Canada vs United States: Gross savings (current US$), per capita
Canada
12,379 current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
14,308 current US$ per person
in 2024
Canada rank
26th
United States rank
23rd
Gross savings (current US$), per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 14,308 current US$ per person against 12,379 current US$ per person in Canada, a difference of 1,929 current US$ per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 26th and United States ranks 23rd of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,547 current US$ per person | 1,772 current US$ per person | 224.1 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1980s | 3,052 current US$ per person | 3,623 current US$ per person | 570.93 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1990s | 3,783 current US$ per person | 5,508 current US$ per person | 1,725 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2000s | 7,891 current US$ per person | 7,526 current US$ per person | 365.28 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 9,784 current US$ per person | 10,401 current US$ per person | 616.92 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2020s | 11,612 current US$ per person | 13,448 current US$ per person | 1,836 current US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross savings (current us$), per capita, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 14,308 current US$ per person against 12,379 current US$ per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross savings (current us$), per capita between Canada and United States?
- 1,929 current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for gross savings (current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 26th and United States ranks 23rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.