Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 4.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1976–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 4.0%.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 15.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2014.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13.5% | — |
| 1977 | 13.2% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 9.2% | -27.3% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 10.3% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 8.2% | -20.7% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | -44.6% |
| 1984 | 7.2% | +58.2% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +28.3% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +36.0% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | +40.0% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | -60.3% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +29.5% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -25.4% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +57.9% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 9.2% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 4.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 40 Estonia 16.5% compare
- 41 Switzerland 16.2% compare
- 42 Algeria 15.8% compare
- 43 Netherlands 15.5% compare
- 44 North Macedonia 14.7% compare
- 45 Germany 14.6% compare
- 46 Togo 14.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 4.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.