Australia vs United States: Adjusted net savings per capita
Australia
3,836 current US$
in 2021
United States
3,063 current US$
in 2021
Australia rank
22nd
United States rank
25th
Adjusted net savings per capita over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3,836 current US$ against 3,063 current US$ in United States, a difference of 773 current US$.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 22nd and United States ranks 25th of 159 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,340 current US$ | 2,201 current US$ | 860.63 current US$ | United States |
| 2000s | 2,165 current US$ | 2,182 current US$ | 17.68 current US$ | United States |
| 2010s | 4,429 current US$ | 3,612 current US$ | 816.99 current US$ | Australia |
| 2020s | 3,727 current US$ | 3,374 current US$ | 353.09 current US$ | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted net savings per capita, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 3,836 current US$ against 3,063 current US$ in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adjusted net savings per capita between Australia and United States?
- 773 current US$, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Australia ranks 22nd and United States ranks 25th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011), published as Adjusted net savings per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage.