Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 18.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Least developed countries, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Least developed countries stood at 18.2%.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Least developed countries peaked at 21.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1996.
That places Least developed countries 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5% | — |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +490.2% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +59.1% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +47.2% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +29.2% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +31.4% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.6% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 10.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.2% | 21.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Industry (including construction), value added 402.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 260.34 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 513.09 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 185.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 490.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 44.6% (2025)
- Services, value added 622.97 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Least developed countries?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Least developed countries was 18.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
- How does Least developed countries rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Least developed countries ranks 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.