Adjusted savings: gross savings in United States of America
United States of America: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 17.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in United States of America, 1970–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in United States of America stood at 17.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in United States of America peaked at 23.7% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2009.
United States of America ranks 121st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.5% | — |
| 1971 | 21.5% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 23.7% | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 22.6% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 20.9% | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 21.5% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 23.4% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 23.4% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 21.6% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 19.9% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 19.2% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 19.7% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 20.6% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 19.9% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 17.9% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.3% | 20.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 19.2% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 17.4% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 13.9% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 15.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.9% | 19.0% | 2 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in United States of America?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in United States of America was 17.9% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1973.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2009.
- How does United States of America rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- United States of America ranks 121st out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of 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.
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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.