China vs Upper middle income: Adjusted savings: gross savings
Adjusted savings: gross savings over time
- China
- Upper middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 45.3% against 38.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 178 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 24.9% | 10.5% | China |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 24.9% | 14.6% | China |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 31.1% | 13.8% | China |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 35.8% | 11.1% | China |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 37.4% | 7.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted savings: gross savings, China or Upper middle income?
- China, at 45.3% against 38.3% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adjusted savings: gross savings between China and Upper middle income?
- 7.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2021.
- How do China and Upper middle income rank globally for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- China ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.