North America - Net national savings

Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI) in North America was 2.78 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 11.25 in 1973, while its lowest value was -2.07 in 2009.

Definition: Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future" (Lange et al 2018).

See also:

Year Value
1970 8.73
1971 8.64
1972 9.37
1973 11.25
1974 9.54
1975 6.88
1976 7.69
1977 8.28
1978 9.40
1979 9.30
1980 7.31
1981 8.27
1982 5.78
1983 4.39
1984 7.15
1985 5.69
1986 4.00
1987 4.65
1988 5.81
1989 4.93
1990 3.71
1991 3.34
1992 2.53
1993 2.11
1994 3.11
1995 4.09
1996 5.05
1997 6.29
1998 6.71
1999 6.36
2000 6.23
2001 4.70
2002 3.43
2003 2.82
2004 3.38
2005 3.71
2006 4.41
2007 2.72
2008 0.23
2009 -2.07
2010 -0.03
2011 1.11
2012 3.10
2013 3.48
2014 4.44
2015 4.09
2016 2.68
2017 2.73
2018 2.78
2019 2.78

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts