Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1829 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1661 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1989 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1967 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1917 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1986 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 32 Saudi Arabia 0.332 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Denmark 0.3313 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Chad 0.3305 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.3304 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Aruba 0.3296 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Benin 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Kuwait 0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.