Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjusted savings: net national savings

Sri Lanka
25.3%
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
14.4%
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th

Adjusted savings: net national savings over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 25.3% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 10.9%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa'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 ranks 20th 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 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?
Sri Lanka, at 25.3% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: net national savings between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
10.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: net national savings?
Sri Lanka ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 7,668 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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.