The U.S. ranks 187th in GDP growth

According to the CIA World Factbook (as reported on nationmaster.com) in 2007 United States ranked one-hundred-eighty-seventh out of two hundred and sixteen countries in terms of the growth of national GDP. Azerbaijan ranked first.

The U.S. ranks 1st in music sales

According to IFPI, in 2007 the United States ranked first in the sale of recorded music.