Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 4.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean, 1977–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 4.1% for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in 2021.
The figure is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 15.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2014.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 41st out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 12.8% | — |
| 1978 | 12.4% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 9.1% | -26.9% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 8.1% | -18.9% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -42.6% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +52.4% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | +27.9% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | -14.5% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | +35.4% |
| 1988 | 11.0% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | +35.7% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | -57.4% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +25.8% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | -22.0% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +41.5% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +35.8% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 9.1% | 12.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 4.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 38 Senegal 16.6% compare
- 39 India 16.6% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,782 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Latin America & Caribbean was 4.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2014.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.