Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in North America
North America: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 4.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in North America, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
North America recorded 4.6% for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in North America peaked at 17.2% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2009.
That places North America 40th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in North America, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.6% | — |
| 1971 | 15.1% | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 15.7% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | -22.0% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 12.5% | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 12.7% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 14.0% | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 11.7% | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 9.3% | -20.5% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | +26.6% |
| 1982 | 10.4% | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 8.8% | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | +31.7% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | -23.9% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +30.3% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -25.2% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +23.7% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -25.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -52.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -54.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +178.8% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +37.2% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +39.6% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 11.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 7.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 5.8% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 1.2% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for North America
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 52,472 current US$ per person (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.31 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9466 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 65,820 current US$ per person (2021)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 65,508 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.759 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.37 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in North America?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in North America was 4.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1973.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2009.
- How does North America rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- North America ranks 40th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. This series excludes particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.