Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Adjusted savings: net national savings
Adjusted savings: net national savings over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 25.3% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 177 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.6% | 6.9% | 13.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 3.5% | 15.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 8.6% | 8.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 8.2% | 19.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 12.1% | 13.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted savings: net national savings, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sri Lanka, at 25.3% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in adjusted savings: net national savings between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 10.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Sri Lanka ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th 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.