higgins Strategy. “Since 2000 Virginia’s economy grew 69% in real terms and the nation’s 70%; Maryland’s grew 62% and the District’s 58%” Exhibit 1, What the Region Makes (Study XVIII). October 12, 2026. https://higginsstrategy.com/charts/18-01-real-gdp-index-2000-2025/