Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in United States
United States: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 1,170 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in United States, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 1,170 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in 2021.
The figure is down 24.1% on the previous year and up 487.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in United States peaked at 2,412 current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1,207 current US$ per person, in 2009.
That places United States 53rd out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 461.15 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 487.64 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 580.22 current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1973 | 756.7 current US$ per person | +30.4% |
| 1974 | 671.58 current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 527.34 current US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 1976 | 650.78 current US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 1977 | 783.26 current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 1978 | 1,005 current US$ per person | +28.3% |
| 1979 | 1,084 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 905.74 current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 1,141 current US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 1982 | 826.41 current US$ per person | -27.6% |
| 1983 | 670.02 current US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 1,213 current US$ per person | +81.1% |
| 1985 | 1,023 current US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 761.43 current US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 1987 | 916.49 current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 1,210 current US$ per person | +32.0% |
| 1989 | 1,117 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 921.06 current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 893.16 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 751.02 current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 636.49 current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 932.29 current US$ per person | +46.5% |
| 1995 | 1,164 current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1996 | 1,522 current US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 1997 | 2,008 current US$ per person | +31.9% |
| 1998 | 2,275 current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 2,206 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2,200 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,676 current US$ per person | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 1,205 current US$ per person | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 942.19 current US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 2004 | 1,162 current US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 1,311 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 1,753 current US$ per person | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 870.63 current US$ per person | -50.3% |
| 2008 | -461.85 current US$ per person | -153.0% |
| 2009 | -1,207 current US$ per person | +161.4% |
| 2010 | -287.64 current US$ per person | -76.2% |
| 2011 | 199.25 current US$ per person | -169.3% |
| 2012 | 1,421 current US$ per person | +613.2% |
| 2013 | 1,651 current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 2,280 current US$ per person | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 2,406 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1,738 current US$ per person | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 2,137 current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 2,354 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 2,412 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,542 current US$ per person | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 1,170 current US$ per person | -24.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1,170 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,110 current US$ per person, 55% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +613.2% | 199.25 current US$ per person | 1,421 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 700.84 current US$ per person | 461.15 current US$ per person | 1,084 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 978.4 current US$ per person | 670.02 current US$ per person | 1,213 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,331 current US$ per person | 636.49 current US$ per person | 2,275 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 945.12 current US$ per person | -1,207 current US$ per person | 2,200 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,631 current US$ per person | -287.64 current US$ per person | 2,412 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,356 current US$ per person | 1,170 current US$ per person | 1,542 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 509.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7205 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 371.72 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 0.9623 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in United States?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in United States was 1,170 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2,412 current US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,207 current US$ per person in 2009.
- How does United States rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- United States ranks 53rd out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 487.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.