Jamaica vs Low & middle income: Adjusted savings: net national savings
Adjusted savings: net national savings over time
- Jamaica
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 28.7% against 15.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Jamaica ranks 12th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 177 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Low & middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 12.2% | 10.8% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 11.4% | 9.4% | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 12.6% | 3.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 17.0% | 8.7% | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 16.4% | 7.4% | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 15.0% | 9.8% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted savings: net national savings, Jamaica or Low & middle income?
- Jamaica, at 28.7% against 15.8% in Low & middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adjusted savings: net national savings between Jamaica and Low & middle income?
- 12.9%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Low & middle income?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Low & middle income rank globally for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Jamaica ranks 12th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Adjusted savings: net national 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
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. 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.