Adjusted savings: gross savings in North America
North America: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 18.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in North America, 1970–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
North America recorded 18.3% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in North America peaked at 23.7% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2009.
That places North America 46th 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 savings: gross savings in North America, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.5% | — |
| 1971 | 21.5% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 23.7% | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 22.7% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 21.0% | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 22.1% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 23.2% | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 23.6% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 23.4% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 21.5% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 20.6% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 20.0% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 18.7% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 17.6% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.3% | 21.0% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 19.3% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 17.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 14.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.6% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.3% | 19.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North America
More economy & growth data for North America
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 65,508 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.188 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 15,566 current US$ per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 85,298 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9945 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.759 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9883 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in North America?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in North America was 18.3% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1973.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2009.
- How does North America rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- North America ranks 46th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 52 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. 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.