THE COLLAPSE OF AMERICA'S
NET INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION
8 TRILLION DOLLARS OF NET DEBT
SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
A COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS RATES
America is falling dangerously behind in terms of saving and investing in its own future.
The following charts in this section are compiled with data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) official website.
As you can see below, Chinese investment and savings rates are more than three times higher than American savings and investment rates.
You get what you pay for.
AN IMF COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND UNITED STATES INVESTMENT/SAVING
AS A % OF GDP
Rising economic powers such as Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Japan, Korea and Singapore all have higher savings and investment rates than the United States.
AN IMF COMPARISON OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS (GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION) AS A % OF GDP IN 2015
AN IMF COMPARISON OF GROSS NATIONAL SAVINGS AS A % OF GDP IN THE YEAR 2015