Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Arab World
Arab World: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 8.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Arab World, 1981–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Arab World stood at 8.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.4% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Arab World peaked at 25.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -6.4%, in 1991.
Arab World ranks 33rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.8% | — |
| 1982 | 14.5% | -18.7% |
| 1983 | 11.8% | -18.5% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | -24.3% |
| 1986 | 6.9% | -23.1% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 7.4% | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | -24.0% |
| 1991 | -6.4% | -215.1% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -259.8% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +33.2% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +31.9% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -42.5% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +27.4% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 5.6% | 17.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | -6.4% | -6.4% | -6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 10.3% | 25.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 10.5% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 30 Gambia 18.8% compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 18.7% compare
- 32 Cambodia 17.9% compare
- 33 Paraguay 17.9% compare
- 34 Republic of Korea 17.9% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 17.0% compare
- 36 Tajikistan 17.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 7,544 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,404 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 2,205 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Arab World?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Arab World was 8.8% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.4% in 1991.
- How does Arab World rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Arab World ranks 33rd out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage. 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.