Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in China
China: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 16.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in China, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
China recorded 16.8% for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in China peaked at 27.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2020.
That places China 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in China, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.9% | — |
| 1991 | 19.2% | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 22.1% | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 22.1% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 15.9% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 17.0% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 16.5% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.8% | 16.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 34 Republic of Korea 17.9% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 17.0% compare
- 36 Tajikistan 17.0% compare
- 38 Senegal 16.6% compare
- 39 India 16.6% compare
- 40 Estonia 16.5% compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4048 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,381 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 38,732 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3775 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in China?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in China was 16.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2020.
- How does China rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- China ranks 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.