Korea vs North America: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Korea
0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
North America
0.188 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Korea rank
28th
North America rank
27th
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Korea
- North America
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.1553 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.
Korea ranks 28th and North America ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.3353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.3799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1879 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp, Korea or North America?
- Korea, at 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp between Korea and North America?
- 0.1553 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Korea and North America rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Korea ranks 28th and North America ranks 27th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.