Papua New Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Adjusted savings: gross savings

Papua New Guinea
33.6%
in 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
25.3%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th

Adjusted savings: gross savings over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 33.6% against 25.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 8.3%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 15.3% 18.7% 3.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 24.3% 15.3% 9.0% Papua New Guinea
2000s 31.7% 18.7% 12.9% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: gross savings, Papua New Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Papua New Guinea, at 33.6% against 25.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2004.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: gross savings between Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
8.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for adjusted savings: gross savings?
Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,707 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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.