Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in European Union
European Union: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 11.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in European Union, 1975–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in European Union stood at 11.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in European Union peaked at 13.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2009.
European Union ranks 21st of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13.3% | — |
| 1976 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 13.0% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 13.5% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 13.2% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 12.2% | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 9.2% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for European Union
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,514 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3932 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 164.14 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in European Union?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in European Union was 11.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2009.
- How does European Union rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- European Union ranks 21st out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.