Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Small states
Small states: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 9.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Small states, 1986–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Small states stood at 9.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Small states peaked at 14.9% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2009.
That places Small states 32nd out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 14.9% | — |
| 1987 | 13.7% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -36.6% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -32.3% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 13.7% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.3% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 29 Israel 19.3% compare
- 30 Gambia 18.8% compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 18.7% compare
- 32 Cambodia 17.9% compare
- 33 Paraguay 17.9% compare
- 34 Republic of Korea 17.9% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 17.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Small states
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 15,501 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2233 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 3,701 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 8.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9351 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9564 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 15,501 current US$ (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 15,854 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,255 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Small states?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Small states was 9.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1986.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2009.
- How does Small states rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Small states ranks 32nd out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.