Household Saving Rate in Canada decreased to 5.70 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Canada Personal Savings - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The saving rate of Canadian households increased considerably during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. As of the second quarter of 2020, the saving rate of households in Canada peaked at **** percent. By the fourth quarter of 2024, Canadian households saved on average *** percent of their disposable income.

Households where the major income earner was from 35 to 44 years old had the highest amount of net savings in 2024. That segment saved on average nearly ****** Canadian dollars that year alone. Households of individuals older than 64 had negative net savings amounting to ****** Canadian dollars, which means that their expenses were higher than their revenue. These figures do not show the overall value of savings accumulated in bank accounts and other assets, but the amount of money that households managed to save in a single year.

Quarterly current and capital accounts for the household sector, including property income, disposable income, net saving and net lending, Canada.

The average value of net savings per household in Canada increased by *** dollars (+**** percent) since the previous year. In total, the average value amounted to ***** dollars in 2023. This increase was preceded by a declining average value.

Geography (14 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Statistics (4 items: Value; Distribution of value; Value per household; Value per consumption unit); Characteristics (1 item: All households); Income, consumption and savings (23 items: Household disposable income; Compensation of employees; Net mixed income; Property income received; ...).

Total household net savings in Canada fluctuated considerably during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As of the second quarter of 2020, the net savings of Canadian households peaked at a value of 410 billion Canadian dollars. In the last quarter of 2020, total household net savings in Canada amounted to 159 billion Canadian dollars approximately. Generally, the amount of savings reached unprecedented highs worldwide during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent measures introduced by governments to tackle the outbreak.

During the year 2020, household average net savings in Canada peaked in the second quarter for each income group. Compared to the other groups, households ranked in the highest income quintile displayed considerably higher average net savings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As of the second quarter of 2020, households belonging to this income group reported on average net savings for ****** Canadian dollars.

Household contributions to registered savings accounts by selected household characteristics.

Household income, consumption and saving and their subcomponents, distributions, dollar values and dollar value per household, by household characteristics such as income quintile, age, housing tenure and composition, Canada, provinces and territories, 2020 quarter one to current quarter.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Statistics (4 items: Value; Distribution of value; Value per household; Value per consumption unit); Characteristics (21 items: All households; Lowest income quintile; Second income quintile; Third income quintile; ...); Income, consumption and savings (23 items: Household disposable income; Compensation of employees; Net mixed income; Property income received; ...).

This table is part of a series of tables that present a portrait of Canada based on the various census topics. The tables range in complexity and levels of geography. Content varies from a simple overview of the country to complex cross-tabulations; the tables may also cover several censuses.

During the year 2020, household average net savings in Canada peaked in the second quarter at ***** Canadian dollars. As of the fourth quarter of 2020, the quarterly net savings per household in Canada amounted to ***** Canadian dollars. The amount of savings reached unprecedented highs during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent measures introduced by governments to tackle the outbreak.

Household contributions to registered savings accounts by selected household characteristics.

Distribution of value" is the share of a component of income Value per consumption unit reflects the Statistics value" divided by the number of consumption units The income quintiles refer to the quintiles estimated at the Canada level and not at the provincial/territorial level. Income quintiles are assigned based on equivalized household disposable income, which takes into account differences in household size and composition using a method proposed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The OECD-modified" equivalence scale assigns a value of 1 to the first adult Age groups refer to the age group of the major income earner. Totals for Canada and by province/territory may not correspond to the Provincial and territorial economic accounts (PTEA) at certain times of the year, depending on the timing of releases for the Distributions of household economic accounts (DHEA) relative to the PTEA.

The purpose of the survey is to collect information from a sample of Canadian families on their assets, debts, employment, income and education. This helps in understanding how family finances change because of economic pressures. The SFS provides a comprehensive picture of the net worth of Canadians. Information is collected on the value of all major financial and non-financial assets and on the money owing on mortgages, vehicles, credit cards, student loans and other debts. A family's net worth can be thought of as the amount of money they would be left with if they sold all of their assets and paid off all of their debts. The survey data are used by government departments to help formulate policy, the private sector and by individuals and families to compare their wealth with those of similar types of families.

This table is part of a series of tables that present a portrait of Canada based on the various census topics. The tables range in complexity and levels of geography. Content varies from a simple overview of the country to complex cross-tabulations; the tables may also cover several censuses.

Geography (14 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Statistics (4 items: Value; Distribution of value; Value per household; Value per consumption unit); Characteristics (1 item: All households); Income, consumption and savings (23 items: Household disposable income; Compensation of employees; Net mixed income; Property income received; ...).

Canada CA: Household and NPISH: Net Saving Ratio data was reported at 4.356 % in Dec 2026. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.691 % for Sep 2026. Canada CA: Household and NPISH: Net Saving Ratio data is updated quarterly, averaging 5.019 % from Mar 1981 (Median) to Dec 2026, with 184 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.926 % in Jun 2020 and a record low of -0.092 % in Sep 2018. Canada CA: Household and NPISH: Net Saving Ratio data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.EO: Household Sector Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. SRATIO - Household and non-profit institutions serving households net saving ratio

Income quintiles are assigned based on equivalized household disposable income, which takes into account differences in household size and composition using a method proposed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The OECD-modified" equivalence scale assigns a value of 1 to the first adult Age groups refer to the age group of the major income earner. This refers to the main source of income for the household, that is, wages and salaries, self-employment income, net property income, current transfers received related to pension benefits, or other current transfers received from non-pension related sources.
Self-employment income refers to mixed income related to non-farm and farm businesses. Household rental income is not included. Revenues from Current transfers received - pension benefits relate to current transfers received from corporations for employer's pension plans and current transfers received from government for the Canada and Québec pension plans (CPP/QPP) and the Old Age Security program including the Guaranteed Income Supplement (OAS/GIS). Revenues from Current transfers received - others, relate to all other current transfers received not included in Current transfers received - pensions benefits, that is, it includes current transfers from the government sector except for the Canada and Québec pension plans (CPP/QPP) and from the Old Age Security Program (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). It also includes current transfers from Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and from the non-residents sector. Owner/Renter refers to the housing tenure of a household. Households that have subsidized rents (partially or fully) are included under Renter. Distributions by generation are defined as follows and are based on the birth year of the major income earner : pre-1946 for those born before 1946, baby boom for those born between 1946 and 1964, generation X for those born between 1965 and 1980 and millennials for those born after 1980. Note that generation Z has been combined with the millennial generation as their sample size is relatively small. Distribution of value" is the share of a component of income Value per consumption unit reflects the Statistics value" divided by the number of consumption units