The gross national savings rate in the United Kingdom was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.5 percentage points. The savings rate is estimated to amount to 14.81 percent in 2029. The savings rate here refers to the gross domestic saving by the state, private households, and corporations and is shown as a percentage of total gross domestic product (GDP).The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).
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Household Saving Rate in the United Kingdom decreased to 10.90 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 12 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Households Saving Ratio - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Over a quarter of households in the United Kingdom (UK) had less than 1,500 British pounds in savings and investments in the financial year of 2021/22. Meanwhile, a fifth of all households had at least 30,000 British pounds saved up, a percentage that has not changed since 2020/21. In 2021/22, Northern Ireland was one of the regions in the United Kingdom with the lowest ownership rate of ISAs and other savings accounts.
Between the first quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2020, the value of households' gross savings fluctuated but increased overall in the United Kingdom, reaching nearly 33 billion British pounds. During the second quarter of 2020, due to the generalized lockdowns put in place due to the coronavirus outbreak, households' gross savings in the UK peaked at over 92 billion British pounds.
Adult ISAs include breakdown by stocks and shares component as well as cash component.
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This dataset provides values for PERSONAL SAVINGS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.
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The values of any financial assets held including both formal investments, such as bank or building society current or saving accounts, investment vehicles such as Individual Savings Accounts, endowments, stocks and shares, and informal savings.
Interest-bearing sight deposits was the type of savings deposit with the highest outstanding amount in the United Kingdom in 2024. The outstanding value of those types of deposits in the UK amounted to 911 billion British pounds that year, while the value of NS&I deposits was 233 billion British pounds.
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Key information about UK Gross Savings Rate
Household gross savings value in the United Kingdom (UK) spiked during the second quarter of 2020, reaching a value of approximately 92 billion British pounds. By contrast, during the first quarter of 2020, gross savings amounted to 35 billion British pounds. This unprecedented increase was due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the resulting widespread lockdown and temporary business closures. A similar increase in savings can be seen during the second genralized lockdown in the first quarter of 2021.
The value of gross savings in the United Kingdom (UK) fluctuated significantly since 2000, reaching over *** billion U.S. dollars in 2022. These figures refer to the total savings in the UK, and therefore it does not just refer to households. In 2020, due to the coronavirus outbreak and the measures put in place by government to fight the pandemic, households savings rate in the UK soared.
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United Kingdom UK: Adjusted Savings: Net National Savings: % of GNI data was reported at -1.426 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of -1.162 % for 2015. United Kingdom UK: Adjusted Savings: Net National Savings: % of GNI data is updated yearly, averaging 4.026 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.271 % in 1970 and a record low of -2.395 % in 2009. United Kingdom UK: Adjusted Savings: Net National Savings: % of GNI data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital.; ; 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).; Weighted Average;
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Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in United Kingdom was reported at 16.61 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United Kingdom - Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.
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Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) in United Kingdom was reported at 24968332342 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United Kingdom - Adjusted savings: net national savings - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.
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United Kingdom UK: Adjusted Savings: Net National Savings data was reported at -36.906 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of -32.776 USD bn for 2015. United Kingdom UK: Adjusted Savings: Net National Savings data is updated yearly, averaging 38.106 USD bn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84.723 USD bn in 1994 and a record low of -56.885 USD bn in 2009. United Kingdom UK: Adjusted Savings: Net National Savings data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital.; ; 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).; ;
Using data from the Northern Ireland House Condition Survey 2016, dwellings with an EER band of C and below were identified. Improvement measures were simulated to improve the EER band of these dwellings. The cost of installing the measures was calculated, along with the associated energy savings and reduction in SAP based running costs.
This is the second release of HMRC’s consolidated annual savings statistics publication. This year the publication has additional Child Trust Fund and Lifetime Individual Savings Account statistics.
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The United Kingdom: Savings, billion USD: The latest value from 2023 is 452.46 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 466.06 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 216.52 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 123 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2023 is 239.01 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 31.97 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 549.61 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2021.
(CDID: NMNX) Year - UK National Accounts, The Blue Book time series Datasets for each of the chapters in The Blue Book 2023 including the national accounts at a glance, financial and non-financial corporations, households and non-profit institutions serving households and summary supply and use tables.
In 2017, around *********** adults in the United Kingdom had no cash savings. Once you are an adult, having savings is a key element of preparing yourself for life’s little and big surprises. Building cash savings can be a difficult task as it takes careful planning, and time to accumulate. Those aged between 18 and 24 years of age in the United Kingdom have the lowest mean amount in cash savings of any age group. As of 2017, one in eight UK adults had no cash savings, with a further ** percent of the population having between zero and ************ British pounds.
With age comes wisdom
The correlation between age and the mean amount of cash savings can be somewhat linked to individuals’ priorities. Younger people will be looking to put money towards large items such as a car, home or travel whereas those aged over ** have not only had time to build their savings, but also are more likely to have no unsecured debt, and to own a property outright.
Rainy day fund
As we get older, the importance of having some form of savings for an emergency, or unforeseen circumstances becomes clearer. Planning for the long-term becomes of higher importance as we age. Despite this, as of 2018, just over half of the adult population had adequate savings for retirement.
The gross national savings rate in the United Kingdom was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.5 percentage points. The savings rate is estimated to amount to 14.81 percent in 2029. The savings rate here refers to the gross domestic saving by the state, private households, and corporations and is shown as a percentage of total gross domestic product (GDP).The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).