Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 9.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 9.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 299.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 9.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 1990.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.5% | — |
| 1981 | 8.6% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | -38.3% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 6.1% | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -28.4% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | -0.8% | -123.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -104.3% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +2879.0% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +167.0% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -52.2% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +75.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -51.3% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -50.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +311.8% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +59.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -46.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -54.5% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +216.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -33.8% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +121.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -56.2% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +158.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +47.5% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +38.6% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +2879.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| 2002 | +311.8% | 0.6% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | -0.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 246.12 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 283.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 9.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 299.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD 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.