Investment share of GDP in North America
Investment in North America was equal to 21.6% of GDP in 2024.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2024
21.6%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2024
26.3%
Investment share of GDP in North America over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.6% | 26.3% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | 26.7% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | 27.5% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | 27.2% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | 26.5% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | 26.6% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | 26.7% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | 26.1% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | 25.7% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | 25.9% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | 25.9% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | 25.6% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | 25.5% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | 25.3% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | 24.6% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | 23.4% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | 25.5% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | 25.5% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | 25.0% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | 24.5% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | 24.1% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | 23.4% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | 23.3% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | 23.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 21.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 21.3%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.3%.
More for North America
All statistics for North America
Savings share of GDP
17.0%
2024 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
2.1%
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GDP in US dollars
US$33.10 trillion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$86,308 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$74,879 per person
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GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$85,298 per person
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