Here's how the country President Donald Trump inherited compares to the one Barack Obama inherited from George W. Bush.
After Obama: 4.7 percent
After Bush: 7.8 percent
After Obama: +1.7 percent
After Bush: -3.5 percent
After Obama: $56,516
After Bush: $55,376
After Obama: +2.9 percent
After Bush: +3.6 percent
After Obama: 13.5 percent
After Bush: 13.2 percent
Violent crime rate
After Obama: 372.6 per 100,000
After Bush: 454.5 per 100,000
After Obama: 496 million metric tons
After Bush: 532 million metric tons
After Obama: 8.9 percent
After Bush: 16.8 percent
Undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
After Obama: 11.1 million
After Bush: 11.9 million
After Obama: 2.4 percent of GDP
After Bush: 3.1 percent of GDP