Papua New Guinea vs Upper middle income: Adjusted savings: net national savings
Adjusted savings: net national savings over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 26.8% against 15.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 177 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 14.1% | 7.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 12.5% | 5.9% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 12.5% | 2.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 13.8% | 11.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted savings: net national savings, Papua New Guinea or Upper middle income?
- Papua New Guinea, at 26.8% against 15.3% in Upper middle income as of 2004.
- What is the difference in adjusted savings: net national savings between Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 11.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2004.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income rank globally for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th 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.