Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 15.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Lower middle income, 1976–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Lower middle income stood at 15.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Lower middle income peaked at 18.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1979.
That places Lower middle income 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.6% | — |
| 1977 | 7.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 6.6% | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | -44.5% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | +34.9% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 8.4% | +65.5% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 4.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 10.0% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 12.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.6% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 7 Nepal 26.1% compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 25.7% compare
- 9 Qatar 25.5% compare
- 10 Mauritania 25.2% compare
- 11 Suriname 24.4% compare
- 12 Cape Verde 24.2% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 24.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 576.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,008 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,919 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Lower middle income?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Lower middle income was 15.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1979.
- How does Lower middle income rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.