In 2022, it was estimated that the total economic cost of Long COVID in the United States could be approximately 3.7 trillion U.S. dollars, accounting for about 17 percent of the U.S. GDP in 2019. Moreover, estimated costs per capita due to Long COVID were estimated at 11,189 U.S. dollars. This statistic shows the total estimated economic cost of Long COVID in the United States as of 2022.
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Total estimated economic cost of Long COVID in the United States as of 2022
Characteristic
Estimated economic costs
Total cost (in billion U.S. dollars)
3,719
Cost per capita (in U.S. dollars)
11,189
Percent of 2019 GDP
17
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Harvard University. (September 2, 2022). Total estimated economic cost of Long COVID in the United States as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402998/total-economic-cost-of-long-covid-in-the-us/
Harvard University. "Total estimated economic cost of Long COVID in the United States as of 2022." Chart. September 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402998/total-economic-cost-of-long-covid-in-the-us/
Harvard University. (2022). Total estimated economic cost of Long COVID in the United States as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402998/total-economic-cost-of-long-covid-in-the-us/
Harvard University. "Total Estimated Economic Cost of Long Covid in The United States as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402998/total-economic-cost-of-long-covid-in-the-us/
Harvard University, Total estimated economic cost of Long COVID in the United States as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402998/total-economic-cost-of-long-covid-in-the-us/ (last visited July 03, 2025)
Total estimated economic cost of Long COVID in the United States as of 2022 [Graph], Harvard University, September 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402998/total-economic-cost-of-long-covid-in-the-us/
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