Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Canada
Canada: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 3,402 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Canada, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 3,402 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 590.8% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Canada peaked at 4,231 current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, -289.06 current US$ per person, in 1992.
That places Canada 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 256.29 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 285.53 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 345.06 current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1973 | 523.83 current US$ per person | +51.8% |
| 1974 | 677.38 current US$ per person | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 476.57 current US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 1976 | 643.67 current US$ per person | +35.1% |
| 1977 | 535.73 current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 1978 | 510.19 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 722.08 current US$ per person | +41.5% |
| 1980 | 759.65 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 851.51 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 410.15 current US$ per person | -51.8% |
| 1983 | 542.12 current US$ per person | +32.2% |
| 1984 | 751.43 current US$ per person | +38.6% |
| 1985 | 744.8 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 524.81 current US$ per person | -29.5% |
| 1987 | 865.58 current US$ per person | +64.9% |
| 1988 | 1,203 current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 1989 | 1,110 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 536.76 current US$ per person | -51.6% |
| 1991 | -27.77 current US$ per person | -105.2% |
| 1992 | -289.06 current US$ per person | +941.1% |
| 1993 | -70.72 current US$ per person | -75.5% |
| 1994 | 368.25 current US$ per person | -620.7% |
| 1995 | 809.29 current US$ per person | +119.8% |
| 1996 | 913.1 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 1,081 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 850.22 current US$ per person | -21.3% |
| 1999 | 1,278 current US$ per person | +50.3% |
| 2000 | 2,147 current US$ per person | +68.0% |
| 2001 | 1,738 current US$ per person | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 1,541 current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 2,010 current US$ per person | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 2,951 current US$ per person | +46.8% |
| 2005 | 3,668 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 4,035 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 4,231 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 4,091 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 591.07 current US$ per person | -85.6% |
| 2010 | 1,503 current US$ per person | +154.3% |
| 2011 | 2,648 current US$ per person | +76.2% |
| 2012 | 2,540 current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 2,819 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 3,031 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1,034 current US$ per person | -65.9% |
| 2016 | 725.54 current US$ per person | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 1,466 current US$ per person | +102.0% |
| 2018 | 1,455 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,582 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 492.43 current US$ per person | -68.9% |
| 2021 | 3,402 current US$ per person | +590.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 3,402 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,110 current US$ per person, 1.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -941.1% | -27.77 current US$ per person | -289.06 current US$ per person |
| 1994 | +620.7% | -70.72 current US$ per person | 368.25 current US$ per person |
| 2021 | +590.8% | 492.43 current US$ per person | 3,402 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 497.63 current US$ per person | 256.29 current US$ per person | 722.08 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 776.32 current US$ per person | 410.15 current US$ per person | 1,203 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 544.84 current US$ per person | -289.06 current US$ per person | 1,278 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,700 current US$ per person | 591.07 current US$ per person | 4,231 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,880 current US$ per person | 725.54 current US$ per person | 3,031 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,947 current US$ per person | 492.43 current US$ per person | 3,402 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Canada?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Canada was 3,402 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4,231 current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -289.06 current US$ per person in 1992.
- How does Canada rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.