Between 1982 and 2020, households savings fluctuated between 23 and 28 percent of global GDP. In 2020, this figure was almost 0.5 points lower than in the previous year, falling to 25.96 percent. Household savings as a share of GDP peaked prior to the financial crisis of 2008, reaching 27.95 percent in 2007.
Households savings as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide from 1982 to 2020
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Statistics on Personal savings in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Monthly personal savings as a share of disposable income in the U.S. 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Mean and median amount of personal savings in the U.S. 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Personal savings in the U.S. 1960-2021
- Basic Statistic Savings and other checkable deposits in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Amount of money saved in savings accounts in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Savings and investments held by employees in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Gross savings as share of GDP in the U.S. 1970-2020
Household savings
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- Basic Statistic Household savings in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Time and savings deposits of households and nonprofit organizations U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of families that saved in the U.S. 2001-2019, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Share of families that saved in the U.S. 2004-2019, by work status
- Premium Statistic Share of families with savings bonds in the U.S. 2007-2019, by age of family head
- Premium Statistic Financial instruments owned by children in the U.S. 2022
College savings
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- Premium Statistic Share of households saving for college in the U.S. 2020, by age of head of household
- Basic Statistic Total Education tax savings for college students U.S. 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Assets of section 529 savings plan in the U.S. 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic 529 college savings average account balance in the U.S. 2016-2021
Retirement savings
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- Premium Statistic Adults with any retirement savings in the U.S. 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Opinion of Americans on state of their retirement savings 2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Drivers for starting to save for retirement in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Household retirement savings in the U.S. 2020-2021, by amount
- Premium Statistic Value of assets invested in IRAs in the U.S. 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Probability of outliving their savings in the U.S. 2020-2022
Saving practices
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- Basic Statistic Reasons why families saved in the U.S. 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Goals in New Year's financial resolution in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Factors that are holding back Americans from saving for a down payment 2021
- Premium Statistic Factors that prevent the Americans from saving for a down payment 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Emergency bill: savings, credit card, borrow vs personal loan U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Bank account and service complaints reported CFPB in the U.S. 2021
Impact of the economy on savings
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- Premium Statistic Adults who spent money from their savings due to inflation in the U.S. 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Main reasons why people could not save more in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of people who have delayed financial milestones in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of people who avoided expenditures in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Actions people have found most effective to save money worldwide 2022
Further related statistics
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- Annual percentage change in the saving rate of households in Romania 2016-2021
- Household savings rate as share of disposable income in Denmark 2009-2021
- Household savings rate as a share of disposable income in Sweden 2009-2020
- Household savings as a share of disposable income in Norway 2008-2020
- Mexico: household savings share 2020-20116
- Household savings rate in France 2010-2020
- Household gross savings rate in Poland 2007-2021
- Savings rate of households in Finland in 2011-2021
- Household gross savings as a share of disposable income Ireland Q1 2007-Q3 2021
- Household gross savings as a share of disposable income Slovenia Q1 2007-Q3 2021
- Household gross savings as a share of disposable income in Portugal Q1 2007-Q3 2021
- Chile: savings share 2016, by type and gender
- Italy: composition of households' portfolio financial assets 2017, by type of asset
- Italy: average household saving rate 2010-2016
- Total private disposable income in Israel 2006-2016
- Per capita national disposable income by Arab member states of ESCWA 2017
- Per capita national disposable income in Lebanon 2013-2017
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Statistics
- Annual percentage change in the saving rate of households in Romania 2016-2021
- Household savings rate as share of disposable income in Denmark 2009-2021
- Household savings rate as a share of disposable income in Sweden 2009-2020
- Household savings as a share of disposable income in Norway 2008-2020
- Mexico: household savings share 2020-20116
- Household savings rate in France 2010-2020
- Household gross savings rate in Poland 2007-2021
- Savings rate of households in Finland in 2011-2021
- Household gross savings as a share of disposable income Ireland Q1 2007-Q3 2021
- Household gross savings as a share of disposable income Slovenia Q1 2007-Q3 2021
- Household gross savings as a share of disposable income in Portugal Q1 2007-Q3 2021
- Chile: savings share 2016, by type and gender
- Italy: composition of households' portfolio financial assets 2017, by type of asset
- Italy: average household saving rate 2010-2016
- Total private disposable income in Israel 2006-2016
- Per capita national disposable income by Arab member states of ESCWA 2017
- Per capita national disposable income in Lebanon 2013-2017
World Bank. (February 24, 2022). Households savings as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide from 1982 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218098/savings-as-share-of-gdp-worldwide/
World Bank. "Households savings as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide from 1982 to 2020." Chart. February 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218098/savings-as-share-of-gdp-worldwide/
World Bank. (2022). Households savings as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide from 1982 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218098/savings-as-share-of-gdp-worldwide/
World Bank. "Households Savings as Share of Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) Worldwide from 1982 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218098/savings-as-share-of-gdp-worldwide/
World Bank, Households savings as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide from 1982 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218098/savings-as-share-of-gdp-worldwide/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Households savings as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide from 1982 to 2020 [Graph], World Bank, February 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218098/savings-as-share-of-gdp-worldwide/