Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle income
Middle income: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 13.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle income, 1978–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 13.8% for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in 2021.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle income peaked at 16.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1980.
That places Middle income 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 10.5% | — |
| 1979 | 8.2% | -21.8% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 9.7% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 11.7% | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 13.7% | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | -43.2% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 6.6% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 7.8% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 10.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 13.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.0% | 13.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 14 Maldives 23.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,370 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7754 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 6,807 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,779 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 2,120 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle income?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Middle income was 13.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1980.
- How does Middle income rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Middle income ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.