Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 8.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1977–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 8.4%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 21.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1988.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 17.0% | — |
| 1978 | 10.4% | -38.6% |
| 1979 | 5.1% | -50.7% |
| 1980 | 10.3% | +101.0% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 11.1% | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 9.8% | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | -24.9% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | -28.2% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 5.6% | +29.0% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +33.5% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +71.6% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -37.3% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +35.4% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -40.3% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.9% | 5.1% | 17.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 4.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 10.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 11.3% | 21.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 9.7% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.4665 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -56.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 83.25 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 8.4% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1988.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.