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Savings share of GDP in North America

Gross savings in North America were equal to 17.0% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2011.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
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 17.0% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −0.5percentage points 2023: 17.5%
World, 2024 26.0% Official aggregate

Savings 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.

Gross savings as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period North AmericaWorld
2024 17.0% 26.0%
2023 17.5% 26.2%
2022 18.8% 27.2%
2021 18.2% 27.1%
2020 18.5% 25.7%
2019 19.6% 26.5%
2018 19.3% 26.6%
2017 19.1% 26.4%
2016 18.6% 25.8%
2015 19.7% 26.3%
2014 19.9% 26.7%
2013 18.8% 26.4%
2012 18.6% 26.7%
2011 16.7% 26.8%
2010 15.7% 26.5%
2009 14.3% 25.3%
2008 15.8% 27.4%
2007 18.0% 28.2%
2006 19.7% 28.2%
2005 18.7% 27.1%
2004 18.2% 26.6%
2003 17.8% 25.4%
2002 18.7% 25.0%
2001 19.9% 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 17.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 19.9%, the figure has changed by −2.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.0%.

More for North America

All statistics for North America
Investment share of GDP 21.6% 2024 · World Bank 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 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$85,298 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 2.1% 2025 · World Bank

Source and dates

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World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
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World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for North America
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices